The Patriot officially announced

Here's the link:

http://www.worldsoffun.com/public/insid ... s/patriot/

New for 2006 at Worlds of Fun!
TOTAL INVESTMENT :: $14 million
TRACK LENGTH :: 3,081 feet
LIFT HEIGHT :: 149 feet
FIRST DROP :: 123 feet
SPEED :: Approximately 60 MPH
RIDE TIME :: 2 minutes 18 seconds
DESIGN MODEL :: Inverted
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL :: Steel



MANUFACTURER :: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) Monthey, Switzerland
COLORS :: Red, White & Blue / Stars & Stripes
LOCATION :: Americana
TRAINS :: 2 Trains - 28 Riders/Train
CAPACITY :: Approximately 1,160 Riders/Hour
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT :: 54" Minimum in Height

[coolbeans326]

yeah.... did anyone else notice its basically a slightly moidified Talon? Yeah and station looks vaguely familiar, as if though I've seen it some where, like maybe on Talon or SIlver Bullet, or something . I would think they would make a custom station, but I'm sure B&M hasn't doen that since Batman The Ride. Good for the GP, bad for the enthusiests.

The layout looks a bit lacking, but the onride video shows the pacing to be pretty amazing. I think this ride might suprise people with it's speed and power.

Yeah i think your right. It does look fast, although at first i thought the layout looked like it was spaced out too much. But remember, this is only a rendering after all. It looks pretty good to me though.

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