Jarrett
Most Obnoxious Member 2016
According to Screamscape and some posts I saw on another site (not sure if I can link there or not) it looks like for the first time in years there's some activity going on around Twisted Twins. Ed Hart said that the plan was to "upgrade Twisted Twins to a 'much superior ride' due to open in 2016," according to Wikipedia's page on the coaster.
Source: http://www.screamscape.com/html/kentucky_kingdom.htm
One thing worth noting is that while RMC isn't the cheapest choice and Ed Hart isn't made of money, this could be their first conversion on a steel truss-supported coaster, which might make things a bit easier on them. Considering this and the budget of the project, could we maybe see a less dramatic conversion than the ones we've seen in the past? This also means it isn't a hybrid coaster anymore.
When I drove past it back in May it looked pretty sorry but that layout has a lot of potential. I could see one side jumping off the lift chain, dipping around the turn, and coming back over a small airtime hill into the drop while the other one inverts like Medusa Steel Coaster. And I even thought of the perfect name: Iron Maidens!
(Hope I started this topic okay...)
Source: http://www.screamscape.com/html/kentucky_kingdom.htm
One thing worth noting is that while RMC isn't the cheapest choice and Ed Hart isn't made of money, this could be their first conversion on a steel truss-supported coaster, which might make things a bit easier on them. Considering this and the budget of the project, could we maybe see a less dramatic conversion than the ones we've seen in the past? This also means it isn't a hybrid coaster anymore.
When I drove past it back in May it looked pretty sorry but that layout has a lot of potential. I could see one side jumping off the lift chain, dipping around the turn, and coming back over a small airtime hill into the drop while the other one inverts like Medusa Steel Coaster. And I even thought of the perfect name: Iron Maidens!
(Hope I started this topic okay...)
