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- This is part 3 of the rec.roller-coaster FAQ....
-
- 3.1: Roller Coaster Designer Info
- ---------------------------------
-
- Designers of Wooden Coasters
-
- CURRENT:
-
- * Custom Coasters International, Inc. (Denise Dinn-Larrick) -- Builders
- * and Designers
- * Great Coasters International, Inc. (Clair Hain) -- Builders and
- Designers
- * Intamin AG
- * International Coasters, Inc. -- Builders and Designers
- * MACK GmbH & Co. -- Builders and Designers
- * Michael Black and Associates -- Builder
- * RCCA/TOGO -- Builders and Designers of International coasters
- * Serious Gravity, Inc. -- Designers
- * TNT Graphix, Inc. -- Builders and Designers
-
- PAST:
-
- * Allen, John -- Designer and Builder
- * Baker -- Designer and Builder
- * Bitler, Oscar --
- * Cobb, William J. -- Designer and Builder
- * Dinn, Charlie (Dinn Corp.) - Builder
- * Fehr, Carl --
- * Harton, T.M. --
- * Hoover, Frank --
- * IAD (International Amusement Devices) -- Designers and Builder
- * Keenan, Vernon -- Designer and Builder
- * Leis, Edward --
- * Looff -- Designer
- * Lorenz & Williams --
- * Miler -- Designer
- * Miller, John -- Designer and Builder
- * Mitchell, James T. --
- * Moran, George --
- * NAD (National Amusement Devices) -- Designers and Builders
- * Pierce, Fred --
- * Pierce, John F. -- Designer and Builder (retired)
- * Prior and Church -- Designers
- * PTC (Philadelphia Toboggan Company)-- Designers and Builders
- * Rosser -- Designer
- * Schmeck, Herbert -- Designer and Builder
- * Sink, Amandus --
- * Summers, Curtis D. -- Designer
- * Thompson, Marcus A. --
- * (Harry G.) Traver Engineering Co. -- Builders and Designers
- * Vaszin, Aurel --
- * Vesco, Paul --
- * Vettel, Andrew --
- * Vettel, Edwin -- Designer and Builder
-
- Designers of Steel Coasters
-
- * Arrow Dynamics International, Ltd. (Ron Toomer)
- * Bollinger & Mabillard (B&M)
- * Intamin AG
- * MACK GmbH & Co.
- * OD Hopkins
- * S&MC (formerly SDC Corp. of Italy)
- * Schwarzkopf, Anton
- * Schwarzkopf Rides and Amusements (Anton's son, Wieland)
- * Sensei (no longer in business)
- * TOGO International, Inc.
- * Vekoma International, b.v.
- * Zamperla
- * Zierer GmbH
-
-
- 3.2: Roller Coaster Record Holders
- ----------------------------------
-
- Current Wooden Coaster Record Holders:
-
- STEEPEST
-
- 1. 58.6 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
- 2. 54 degrees: Cyclone - Riverside Park; Agawam, MA
- 3. 53 degrees: Cyclone - Six Flags over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
-
- HIGHEST
-
- 1. 179 ft, 6 in: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
- 2. 160 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 3. 143 ft: Texas Giant - SF over Texas; Arlington, TX
-
- LONGEST DROP
-
- 1. 155 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 2. 148 ft: Hercules - Dorney Park; Allentown, PA
- 3. 137 ft: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
-
- FASTEST
-
- 1. 65 mph: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 2. 65 mph: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
- 3. 64.77 mph: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
-
- LONGEST CIRCUIT
-
- 1. 7400 ft: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
- 2. 5530 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
- 3. 5427 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
-
- OLDEST (listing more than 3 because this is such a worthy category...)
-
- 1. 1902: Leap The Dips - Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
- 2. 1912: Scenic Railway - Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 3. 1915: Tivoli Rutchbanen - Copenhagen, Denmark
- 4. 1919: Jack Rabbit - Clemonton Lake; Clemonton, NJ
- 5. 1920: Jack Rabbit - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
-
- MOST FAMOUS (yeah, it's subjective, but these coasters are somewhat
- legendary...)
-
- 1. 1927 Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
- 2. 1927 Cyclone Racer - The Pike; Long Beach, CA
- 3. 1924 Bobs - Riverview; Chicago, IL
-
- Current Steel Coaster Record Holders
-
- STEEPEST
-
- 1. 90 Degrees: Ultra Twister - SF Astroworld; Houston, TX
- 2. 65 Degrees: Pepsi Max, The Big One - Blackpool Pleasure Beach;
- Blackpool, UK
- 3. 60 degrees: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 4. 60 degrees: Excalibur - ValleyFair!;
-
- HIGHEST
-
- 1. 209 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 2. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
- (This is a shuttle loop, and is the height of the highest car, rather
- than the height the actual train drops, so it's kind of a bogus number,
- unless you're in the seat the goes 207 feet high, I guess.)
- 3. 205 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 4. 201 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
-
- LONGEST DROP
-
- 1. 225 ft: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
- 2. 225 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 3. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
- (Again, this cheats and is the height of the highest car, rather than a
- height that the entire train drops.)
- 4. 205 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
-
- FASTEST
-
- 1. 80 mph: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
- 2. 79 mph: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 3. 76 mph: Pepsi Max-The Big One; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; UK
-
- LONGEST CIRCUIT
-
- 1. 7450 ft: The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley; UK
- 2. 6100 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 3. 5500 ft: Dragon Mountain - Marineland; Niagara Falls, Ontario
-
- TALLEST LOOPING COASTER
-
- 1. 188 ft: Viper - SF Magic Mountain; Valencia, CA
- 2. 173 ft: GASM - SF Great Adventure; Jackson, NJ
- 3. 170 ft: Shockwave - SF Great America; Gurnee, IL
-
- BIGGEST (CIRCULAR, NOT JUST HEIGHT!) LOOP ON A COASTER
-
- 119 ft: Dragon Kahn - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
-
- MOST INVERSIONS - (8)
-
- Dragon Kahn - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
-
- HIGHEST G FORCES - (+6.5g)
-
- * Mindbender, Fantasyland, Edmonton, AB
- * Drier Looping, Germany (Fairs)
- * Moonslaut Scramble, Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
-
- MOST TRAINS ON CIRCUIT
-
- 1. 5: Thriller; German Fairs
-
- MOST DEMENTED SHUTTLE LOOP (yeah, another subjective one!)
-
- * Wiener Looping, Flamingoland (UK)
-
-
- 3.3: ACE's Classic Coaster Roster
- ---------------------------------
-
- Big Dipper - Camden Park; Huntington, W. VA
- Big Dipper - Geauga Lake; Aurura, OH
- Blue Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park; Conneaut Lake, PA
- Coaster - Arnolds Park; Iowa
- Coaster - Playland; Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Cyclone - Astroland; Coney Island, NY
- Cyclone - Lakeside Park; Denver, CO
- Cyclone - William's Grove Park; Mechanicsburg, PA
- Jack Rabbit - Kennywood Park; W. Mifflin, PA
- Kiddy Coaster - Playland; Rye, NY
- Lil' Dipper - Camden Park; Huntington, W. VA
- Little Dipper - Kiddie Land; Melrose Park, IL
- Little Dipper - Hillcrest Park; Lemont, IL
- Roller Coaster - Joyland; Wichita, KS
- Roller Coaster - Western Washington Fair; Puyallup, WA
- Rollo Coaster - Idlewild Park; Ligonier, PA
- Sea Dragon - Wynadot Lake Park; Powell, OH
- Screechin Eagle - Americana; Middletown, OH
- Starliner - Miracle Strip; Panama City, FL
- Thunderbolt - Kennywood Park; W. Mifflin, PA
-
-
- 3.4: Inside Track "Top Coasters" Readers Survey
- -----------------------------------------------
-
- Many people want to know which is the best/wildest/awesomest/scariest
- coaster in the world (or at least US). We can't answer that for you, but we
- can pass on to you the results of the Inside Track magazine reader's survey.
- This is an annual survey, the most recent version of which was published in
- the September 1994 issue of Inside Track. Just because a coaster is
- highly-ranked on this list doesn't mean *you* will think it's best, but it
- does mean that lot of coaster enthusiasts like it, and you probably will
- too. Rankings from past years are given as well, to give you some idea of
- how things change from year to year. If a column contains '-', it indicates
- that coaster didn't place in the rankings for that year, for whatever reason
- (it was new, it didn't get enough votes, etc.). Also note that the 1992,
- 1993, and 1994 surveys list the top 50, while 1991 listed the top 40, and
- 1990 listed the top 20.
-
- +--------------------------------------- 1994 Rank
- | +----------------------------------- 1994 Vote Total
- | | +----------------------------- 1993 Rank
- | | | +-------------------------- 1992 Rank
- | | | | +----------------------- 1991 Rank
- | | | | | +-------------------- 1990 Rank
- | | | | | | +----------------- Ride name, Park, Location
- V V V V V V V
-
- 1 (2034) 1 2 2 4 Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point, OH
- 2 (1856) 2 1 3 3 Texas Giant, Six Flags over Texas, TX
- 3 (1802) - - - - Raptor, Cedar Point, OH (New in '94)
- 4 (1788) 3 3 5 1 The Beast, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
- 5 (1641) 4 5 7 5 Phoenix, Knoebel's, PA
- 6 (1344) 8 8 10 7 Thunderbolt, Kennywood, PA
- 7 (1319) 5 4 1 2 Timber Wolf, Worlds of Fun, MO
- 8 (1225) 12 12 16 14 Grizzly, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
- 9 (1080) 15 - - - Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, FL (New in '93)
- 10 (1012) 13 11 16 - Steel Phantom, Kennywood, PA (New in '91)
- 11 ( 934) 6 6 - - Batman -- The Ride, SF Great America, IL (New in '92)
- 12 ( 921) 18 17 35 19 Georgia Cyclone, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
- ( 921) 10 14 13 11 Big Bad Wolf, Busch Gardens, VA
- 14 ( 837) 37 27 - - Screamin' Eagle, Six Flags over Mid-America, MO
- 15 ( 735) 24 16 11 18 Giant Dipper, Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
- 16 ( 712) - - - - Comet, Great Escape, NY (New in '94)
- 17 ( 655) 30 49 39 - Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, PA
- 18 ( 643) 14 - - - Batman -- The Ride, SF Great Adventure, NJ (New in '93)
- 19 ( 602) 15 13 9 8 Mister Twister, Elitch Gardens, CO
- 20 ( 588) 9 15 34 - Mean Streak, Cedar Point, OH
- 21 ( 561) 7 7 6 6 Cyclone, Coney Island, NY
- ( 561) 11 10 - - The Rattler, Fiesta Texas (New in '92)
- 23 ( 509) - - - - Batman -- The Ride, SF Magic Mountain, CA (New in '94)
- 24 ( 467) 28 22 12 12 Mind Bender, Fantasyland, Alberta
- 25 ( 464) 17 42 25 - Loch Ness Monster, Busch Gardens, VA
- 26 ( 385) 21 20 - 20 Wild One, Wild World, MD
- ( 385) - - 30 - Swamp Fox, Family Kingdom, SC (New in 92)
- ( 385) 41 18 29 - Roller Coaster, Playland, BC
- 29 ( 259) 38 - - - Outlaw, Adventureland, IA (New in '93)
- 30 ( 237) 27 27 19 13 Viper, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- 31 ( 235) 18 31 22 12 Riverside Cyclone, Riverside Park, MA
- 32 ( 225) 20 41 - - Vortex, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
- 33 ( 203) 18 26 - - Drachen Fire, Busch Gardens, VA (New in 92)
- 34 ( 185) - - - - Hoosier Hurricane, Indiana Beach, IN (New in '94)
- ( 185) 31 21 14 - Blue Streak, Cedar Point, OH
- ( 185) 37 12 8 9 Predator, Darien Lake, NY
- ( 185) 37 23 11 10 Hercules, Dorney Park, PA
- 38 ( 162) - - - - Judge Roy Scream, SF over Texas, TX
- 39 ( 123) 49 47 39 - Grand National, Blackpool, UK
- 40 ( 98) 42 44 - - Rebel Yell, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
- ( 98) - - - - Zingo, Bells Amusement Park, OK
- 42 ( 90) 22 9 4 - Thunder Run, Kentucky Kingdom, KY
- ( 90) 34 25 22 - Ninja, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- 44 ( 84) 37 30 21 18 G.A.S.M., Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
- 45 ( 75) 36 29 30 - Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake, NH
- ( 75) - - - - Hurler, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA (New in '94)
- 47 ( 61) 25 24 - - Arkansas Twister, Magic Springs, AK (New in 92)
- 48 ( 57) 46 36 18 - Screechin Eagle, Americana, OH
- ( 57) 42 33 40 - Space Mountain, Walt Disney World, FL
- 50 ( 52) 32 23 17 - Vortex, Paramount's Canada's Wonderland, Canada
- 16 32 33 15 Mindbender, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
- 19 28 20 - Iron Wolf, Six Flags Great America, IL
- 23 48 - - Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, PA
- 29 38 32 - Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, OH
- 30 22 23 16 Racer, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
- 33 19 24 - Blue Streak, Conneaut Lake, PA
- 34 27 14 - Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, CA
- 35 - - - G.A.S.M., Six Flags over Georgia, GA
- 39 50 - - Le Monstre, La Ronde, Canada
- 40 - - - Top Gun, Paramount's Great America, CA (New in '93)
- 43 45 28 - La Montana Rusa, Chapultapec Park, Mexico City
- 44 - 38 - Gemini, Cedar Point, OH
- 45 39 31 17 Shockwave, Six Flags Great America, IL
- 47 - - - Racer, Kennywood, PA
- 48 - - - Batman The Escape, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX (New in '93)
- 50 47 - - Thriller, European Fairs, Germany
- - - - Space Mountain, Disneyland, CA
- - 20 32 - Cyclone, Lakeside, CO
- - 30 30 - Matterhorn Bobsled, Disneyland, CA
- - 34 - - Ultra Twister, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
- - 35 29 - Anaconda, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
- - 35 - - Adventure Express, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
- - 37 38 - Big Thunder Mtn Railroad, Disney, FL
- - 37 36 - Comet, Hersheypark, PA
- - 38 - - Vortex, Carowinds, NC (New in 92)
- - 40 - - Greezed Lightnin, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
- - 41 33 - Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- - 43 40 - Roller Coaster, Arnolds Park, IA
- - 45 33 - Montezooma's Revenge, Knott's, CA
- - 46 - - Wildcat, Elitch Gardens, CO
- - 46 - - Tornado, Adventureland, IA
- - 47 26 - Texas Tornado, Wonderland, TX
- - 50 - - Big Dipper, Blackpool, UK
- - 50 - - Sea Serpent, Wildwood, NJ
- - 50 - - Excalibur, Valleyfair!, MN
- - - 15 - Revolution, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- - - 33 - Dragon Mountain, Marineland, Canada
- - - 37 - Wildcat, Lake Compounce, CT
- - - 39 - Space Center, Phantasialand, Germany
- - - 40 - Bandit, Yomiuriland, Tokyo, Japan
- - - 40 - Psyclone, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- - - 40 - Sidewinder, Hersheypark, PA
-
-
- 3.5: Amusement Park Attendance Statistics
- -----------------------------------------
-
- The following list of the top 50 North American Amusement/Theme Parks,
- ranked by attendance, is from Amusement Business. These statistics show how
- the top parks fared during 1993, and the percent change in attendance from
- the 1992 season. Global Amusement/Theme parks have been added to the list
- for comparisons, but available data on the foreign parks is not complete
- enough to effectively merge the two lists as one.
-
- _Note_: Policies at some parks forbid release of attendance figures. An
- asterisk (*) appearing after the attendance figure indicates the figure is
- an estimate, based on information gathered by reliable AB sources. In the
- event of a tie, a non-estimated figure gets the higher placement over an
- estimated figure. Parks that either did not report or did not qualify on
- the basis of reported figures in 1990 through 1992 are indicated with '-'.
- '+' indicates a tie.
-
- 93 92 91 90 PARK, LOCATION ATTENDANCE % CHANGE
- == == == == =============== ========== ========
- . . . . Tokyo Disneyland 15,815,000
- Tokyo, Japan
- 1 1 1 1 Magic Kingdom at WDW 12,000,000* Up 4%
- Lake Buena Vista, FL
- 2 2 2 2 Disneyland 11,400,000* Down slightly
- Anaheim, CA
- 3 1 1 1 EPCOT at WDW 10,000,000* No change
- Lake Buena Vista, FL
- . . . . EuroDisney 10,000,000
- Marne la Vallee, France
- . . . . Jaya Ancol Dreamland 9,500,000
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- 4 1 1 1 Disney-MGM Studios at WDW 8,000,000* No change
- Lake Buena Vista, FL
- 5 3 3 12 Universal Studios Florida 7,400,000* Up 10%
- Orlando, FL
- . . . . Blackpool Pleasure Beach 6,800,000
- Blackpool, UK
- . . . . Lotte World 5,000,000
- Seoul, Korea
- 6 4 4 4 Universal Studios Hollywood 4,950,000* Up 3%
- Universal City, CA
- . . . . Toshimaen Amusement Park 4,806,000
- Tokyo, Japan
- 7 5 6 5 Sea World of Florida 4,500,000* Up 5%
- Orlando, FL
- 8 6 7 6 Sea World of California 4,000,000* No change
- San Diego, CA
- . . . . Tivoli Gardens 4,000,000
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- . . . . Huis Ten Boach 3,751,300
- Sasebo, Japan
- 9 7 5 3 Knott's Berry Farm 3,700,000* Down 5%
- Buena Park, CA
- 10 11 9 10 Cedar Point 3,600,000* Up 15%
- Sandusky, OH
- 11+ 12 11 15 Six Flags Great Adventure 3,500,000* Up 13%
- Jackson, NJ
- 11+ 13 12 9 Busch Gardens Tampa 3,500,000* Up 13%
- Tampa, FL
- 13 9 8 8 Six Flags Magic Mountain 3,300,000* Up 3%
- Valencia, CA
- . . . . Ocean Park 3,300,000
- Hong Kong
- 14 8 13 7 Paramount's Kings Island 3,250,000* No change
- Kings Falls, OH
- 15 10 15 14 Six Flags Great America 3,000,000* Down slightly
- Gurnee, IL
- . . . . Seoul Land 3,000,000
- Seoul, Korea
- . . . . Nagashima Spa Land 2,967,000
- Kuwana, Japan
- 16+ 14 14 11 Six Flags over Texas 2,900,000* Down slightly
- Arlington, TX
- 16+ 15 10 13 Beach Boardwalk 2,900,000* Down slightly
- Santa Cruz, CA
- . . . . Chapultepec Park 2,800,000
- Mexico City, Mexico
- . . . . Takarazuka Family Land 2,788,682
- Takarazuka, Japan
- . . . . De Efteling 2,717,249
- Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
- 18 16 20 16 Six Flags over Georgia 2,700,000* Up 4%
- Atlanta, GA
- 19 18 16 19 Paramount's Canada's Wonderland 2,600,000* Up 13%
- Maple, Ont.
- . . . . Alton Towers 2,600,000
- North Staffordshire, England
- . . . . Korakuen 2,550,000
- Tokyo, Japan
- 20+ 17 17 17 Paramount's Great America 2,500,000* Up 6%
- Santa Clara, CA
- 20+ 19 18 18 Paramount's Kings Dominion 2,500,000* Up 11%
- Doswell, VA
- 20+ - - - Knott's Camp Snoopy 2,500,000* (New park)
- Bloomington, MN
- . . . . Playcenter 2,500,000
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- . . . . Dunia Funtasi 2,500,000
- Indonesia
- . . . . Liseberg Park 2,400,000
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- . . . . Toei Uzumasa Eigamura 2,307,820
- Kyoto, Japan
- . . . . Europa-Park 2,300,000
- Rust, Germany
- 23+ 23 23 23 Six Flags Astroworld 2,200,000* Up 10%
- Houston, TX
- 23+ 20 21 21 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2,200,000* Up slightly
- Williamsburg, VA
- . . . . Bakken 2,100,000
- Klampenborg, Germany
- . . . . Heidi Park 2,100,000
- Soltau, Germany
- . . . . Siam Park 2,088,000
- Bangkok, Thailand
- . . . . Expoland 2,020,000
- Suita, Japan
- 25+ 25 27 28 Dollywood 2,000,000 Up 11%
- Pigeon Forge, TN
- 25+ 21 22 20 Opryland 2,000,000 No change
- Nashville, TN
- . . . . Beijing Amusement Park 2,000,000
- Beijing, China
- . . . . Luna Park 2,000,000
- Rome, Italy
- . . . . Phantasialand 1,900,000
- Bruhl, Germany
- 27 24 29 31 Marine World-Africa USA 1,870,000 Down slightly
- Vallejo, CA
- 28 22 - - Fiesta Texas 1,800,000* Down 11%
- San Antonio, TX
- 29 27 26 27 Silver Dollar City 1,770,000 Up slightly
- Branson, MO
- 30 28 24 25 Hersheypark 1,700,000 Up 5%
- Hershey, PA
- 31+ 33 32 30 Paramount's Carowinds 1,600,000* Up 20%
- Charlotte, NC
- 31+ 26 28 26 Six Flags over Mid-America 1,600,000* Down 11%
- Eureka, MO
- . . . . Reino Aventura 1,600,000
- Mexico City, Mexico
- . . . . Parque Da Monica 1,600,000
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- . . . . Selva Magica 1,500,000
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- 33 32 - - Sea World of Ohio 1,450,000* Up 10%
- Aurora, OH
- 34 30 25 29 Sea World of Texas 1,400,000* Down 6%
- San Antonio, TX
- . . . . Beta Carrero 1,300,000
- Santa Catarina, Brazil
- 35 34 33 37 Kennywood 1,216,000* No change
- West Mifflin, PA
- 36+ 36 33 37 Geauga Lake 1,200,000 Up 8%
- Aurora, OH
- 36+ 35 34 33 LaRonde 1,200,000 No change
- Montreal, Quebec
- 36+ - - - Dorney Park 1,200,000* (New listing)
- Allentown, PA
- . . . . Fantasiland 1,200,000
- Santiago, Chile
- 39 31 31 33 Worlds of Fun 1,197,287 Down 10%
- Kansas City, MO
- 40 39 35 35 Darien Lake 1,115,000 Up 15%
- Corfu, NY
- 41 - - - Kentucky Kingdom 1,048,262 (New listing)
- Louisville, KY
- 42 40 - - Lagoon 1,006,273 Up 6%
- Farmington, UT
- 43 - - - Riverside Park 999,000 (New listing)
- Agawam, MA
- 44 38 37 39 Knoebels Amusement Resort 990,000 Up slightly
- Elysburg, PA
- 45 - - - Rye Playland 931,415 (New listing)
- Rye, NY
- 46 37 36 36 Valleyfair! 913,000* Down 15%
- Shakopee, MN
- . . . . Interama 900,000
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 47 - - - Elitch Gardens 800,000 (New listing)
- Denver, CO
- . . . . Tivoli Park 800,000
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- . . . . Divertido 800,000
- Mexico City, Mexico
- 48+ - - - Indiana Beach 750,000* (New listing)
- Monticello, IN
- 48+ - - - Adventureland 750,000* (New listing)
- East Farmingdale, NY
- 50 - - - Great Escape Theme Park 710,000* (New listing)
- Lake George, NY
-
-
- 3.6: Coming Attractions -- new coasters for 96 and
- beyond!
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- A common question on rec.roller-coaster is ``What new coaster is park X
- getting for 1996?'' Here is the list of coasters to be built in the next
- couple of years.
-
- Some of the listings have been announced, some are just rumors. If a
- coaster is rumored, it's listed with a '?' in the first column; if it's been
- officially announced, or is a very well-substantiated rumor, it will have a
- '!' in the first column. Some also may have footnotes, explaining the
- source(s) for the information.
-
- Note that there are still no Arrow Pipeline coasters on the list!
-
- NEW/RELOCATED WOODEN COASTERS FOR 1995:
-
- COASTER TYPE PARK
- DESIGNER LOCATION
- ======= ======== ============================
- "unnamed" W, Figure 8 Gulliver's World
- Allot & Lomax Warrington, Cheshire, Great Britan
- Cannonball W, Out and Back Waterville USA
- CCI Gulf Shores, AL
- Cyclops W, Terrain Big Chief
- CCI Wisconsin Dells, WI
- Raven W, Terrain Holiday World
- CCI Santa Claus, IN
- Twister W, Twister Elitch Gardens
- Pierce/Allen Denver, CO
- Viper W, Twister Six Flags Great America
- Starkey/In-House Gurnee, IL
-
- ?+ Red Streaker W, Jr. Out-Back <unknown>
- PTC <unknown>
-
- + This coaster was recently purchased from the defunct Willow Mill park in
- Mechanicsburg, PA, by David Pickstone, a British ride owner/operator.
- He has not received permission from his "home" park in the UK to install
- this coaster, due to outstanding royalty issues. The coaster has been
- completely dismantled, and is currently in storage in Carlisle, PA. Mr.
- Pennington, is back in the United Kingdom, but is currently search for a
- U.S.-based park to _lease_ the ride to (he does not want to see this ride).
-
- NEW/RELOCATED STEEL COASTERS FOR 1995:
-
- COASTER TYPE PARK
- DESIGNER LOCATION
- ======= ======== ============================
-
- Big Dipper S, Double Loop Luna Park
- Arrow Australia
- El Diablo S, Mine Train Port Aventura
- Arrow Salou, Spain
-
- Batman S, Inverted Six Flags over Mid-America
- B&M St. Louis, MO
- Dragon Kahn S, Multi-element Port Aventura
- B&M Salou, Spain
- "unnamed" S, Inverted Himeji Park
- B&M Himeji, Japan
-
- Euro Star S, Inverted Herr Bruch (Private Owner)
- Intamin AG Andernach, West Germany
- Viper S, Shuttle Loop Six Flags over Georgia
- Intamin AG Atlanta, GA
- Le Cobra S, Stand-up La Ronde
- Intamin AG Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- "unnamed" S, Twister Future World
- Intamin AG Bangkok, Thailand
- "unnamed" S, Twister Lotte World
- Intamin AG Seoul, Korea
-
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Plaza Sesamo
- MACK Monterrey, Mexico
-
- Scandia S, Med. Oval Scandia Fun Center
- Screamer Miler Ontario, CA
-
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Drayton Manor
- Pinfari Tamworth, Staffordshire, G.B.
-
- Windstorm S, Twister Playland
- S&MC Rye, NY
-
- Green Dragon S, Junior Oval Brean Leisure Park
- Shiff Brean, Somerset, Great Britan
-
- Viper S, Heartline Six Flags Great Adventure
- TOGO Jackson, NJ
-
- Lethal Weapon S, Inverted Movie World
- Vekoma Queensland, Australia
- Hangman S, Inverted Adventure World
- Vekoma Largo, MD
- Hangman S, Inverted Opryland
- Vekoma Nashville, TN
- T(2) S, Inverted Kentucky Kingdom
- Vekoma Louisville, KY
- Top Gun S, Inverted Paramount Canada's Wonderland
- Vekoma Vaughn, Toronto, Canada
- The Great S, Inverted Morey's Pier
- Nor'Eastor Vekoma Wildwood, NJ
- "unnamed" S, Inverted Nasu Highland Park
- Vekoma/Meisho Japan
- "unnamed" S, Inverted Glucks Konigreich
- Vekoma Hokkaido, Japan
- "unnamed" S, Inverted Odakyu Gotenba Familyland
- Vekoma Odakyu, Japan
- "unnamed" S, Suspended (unannounced)
- Vekoma Japan
- "unnamed" S, Boomerang Enchanted Kingdom
- Vekoma Manila, Phillappines
- "unnamed" S, Boomerang Tashkent Park
- Vekoma Uzbekistan, Soviet Republic
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Enchanted Kingdom
- Vekoma Manila, Phillappines
- Mayan S, Jr. Twister Six Flags AstroWorld
- Mindbender Vekoma Houston, TX
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister San Paulo Marketplace
- Vekoma San Paulo, Brazil
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister SamaWorld
- Vekoma Malaysia
- Space Mountain S, Enc. Looper Disneyland Paris
- Vekoma Marne La Vallee Cedex, France
- Gadget's Go S, Jr. Twister Tokyo Disneyland
- Coaster Vekoma Tokyo, Japan
-
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Ocean Park
- Zamperla Hong Kong, China
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Knott's Camp Snoopy
- Zamperla Bloomington, MN
-
- The Hornet S, Twister Flambards Village
- Zierer Helston, Cornwall, Great Britan
- Jaguar S, Twister Knott's Berry Farm
- Zierer Buena Park, CA
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Navel Land
- Zierer Kyusyu, Japan
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Perinorte Centro
- Zierer Mexico CIty, Mexico
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Plaza Sesamo
- Zierer Monterrey, Mexico
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Tolk-Schau
- Zierer Germany
- "unnamed" S, Jr. Twister Navel Land
- Zierer Kyusyu, Japan
- Wile E. Coyote's S, Mine Train Movie World
- Coaster Canyon <unknown> Bottrop, Kirchhellen, Germany
-
- NEW/RELOCATED ROLLER COASTERS FOR 1996:
-
- It's hard to announce specific coaster contracts for 1996. There have been
- many speculations, both by the press, the parks, and enthusiasts alike.
- Below is a compilation of formally announced coaster project, followed by a
- listing "probable" coaster installations, based upon ambiguous blurbs
- published in Amusement Business magazine, and combined with "teasers" issued
- verbally by park personnel:
-
- COASTER TYPE/ PARK/
- NAME DESIGNER LOCATION
- ======= ======== ========
-
- *** WOOD ***
-
- Wildcat W, Twister Hersheypark
- GCI Hershey, PA
- "unnamed" W, Twister Oakwood Park
- CCI Wales, U.K.
- "unnamed" W, Twister Silverwood Theme Park
- In-House Athol, ID
- Little Dipper W, Junior Stricker's Grove
- In-House Ross, OH
-
-
- *** STEEL ***
-
- "Sphynx" S, Inverted Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
- B&M Tampa Bay, FL
- Banshee S, Stand-Up Cedar Point
- B&M Sandusky, OH
-
- Wild Thing S, Out/Back ValleyFair!
- Morgan Mfg. Shakope, MN
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Santa Monica Pier
- Morgan Mfg. Santa Monica, CA
-
- High Roller S, Family Stratosphere Tower
- S&MC Las Vegas, NV
- Hurricane S, Twister Mirabilandia Park
- S&MC Savio Ravenna, Italy
- Outer Limits/ S, Enclosed Paramount's King's Island
- Flight of Fear S&MC Cincinnati, OH
- Outer Limits/ S, Enclosed Paramount's King's Dominion
- Flight of Fear S&MC Doswell, VA
-
- "unnamed" S, Loop/Corkscrew Fiesta Texas
- Vekoma San Antonio, TX
- "unnamed" S, Mine Train Phantasialand
- Vekoma Bruehl, Germany
-
- * Although previously announced that Morgan Manufacturing would be
- building a new Mine Train ride for Hecker's Pass in Gilroy, CA in 1995,
- the park is not slated to open it's "ride" section of this family picnic
- park (similar to Stricker's Grove in Ohio) until 1997. No confirmation
- to date if this project was indeed started this year, or if construction
- is on hold?!
-
- * Due to the drop in the peso, Reino Aventura; Mexico City, Mexico,
- cancelled installation of their Vekoma Suspended Looping coaster for
- 1995. They are hoping to install the coaster for the 1996 operating
- season.
-
- * In other Reino Aventura news, Amusement Business reported that the park
- had plans for a giant new coaster in 1996. They will install a new
- Suspended Looping coaster from Vekoma, so possibly this is what the
- report was talking about. The park does not have a wooden coaster to
- compete with nearby La Feria, so maybe they will be installing wood in
- the future as well! We'll have to wait and see.
-
- * Steve Barberino, the new owner of Lake Compounce amusement park in
- Bristol, CT, has gone on record several times that he wants to install a
- 300' tall, 100mph steel roller coaster off the side of the mountain
- which abuts his park. The working name for this coaster is the "Big
- Mountainside Coaster", and he hopes to have this up and running by 1997.
- Mr. Barberino has been in contact with several steel coaster firms, but
- to date, no formal contracts have been signed.
-
- * Arrow Dynamics International Limited reports with new financial backing
- from a Saudi Arabian-based investor, the company can now go ahead with
- the finalization of their stalled "Pipeline" steel coaster project.
- None of these rides have been sold to date, but Arrow reports they
- should have the product ready to roll out their doors in 1996.
-
- * In other Arrow news, a deal was signed at the 1994 IAAPA trade show in
- Miami for a new steel looping coaster, to be built off a pier in St.
- Petersburg, Florida. The firm looking to install the coaster is
- currently trying to obtain proper permits from the city for construction
- of the new ride, which looks to be very similar to the "Anaconda"
- 4-inversion coaster at Paramount's King's Dominion.
-
- * Dorney Park; Allentown, PA, has applied for a zoning varience in South
- Whitehall Township, to build a 225' tall steel roller coaster. Should
- the variance receive approval, this project should be on target for
- 1997.
-
- * Waldameer Park in Erie, PA, noted that it would like to rebuild it's
- famous "Ravine Flyer" wooden terrain coaster. The park finally has
- blueprint, a formal layout, and a contractor (CCI) for the project! The
- park has not set an opening date for this ride, but is now estimating
- the year 2000 for a possible opening!
-
- * Wayne's World and "The Hurler" coaster may be coming to Paramount's
- Great America in Santa Clara, CA. The ride was slated for installation
- in 1995, but was "bumped" by Viacom for a Nickelodeon-themed children's
- area. It could be this project will get the go-ahead in coming years,
- but rumor has it that Paramount is "done" with the Wayne's World/Hurler
- rides. Only time will tell?!
-
- * In other Paramount news, it was reported that Paramount was doing guest
- studies on the B&M designed "Top Gun" roller coaster at Paramount's
- Great America in Santa Clara, CA. Paramount Communications wants to
- install a duplicate of this ride at another one of their parks, but to
- date, no specific park or year has been identified.
-
- * No concrete news for Cedar Point, other than the fact that the park has
- a three-ride contract with the Swiss steel coaster firm of Bolliger and
- Mabillard. To date, two ride down, one to go! Given this contractual
- fact, I think it's also safe to say that Cedar Point WILL NOT be getting
- the Arrow "Pipeline" coaster in 1996 or thereafter -- the next major
- steel coaster they receive *will* be manufactured by B&M!
-
- Talk also continues of Cedar Point re-building their 1920s classic
- "Cyclone" wooden twister roller coaster, but this is nothing more than
- speculation at this point.
-
- * Both SFoT and SFoG have issued ride proposals to the firm of B&M for new
- Inverted coasters. Whether or not the proposals will be accepted by
- B&M, and/or receive funding approval from Time Warner, Inc., remains to
- be seen. However, word has it that the BATMAN coaster installed this
- year at Six Flags over Mid-America was originally slated for SFoG, but
- was re-directed after labor problems arose with the state of GA. This
- could indicate that SFoG will get a BATMAN coaster for 1996, though that
- is merely speculation at this point.
-
-
- 3.7: Endangered Coasters in USA
- -------------------------------
-
- Legend:
- DAMA - Damaged and non-operational
- DEMO - Demolished/Destroyed
- SBNO - Standing But Not Operating
- STOR - Dismantled and in storage
- OPER - Currently operating, but possibly in danger
-
- ASSURED TO BE SAVED
- SBNO -Leap The Dips: Side Friction; Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
-
- (Lakemont is very committed to restoring this ancient treasure!)
-
- COASTERS WITH A CHANCE
- STOR -Jumper: 19?? Jr. Wood, West Point, PA
- STOR -Red Streaker: 19?? Jr. Wood, Willow Mill; Mechanicsburg, PA
- SBNO -Wildcat: 1926 Out-and-Back, Elitch Gardens; Denver, CO
-
- (I got word just before sending this out that a park in Ohio has
- bought the Wildcat. Hopefully, I'll get some more info and the next
- version of this FAQ will have the Wildcat in the "assured to be
- saved" section.)
-
- COASTERS IN DANGER
- OPER -Roller Coaster: 1958 Wood, Twister, Playland, Vancouver
-
- (Latest word on Playland is that the Pacific National Exhibition has
- been relocated to a different site in Vancouver, and is now detached
- from Playland Amusement Park. If indeed the City has development
- plans for this land, as they _have_ stated in the past they do, the
- PNE is no longer blocking the city from closing the park and going
- ahead with its development plans.)
-
- OPER -Big Dipper: 1958 Wood, Figure 8, Camden Park
- OPER -Lil Dipper: 1963 Jr. Wood, Camden Park
- SBNO -Blue Streak: 19?? Out/Back, Connueat Lake Park, PA
- SBNO -Twister: 1964 Twister, Elitch Gardens; Denver, CO (old site)
- SBNO -Comet: 1946 Twister; Lincoln Park; N Dartmouth, MA
- SBNO -Thunderbolt: 1925 Twister, Coney Island, NY
- SBNO -Jack Rabbit: 1910 Out/Back, Idora Park; Youngstown, OH
- DAMA -Wildcat: 1927 Twister, Idora Park; Youngstown, OH
-
- COASTERS WE'VE RECENTLY LOST FOREVER
- DEMO -Comet/Mighty Lightnin: 1958 Dbl. Out/Back, Rocky Glen; Moosic, PA
- DEMO -Shooting Star: Out-and-Back (from Lakeside Park)
- DEMO -CNE Flyer: 1956 Oval, CNE; Toronto, Canada
- DEMO -Speedway: 1937 Out/Back, Eldridge Park; Elmira, NY
- DEMO -Valley Volcano: 1956 Jr. Wood, Angela Park; Hazleton, PA
- DEMO -Mountain Flyer: 1929 Out/Back, Mountain Park; Holyoke, MA
- DEMO -Tornado: 1968 Out/Back, Panama City, FL
- DEMO -Coaster: 1931 Out/Back, Harvey's Lake, PA
-
-
-
- --
- Geoff Allen, Washington State Univ, School of EE & CS, sysadmin support guy
- (geoff@eecs.wsu.edu || geoff@wsu.edu) && http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~geoff/
- ___________________________________________________________________________
- Please remain seated and keep your hands and arms above your head
- at all times. Enjoy your ride.
-