slappy mcguire
Mega Poster
Anyone read this? I got it, somewhere in the mid nineties on a visit to Lightwater Valley. Loosely tied to the RCCGB, it gave an overview of the history of rollercoasters worldwide, and gave a cross section of the then current status quo.
Now there are two bits I am curious to your opinion on - firstly, the books choices on the then top UK coasters, and then it offered an opinion of what awaits us...around about now.
The top Coasters
1. The Big One 'Nothing's ever gonna beat this...or is it!?!'
2. Nemesis 'Above all other rides, Nemesis thrills and terrifies the most.'
3. Shockwave 'possibly the best stand up in the world.'
4. The Ultimate 'in my mind, a classic coaster'
5. Grand National 'those drops are something else'
6. the Vampire 'an excellent coaster'
7. Big Dipper 'A classic coaster, with some great drops'
8. Wild Mouse 'Sell your house and spend the entire proceeds...to ride this'
9. Cyclone (PL) 'If you haven't ridden it yet, you haven't lived'
10. Texas Tornado (MBFL) 'one of the best coasters in the UK'
Now don't just disregard the choices; I'm just curious what to you they imply of the industry then, in it's golden year, compared to now...especially as two of those above rides, are no more, and that half of them were over 50 years old. Have we seen a genuine improvement, or a stagnation in ideas, just relying on bigger and better?
I'll post the future predictions the book had in another post.