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Tim Courtney wrote:
> > PS, ValleyFair! was great. I got to be on the last public ride of Wild
> > Thing (their big steelie) of the last year that starts with 19 (ducks
> > the "last ride of the millenium" thing)...
>
> What's that?
What's what?
ValleyFair! - an amusement park located in Shakopee MN, owned by Cedar
Fair who also owns Cedar Point (hence the company name) Dorney Park and
I think Knotts.
Wild Thing - A pretty big non looping steelie, nice air time, nice first
drop.
Steelie - a roller coaster. tubular steel track. Top, bottom and inside
wheels Steelie refers to the track, not the superstructure (Gemini is a
wooden superstructure Steelie, although some people say it's just a
giant "mine train". but Mine Trains are steelies, IMHO) Contrast with
"woodie" which uses stacked wood planks with steel top and inside straps
for track. A woodie COULD be built with a steel superstructure but I
don't know of any.
The millenium - Dunno. Some Christian Era thing.
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