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Author What is the fastest inverted coaster in America?
DIMMU SAK
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1/2/2006 8:21:36 PM
Is it Volcano at 70mph? If so, that'd be interesting.
larrygator
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1/2/2006 10:56:01 PM
Good Question - I thought it was, but rcdb.com lists Wicked Twister at 72MPH
at 70 MPH are Volcano, Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) and Steel Venom (GL)

So Wicked Twister is the fastest invert
Volcano is the fastest complete circuit invert
Alpengeist at 68MPH is the fastest non-launched invert

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Message updated 1/2/2006 11:02:38 PM by larrygator
Canobie Coaster
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1/3/2006 5:42:47 AM

http://rcdb.com/installationresult.htm?coastername=&parkname=&type=1&status=&design=5&category=&contact=&location=59&column=1%2C10%2C30%2C3%2C26%2C4%2C5&order=-9%2C1%2C2&search=Search

I also checked on rcdb.com, and found Wicked Twister the fastest inverted coaster at 72MPH. The link above takes you to a list of the fastest inverted coasters in America.
larrygator
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1/3/2006 12:42:01 PM
^thanks for checking up on me King
Swimace
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1/3/2006 8:49:22 PM
lol, Wicked Twister aka Intamin overgrown flat ride
DIMMU SAK
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1/4/2006 10:59:33 AM
Quote:
larrygator said:
Good Question - I thought it was, but rcdb.com lists Wicked Twister at 72MPH
at 70 MPH are Volcano, Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) and Steel Venom (GL)

So Wicked Twister is the fastest invert
Volcano is the fastest complete circuit invert
Alpengeist at 68MPH is the fastest non-launched invert


Awesome, 2 out of those 3 are less than an hour away. I feel lucky. Too bad those are pretty much the only inverts here. At least they're special.
Canobie Coaster
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1/5/2006 6:09:20 AM
Unfortunately, 3 of the 4 inverted coasters that reach 70MPH or greater are those Intamin Impulse coasters. They are copied too frequently by big park chains. Intamin should build more unique launched inverted coasters like Volcano with a different layout.
larrygator
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1/5/2006 1:48:07 PM
Don't worry Intamin will build them. However, the parks need to pay for them. The only way to pay for them is with higher park admission fees. You can't have it both ways.
Scott
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1/5/2006 2:34:08 PM
It's not intamin's fault... It's the park's fault. It's like people blaming imagineers at disney for not building creative rides. It's eisner and his budget cuts.
Canobie Coaster
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1/6/2006 6:05:13 AM
Those Impulse coasters are expensive though at about $8 Million. I've never been on one, but how are they?
Scott
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1/12/2006 7:13:50 PM
Bump
coasterwom
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4/25/2006 3:15:40 AM
I've been on most of them and they all are great.I prefer the unique ones to clones however. There seems to be too much repetiton at Six Flags parks. I wish and hope that they add more different coasters like Cedar Fair, Paramount, Busch, and WDW.
Message updated 4/25/2006 3:21:03 AM by coasterwom
Hercules
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4/25/2006 12:13:15 PM
^ Those chains don't really add different coasters all of the time. Paramount is in the process of building another Italian Job clone. That would make three of those rides in two years. Also, there are Flight of Fear and Grizzly. I'm sure there might be more, but I don't feel like looking right now.

hrrytraver
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4/25/2006 12:29:38 PM
^canada's wonderland, kings island and kings dominion all have the identical togo stand up. the top gun suspended at KI is identical to vortex at CW. hurler at carowinds and KD. lots of paramount clones...
BobFunland
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4/25/2006 1:10:45 PM
All chains build identical and/or extremely similar rides

Paramount
Hurler - Carowinds, Kings Dominion
Drop Zone - Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Great America
Fly/Ricochet - Canada's Wonderland, Kings Dominion
Italian Job - Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, Kings Dominion
Togo Standups as mentioned above
Flight of Fear - Kings Dominion, Kings Island

Cedar Fair
Morgan hypers - Dorney, Valleyfair, Worlds of Fun
Patriot/Talon - Worlds of Fun, Dorney
Silver Bullet, Raptor - Knott's, Cedar Point
Impulse coasters - Valleyfair, Cedar Point

Busch
Journey to Atlantis - SW Orlando, SW San Diego
Montu/Alpengeist - BGT, BGW
Sheikra/??? - BGT, BGW

Disney
Space Mountain - various
Splash Mountain - various
Big Thunder - various
Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom - VERY similar

So STFU if you are going to spew uneducated facts out of your ass in an attempt to blast Six Flags.
no cars go
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4/25/2006 4:32:48 PM
Quote:
Scott said:
It's not intamin's fault... It's the park's fault. It's like people blaming imagineers at disney for not building creative rides. It's eisner and his budget cuts.


Eisner isn't Disney's CEO anymore... Believe me I've been in teh Save Kim Possible group for over a year and we all celebrated teh day Eisner stepped out and Iger stepped in.

I get distracted off of teh topic WAY too much.

I've heard Kennywood might be buying a B&M inverted coaster for next year, but that is all rumors.

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Message updated 4/25/2006 4:40:13 PM by no cars go
Hercules
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4/25/2006 6:32:13 PM
^ Look at the date of that post about Eisner and Disney.

no cars go
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4/25/2006 6:48:37 PM
Eisner left Disney in late September...
Hercules
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4/25/2006 6:50:06 PM
Ok but, how long was he CEO for?
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