New Amusment Park For Orlando?
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nadroJ
CF Legend
As long as it keeps it's distance from my beloved Disney it can happen, I suppose. I still think it's going to be an eyesore compared to the glorious and well-themed Disney, Universal, Sea World and even Busch Gardens parks. I just keep picturing the Cedar Point skyline for some reason and it makes me sad =[
^ Well International Drive is quite an 'eye-sore' anyway, it's barely a magic place is it?
That report said they want to build a 650ft sound barrier so locals don't hear noise. That one statment makes me much more sceptical about these plans!
An SLC has been spotted in the plans too. I want it to happen, why wouldn't I? But something about it just seems a bit... odd.
That report said they want to build a 650ft sound barrier so locals don't hear noise. That one statment makes me much more sceptical about these plans!
An SLC has been spotted in the plans too. I want it to happen, why wouldn't I? But something about it just seems a bit... odd.
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
Indeed, that was my point. I stayed on I-Drive and it was a horrendous ghetto of horrid.bezzzzzer said:
andrus
Giga Poster
^The 12th picture: http://www.wftv.com/slideshow/news/25759223/detail.html
coasterboy
Mega Poster
I don't think it means inverted as in the cars under the track - I reckon it'll either refer to an Inverted Top Hat or maybe using WingWalker trains?
andrus
Giga Poster
^I don't think wing walker trains since they're too heavy. It would be an unnecessary waste of money to put on a 425 ft tall ride. Maybe inverted top hat though, cuz it seems like a bad idea to me to have inverted trains which effectivly block the view on such a tall coaster..
jjjjustin
Hyper Poster
Hello, coaster fans! We have a great news today! The Chicago Tribune has posted a new update today regarding some of the rides that will be featured in the new Orlando Thrill Park (that is slated to open Summer 2013), and you will be surprised of how many coasters they want to build!! These are only 14 of the over 20 rides that the park wants to build, so let's see (see all these pictures in their photo gallery)
Mondial Splash Over.
The Orlando Thrill Park will place the flat ride on an elbow of land overlooking a central lagoon.
U.S. ThrillRides SkyQuest.
The 120-foot-tall Orlando Thrill Park version would travel a circuit around the 77-acre park.
S&S Power drop tower.
Orlando Thrill Park plans call for a 312-foot-tall S&S Power drop tower. The pneumatically powered freefall ride rockets riders at 40 mph, generating 4 Gs as well as three seconds of zero gravity. The $10-million Power Tower at Cedar Point includes both space shot and turbo drop towers.
Mondial Revolution.
The 115-foot-tall Mondial Revolution features 40 outward-facing seats on a spinning disk attached to the end of a giant swinging arm.
Intamin Mega-Splash.
Intamin's 125-foot-tall Mega-Splash shoot-the-chutes water ride sends riders down a 78-degree drop that generates a tsunami-size splash.
Chance Morgan Unicoaster.
Chance Morgan's Unicoaster simulates a looping roller-coaster experience over an undulating Himalayan-style track. Sitting two abreast in roller coaster-style seats, riders control the forward and backward direction of a spinning car as it rotates around a circular course.
Vekoma motorbike launch coaster.
Orlando Thrill Park would be the first home of a Vekoma motorbike launch coaster in the U.S. Themed to look like motorcycles, personal watercrafts or horses, the hydraulic cable-launched coaster reaches 50 mph within three seconds. Rival manufacturer Zamperla built the similarly styled $3.4-million Pony Express moto-coaster at Knott's Berry Farm.
Mack launch coaster.
Mack's launch coaster remains essentially a prototype, with the only version of the ride found at the company-owned Europa-Park in Germany, which serves as a proving ground for the manufacturer's newest rides. The 160-foot-tall version of the coaster at Orlando Thrill Park would be significantly taller than Europa-Park's Blue Fire, which features heart rate monitors and video screens for each rider. With a 60 mph launch and four inversions, the lap bar-only Blue Fire is unique for its lack of over-the-shoulder restraints.
Vekoma suspended looping coaster.
Vekoma's 109-foot-tall suspended looping coaster features five inversions -- including a roll-over, sidewinder and a double-inline twist -- over 2,200 feet of track.
Vekoma Stingray flying coaster.
Vekoma's Stingray flying coaster remains a mystery to most enthusiasts, with the only known version at the Giant Wheel Park in China. The Orlando Thrill Park version of the 104-foot-tall vertical lift coaster would feature horseshoe and Immelmann inversions and a stinger curve over 1,200 feet of track
Vekoma/Chance Morgan Dive Pretzel coaster.
The prototype Dive Pretzel coaster, built in conjunction by Vekoma and Chance Morgan, proves the most visually intriguing of the rides proposed for the Orlando Thrill Park. Riders would climb to the top of a 148-foot-tall vertical lift before diving into a series of tight giant loops that make the 2,000-foot-long track look like a tangled ball of steel.
Intamin ZacSpin coaster.
The Intamin ZacSpin vertical coaster features fourth-dimension suspended trains that rock back and forth on the straightaways and rotate head over heels as the cars plunge over freefall drops. At 82 feet tall with a 465-foot-long track, the compact Orlando Thrill Park version of the ride would be smaller than the $7-million Green Lantern ZacSpin coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011.
ntamin inverted accelerator coaster.
An inverted version of Intamin's accelerator coaster has enthusiasts salivating. The $25 million hydraulically launched coaster reaches 120 mph as it rockets up a towering top hat element – making it one of the fastest coasters in the world. At 425 feet tall, the Orlando Thrill Park version would be taller than its siblings at Cedar Point (Top Thrill Dragster) and Knott's Berry Farm (Xcelerator).
S&S Power fourth-dimension coaster.
A 200-foot-tall S&S Power fourth-dimension coaster similar to X2 at Magic Mountain would be the marquee ride at any park, including the Orlando Thrill Park. The $30-million prototype coaster features seats that rotate 360 degrees forward and backward at speeds topping 75 mph.
This seems like a joke!
Lofty
CF Legend
I really have doubts of this park actually coming to fruition. Yeah, all those rides are fantastic, BUT, they're just all massive and such an eye sore.
Another thing I had niggling in the back of my mind, won't your senses just become numb after you ride like 2 of those "Tall rides"?. I'm sure that your adrenaline won't be kept up to a maximum if everything is just HUGE? It's good to have a mix of family/thrill rides in parks I think, it makes the larger attractions seem just that, LARGER!
Another thing I had niggling in the back of my mind, won't your senses just become numb after you ride like 2 of those "Tall rides"?. I'm sure that your adrenaline won't be kept up to a maximum if everything is just HUGE? It's good to have a mix of family/thrill rides in parks I think, it makes the larger attractions seem just that, LARGER!
This is clearly long term. And I'm sure it will have other rides mixed in, it's just that for marketing purposes and getting investment you tell everyone what your big rides are going to be.
Looks good, but I'd give it a couple of seasons to "warm up" before I actually visited.
Looks good, but I'd give it a couple of seasons to "warm up" before I actually visited.
Lofty
CF Legend
^If you look at their plans though, the area that they are planning on putting this in is in a large, long area of wooded waste land. They haven't got an awful lot of room to expand once they have their larger rides in. Another point I think you just missed is the fact in the interview posted a few posts above, he keeps reiterating "Thrill Park", "Thrill Rides" and also even mentions "Extreme". I doubt them adding any family rides unless times get that bad/hard for them that they need to add another niche.
Of course he goes on about the big rides. That's the sort of idea they're marketing, and I'm sure that most of the park's rides will be large ones, but I doubt any park would open with exclusively thrill rides, especially in a family holiday area like Orlando. Yes, they may market it as the big day out for the thrill seekers in the family, but there has to be a reason to get the entire family into the park, rather than just some of them staying at the hotel, surely.