Re: SFGAdv 2006: El Toro

The Mak wrote:
Coastin_St...@xxxxxxxxx (Coastin Steve) wrote in news:12400-433B28EC-21

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> Paul D wrote;

<snip humongous ownage>

Took the words right outta my head, Steve. Excellent post
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Agreed. Man, what a case of sour grapes. No offense Paul, but you're
the ultimate fan boy for Holiday World. I haven't been the biggest fan
of either park lately but I have to say, give credit where credit is
due. There is absolutely nothing wrong with El Toro or anything obvious
to complain about. The park is doing the absolute best with the land
this coaster is going to sit on. Perhaps Paul just doesn't understand
that. This is the same plot of land that housed the tiny Viper and
Ultra Twister. In order to get the length, the coaster travels into
another small area once untouched, right along a sliver of land bounded
by a lake. It will then perform its twister section in the Rolling
Thunder infield! Watch the video, it has a nice length. And besides,
some of the greatest wood coasters ever built have extremely short
lengths and come screaming into the brakes. Hmmm...come to think of it
one of the greatest of all resides at your home park. Actually, make
that TWO coasters. Both Raven *and* Legend would benefit from at least
a couple thousand more feet of track (Legend to a lesser degree).

I have to give SFGAd a lot of credit. They didn't go for any gimmicks.
They claim second tallest and fastest and went to beat just the
steepness record. Good for them. No loops, no ridiculous height claims,
and no gimmicks. Just what promises to be an airtime machine and very
promising twister ending.

Live to Ride,
Adam Revesz

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