cmoresps said:
My two cents (which are proverbially worthless but...), at that height, this is an Intamin. This park has a long standing tradition of going above and beyond. This isnt a chain lift, its an accelerator, closest one is Kingda ka 5 hours away. Next closest is Cedar Point (both parks which I have been to in the past month). They wowed us with Verbolten, Tempesto, and Invadr (Invadr is incredibly impressive for its height), no one can argue that. They would not put in a $25 million 300+ version of Apollos, thats stupid. The competition at that height is I305, arguably one of the best in the country and at that height, thats what they are going after if it is a coaster. Too tall for flyer. INTAMIN ACCELERATOR and hope and pray it is, Kingda ka rules....
Verbolten didn't wow riders. It failed to place in the Golden Ticket Awards while its Florida counterpart Cheetah Hunt made it on the list. Tempesto didn't wow riders, we joke about it being a flat. InvadR wowed riders. All of the GCI character on a smaller scale. Best return on investment they've had with a new ride, especially hitting Kings Dominion when they were down.
Hoping Xcelerator isn't deemed irreparable at this point, because that would pretty much rule out the spectacular hydraulic launch that set Xcelerator, Storm Runner, Top Thrill Dragster, and Kingda Ka above the rest. If the hydraulic launch isn't an option, Project Madrid will have to be either inversion or airtime focused to distinguish it from I305's focus on pure speed and positive/lateral G's.
Funny you mention Kingda Ka. BGW and Gadv are very comparable parks, but BGW crushes Gadv in every category except Kingda Ka, El Toro, the flat rides, the safari, and the Coke Freestyle machines.
madmax said:
Ever heard of Fury 325? It’s nothing like Apollo.
I fear a BGW B&M Giga would be more like Leviathan, which from what I've heard is inferior to its hyper predecessor Behemoth in every way except size. Could they even fit a Fury-like layout?
