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[Mikecoastermaniac]

Just some info, new supports of 10' coaster at KD. These supports look exactly the same as MF, but only time will tell... It might not be a giga, hyper or strata... but it is an INTAMIN!
The supports at KD
http://www.kdfansite...album=53&pos=13
The supports on MF
Millennium Force (Cedar Point)

notice the square 4 bolt footer to the circular connection to the track...

talk!!!

[Outerlimits659]

I was at KD yesterday, and could see a bunch of land being cleared back by the FOF building (I saw it on Anaconda's lift). And yeah, those definitely look like Intamin supports. IDK if was enough room for a giga though....still, any Intamin coaster is fine with me.

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[lazor 22]

http://www.kdfansite...album=53&pos=35
More pics.


They look like iSpeed supports. I doubt it will be a launcher though since they already have a intamin launch coaster. My guess is Blitz, Mega, or Mega-Lite. I doubt a giga will come.

[Maverix]

Those look very similar to the supports on iSpeed. Those supports look like they'd rule out Mega-Lite(darn), unless it's not the standard Mega-Lite.

[lazor 22]

What would be sick is a Mega-Lite/Blitzcoaster crossover.

[Mikecoastermaniac]

Dude, do you know how much room they have? They have all the land on the side of anaconda and all the room behind hurler, and grizzly. The possiblities are endless. The coaster could go anywhere, even over the waterpark. And saying it wont be a launch coaster is stupid because they just added XLC 2 years after volcano.

But however it is an intamin and I am very excited to see outcome!!!

[fantom]

Those look very similar to the supports on iSpeed. Those supports look like they'd rule out Mega-Lite(darn), unless it's not the standard Mega-Lite.

Considering that KD can build well over 200 feet, why would you want a mega-lite coaster when you could get a mega coaster?

[Maverix]

^By that I meant that I was ruling out Mega-Lite.

[pkiknex25]

^^Because a Mega-Lite would be cheaper...

[da master826]

Awesome! I think it's safe to say that yellow is one of the ride's colors.

[lazor 22]

Dude, do you know how much room they have? They have all the land on the side of anaconda and all the room behind hurler, and grizzly. The possiblities are endless. The coaster could go anywhere, even over the waterpark. And saying it wont be a launch coaster is stupid because they just added XLC 2 years after volcano.

But however it is an intamin and I am very excited to see outcome!!!

XLC was a S&S though, It's not the same. Why have two of the same company, same type, of rides? But whatever, it's there choice.

It also wouldn't be smart to use all there land on one coaster.

[LCAL]

It also wouldn't be smart to use all there land on one coaster.

Okay Mr. Industry Worker.

[lazor 22]

I'm just saying, if they use all the land on one coaster, how are they going to build others. They could get atleast 2 or 3 good coasters on the land they have. Using it on one would be somewhat stupid IMO.

[pkiknex25]

Yeah, CP built Wicked Twister in 2002 then Top Thrill Dragster in 2003. That was ridiculously stupid by them...

Right...last time I checked, inverts are totally different than normal sitdowns. There's more to the ride than the launch. Who cares if it's from the same company?

While you are talking about land, let's talk about pathways. How do you get back there? Right along the FoF path. Any other way to get park there? Not unless they set up a path through the water park, which doesn't seem likely. With that said, when you add 2 or more coasters back there with one enterance to the area, those 3-4 coasters attract a lot of people and cause a major traffic problem in that part of the park. The bottleneck at Kings Island was terrible when Firehawk opened, and it still is. I don't see them adding more than 1 coaster back there if there's not another path to support the area.

[BGTKing]

Not to mention CP was in a battle with SFMM for most roller coasters in a park.

[lazor 22]

[Antinos]

They look like iSpeed supports. I doubt it will be a launcher though since they already have a intamin launch coaster. My guess is Blitz, Mega, or Mega-Lite. I doubt a giga will come.

There is no difference between iSpeed and Maverick; they're both blitzcoasters. It doesn't matter what the layout is; they both use a LSM propulsion system. Just because one has a tophat and the other has a beyond vertical drop off of a more traditional lifthill doesn't mean anything.

XLC was a S&S though, It's not the same. Why have two of the same company, same type, of rides? But whatever, it's there choice.

PKI already beat me to it, but Volcano is a completely different type of ride. First, it's inverted. Second, it's in a volcano. Third, it has inversions. We don't know whether this will have inversions or not. The focus may be airtime.

While you are talking about land, let's talk about pathways. How do you get back there? Right along the FoF path. Any other way to get park there? Not unless they set up a path through the water park, which doesn't seem likely. With that said, when you add 2 or more coasters back there with one enterance to the area, those 3-4 coasters attract a lot of people and cause a major traffic problem in that part of the park. The bottleneck at Kings Island was terrible when Firehawk opened, and it still is. I don't see them adding more than 1 coaster back there if there's not another path to support the area.

That's a good point. It's still going to be a hassle for the park, even with one ride.

[lazor 22]

^I don't think I said anything about it not being a blitzcoaster? And yea, now that I think about it Volcano is different. Also, there only (apparently) using the land from FoF to Rebel Yell.

[Chubs33]

For anyone following this topic...

What the hell? This could possibly be the biggest screw up in history. Supports sent to the wrong park? This is ridiculous.

[lazor 22]

^Well there is land clearing so I doubt that. That would be funny though.