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- From: buck@cavlry.enet.dec.com ()
- Subject: Re: A rumor from a very knowledgeble source
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.124302.10785@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Keywords: rumors, Kentucky Kingdom
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1992Jul20.232926.28167@news.cs.indiana.edu>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 12:43:02 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- Christopher E. Hagen writes:
-
- > I ran into an "upper management" type at Kentucky Kingdom this weekend
- >(who wishes to remain anonymous) who says that they hope to put up
- >a one-of-a-kind new type of rollercoaster at K.K. for '94. All he would
- >tell me is that it was steel, was 180 feet, and that they were to start
- >construction sometime next summer/early fall.
-
- Ahhh, so that rumor *was* true!! I heard about that one back
- in the Winter of 91/92, but was skeptical.
-
-
- > *yipppeee* they are finally turning into a *real* amusement park... They
- >are installing a vekoma family roller-coaster and a few other small attractions
- >next year,
- >
- > I asked him what *type* of rollercoaster, but he just smiled when
- >I mentioned B&M, arrow pipeline, ect. Although in talking a while with
- >him, I found he is very fond of shwarzkov (sp) designs.... and he is in a >position to decide where the park is concerned. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)
-
- Well, here's a tidbit for you. Kentucky Kingdom has a 5 year contract
- with Vekoma Intl. that will last until 1995. Look at what the park has
- already installed by the firm (Boomerang steel coaster, ferris wheel,
- and next year a Roller Skater kiddie steelie). As previously mentioned,
- I heard that a Mega-steelie Multi-Element-style coaster by Vekoma could be
- a possibility in the future. I know the company is looking to build one,
- and since they have the contract with KK...
-
- I've heard it will be a 6-looper (sort of along the lines of the Kamakazi/
- Ninja 5-looper which was installed this year at SFoG). It could be
- interesting...we'll see.
-
-
- Buck
-