500 foot coaster

who will be the first park to break the 500 foot barrier

[jayman]

probably six flags America ..

pedroland

Kennywood

Probably Cedar Point. They seem to enjoy breaking records.

[gouldy]

Well it won't be Alton Towers.

Fun spot.

[mkingy]

Originally posted by gouldy

Well it won't be Alton Towers.

Might get a 500ft long one :<

[gouldy]

Only just, though!

A 50ft tall 506ft long coaster, sounds about right for AT.

I don't know. It seems SFNE or SFA are both possible candidates. SFA could really use a big boost..

Unless it's urban myth, SFA has a height ceiling at something like 200', so chances are it wouldn't go there. Plus it's a huge investment and you have to be sure you get your money back and make a profit from the project over X years.

Is the 500-foot barrier even worth it? It'll have to be a tophat like TTD and KK, which cost $25 million at lower heights so certainly the higher height mark would cost more.

Or I guess it could be a launched shuttle like Superman: Escape from Krypton, which I guess would be cool...?