News: Cedar Point work fuels speculation

Hmm... I see. Well, shouldn't someone tell the CP webmaster?

CedarPoint.com said
Wet and dry, plunging and speeding, mild and wild: our 68 rides add up to fun for the whole family!

;)

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I should have figured, John. :)

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How do you even know that it should be .325, maybe its just .125 or .500. We dont know yet.

Sure we do. The footers have been poured (0.0125), some supports installed (0.1375), and some track installed (0.1875). Its science.

;)

Length is the record to be broke.

Sure we do. The footers have been poured (0.0125), some supports installed (0.1375), and some track installed (0.1875). Its science.

Thats funny I thought it was called math.

Broken.

And, no, I doubt it. The record to beat would be 8,133', and the most generous estimates of the quantity of track so far is less than 4,000' (which is still pretty long).

While inversions have typically been gimmicky in past designs, I do not necessarily think Kinzel would object to creating a ride with the largest number of inversions as long as the layout itself was unique. Based on the twists and bunny hop, we could already tell the ride will be more than another inversion-focused layout. They could say the thing has the most flat spins, but I doubt the general public will know what they're talking about. I really think it only makes sense they would set the record for the most inversions. I'm only wondering where they're all going to fit.

Your last statement is another big reason why I don't see it happening. Where those S-curves are, you'd need a few inversions, and you still would only be about halfway there.

Am I the only one that doesn't understand how "flat spin" ever became something on a rollercoaster?

Flat spins occur when an aircraft enters a spin in which the nose is more-or-less level with the horizon. Flat spins are very difficult to recover from because there is little or no smooth airflow over the control surfaces. Flat spins are mainly caused by the center of gravity of the aircraft being too far back, which is why when carrying out spin exercises in flight the center of gravity has to be carefully calculated. Most aircraft cannot recover from a flat spin once entered.

And VERY IRONICALLY,
Maverick enters a flat spin in TopGun. When Iceman gives up and pulls out, Maverick gets caught in Ice's jet wash, and enters a flat spin from which he cannot recover. He and Goose are forced to eject.

I wouldnt ride it if it had that many inversions! Cedar Point's food costs too much!

And Goose dies...

*cue cheesy sad 80's music* (which, strangely enough, is the same as the theme music, only slower and more somber)

^^ A flat spin is essentially when you are rotating level with the horizon. Similar to, oh say, maXairs spin. Yeah, not sure how they're gonna do that one with a roller coaster. Unless this is a spinning mouse coaster.

Hey, this could be the first launched and inversioned spinning mouse coaster.

Or uberpuker, as I would call it.

Timberland Twister at MoA is pretty good, Primieval Whirl at DAK, not so good (our car didn't spin much). But if you could launch one of these, that would be sweet. It'd be like a tilt-a-whirl on crack.

It could be most inversions on a backwards coaster.

Yeah, that sounds like dj wouldn't have a very good day after a ride with such a description. Now, a Maggie on crack... :)

Hey, this could be the first launched and inversioned spinning mouse coaster.

Right now....screamscape is looking into this rumor you just started.

Right now....some kid is spreading that rumor at his jr. high, he will commence posting his "!!!111!!!111omgz its a launched spinning wild mouse" at 4:30 sharp. There will be 3 new threads started by said person.

Just doing what I can to help. And hey, if someone does start a new thread, I reserve the right to be first with the flame-thrower.

^ I wouldnt be surprised if thats true. But atleast the new ride will draw people away from MF making the lines shorter.;)

Until breaks down on May 7.