Should they have Fastlane for GateKeeper?

Coaster Boi

Sunday, November 4, 2012 7:40 PM
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They always are flipped that way when a store is closed.


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theatc99

Friday, November 9, 2012 11:10 PM

GateKeeper is going to have a pretty high capacity. It's a B&M with 3 trains! FastLane isn't going to drastically increase the size of the normal line...


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Coasterkyle

Saturday, November 10, 2012 12:28 AM

Coaster Boi said:
They always are flipped that way when a store is closed.

No the park does sell out of Fast Lane. Especially on Saturdays during Halloweekends and during the better part of the summer.


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Maverick00

Saturday, November 17, 2012 5:14 AM
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On the Ok Ok Alright-I-must-admit-Cedar-Point is freaking awesome page, if you go down to November 8 and look at the status, "Question, how long do you think the line for GateKeeper will be on Opening Day", they say Fast Lane will not be available on opening day as of right now in the second to last comment.

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MillenniumSpork

Saturday, November 17, 2012 2:37 PM
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Maverick00 said:
On the Ok Ok Alright-I-must-admit-Cedar-Point is freaking awesome page, if you go down to November 8 and look at the status, "Question, how long do you think the line for GateKeeper will be on Opening Day", they say Fast Lane will not be available on opening day as of right now in the second to last comment.

I sort of feel like that's citing Wikipedia though.


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Maverick00

Saturday, November 17, 2012 2:40 PM
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Where does it say that on Wikipedia?


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MillenniumSpork

Saturday, November 17, 2012 2:51 PM
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Maverick00 said:
Where does it say that on Wikipedia?

I was implying that it's not a valid source.


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TwistedWicker77

Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:24 PM

Finally! Somebody that realizes Wikipedia isn't a reliable source.

Also keep in mind, that Wicked Twister was originally supposed to be a Fast Lane ride this past season until they changed it to Mean Streak. Anything can change at any time. Even a week before the park opens.

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Coaster Boi

Sunday, November 18, 2012 6:31 PM
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TwistedWicker77 said:
Also keep in mind, that Wicked Twister was originally supposed to be a Fast Lane ride this past season until they changed it to Mean Streak. Anything can change at any time. Even a week before the park opens.

Who's bright idea was that. :P


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TwistedWicker77

Monday, November 19, 2012 3:56 PM

That, I cannot answer.

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Jordan_Vanichek

Monday, November 19, 2012 8:25 PM

I know this is un-related, but according to RCDB, Ocean Kingdom's new wing coaster is going to be called "Flying Over the Rain Forest" and it will have a height of 164.1ft. Since the height of Gatekeeper will be 170ft, do you think Gatekeeper will be faster? If it is, it will be the fastest wing coaster.

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CDF

Monday, November 19, 2012 9:23 PM
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It might be the fastest B&M wing rider, but Furious Baco in Spain has an 80+ mph, so it destroys by GK and China's new wing rider.

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Maverick00

Monday, November 19, 2012 10:08 PM
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Furious Baco is "technically" an Accelerator coaster, which is what Dragster "technically" is.


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Cedar King

Monday, November 19, 2012 10:21 PM

Gk will be have the longest drop and run the longest. And It's technically the tallest. I don't consider WE 212' since you barely come 100' off the ground. It's actual height was never released, there is simply 212' elevation change.

To be "technical"

GateKeeper will be the:

Tallest Wing Coaster 170'
Longest Wing Coaster 4164'
Longest Wing Coaster Drop 164'
Fastest Wing Coaster 67 m.p.h.
Most Inversions on a Wing Coaster 6
Tallest inversion Ever 170'

But in all seriousness, lets not split hairs here. Numbers are just numbers. The ride looks awesome, just because it can't claim a few records makes ZERO difference to me.

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Maverick00

Monday, November 19, 2012 11:06 PM
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I'm not sure if your trying show a difference between "rider" and "coaster" but they're the same model. B&M used to call them Wing Riders but they changed it to Wing Coaster.


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SSL488

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:18 AM

Whether it will be the tallest or not on opening day, in the next few years there will probably be another wing coaster somewhere else that will be 175ft tall just for the sake of beating Gatekeeper.

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Cedar King

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 1:06 AM

Maverick00 said:
I'm not sure if your trying show a difference between "rider" and "coaster" but they're the same model. B&M used to call them Wing Riders but they changed it to Wing Coaster.

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TwistedWicker77

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 11:38 PM

SSL488 said:
Whether it will be the tallest or not on opening day, in the next few years there will probably be another wing coaster somewhere else that will be 175ft tall just for the sake of beating Gatekeeper.

Very true! And I'm going to venture a guess and say that park will be a Six Flags park :)

Also, Cedar King, if by WE you meant WT (Wicked Twister), then watch a full cycle. It reaches higher than 100'. And the towers stand at 215'...not 212'. Just saying ;)

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Dill7198

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:05 AM

I believe he was referring to Wild Eagle.

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Cedar King

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:36 AM

TwistedWicker77 said:


SSL488 said:
Whether it will be the tallest or not on opening day, in the next few years there will probably be another wing coaster somewhere else that will be 175ft tall just for the sake of beating Gatekeeper.

Very true! And I'm going to venture a guess and say that park will be a Six Flags park :)

Also, Cedar King, if by WE you meant WT (Wicked Twister), then watch a full cycle. It reaches higher than 100'. And the towers stand at 215'...not 212'. Just saying ;)

WE = Wild Eagle. Wicked Twister isn't even the same coaster type. Surely you'd think I'd have more sense than to compare two unlike coasters. :)

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