Sahara Casino closes, Speed - The Ride SBNO

[meames]

Heard deconstruction had only started last month - if so, only a few weeks old - what a cracking little ride that was!

 

[owentaylor121]

Nice to this ride is being relocated finally.
Looks like a really good ride. It also looks very nice in that concept art, I know it will not look that good in real life, but we can all hope.

 

[Intricks]

The tower is basically gone. All the track heading up from halfway around the bend is gone.

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[LiveForTheLaunch]

Yay, glad it's being saved! Definitely a fun coaster. I wonder how much they're gonna charge for a go on it now.

 

[F.A.S.T.]

Can anyone find an estimated opening date?
I highly doubt it will be done for my visit in late July...

 

[Intricks]

Seeing as how they need to rebuild the small plaza (to an extent) it is going into....I would guess 2014 latest, late 2013 at earliest.

Edit: this plaza is where it will be built at. Will have to ask my boyfriend to drive me on down the side road next to it so I can snap a picture of the supports already laying behind it :3

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[davidm]

Speed 2 : Cruise Control anybody?

 

[rollermonkey]

^Ugh, horrible. Two demerits for even suggesting it!

Here's a question: Has a coaster ever been relocated such a short distance before?

Not counting the Miler moved within the mall of Krazy City in NY. Non-kiddy sized coasters only, please.

 

[furie]

As the crow flies, Traumatizer only moved a couple of miles

 

[rollermonkey]

^Completely forgot about that one...


Any others contenders?

 

[oriolat2]

No coaster beats this:

Terra Mitica relocated their SLC (used to be called Tizona) from Iberian area to the Greek area (across the park) under the name Titánide...

 

[Lofty]

^ The relocation has took it's toll too from what I've heard about it. It's a lot rougher than it used to be (and that's saying something). Let's hope this doesn't get any rougher.

 

[Intricks]

I dont think it would seeing as they plan to salvage what they can use and then build the new layout.

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[Lofty]

^ Yes, but as I said, the other coaster we were in reference to, literally only moved to the other side of a park and actually worsened in it's move.

 

[CanobieFan]

Ten...... year....later.........BUMP!

In a shocking turn of events, Speed was never reassembled....but it is still laying out in the Vegas desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1526737681660530689

 

[owentaylor121]

It’s been laying there for ages.

 

[JoshC.]

Says a lot that when I saw a post in this thread had popped up, I thought it was the return of the clever bots.

 

[Eyebrows]

Says a lot that when I saw a post in this thread had popped up, I thought it was the return of the clever bots.

Exactly my thoughts. 10 year bump, and the thread has "casino" in the title? Almost reported CanobieFan on impulse

 

[Lori Marie Loud]

Ten...... year....later.........BUMP!

In a shocking turn of events, Speed was never reassembled....but it is still laying out in the Vegas desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1526737681660530689

We...knew this. It didn't need bumping.

 

[Peet]

Really interesting to see that it's just been lying there for a decade. I did a bit of reading and found the Sahara hotel/casino actually reopened, but it seems they'd already sold the coaster.

I may be going to Vegas later this year so I've added this to my list of essential sights to see!

PS. @CanobieFan did you make it out to Primm at all? I'd love to know what (if anything) is happening with Desperado as it was reportedly testing last September.