Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)
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CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Lofty said:
50 minimum...
GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
Up to the opening/first reviews, I'm guessing 138 for no reason whatsoever.
Snoo
The Legend
Lofty said:
Maverick actually made it to 341 pages:
https://web.archive.org/web/20071008050 ... 359#335359
It went on from mid 2005-late 2007 as opening was delayed. That was also during a very high user volume from those of us Stateside, especially here in Ohio, so we were quite vocal. That's not even counting you kids abroad. This won't be that nutty but I suspect somewhere around 150 pages, ESPECIALLY if this doesn't open until 2018 most likely. Of course, they didn't give ANY hints about Maverick until they announced it very late 2006 after White Water Landing was removed in mid 2005. We already know what's going on with this to be honest, so this will have a lot less speculation as to what TYPE of ride it will be but more what RMC will do with the elements.
..I remember that whole thing too much.
Snoo
The Legend
There is more than writing on the wall. This has full on examples already built at other parks, track already on-site, and construction on the site beginning. Maverick didn't have diddly squat until middle of 2006. And when we got that diddly, it didn't say ANYTHING as nothing like Maverick had been built anywhere.
Imagineer Josh
Mega Poster
I've been looking at some of these past posts, and I have a question. Anyone know how many of the airtime pre-lift humps are going in?
Based on what I was able to see today, it looks like there will be one bunny hop heading into the lift hill. I'll be able to better unpack all the progress tomorrow once I have more time to write. For now, I've posted a quick grab of photos to our Facebook and Twitter pages.Imagineer Josh said:
[facebookpost]https://www.facebook.com/CoasterForce/posts/10153931454178639[/facebookpost]
GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
Based on this picture:
It looks like the track will curve downwards like many other RMCs, then it will quickly curve up(curved bunny hop?), drop back down, go into a small bunny hop, and then go into the lift. So like Hyde said, I think there will be one 'true' bunny hop, but there will be a small drop before it.
It looks like the track will curve downwards like many other RMCs, then it will quickly curve up(curved bunny hop?), drop back down, go into a small bunny hop, and then go into the lift. So like Hyde said, I think there will be one 'true' bunny hop, but there will be a small drop before it.
So to go into more detail, I was at Cedar Point yesterday for their last day of the season, and was sure to swing by Mean Streak to see how construction was progressing.
I'll call out the major advancements in construction:
The lift hill is nearly half gone, and lift hill turn also had a large portion down. You will notice work on new cross-trestles is already underway for the prelift, which gives the rough shape of the new track layout.
Looking further, it would appear the track will drop and turn into two small bunny hops before hitting the lift hill. (Red line highlights track path)
Jumping to the mid-section of Mean Streak, the drop and mid-portions of track have been totally removed, with track being piled next to the structure.
Again, more cross-trestle has gone up, which looks like a series of airtime hills with some off-angle turns (classic RMC), most likely at the end of the layout headed back into the station. (Red line highlights track path)
All in, noticeable work and progress, which does give me pause for when this coaster will actually open. 2018 is a long ways away, and they certainly will have majority of this roller coaster converted by next season at the present rate. Also thinking further, Wednesday the 4th? That's middle of the week, and certainly not a Winter Chillout (which are on the weekends). So maybe we actually are looking at a January 4th announcement? We are simply in the dark.
Oh, they are also actively demolishing the Shoot The Rapids site, which many believe will receive RipCord as Cedar Point removes the Challenge Park, out-the-park area and moves pay-for attractions inside the park. Pictures (and other extraneous Mean Streak pictures) below:
I'll call out the major advancements in construction:
The lift hill is nearly half gone, and lift hill turn also had a large portion down. You will notice work on new cross-trestles is already underway for the prelift, which gives the rough shape of the new track layout.
Looking further, it would appear the track will drop and turn into two small bunny hops before hitting the lift hill. (Red line highlights track path)
Jumping to the mid-section of Mean Streak, the drop and mid-portions of track have been totally removed, with track being piled next to the structure.
Again, more cross-trestle has gone up, which looks like a series of airtime hills with some off-angle turns (classic RMC), most likely at the end of the layout headed back into the station. (Red line highlights track path)
All in, noticeable work and progress, which does give me pause for when this coaster will actually open. 2018 is a long ways away, and they certainly will have majority of this roller coaster converted by next season at the present rate. Also thinking further, Wednesday the 4th? That's middle of the week, and certainly not a Winter Chillout (which are on the weekends). So maybe we actually are looking at a January 4th announcement? We are simply in the dark.
Oh, they are also actively demolishing the Shoot The Rapids site, which many believe will receive RipCord as Cedar Point removes the Challenge Park, out-the-park area and moves pay-for attractions inside the park. Pictures (and other extraneous Mean Streak pictures) below:
^ Who knows. To the best knowledge, Cedar Point, let alone Cedar Fair as an entirety, has never had a mid-season ride opening at a seasonal amusement park. They are making great progress, at which rate I couldn't imagine they wouldn't have the coaster ready by 2017. So maybe they wanted to go early with the Soak City announcement to give it airtime, and could plan a mid-winter announcement for airtime on a new coaster for 2017. This wouldn't be new; TTD was announced mid-winter, while construction had begun early in the 2002 season.
I can't wait to see the final layout reveal for this thing. The coaster was so huge as it was, I imagine they are going to do something really unique with it. I wonder if they're going to keep the final brake run so high up and if the lift hill is going to be extended for a larger drop.. so many questions! haha
^You're probably right... which is still pretty cool in itself. But the potential for this thing just with it's sheer size leaves a lot to the imagination. I hope they at least don't cheap out on track length like they did with the Rattler. Great ride- but without that helix portion that used to be mid-course, it really cut out a lot of ride time. Same with Goliath - fantastic ride, but really leaves you wanting much more due to the short duration. Come on, CF / CP.... give us something awesome!
haha.
Alaeriia
Roller Poster
Somehow I suspect that Cedar Point will not skimp on length. They've always been "go big or go home", and will likely be looking to capture all four major records (tallest, fastest, longest, steepest hybrid). Maybe even most inversions. I think the layout will have the second lap reversed, allowing for a big honking overbank over the lift ripping into a zero-G stall over the main drop. The other three inversions will likely be some bonkers outside bank stall on the first big turn and either a pair of barrel rolls at the end or a single end roll plus a zero-G roll somewhere in lap 3.
As for name: Vicious Streak gets my bet, unless they fully change the name. Maybe Wildfire or Stampede.
As for name: Vicious Streak gets my bet, unless they fully change the name. Maybe Wildfire or Stampede.