can we reminisce about VertiGo?

does anyone else miss this great ride a lot? would you still ride it if they hadn't taken it out? any crazy stories on your first ride, who persuaded you to do it, etc.?

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"bite my grandma, 2003 style!"

I'd straight out ask Rob... But the best explanations need to be done in person.... and with beer.

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I own you!

it was such a great ride

The ride was boring and pointless. Did nothing for me.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
"The world rotates to The Ultra-Heavy Beat!" - KMFDM

I have to agree with Jeff. I had myself all worked up over that ride and then when I rode it, it just didn't do it for me. It was ok but if it was still there, I wouldn't pay to ride it again.

Not only was the ride boring and pointless, it also was way too complicated, required too many people to operate, and took too long to load and unload.

S&S's new version seems even stupider, although the stupidest thing about the original version has sort-of been fixed.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

I personally did not find the ride 'boring and pointless.' I can ride any coaster that is built, but something about veritgo really really scared me. I think it was the fact that I didn't feel safe in the restraints... Who knows! Anyway, I rode it twice and was scared to death on the way back down both times... (probably has something to do with the fact I went down face first both times. :-P

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ONE freeway stamp a day... ONE

i too was scared ot death because of the harness sytem. i didnt feel safe in the crappy lillte suit thing.

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"bite my grandma, 2003 style!"

Well, I can tell you VertiGo is no longer sitting in the parking lot that it has occupied for a year and a half. Last Friday I saw them loading the last remaining steel column onto a flatbed truck. The ride car was still there, but I would assume that's gone by now too.

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-Chris Woodard
"If you're standing in an uncomfortable position, that means you are in the right position because you are riding Mantis!" - Mantis ride op doing spiels on closing day.

I wonder what Rob is going to do when he comes here and sees all of you guys ragging on his ride...:)

I never got a chance to ride it because the one day I went after it was built, it was down for high winds.

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What is most anticipated event of 2003? the debut of Dragster, the release of Metallica's new album, the release of Terminator 3, or the release of Matrix:Reloaded...tough call.

ragging? i LOVED the ride... i still wish CP wouldn't have removed it....

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"bite my grandma, 2003 style!"

They didn't remove it, it fell down. ;)

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
"The world rotates to The Ultra-Heavy Beat!" - KMFDM

Ralph Wiggum said:
Well, I can tell you VertiGo is no longer sitting in the parking lot that it has occupied for a year and a half. Last Friday I saw them loading the last remaining steel column onto a flatbed truck. The ride car was still there, but I would assume that's gone by now too.

Yeay! More parking spaces in the EVC lot...

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
Park Admissions Supervisor '03
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

jeff, you know what i mean...

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"bite my grandma, 2003 style!"

actually jeff only 2/3 of one tower fell down then they removed the othe 1/3 of that tower, they then removed the other two towers and air compressor pumps that powered the ride. so actually they removed it. it didnt just "fall down"

Nuh-uh? Really? No way!

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Jeff (who after five years of running this dump is still often left speechless)
Webmaster/GTTP - Sillynonsense.com
"The world rotates to The Ultra-Heavy Beat!" - KMFDM

you said it fell i was just stating the facts/which was that it was removed . an by the way nice use of sarcasm

Perhaps the wink in his original post might have alerted you to the fact that he was aware of this, hi.

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TPFKAV
WT Crew 2003

ooo i c it now i paid no attention to that duh!!! i am so stupid

is this more sarcasm i smell??? hmmm, how is this at ALL related to VertiGo???
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"bite my grandma, 2003 style!"