[Thrill Capture]

Okay, Intamin and Vekoma can't be the ONLY manufacturers that do top hats on their rides.

But recently Vekoma has been making new coaster models with top hats so..

[arby]

Gerstlauer, Premier Rides, and Mack also have top hat elements.

[tarheel1231]

Intamin, Vekoma, Mack, Premier, Gerstlauer, Maurer, S&S, and so many more companies...

Really, it could be anyone. The manufacturer designs what the park wants, not the other way around. Hell, it could be RMC for all we know.

[coasterbruh]

^Yes and no. While the Manufacture designs what the park wants, the park is still limited in design as to what that company will/can do. The park goes in with the manufacture and they collaborate together. It's like I can't go to a Honda dealer and want specifications that only BMW can do. The park goes to the person who they feel can give them what they want. . .

I forgot all about Vekoma . . . I don't they are ready to make a comeback in America just yet, well outside of disney unfortunetly. I really do hope a park gives them a second chance here in the states though.

[Thrill Capture]

^True but I was just throwing that out there because they are the most recent company to do top hats

[CCookieMonster]

Do we want to be known as the park with "Oh a new vekoma which is the company where everything goes wrong!" OR "Oh wow! That's a beautiful top hat on that Gerstlauer/Premier Rides/Mack/Intamin(okay, a little over the edge but the possibilities are endless here) manufactured coaster!" Is it just me? or do other people have more faith in the companies that are more known for making excellent, fantastic, world class coasters...other than B&M. Nothing against B&M, but we only have 3 world class coasters in the park and they're all made by B&M. I think we just need a launch coaster and a wooden coaster, honestly. Then we can focus on others like wing, dive, polercoaster, and[whatever you wanna call it] coasters cuz "...best revenge is yo' paper"(Queen Bey, Formation).

[coasterbruh]

^You do know that virtually every coaster disney has is a Vekoma right? I wouldn't say everything goes wrong with them its just that they have taken some risk but their newest coasters show they have made some drastic changes to their design approach.

^True but I was just throwing that out there because they are the most recent company to do top hats

I wouldn't say they are the most recent. It's just that they're new designs have a strong online presence right now. Here are some recent top hats . . .





How did we even get on the subject of top hats?!?!?

[tarheel1231]

How did we even get on the subject of top hats?!?!?

Construction is coming along very nicely! Pretty much all of the kiddy pool is torn up, and a new wall has appeared by Dodgems.

Thanks for the update. I tip my top hat . . . to you!

[CCookieMonster]

Thanks coasterbruh. You really do learn something new everyday. Also remember to check what you posted yourself before you ask or accuse us. This was just a reminder. No shade meant to be thrown.

[coasterbruh]

Uh . . . I knew how we got on the subject. I was being facetious, coy. Don't take everything so literal.

[gabed]

Great. Just great.

How am I supposed to creepily stare into the construction zone from Dodgems now?

[Flarsen]

View of construction from Skytower

View from waterpark

[CCookieMonster]

Uh . . . I knew how we got on the subject. I was being facetious, coy. Don't take everything so literal.

Sorry, I'll just keep it on the low next time. And thanks Flarson for the new pics.

[tarheel1231]

I don't know how we got on the topic of launched coasters, but while we're here...

Stormrunner is about 2.45 acres:

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Blue Fire takes up a little over 3 acres:

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Cheetah Hunt surprisingly takes up about 3.7 acres:

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And Maverick is around 4.4 acres:

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[CCookieMonster]

Okay, so a launched coaster the way we want it would be somewhere around 3 to 5 acres. Thanks tarheel for the researched information.