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    Square or Round footers: What are the justifications for each?

    There are a number of reasons that can be inter-related including cost, location, and strength. Regardless, manufacturers don't choose the shape of the footers. That is generally chosen by the foundation company that the park selects.
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Hyperia really isn't a good comparison as it's a simple lift hill coaster with just a few trains and a train design that has been utilized before at similar speeds. Based on officially released videos and stats, Voltron's layout features at least the following: A vertical launch A second...
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    Do you prefer narrow or wide B&M Dive Coasters?

    Narrow. Sure, the wide trains tend to be much taller, but that only provides for a slightly more exciting drop. The rest of the wide train layouts tend to be pretty mundane. The narrow trains allow for more dynamic layouts, and therefore a more interesting and exciting ride.
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    Rides you rode in the opening season?

    It's been a minute since my last update: 1997 Chang - Kentucky Kingdom 1998 Mr. Freeze - Six Flags St. Louis 1999 Raging Bull - Six Flags Great America Face/Off - Paramount's Kings Island 2000 Boss - Six Flags St. Louis Superman Ultimate Escape - Six Flags Ohio Villain- Six Flags Ohio Batman...
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    Loudest coaster lift hill?

    It’s Son of Beast. The answer is Son of Beast by a large margin.
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    Question About Coaster Careers

    Martin & Vleminckx Ride Entertainment Group Rocky Mountain Construction Great Coasters International Northwest Coasters
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    SeaWorld Orlando | Penguin Trek | B&M Family Launch Coaster | 2024

    Please... B&M's are way more reliable than Jaaags. Also, Intamin Impulses are the American muscle cars of roller coasters. They look cool, are a lot of fun, but the fun is limited to a straight line.
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    Bobcat|Six flags great escape| gravity group family coaster 2024

    There is... https://coasterforce.com/forums/threads/six-flags-great-escape-2024-the-bobcat-wooden-family-coaster.46423/
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    SeaWorld Orlando | Penguin Trek | B&M Family Launch Coaster | 2024

    *Googles "tuppence"* I love that this forum serves as a constant lesson in British vernacular.
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    Does anyone here have the dimensions of different track types?

    Anybody with that type of information is unlikely to share it. I recommend using photos, the tools available to you, and your own personal judgment to make educated guesses. Then tweak your dimensions as necessary to get the correct appearance with a reasonable scale. It's good practice.
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    Your UK motorway service station count

    I didn't realize these things were worthy of having their own Wikipedia page. Back in 2016, I came to Europe for the first time and started the trip in England. After landing at Heathrow, we drove straight to Windsor to have lunch (Sunday roast!) and visit the castle before heading up north to...
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    During my first visit to Europa, I went into the little Gazprom building because I knew it had the Wodan model. Had no idea what Gazprom was, but I saw they were selling Shalke kits (because they were sponsored by Gazprom) and I thought that was really random and cool as this was my first time...
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    Six Flags Great Adventure | Flash: Vertical Velocity | Vekoma Super Boomerang | 2024

    Zamperla has procured the spire from Drachen Spire and will be adding it to Kingda Ka in a double coup. Swingda Swa. 2024. Don’t forget who told you first.
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    Which Theme Park is largest (in Acres)?

    I thought this was a pretty good observation. Definitely felt believable, so I did a quick check. It's not quite as far as I would have guessed... Not trying to hijack this thread and get more into length than physical size.
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    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    I hope they get Richard Hammond to be a special guest on opening day.
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    Which Theme Park is largest (in Acres)?

    I don't care how factually incorrect it might be, no park has ever felt larger than Kolmården. I'm convinced I walked to another town trying to get back to Wildfire. But also, front to back, Cedar Point has to be just about the longest park in the world. It's a solid mile from the front...
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    Whats your favorite Intamin

    My top 5 are all really close and can generally jump a spot or two depending on my mood, but the players in the top 5 are pretty firm at the moment: 1. Flying Aces 2. Hyperion 3. Kondaa 4. Expedition GeForce 5. VelociCoaster
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    The Office; do you prefer the UK version or the US version?

    I really respect that you resisted any potential urge to bring up Top Gear as part of this statement. Will power at its finest.
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    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    I'm a firm believer that, with a record like that, you really only need that first year of marketing to create a long term buzz. Qiddiya isn't opening until late 2024 at the earliest, so CP would have had a decent chunk of 2023 and the entire 2024 season to market that they have the tallest in...
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    Six Flags Over Georgia | Georgia Surfer | Intamin Ultra Surf | 2024

    Six Flags has also been known to do some atypical schemes rather than sticking with the expected go-to colors. Let's not forget some of the numerous variations we've seen in Batman color schemes: To be clear, I'm not saying that this is going to be an Ultra Surf nor am I saying it's going...
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