Valleyfair announce Renegade!

[ChuckR]

Valleyfair Announces Renegade ? A New Wooden Roller Coaster For 2007


The Old West Rides Again With A Vengeance
(Shakopee, MN) September 21, 2006 ? Twists, turns, speed and the Old West are top features of Renegade ? a new world-class wooden roller coaster to debut at Valleyfair in 2007.

Designed by Great Coasters International, Inc. (GCII) of Sunbury, Pa., $6.5 million Renegade combines the best features of out & back and twister coasters. Renegade will be the park?s seventh roller coaster. It is the first all wooden coaster to be built at Valleyfair since the High Roller was introduced in 1976.

?There won?t be a dull moment on this ride,? states Alan Schwartz, Valleyfair?s vice president & general manager. ?This will be a lively, smooth ride and an exciting addition to our collection of roller coasters.?

Guests will experience a two minute adventurous ride including a never-before-experienced twisting first drop, a low-to-the-ground high-speed S-turn and a high-speed station fly-by.

Renegade will stand 104 feet tall and will drop 91 feet. It will reach a top speed of 52 mph. It will be 3,113 feet long. Two high-performance Millennium Flyer Trains will accommodate 24 passengers each (two riders per car and 12 cars per train).

Renegade will be located in the northwest quadrant of the park ? back in the wooded area north of the Thunder Canyon water ride. Guests must be at least 48 inches tall to ride.

Construction of Renegade will begin upon completion of the permitting process.

Guests can follow the construction progress of Renegade by visiting the park?s web site, valleyfair.com.

Artist rendering and animation of Renegade can be accessed at valleyfair.com.

Valleyfair is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, L.P., a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ?FUN.? In addition to Valleyfair, Cedar Fair owns and operates eleven other amusement parks, five water parks, one indoor water park resort, and six hotels. Cedar Fair also owns and operates Star Trek: The Experience, an interactive adventure located in Las Vegas, and operates the Bonfante Gardens in Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract.

Renegade Fact Sheet
Track Length:  3,113 feet 
Lift Height:  104 feet 
Ride Duration:  Approximately two minutes 
Maximum Speed:  52 mph 
Capacity:  850 riders per hour 
Total Number of Turns:  19
Total Number of Crossovers:  10
Total Number of Supports:  505
Special Features:  Never before experienced twisting first drop
Low to the ground high speed S-turn
High speed station fly-by 
Fun Fact:  The song ?Renegade? was a 1979 hit for American rock band Styx.
Cowboy Slang:  Cowboy Slang that best describes Valleyfair?s new ride Renegade:

Renegade is fine as cream gravy (top notch)

Renegade is tall hog at the trough (superior, outstanding)

For an American Coaster Enthusiast, riding Renegade is like lickin? butter off a knife (something that?s easy)

Construction of Renegade is two whoops and a holler (not far away)

POV
http://www.valleyfair.com/public/attractions/rides/thrill_rides/renegade_pov.cfm

AERIAL
http://www.valleyfair.com/public/attractions/rides/thrill_rides/renegade_aerial.cfm

OFFRIDE
http://www.valleyfair.com/public/attractions/rides/thrill_rides/renegade_offride.cfm

[MForce23]

Looks like a nice little ride nothin amazing but ill like to ride it.

[SilverBullet]

The first drop is ridiculous. If the rumored Dorney GCI is half of this, I'll be content.

[Dubya91]

This looks like a fun ride but its NOT an El Toro, more or a Lightning Racer! I just hope that first drop is maintained....

[PcMan]

Looks good
WHat's up with a Woodie at Dorney 

[SilverBullet]

2008 - Wooden Coaster - Rumor - (9/18/06) While we?re still waiting for the evenual confirmation that a GCI Wooden Coaster is going into Valleyfair for 2007, Screamscape sources tell us that plans are already in the works to bring something just as special to Dorney Park the next year.

[PcMan]

Yep
Dorney Needs a new Woodie especially after loosing Hercules.
Lets hope it's on the line of something intense

[Dubya91]

^ I am hoping another Intamin Woodie but thats asking for alot now isnt it, I wonder where they will put it?

[CycloneMan]

It looks good...but nothing I'll go crazy for!

-Dainan "suprisingly enough" Rafferty

[PcMan]

Renegade testing video
not very good its from outside the park but the only video as of yet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEwu681AHck

[PcMan]

Renegade Opens at Valleyfair
with reports Video and Pics
courtesy:themeparkreview

www.themeparkreview.com/valleyfair2007/valleyfair2007_1.htm


OK when does Dorney get one 

[WadeJ]

I sure hope this thing rides faster at night like they say because after watching that POV, I wasn't all that impressed.  I'm sure its still fun and all but there just didn't seem to be any intensity going on there.