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Post by Roan on Dec 18, 2012 13:25:51 GMT -8
"Imagine looking down at 102 feet!" "Our second tallest ride is coming in 2013! Who is ready to find out what Silverwood's newest ride is going to be?" Don't think a Wild Mouse / Spinning Coaster would go upside down.
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Post by Roan on Dec 18, 2012 13:27:52 GMT -8
Actually... Looking down doesn't mean it has to go upside down. Could be a coaster with a 90 degree drop.
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Post by wolfblood on Dec 18, 2012 16:51:30 GMT -8
^ That is true, or it could be any ride which has you looking down from a great height at some point. Now I think we might have interpreted the second picture the wrong way, I think it's more of being hard to walk via adreline/fear then dizziness.
As for what the ride could be, I think we can count out a wild mouse / Spinner due to the height. So far we've yet to see one that tall, they're usually only about 50-60 feet tall.
A Eurofighter is a possibility, and I'm going to say a Skycoaster as well since you're usually looking down for most of it. (Though I'll admit, 102 feet is rather small for a Skycoaster. An' I believe Silverwood got rid of the skycoaster parts they had in the airstrip a long time ago.)
I've also been looking at what others have been guessing, and a Star Flyer could be another possibility. (Though just like a Skycoaster, 102 feet is on the small side for that.)
Note/Update - After doing a bit more looking around, on SW's website they do have the new ride listed on the thrill ride section. That and there is a question which has been bugging me, is the full height of the ride 102 feet? If it is, then it's a regular ride and not a coaster. If they're including coasters in their ride definition, a 102 ft tall coaster would make it the third tallest ride in the park.
However if it's actually taller then 102 feet, it could be a coaster, with the teaser refering to looking down from a large inversion like a loop.
Either way, it's getting a little trickier to guess since the build-up for this ride is larger then other attractions they've done.
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Post by Bud Parsley on Dec 19, 2012 22:57:10 GMT -8
I hate saying this, but I just can't see it being a new coaster...it seems to me if it were, they would be saying "new coaster" rather than "new ride". And as pointed out, the spinner coasters are not 100 feet + tall. Also, they seem to be playing up the whole "dizzyness" angle which seems more in line with a flat ride rather than a coaster. Man, I hope I'm wrong.
So what flat rides would fall into the 102 foot category? Not many.
They sure have me stumped with this one...all that comes to mind is a sky coaster or slingshot or something like that. Those type of rides would be fun but very anti-climactic given all the hype. Hopefully whatever it is, is something you CANNOT find at the annual state fair...
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Post by wolfblood on Dec 20, 2012 0:13:28 GMT -8
So what flat rides would fall into the 102 foot category? Not many. This is where things really don't add up for me, there truly is not that many flat rides that go in that catagory. The only ones that come to mind are a Skycoaster, Star Flyer and Sling Shot. As I said before, 102 ft is rather small for those attractions. The 102 ft mark is rather peculiar, especially with the three attractions I listed. Why would SW get such a small version of those, when then standard versions from other parks are far larger? It doesn't make sense, which is why I'm not quite sure it'll be any of those...nor a flat ride. Also, SW's website has all the major coasters listed in the Thrill Ride section. So I'm now believing that they have the coasters in their definition of ride, making the 102 foot mark not add up to being the second tallest ride in the park. They're obviously mentioning the 102 feet for a reason, though at this point I believe that the full height of the attraction is not 102 ft, and that is more likely some kind of element in the ride. I also feel there's still a chance it's a coaster, since that's the only thing that could easily have some kind of 102 foot tall element and make the most sense with the hints we have so far. (With the blurry picture teaser, I'm going with the adrenline/fear angle. Aftershock left me with my knees shaking after my first ride.) Hopefully the next teaser will give us a better hint on what it is, since right now things just ain't adding up.
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Post by digitalglitch on Dec 20, 2012 11:59:02 GMT -8
267 Theme parks in all 50 states but this ride is ONE-OF-A-KIND. The mystery widens. Nothing we've seen before, apparently. I think I've scratched my head straight to my brain, still can't imagine what it could be.
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Post by skinnyguy on Dec 20, 2012 13:18:20 GMT -8
^Ditto. I'm completely lost at this point. Obviously it's not anything we've mentioned - not gonna be a slingshot, skycoaster, eurofighter, spinner, wild mouse, etc.
And I don't know enough about parks outside the country to be able to think of things that fit this criteria which we don't have in the states. But it could easily be a ride that's already in existence somewhere overseas.
So I have no clue what they've got up their sleeve this time....interesting stuff!
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Post by wolfblood on Dec 20, 2012 21:30:06 GMT -8
Well the hint does help give a better idea what it's not, though with it being one of a kind in the US...I'm still drawing a blank on what it is.
I've taken a look at the specs from various big flat rides which haven't been in the US, but none of them match up to the 102 ft. mark that the second teaser has mentioned. All of them are either under or way over.
Now the one of a kind aspect could also indicate it's a custom ride as well, which is quite possible due to the height mark not adding up for anything else.
Either way, this announcement keeps getting bigger and more exciting. An' I have to hand it to Silverwood for keeping this thing well under wraps, normally with any big announcement for a park we'd have some kind of insider tip on what it is. But with the past few additions to SW, the only tips we've had are from the park itself.
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Post by Bud Parsley on Dec 21, 2012 23:18:08 GMT -8
If it truly is first-of-its-kind in the US, then I'm done guessing. It could be ANYTHING - a brand new attraction, custom version of something we've seen before, carbon-copy of something that already exists outside the US....I mean, it's pointless to try and guess. At this point I'll wait for the park to announce it.
I hope it is something good. We've all seen countless examples of "first of its kind" attractions that end up being a big letdown in one way/shape/form at other parks. I think Silverwood has generally made good choices in the past. And I trust they will do the same here. But there is always a risk with "first of its kind" because there is no proven track record of how people will respond to the attraction. And I'm not going to get my hopes up for something on the scale of one of the big parks - after all, Silverwood still is a small(er) regional park, but I think we can still expect a nice new addition.
Time will tell.....
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Post by Nuttyguy on Dec 22, 2012 15:54:19 GMT -8
I had some ideas of what it could be (Sky Coaster?) but with the latest hint (One of a kind), I have no idea anymore. This is eating me up inside and causing me to lose sleep. It's been a very hard couple of nights.
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