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Eric said:
I said giga coaster because a giga coaster is any coaster that is "300ft. To 399ft. tall and makes a complete circuit." Though Fury 325, and Leviathan are hyper coaster models according to B&M, they are still over 300ft.
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Not any coaster. The term was coined by Intamin/CP. It is used in Intamin's sales catalog, branding a specific range of height for the coasters they sell. Yes, anyone can adopt the term out of their own free will, but I will never refer to a B&M coaster by way of an Intamin marketing description. It is insulting :)
 
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I have always thought:

Hyper/mega: 200-299ft., no inversions, made because of magnum

Giga: 300-399ft., made when millennium force was made.
Strata: 400-499ft., ttd and kinga ka are two full curcuit stratas
Polar:500-599, made because of first polarcoaster coming to orlando.

Now some of these names may have come from intamin, but unless im mistaken, these are the general categories of coasters based on height.
 
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I will not say that you are wrong to categorize coasters this way. You are free to do so any way you like. What I'm saying is, mega, strata, Giga etc, are all Intamin marketing descriptions. I keep my manufacturer terminology seperate. I am in no way saying you must do the same. Tomato Tomotto
 
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I think those names are generally accepted in the community and industry regardless of what the manufacturers call the make or model. Not to mention Caro marketed Fury as "The World's Tallest Giga Coaster."

I don't foresee BGW getting a Giga Coaster regardless of who manufactures it. Though you never know. This community swore for years that BGW would never get a wood coaster.
 
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Did you just list Uncyclopedia as a trustworthy source? I mean, isn't it a satirical wikipedia parody? XD

A quick excerpt from the linked Uncycopedia page about roller coasters.
People ride roller coasters because they are dangerous, yes they want to die.
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I believe if Intamin or some other company were to go 500+ feet they'd classify it as a Tera coaster; the order is mega - giga - tera. Of course that naming scheme neglects strata, which I assume Intamin named simply because of the seemingly stratospheric heights TTD and KK reach. But if someone does make a classification, my money's on Tera before Peta.
 
Untill the people over at skyplex over in orlando give a 500 ft. Coaster a name. Ill just call it a really freakin tall rollercoaster then.
 
TrevR Bondi said:
Did you just list Uncyclopedia as a trustworthy source? I mean, isn't it a satirical wikipedia parody? XD

A quick excerpt from the linked Uncycopedia page about roller coasters.
People ride roller coasters because they are dangerous, yes they want to die.
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I believe if Intamin or some other company were to go 500+ feet they'd classify it as a Tera coaster; the order is mega - giga - tera. Of course that naming scheme neglects strata, which I assume Intamin named simply because of the seemingly stratospheric heights TTD and KK reach. But if someone does make a classification, my money's on Tera before Peta.
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To be fair:
Mega-200ft
Giga-300ft
Tera-400ft
Peta-500ft
 
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Shane said:
I think those names are generally accepted in the community and industry regardless of what the manufacturers call the make or model.
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This!

Arrow coined the term "Hypercoaster" yet B&M uses it in their product catalog.  That right there shows that these classes of coasters and what they're called are not unique to certain manufacturers.  These terms have been accepted industry-wide because they give distinction to certain classifications of coasters, regardless of who or what company came up with the terms.

Not calling Fury 325 or Leviathan giga-coasters because the term is not used in B&M's product catalog is just ridiculous nitpicking.
 
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Ha, Peta coaster. XP Someone needs to make concept art for this.

The Hessian said:
You know if someone builds a coaster that is taller than 500ft you might as well go skydiving at that point.
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True, unless it's essentially an over-sized "Glissade" like those new Poler Coasters.
 
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^I never thought I would see a coaster that is vaguely tangible, and think "That's too much." That lift must go 30-40 mph, yet I got bored. Then the drop would pull all of the blood in my body straight to my feet, the way bad Intamin rides do. In short, no thanks.
 
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It actually looks pretty fantastic. Though I don't think we'll ever see anything taller than a Giga with a actual lift. It's too sweeping for an Intamin though and when we see a Peta coaster in the future it's going to be super short, like Dragster and Ka. That ride is unrealistically long, but I think it's well designed for a NL coaster.
 
The problem, at least in the states is the cost.  I think in places that are starting to embrace theme parks and were conspicuous consumption is a rule, (I'm looking at you UAE) something like this could happen. (this is the same country that brought you the indoor ski slope)
 
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