To: Prov1322
Cedar Park already has one that’s about 400 feet high. Why are they calling this the world’s tallest if it’s 215 feet high?
4 posted on
09/11/2015 10:17:23 AM PDT by
MNDude
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To: MNDude
Cedar Park already has one that’s about 400 feet high. Why are they calling this the world’s tallest if it’s 215 feet high? The new ride will be the tallest Dive Coaster.
The tallest coaster is now Kingda-Ka at 6Flags in NJ. It is the "same" ride as Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, just taller. We have been on both and much prefer Top Thrill Dragster. The added height on Kingda-Ka did something to the physics/engineering of the ride and made it a way rougher ride than TTD. I have ridden TTD multiple times in one day, just getting back in line after each ride...it is that good!
9 posted on
09/11/2015 10:26:01 AM PDT by
Prov1322
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To: MNDude
I think they’re just counting it as the longest vertical dive at 215 ft and not the highest rollercoaster.
13 posted on
09/11/2015 10:31:38 AM PDT by
Flick Lives
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To: MNDude
Cedar Park already has one that’s about 400 feet high. Why are they calling this the world’s tallest if it’s 215 feet high?
Different kind of coaster. The 400 footer is the Top Thrill Dragster which accelerates you to 100mph at the start to go up and over the 427 foot hill.
From what I understand, the dive coaster suspends you for a moment as you dangle over the drop before releasing you.
For my money, the best coaster there is the Millennium Force which is more of a traditional ride that takes you to 327 feet. The Magnum XL 200 is no slouch either at 205 feet.
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