- November 20th, 2013, 10:50 am
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I found this article on a POSSIBLE 500 foot tall roller coaster at Dorney park.
Here is a link to the full article: http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/ne ... 9_05.shtml
"Last weekend at Dorney Park's Coaster Madness , Stan Checketts, CEO of S&S Sports Power, Inc. discussed his company's plans to build a new high-speed air-powered roller coaster in the future.
S&S Sports Power, Inc. based in Logan, Utah is already well known for their popular air-powered freefall thrill rides, the Space Shot and Power Tower.
During his speech to the crowd Checketts highlighted details of the plans which are to build a 500-foot tall full circuit roller coaster, with top speeds in excess of 100 mph.
The coaster would begin with an air-powered launch with g-forces possibly in excess of 4 G's during the acceleration. The air-powered launch would be more powerful than the force that is experienced on the popular magnetic powered LIM-launched coasters according to Checketts."
This article was writin' in 1999 so I am fully aware of credibility issues and all the other good jazz. But in all seriousness it got me wondering if there ever will be a 500 ft coaster (In my opinion I believe so).How long till we see the 1st 500? Also where would it be? How much would it cost? And what do you guys think about the article?
Here is a link to the full article: http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/ne ... 9_05.shtml
"Last weekend at Dorney Park's Coaster Madness , Stan Checketts, CEO of S&S Sports Power, Inc. discussed his company's plans to build a new high-speed air-powered roller coaster in the future.
S&S Sports Power, Inc. based in Logan, Utah is already well known for their popular air-powered freefall thrill rides, the Space Shot and Power Tower.
During his speech to the crowd Checketts highlighted details of the plans which are to build a 500-foot tall full circuit roller coaster, with top speeds in excess of 100 mph.
The coaster would begin with an air-powered launch with g-forces possibly in excess of 4 G's during the acceleration. The air-powered launch would be more powerful than the force that is experienced on the popular magnetic powered LIM-launched coasters according to Checketts."
This article was writin' in 1999 so I am fully aware of credibility issues and all the other good jazz. But in all seriousness it got me wondering if there ever will be a 500 ft coaster (In my opinion I believe so).How long till we see the 1st 500? Also where would it be? How much would it cost? And what do you guys think about the article?
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