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Re: Rollercoasters
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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:12:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Steve Campbell writes:
> Ed Jones type-ed:
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> > Any other rollercoaster enthusuiasts out there?
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> YeeeeeeeHAAAA!
> Hi, I'm Steve and I am a coaster.
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> "Hi Steve"
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> I live about 15 minutes from Busch Gardens-Williamsburg, but have yet to
> ride Apollo's Chariot. I've got a season's pass so it's only a matter
> of time... I have ridden AlpenGiest and, while it is a good inverted
> steel ride it has almost no negative G. Even the first hill turns
> before it dives, which makes even the drop positive. Eh.
Is AlpenGeist the hanging steel coaster? I went to BG a couple years ago, but
I can't remember what the name of that coaster is. I hope to go later this
year when my sister comes to visit.
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> My favorite? I agree with the National Amusement Park Historical
> Association (NAPHA)'s ranking (that I saw in the 3-hour "Thrills,
> Chills, and Spills" Discovery channel marathon on Sunday night) the
> Thunderbolt in Kennywood - Pittsburgh, PA. While there I also rode the
> Steel Phantom and, while exciting, it was also a neck-snapper. Not my
> favorite kind of ride. I stay away fro the Big Bad Wolf (BG-W) for the
> same reason. Headache every time... BG-W also removed the Draken Fire
> when they put in the Apollo's Chariot. From what I heard they got too
> many complaints from riders...
They removed Draken Fire!?!?!? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
I loved that one! :(
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> Hands up! WOOHOOOOO
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> SteveC
> Perilous Pirate Page
> http://www.erols.com/litehous/index.html
I usually go to King's Dominion in Virginia. Once, a couple years ago, I got
there just as the park opened. There were *very* few people there, and I got
to ride the Avalanche 7 times in a Row! Woo-hoo!
I love just about all the coasters there, although I haven't been there in a
couple years, so I haven't tried the newer ones.
I used to go to Wild World(1), but it wasn't as good as King's Dominion.
Jeff
1 - Never went to it after it changed its name to Adventure World, and don't
think I'll go to its current incarnation (Six Flags) anytime soon.
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| (...) Yeah, it's an inverted steel, but I believe its quite new. The one you rode is probably the Big Bad Wolf or something of similar name. (...) They removed it, but another park has bought it and will be rebuilding it. Nobody knows which park it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Ed Jones type-ed: (...) YeeeeeeeHAAAA! Hi, I'm Steve and I am a coaster. "Hi Steve" I live about 15 minutes from Busch Gardens-Williamsburg, but have yet to ride Apollo's Chariot. I've got a season's pass so it's only a matter of time... I have (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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