Saturday, January 30, 2010

BGA 2011 Update

"2011/2012 - The Next Coaster - Rumor - (1/27/10) According to one source, Busch officials had at one time taken a particular interest in Hersheypark’s Storm Runner, so whatever they’re planning may use that concept as a starting point perhaps.
(1/26/10) While we don’t know much about BGT’s next big coaster, a popular rumor going around says that it very well could be an Intamin creation this time around. Kind of shocking considering that Busch has always stuck with B&M for their big coasters, but then again… the reason they may be looking outside the normal channels is that this may be a launched coaster experience. Of course, they could have just as well gone with Premier Rides as well, since I know they were looking to work with them for that indoor/outdoor coaster project that was put on hold for SeaWorld San Diego. Busch has worked with Intamin in the past, but typically only on their older water rides such as the Rapids or Tidal Wave. However Busch had seemed to move away from Intamin to work with Mack Rides instead for virtually all of the water rides built in the last decade (ie: All three Journey To Atlantis rides). Another question I would have to raise involve Intamin’s somewhat snug coaster restraints compared to others, a factor that could cause some problems in the tourist heavy Central Florida market which seems a fairly large share of overweight guests. I’m not even going to get into the technical aspects here, before we know what kind of launch system we’re talking about, as Intamin has made some reliable launch systems... and some not so reliable. Stay tuned!"

So it's gonna be an Intamin accelerator. Cool! Also:

http://www.bgtguide.com/media/markers/marker_1.htm

http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/updates/bga1.21.10/index2.shtml

http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/updates/bga1.21.10/index3.shtml

There are markers in the Clydesdale Hamlet, wet portion of Rhino Rally, outside the Skyride, and in front of the Nairobi Train Station.

Also, here is a POV of Storm Runner:


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