[chknwing]

not necessary, as crazy as this all sounds, I stand corrected. 300 foot coaster that tops out at 65mph? I'm gonna go on record as that sounds pretty lame. if you would post what you have to say pastebin.com i'm sure we would all appreciate it.

[KingHippo1]

Not gonna do that. You guys search it out. Its public record now. It does sound lame though

[redrunner97]

Not gonna do that. You guys search it out. Its public record now. It does sound lame though

Can you link us to it? (For future reference) And also paste the rest of it here.

[chknwing]

the only reason I can think of to build this thing 300 feet high, is it is basically going to be above existing structures, the palladium, etc, so the drop may only be 170 feet but the whole coaster remains 100 feet above everything else. Its not going to dip down all the way to the ground. This could be quite unique if done that way, if so I retract my "lame" comment. The first wing coaster that actually make you feel like flying because it its always in the sky. however if this is 300 feet and filled with trims, thats a huge fail.


So theres your record breaking

Tallest Winged Coaster in the world.
Fastest Wing Coaster in the South

[redrunner97]

the only reason I can think of to build this thing 300 feet high, is it is basically going to be above existing structures, the palladium, etc, so the drop may only be 170 feet but the whole coaster remains 100 feet above everything else. Its not going to dip down all the way to the ground. This could be quite unique if done that way, if so I retract my "lame" comment. The first wing coaster that actually make you feel like flying because it its always in the sky. however if this is 300 feet and filled with trims, thats a huge fail.

I was thinking the same thing.

I trust B&M with all my life (or else I'd never ride Intimidator :p) so I think they'll be able to do it in a way that won't be downright miserable.

And the Cedar Fair picture they allegedly showed at the meeting did have the coaster going right through the palladium. But not out to the enterance like the transcript suggested?? I'm a little confused. But excited.

[KingHippo1]

It wont let me attach it for some reason. But the rest of it pretty much is meaningless. Yeah I don't see a huge plunge. But that meeting was in June. I figured you guys already knew about it. I've had that downloaded for a week.

[chknwing]

yes right through it

[arby]

The notes are here: http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/Candidates%20Request%20Responses/06%2024%2013%20Closed%20Session%20%28Cedar%20Fair%20Southwest%29.pdf

You will note that the guy doing most of the talking is Peter Zeiler, with Neighborhood & Business Services Economic Development and not a representative of Cedar Fair. While I agree that jist of the information is correct, his details and lack of total knowledge is evident so I wouldn't consider everything he says as being 100% factually accurate, but rather a summary of what he took notes of from Cedar Fair.

[chknwing]

true but I doubt he got the 65mph part wrong

[Merthecat]

He'd better have gotten it wrong...I'm not sure if its worth renewing my season pass if its only going 65 MPH.

[chknwing]

He'd better have gotten it wrong...I'm not sure if its worth renewing my season pass if its only going 65 MPH.

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[LemondsHead]

man i hope he got that 65 mph thing wrong, i doubt it though.

[redrunner97]

Anyone wanna try to dig up the most recent session's transcripts? :p

[Merthecat]

He'd better have gotten it wrong...I'm not sure if its worth renewing my season pass if its only going 65 MPH.

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Like that will make a big difference

I'll renew it anyway though

[chknwing]

I'm putting my money down on Intamin as the manufacturer. It took B&M quite a while to hit the 300 foot coaster mark and they just came out with their wing coaster. I dont think they are ready to turn out a coaster that combines both of their new designs yet.