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I wonder if part of the decision to go with steel for the structure was due to having to run additional electrical to power the effects.

Not likely, wooden towers used to be the standard for WCUSA but since they went on their new ride buying spree, they seemed to make steel their new standard. Vanish Point and Colossal Curl both being the newest rides use steel towers. The most likely reason for this is due to steel lasting longer and needing less maintenance and painting which is kinda the reason why their doing this now. The wooden tower became structurally unsound probably due to age and whatnot.
 
Ok, in all seriousness, @Thomas suggested a great name that I actually think WCUSA should use: Mechaquazoid.

It has a nice ring to it if you say it out loud and it invokes the idea of technological enhancements or modifications to an existing thing. More importantly though, it fits perfectly with the Godzilla spoof/knockoff theme of Aquazoid since Mechagodzilla was a major monster character in a handful of the Godzilla film sequels (according to some quick Googling).

It’s a legitimately great name—eons better than Aquazoid Supercharged or Aquazoid Amped.
 
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More importantly though, it fits perfectly with the Godzilla spoof/knockoff theme of Aquazoid since Mechagodzilla was a major monster character in a handful of the Godzilla film sequels (according to some quick Googling).
The key word is "theme" - which our friends at SEAS seem to be making a low priority these days, especially in Virginia. To paraphrase - "Once they get wet, they won't think too much about theming".
 
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