Comments on: Weekly Topic: Why the comparison? http://www.coasterdom.com/2008/02/20/weekly-topic-why-the-comparison/ The latest news from the amusement industry Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Kevin http://www.coasterdom.com/2008/02/20/weekly-topic-why-the-comparison/#comment-59830 Kevin Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:04:03 +0000 http://www.coasterdom.com/2008/02/20/weekly-topic-why-the-comparison/#comment-59830 I think most are comparing the wrong two rides. Of course they are similar, but Maverick has a truly unique layout. People should and will compare the roller coaster a few hundred feet away ... in the same park! I don’t know what they were thinking with this one. Having multiple wood coasters is a smart move (i.e. Holiday World, Hershey of course). Having extremely similar steel coasters with all the variety of steel coaster styles available … guests aren’t that ignorant to “similar” look & feel. The two in-park coasters basically do the exact same thing: - initial up & down at similar angles - inversions that twist upside down and dive to the ground or climb and twist out ... it's all similar - Storm Runners inline roll-dive is half-like the pretzel loop - they both meander around after the inversions - the new one really doesn't have a unique layout ... except for the pretzel, we've seen it all before People will love it, of course, but for the long term? I believe a better more popular decision could've been made. A hyper coaster has a much broader appeal, and there popularity survives much longer. Look at all the new mini-hypers the same company has built? I don't see why this new one isn't a hyper! Why didn’t they just put in an Invertigo to go with Boomerang? It would’ve cost less. I think most are comparing the wrong two rides. Of course they are similar, but Maverick has a truly unique layout. People should and will compare the roller coaster a few hundred feet away … in the same park!

I don’t know what they were thinking with this one. Having multiple wood coasters is a smart move (i.e. Holiday World, Hershey of course). Having extremely similar steel coasters with all the variety of steel coaster styles available … guests aren’t that ignorant to “similar” look & feel.

The two in-park coasters basically do the exact same thing:

- initial up & down at similar angles
- inversions that twist upside down and dive to the ground or climb and twist out … it’s all similar
- Storm Runners inline roll-dive is half-like the pretzel loop
- they both meander around after the inversions
- the new one really doesn’t have a unique layout … except for the pretzel, we’ve seen it all before

People will love it, of course, but for the long term? I believe a better more popular decision could’ve been made. A hyper coaster has a much broader appeal, and there popularity survives much longer. Look at all the new mini-hypers the same company has built? I don’t see why this new one isn’t a hyper!

Why didn’t they just put in an Invertigo to go with Boomerang? It would’ve cost less.

]]> By: AWalkInTheParkPodcastPat http://www.coasterdom.com/2008/02/20/weekly-topic-why-the-comparison/#comment-59812 AWalkInTheParkPodcastPat Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:42:42 +0000 http://www.coasterdom.com/2008/02/20/weekly-topic-why-the-comparison/#comment-59812 Well i think the two should probably be compared to each other. The two are the only 'beyond vertical' coasters that Intamin has ever made. The two coasters are also opening a year apart from each other with some similar elements and trains. Both parks are about always given very positive reviews by the coaster fan community. Both had a large amount of hype leading to there annoucnement. The two coasters are both of similar height and each has 2 corkscrews. While maverick has 'sidewinding' elements and a mid-ride launch as opposed to Farhenheits Cobra Roll & (awesome looking) Norwegian Loop. I really think these two are more similar then different, you want coasters that are different compare Maverick to Beheomth or Farenheit to Steel Hawg. Well i think the two should probably be compared to each other. The two are the only ‘beyond vertical’ coasters that Intamin has ever made. The two coasters are also opening a year apart from each other with some similar elements and trains. Both parks are about always given very positive reviews by the coaster fan community. Both had a large amount of hype leading to there annoucnement.

The two coasters are both of similar height and each has 2 corkscrews. While maverick has ’sidewinding’ elements and a mid-ride launch as opposed to Farhenheits Cobra Roll & (awesome looking) Norwegian Loop.

I really think these two are more similar then different, you want coasters that are different compare Maverick to Beheomth or Farenheit to Steel Hawg.

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