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Industry => Industry News => Topic started by: SilverBullet on February 19, 2006, 11:32:10 AM

Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: SilverBullet on February 19, 2006, 11:32:10 AM: It seems that every park anywhere is getting them. They are truely the new inverts which isnt a bad thing since they are getting more imaginative.

Speeding car:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/vjjk/20062391046_200611701837543.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/vjjk/ylss1.jpg)

Speed Monster:

(http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3300/54884sx.jpg)

(http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/485/54918fo.jpg)

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5691/speedmonstermodel4qb.jpg)

I mean before this year there were already 6 and now 5 more are being constructed/being tested/opened (after our season).
What are your thoughts about all these new rockets popping up?
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: GADVwow on February 19, 2006, 09:02:43 PM: I don't think you need to worry about Cedar Fair or Six Flags buying any from INTAMIN any time soon . . .
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: gadvrider2 on February 19, 2006, 09:46:03 PM: Once Intamin can show that these rockets are reliable, alot of these will start popping up.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: GADVwow on February 19, 2006, 09:50:28 PM: That assumes that parks will be buying new coasters that cost as much as these do. I am not at all sure that is a safe assumption for the near term.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: stew560 on February 19, 2006, 10:19:34 PM: The only problems are with KK/TTD. These designs are much more like Xcelerator and Storm Runner, which have had much fewer problems.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: sfgadvfreak on February 19, 2006, 10:28:05 PM: I believe I can recall SR being down for some time as well. I guess it's just a new fad such as the Standup was, but this fad is ALOT better than the standup was.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: ChuckR on February 20, 2006, 07:09:35 AM: Where is the first rocket coaster being bulit at? Speeding car?
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: sir clinksalot on February 20, 2006, 11:01:59 AM: Xcelerator had minor problems, but nothing compared to TTD or KK. I don't recall Storm Runner having anything major wrong with it.

And I haven't heard of the newest ones that have opened having any issues.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: SilverBullet on February 20, 2006, 12:07:23 PM: Quote from: "ChuckR"
Where is the first rocket coaster being bulit at? Speeding car?

Mysterious Island (Zhuhai, Guangdong China)

http://www.rcdb.com/id3466.htm

I wouldn't compare this fad to stand-ups....more like inverts. A huge boom and then after a few years, one maybe 2 a year.
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: Metsman. on February 23, 2006, 12:44:33 PM: I would say that they are more like Arrow loopers in the 80s. Almost every park had (at least) one and then they eventually just died out when something new came along (B&M).
Title: Intamin accelerators everywhere!
Post by: chilled182 on February 23, 2006, 12:47:39 PM: Quote from: "GADVwow"
That assumes that parks will be buying new coasters that cost as much as these do. I am not at all sure that is a safe assumption for the near term.

now.. i kind of agree, but i also feel as though once SF realizes everyone else is buying coasters like this.. therye going to have to buy them too. OF course we already have the biggest and baddest that intramin could possibly make of any roller coaster. Once the next big thing comes along.. i have the feeling we may look into it long before anyone else does, just like the rockets.