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  1. Jarrett

    Kennywood | Steel Curtain | S&S Multi-looper

    This a million times. Track fabrication is so important in coaster building and I wish you’d hear about it more often, as it’s the part of the industry I want to go into. Wide tolerances, metallurgical effects (welding mainly), working stresses (tube bending especially) and how they pan out...
  2. Jarrett

    Lost Island Theme Park | Iowa | 2022 (Kanonen relocation)

    Looks like 5 hours from Adventureland and 5 from Chicago. Never heard of this park before, this’ll certainly put it on the map, now I’m more curious than anything to see if any goons actually make the trek out there to go ride it. Also somewhat concerned about a little water park having to...
  3. Jarrett

    Ride The Ducks Branson Boat Capsizes

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/branson-missouri-ride-the-ducks-tours-boat-capsizes-table-rock-lake-today-2018-07-19/ Sad news out of Branson as of last night. A Ride The Ducks boat carrying 31 people took on too much water and capsized, killing 11 people, some of which...
  4. Jarrett

    Hardest final brake run slam?

    Hades 360 by far. It grabs it so hard you can feel the trains trying to flip forward and hear the upstops keeping it from doing so. And honestly, it's awesome, one of the best parts of an amazing coaster.
  5. Jarrett

    Kennywood | Steel Curtain | S&S Multi-looper

    Just explained this to a friend of mine who happens to be Canadian and she didn't get it at all either. The sports thing comes from the Iron Curtain, but because they're the Steelers you get the gist of it. I think it refers to their defense but I'm not sure, I don't do American football. Do we...
  6. Jarrett

    Kennywood | Steel Curtain | S&S Multi-looper

    I mean, RMC invented the element so that in itself is influence. The two are pretty tight from a business standpoint if I’m correct so I wouldn’t be surprised to see that cause some similarities between rides. Regardless of where it came from, I like it. It’s so wonky and different yet such a...
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