That's actually hilarious.
But, I take back what I said,
Fluorineer said:
Ohio alone is already bad enough territory for setting records like that.
I mean, they're spending around 25 million on this, right? Would one-upping Millennium Force really have been THAT much more expensive? Sure, maybe not the length-record, but 311 feet of height at least? I get that even then, TTD is still stealing the show to some degree, but now they are still spending a ton of money, while not having a whole lot to advertise with.
What were they afraid of? It's not like beating Millennium Force would hurt the reputation of it, it gets way too much praise already and will continue that way. Either way, despite the fact that a B&M giga would fit CP's line-up pretty well, now that Kings Island is getting it, the only Giga I see CP getting at this point is a T-Rex anyway, so it's not like they're leaving room for the sister park by making Orion as small as possible. It's the same reason why CP won't get a GCI anytime soon despite it's lack of a good wooden coaster (too bad Cedar Fair doesn't work with Intamin anymore), apples and oranges.
I get this kind of behaviour on a consumer level, choosing an overpriced category of product and then cheaping out on the specifications of it, but on a corporate level, that is exceptionally weird.