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Post October 2nd, 2005, 11:26 am

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Whats the difference in between a Tera and Peta coaster. Or a giga and mega coaster

Post October 2nd, 2005, 11:37 am

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I don't know about the first two, but I do know about the second. Well, a giga coaster is one above 300ft, but a mega coaster has many different contexts. i belive Intamin reffers to there hypers as mega coasters, but don't quote that. It reall depends upon the designer for the mega coaster. Also i belive Morgan calls their coasters under 200ft mega coasters.

Post October 2nd, 2005, 11:41 am

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Tera is over 400ft.
Peta is over 500ft.
Giga is over 300ft.
Mega coaster is a range of sizes inbetween giga coasters and coasters that are about 150ft tall.

Post October 2nd, 2005, 12:04 pm

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Just wanted to point something out it isn't just the height of the coaster that can define wether it is a hyper or Giga etc if the drop is over 200 or 300 etc
then the coaster can be classed as a hyper or giga etc, case in point Phantoms Revenge only stands 160 feet tall but has a drop of 228 feet.


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