Articles Archive for February 2008
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Back at Hershey again today and there has been tons of progress. Not only have a lot of track and supports, they have started on the lift!
Look at all of the new things in that picture.
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Last week Pat was the winner, and a quick winner at that. This weeks should be harder.
Good luck everyone.
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As if I didn’t post enough “amusement parks in the snow” pictures, Cedar Point provided some great new pictures today. I don’t know what it is, but I love looking at coasters covered in snow. I guess if they are going to be closed down all winter, they should at least be covered in snow.
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I’m back with another update from Hershey. Progress is moving along and there are a lot of new things to report on.
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I’ve been on quite a few coaster boards while following Fahrenheit construction. During my visits I’ve noticed a trend of people comparing Fahrenheit to Maverick. And for the life of me I don’t understand why these coasters are being related to one another.
Let me start off by saying that they do have a few things in common. The first is that they are both made by Intamin. Both of the rides feature a “beyond vertical drop” (I still hate that term). Finally they have those mini Intiman trains that now …
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We haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I think it is about time to get it started back up. Raptor2011 was the winner of our last Mystery Coaster. Good luck to everyone.
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I was checking out the Voodoo webcam today and saw that a lot had been done since I last looked. The station (building and track) is going up very quickly. It was only two weeks ago that they started vertical construction. The thing that I find most interesting is that Fahrenheit started vertical construction right around time and it is obviously a much bigger coaster. It looks like the ride will really be going vertical soon.
Two new Intiman’s for PA and I’m about 40 minutes from both (sorry couldn’t hold …
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I was out in Hershey again today to grab some Fahrenheit construction updates. The coaster is looking really good, and seems to be progressing quickly since my last update.
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For all of you out there with Facebook accounts, you may be interested in an app I recently completed. “Coaster Tracker” allows you to create your personal track record of all the roller coasters you have ridden, displaying a total in your profile and providing a link so your friends can check out your full track record. You can also rank your favorite coasters to create a top ten list, which can also be displayed in your Facebook profile. The app is designed to be very friendly, so it won’t …
