- July 15th, 2014, 12:45 am
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I voted for 351-375. For the exact number I'll go 355 feet.
Here's my thinking behind the guess. Think about the potential name Centurion which seems to be somewhat likely given the teaser marketing seen so far. How many years in a century? 100 of course. What would be a good name for a coaster going 100 miles per hour? Centurion.
A 355 foot drop would get you about 103 mph, if I was correctly remembering how to operate the ol' TI-85 calculator. Now, this is without accounting for friction, drag and the like which is why I went taller, to get a few mph leeway as those factors will rob a bit of speed.
Being the tallest traditional coaster in the world is a really good marketing angle. Hitting the magic 100mph mark would be an incredible marketing angle to the GP. If they're really wanting to go big and make a splash, this would certainly do it.
Extreme? Yes. Would I bet any money on this happening? Not a chance. But I won't be entirely surprised, either.