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  1. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    To @Trax's point, the park will undoubtedly remain quiet until they confirm a reopening date. Even then, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a matter of quietly reopening the ride with little-to-no fanfare to minimize attention draw. While I know enthusiasts like to paint a picture of "Cedar...
  2. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    Well said, and my thoughts exactly. The sheer complexity of these types of large roller coaster projects feels a challenge for any manufacturer. There is an absolute "told you so" narrative evolved on social media amongst coaster enthusiasts for why Zamperla was the wrong choice over Intamin for...
  3. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    Our eye in the sky, and then launched back to the ground, and then back into the sky https://x.com/A_J_F_2020/status/1791557305806315962
  4. Hyde

    US Thrill Rides Polercoaster opening near Atlanta & in Florida (now Las Vegas)

    Let's see, we went from Intamin to Gerstlauer on the envisioned manufacturers - are we next to Vekoma? or Zierer? ;)
  5. Hyde

    unknown intamin lsm found on rcdb

    Locking this chat - can use the construction thread!
  6. Hyde

    Rides that required a second ride or series of rerides for you to fully appreciate them

    Maverick and Steel Vengeance are arguably one of, if not the, best two-punch coaster combo out there! Like I mentioned on the previous page, and to @Hixee's point; Steel Vengeance, and indeed coasters with tightly packed inversions/elements, require multiple rides to really get a feel and...
  7. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    A fundamental question: For whatever damage and remediation is needed - does the park have ability and spare parts to limp a single-train-style-operation along, or is the challenge of the problem greater/genuinely requires re-engineering with inability to operate under current conditions? We...
  8. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    Cool, so you're the taker on my Falcon's Flight bet? ;) My driving point is: Intamin's reputation is anything but stellar, especially with high speed launch systems. Even Red Force is dropped down to seemingly frequent one-train operation due to train ride system error. There is no one...
  9. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    To just pump the brakes a little here, the original season... and second... were also pretty ridiculous. ;) There's anything but certainty that Intamin would have charted a fairer course. Understand there's an (unfortunate) laundry list of Intamin projects gone awry, especially at Cedar Point...
  10. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    But at least the OTSRs with no seatbelts remain in tact!
  11. Hyde

    Original name of stealth at thorpe

    Well, there was another name to Stealth, but you can't see it.
  12. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    They have an ok batting average; indeed the rumors seem to corroborate and point to refabrication of a train component. Fingers crossed on seeing motion at least by June. 🤞
  13. Hyde

    Three Word Story II

    large glass of
  14. Hyde

    The Staff v. User counting game!

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  15. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    There remain a lot of rumors swirling on the trains as culprit - this partly stems from a very real modification that was done on the wheel guard from initial conception to deployment to be sure a rider couldn't get their foot onto the wheel if poked from a very specific direction. So unclear if...
  16. Hyde

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    So update, apparently TT2 was struggling yesterday against 20-30 MPH gusting headwinds, with many, many rollbacks counted. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6wYTIgpfap/?igsh=a3k4MjRqZmFrMjg4 The greatest mistake of Top Thrill was building it to face westward (weather usually blows from...
  17. Hyde

    Stylised Vs Themed

    Have honestly never thought of roller coaster "stylization" versus themed, but rather a general scale of themed to not themed. I guess I'd agree with folks here that "stylized" would point to coasters with a light motif/homage to an overall theme or envisioned trope. I'm thinking for instance...
  18. Hyde

    Top Thrill 2 report is out! Is it better than TTD...

    Top Thrill 2 report is out! Is it better than TTD? https://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/top-thrill-2-baby-im-ready-to-go-again.46883/
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