Kennywood Announces Launch Coaster for 2010

This ride looks really cool, but I need more info, like a name would be nice. Only sad part is the removal of tunpike, although it says they will rebuild it, dont think it will be quite the same, why cant they build the coaster in the new place instead of moving turnpike?

Originally posted by kooliokid

Only sad part is the removal of tunpike, although it says they will rebuild it, dont think it will be quite the same, why cant they build the coaster in the new place instead of moving turnpike?

Supposedly, Palace decided to put the coaster there to make the entrance more impressive and exciting. At least that's what I've heard.

I am sure the turnpike is going to show up somewhere for 2011, I would suspect back by the log flume, maybe in and around it.

the turnpike takes up so much room, i dont know where they could rebuild it. remember it is built somewhat like a grid, not twisting in and out of a large area.

It was a concrete path, which I am sure is being destroyed...and a guide rail, which I am sure can be modified to any path desired. It can show up in a lot of places in the park, the same pattern is most definitely not required.

um the name sounds like something a eight year old plays with in the front yard. and how is the NL simutlation coming?

Layout.

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[gouldy]

Tetsu, your image wasn't working, so here it is:





EDIT: Now your image seems to be working, so that was a farcical endevour!

"Cliffhanger element"
"Top Hat element" - that is clearly an overbanked corner
"Slow Down Zone"

wtf is this!? Who makes this stuff up?

lol thats pretty stupid.
Layout dosent look too bad. Is that a zero g roll?

No, that is clearly a upside-down twisty curve.

No, i mean the part labeled barrel roll. it looks half barrel and half zero g.

[gouldy]

sarcasm is lost on some people. Or at least, it doesn't travel well through the written word

[Mikey]

I hope they have fixed the problems with the trains, or have a new train design planned for this ride. It would totally suck if they install this ride and end up redoing sections of track because they ripped the hitch out of back of the cars.

my excitement is know less than it was. as much as im happy Kennywood is getting a new coaster, I thought it would be awesome and over the top as usual.

Originally posted by gouldy

[lol] sarcasm is lost on some people. Or at least, it doesn't travel well through the written word

The funny part is, I don't think he caught the scarcasm because of the rediculous other names. He just accepted the fact that the geniuses behind that picture most likely named something that.

Either way, rofl.

ASG fail

[slosprint]

^ DAMN!!! You beat me to it! at least it's better than the version on the video that Kennywood came out with lol.

^I believe I made it up...

At least it wasn't slow...

Re-added on youtube.

[slosprint]

... Why?

[Mikey]

Looks disappointing.