Project 2021: Jurassic World VelociCoaster
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I love the elements of Maverick and enjoy any ride with elements resembling Maverick.
Side note: I would love for Kings Dominion to build a Maverick-like clone to replace Volcano area instead of a mini-Gatekeeper winged coaster clone, but at this point any new coaster period would be welcome news (that is of course beyond the 4-D coaster replacing the previous Crypt location). Sorry for the sidetracked conversation.
That's a very big kinda for me. I'll never get over the loss of the Dragons. lol
Sentimental value aside, I think this will end up being a better ride than Dragons was.
@futureshock cedar fair doesn’t work with Intamin on new rides anymore
Fair enough, but it was still a B&M invert. Even an upper tier one isn’t better than a top tier Intamin blitz
I personally disagree. I think Intamin Blitzes are overrated....yes I said it.
I’m right there with you @warfelg. Maverick is in my opinion the most overrated coaster I’ve ever ridden. Hopefully the Jurassic Park coaster has more to offer than Maverick does. Based on the layout we’ve seen so far, and with enough theming and scenery to back it up, it looks like that might be the case.
The only real bummer for me is the loss of the secluded seating area overlooking the lagoon behind Hog’s Head, but watching a new coaster from there will be cool too.
The only real bummer for me is the loss of the secluded seating area overlooking the lagoon behind Hog’s Head, but watching a new coaster from there will be cool too.
I understand that Cedar Fair is not currently working with Intamin, but they may find them as an acceptable product choice again with the successes of Hagrid's Motorbike and potential success of Pantheon.
Just holding out hope for a blitz-style coaster at KD, that's all.
Nevertheless, happy to see another great coaster at Universal.
Yeah I personally love B&M Inverts. Those and Hypers are definitely the best B&M models. I never got to ride Dragons even though I was standing at the entrance in 2003 but I thought they were scary. I was 11 lol rode Alpengeist a year later and felt really dumb for being afraid of coasters with inversions. But the new jurassic launch intamin could turn out to be absolutely phenomenal. I mean it has the same track as Skyrush and Intimidator 305 if that's something to note the quality of those two coasters.
You know what would be amazing for KD? An inverted blitz coaster!
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Not to get too off-topic, but I305 was specifically designed to be a blend of Maverick and Millennium Force. According to the park, it combines the snappy, low-to-the-ground transitions of Maverick with the scale and lift technology of Millennium Force.
Wow, I had no idea of the miserably poor downtime numbers this ride has; I was only reading the critical acclaim of people who have actually ridden it and posted positive reviews.
Will be curious to see how the fast-moving switchtrack on Pantheon fairs then or if that is the culprit in the woes with Hagrid's Motorbike.
Okay, so does B&M build a blitz-style coaster?
To be fair, when we finally managed to ride Hagrid’s, it was great.
Okay, now that I think about it... this is a solid idea. B&M proved themselves in the launched coaster dept with Thunderbird, and I could see them making a slightly more intense layout using Kumba/Hulk-style trains.
Here’s video of some track pieces being transferred inside the park from Tuesday’s TM day.
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