Project 2022: Pantheon
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So it's the deer setting fire to the park to collect the insurance?
I think @Pretzel Kaiser is getting his conspiracy theories from that white house a few hours north.
Was waiting for the deer joke...
Anyhow, interesting theory. There are elements & reasons why I'm thinking Intamin is possible, and I've looked at Mega Lites. If it were a scaled up and lengthened Mega Lite though, would it still be "lite?" If I recall, Intamin puts Mega Lite under their Mega/Giga category. So would a longer and bigger (height waiver bigger) Mega Lite make it just a Giga? Or a Giga Lite? And therefore, if we're looking at parallels to or expansions of Intamin's portfolio as inspiration, would Mega Lites be the right place to focus?
Anyhow, interesting theory. There are elements & reasons why I'm thinking Intamin is possible, and I've looked at Mega Lites. If it were a scaled up and lengthened Mega Lite though, would it still be "lite?" If I recall, Intamin puts Mega Lite under their Mega/Giga category. So would a longer and bigger (height waiver bigger) Mega Lite make it just a Giga? Or a Giga Lite? And therefore, if we're looking at parallels to or expansions of Intamin's portfolio as inspiration, would Mega Lites be the right place to focus?
We did talk some of that.....but Intamin's catalog lists mega/giga and both Kawasemi and I-305 are listed as that.
So his theory is more that there are some possible parallels to a bigger Kawasemi, which just happens to be a Mega Lite, not that he's thinking Madrid is likely a Mega Lite per se that is is maybe a little bigger? Maybe just semantics.... just trying to follow what the thought process was.
In any event, I've been thinking Intamin for awhile based on my assumption of not a traditional giga (so less likely a B&M giga, though that would be fine w/ me), but something involving more elements than say...Millennium Force; and I feel Intamin is more likely to push the design envelope on a giga than B&M. And no offense to B&M of course, people probably know I'm a bit of a B&M fanboy.
Intamin is problematic in some respects, but seems like a strong possibility, and back on the economic, etc. posts way back, I would expect them to sweeten the deal to get into the Park (with a coaster).
In any event, I've been thinking Intamin for awhile based on my assumption of not a traditional giga (so less likely a B&M giga, though that would be fine w/ me), but something involving more elements than say...Millennium Force; and I feel Intamin is more likely to push the design envelope on a giga than B&M. And no offense to B&M of course, people probably know I'm a bit of a B&M fanboy.
Intamin is problematic in some respects, but seems like a strong possibility, and back on the economic, etc. posts way back, I would expect them to sweeten the deal to get into the Park (with a coaster).
Its more semantics there. Neither Millennium or I-305 are like the Mega-lites. So he thinks it might be like a mega-lite layout, but just grown up in size.
The Mega-lites are really different from I-305. Maybe I sound a bit like a snob saying this, but they are really different experiences. Mega-lites have quite a bit more air time than I-305. I-305 in the way it transitions and stays low to the ground reminds me more of Maverick than anything. The closest that most will ride in this area that I can equate to a Mega-lite is InvadR. Lots of pops of airtime, low sweeping turns at the apex of the turns. Skyrush if you've been on that is kinda like a mega-lite but not nearly as long.
In all as seriousness, all I want is a very very long straight drop (no silly twists half way down screwing up the forces) followed by fun lay out with quick transitions and high-g turns. I could care less about inversions.
I'm trying to find a park dumb enough to drop that kind of money on a coaster.
Last one that came to mind was Six Flags Magic Mountain, but they killed a manufacturer in the process of building X.
Last one that came to mind was Six Flags Magic Mountain, but they killed a manufacturer in the process of building X.
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