Hello, coaster fans! We have a great news today! The
Chicago Tribune has posted a new update today regarding some of the rides that will be featured in the new Orlando Thrill Park (that is slated to open Summer 2013), and you will be surprised of how many coasters they want to build!! These are only 14 of the over 20 rides that the park wants to build, so let's see (see all these pictures in their photo gallery):
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Mondial Splash Over.The Orlando Thrill Park will place the flat ride on an elbow of land overlooking a central lagoon. |
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U.S. ThrillRides SkyQuest. The 120-foot-tall Orlando Thrill Park version would travel a circuit around the 77-acre park. |
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S&S Power drop tower.Orlando Thrill Park plans call for a 312-foot-tall S&S Power drop tower. The pneumatically powered freefall ride rockets riders at 40 mph, generating 4 Gs as well as three seconds of zero gravity. The $10-million Power Tower at Cedar Point includes both space shot and turbo drop towers. |
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Mondial Revolution.The 115-foot-tall Mondial Revolution features 40 outward-facing seats on a spinning disk attached to the end of a giant swinging arm. |
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Intamin Mega-Splash. Intamin's 125-foot-tall Mega-Splash shoot-the-chutes water ride sends riders down a 78-degree drop that generates a tsunami-size splash. |
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Chance Morgan Unicoaster.Chance Morgan's Unicoaster simulates a looping roller-coaster experience over an undulating Himalayan-style track. Sitting two abreast in roller coaster-style seats, riders control the forward and backward direction of a spinning car as it rotates around a circular course. Hopefully, the Orlando Thrill Park version of the flat ride would do away with the nauseating beach-ball theme |
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Vekoma motorbike launch coaster.Orlando Thrill Park would be the first home of a Vekoma motorbike launch coaster in the U.S. Themed to look like motorcycles, personal watercrafts or horses, the hydraulic cable-launched coaster reaches 50 mph within three seconds. Rival manufacturer Zamperla built the similarly styled $3.4-million Pony Express moto-coaster at Knott's Berry Farm. |
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Mack launch coaster. Mack's launch coaster remains essentially a prototype, with the only version of the ride found at the company-owned Europa-Park in Germany, which serves as a proving ground for the manufacturer's newest rides. The 160-foot-tall version of the coaster at Orlando Thrill Park would be significantly taller than Europa-Park's Blue Fire, which features heart rate monitors and video screens for each rider. With a 60 mph launch and four inversions, the lap bar-only Blue Fire is unique for its lack of over-the-shoulder restraints. |
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Vekoma suspended looping coaster.Vekoma's 109-foot-tall suspended looping coaster features five inversions -- including a roll-over, sidewinder and a double-inline twist -- over 2,200 feet of track. |
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Vekoma Stingray flying coaster.Vekoma's Stingray flying coaster remains a mystery to most enthusiasts, with the only known version at the Giant Wheel Park in China. The Orlando Thrill Park version of the 104-foot-tall vertical lift coaster would feature horseshoe and Immelmann inversions and a stinger curve over 1,200 feet of track. |
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Vekoma/Chance Morgan Dive Pretzel coaster.The prototype Dive Pretzel coaster, built in conjunction by Vekoma and Chance Morgan, proves the most visually intriguing of the rides proposed for the Orlando Thrill Park. Riders would climb to the top of a 148-foot-tall vertical lift before diving into a series of tight giant loops that make the 2,000-foot-long track look like a tangled ball of steel. |
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Intamin ZacSpin coaster.The Intamin ZacSpin vertical coaster features fourth-dimension suspended trains that rock back and forth on the straightaways and rotate head over heels as the cars plunge over freefall drops. At 82 feet tall with a 465-foot-long track, the compact Orlando Thrill Park version of the ride would be smaller than the $7-million Green Lantern ZacSpin coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011. |
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Intamin inverted accelerator coaster.An inverted version of Intamin's accelerator coaster has enthusiasts salivating. The $25 million hydraulically launched coaster reaches 120 mph as it rockets up a towering top hat element – making it one of the fastest coasters in the world. At 425 feet tall, the Orlando Thrill Park version would be taller than its siblings at Cedar Point (Top Thrill Dragster) and Knott's Berry Farm (Xcelerator). |
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S&S Power fourth-dimension coaster.A 200-foot-tall S&S Power fourth-dimension coaster similar to X2 at Magic Mountain would be the marquee ride at any park, including the Orlando Thrill Park. The $30-million prototype coaster features seats that rotate 360 degrees forward and backward at speeds topping 75 mph. |
So, what do you think??? I can imagine how happy you may be about all this....
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The Los Angeles Time.
Why does this park still feel like an April Fool's joke,it seems like they want to build a park to rival Magic Mountain or Cedar Point in 1/4 or 1/5 the space in a couple of years having taken these parks decades to build what they currently have.If they had 300 acres in space and a serious financial plan then I would feel more confident in everything they want to build.Even though I have my doubts on this park,I so want this to become reality being a Floridian.
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you that I'm a little skeptic about this project too... The land doesn't guarantee a future expansion, and having ONLY coasters and crazy thrill rides is a bad sign, in my opinion.
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ReplyDeleteSamu... I'm drooling like Homer Simpson in front of a giant steak!!!!
ReplyDeleteDo you know that we will meet again in the year of the park open!!!!
If it's possible i will buy the thicket as soon as possible!!! But I really hope they join to the Orlando Flexyticket!!!
I completely agree with PennyHacker. I'm still very skeptical about this Orlando Thrill Park. It simply sounds to good to be true.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem a little cartoon-ish. But the idea of all those coasters in Florida is just great! Even with the disappointment of the other rides being "carnival" type rides. Plus I think the fact that it would (if done)be such a small lot would make it one of 2 things. One an ugly skyline, just awful with the different colors and all that steel. Or two a great imposing skyline that just strikes you as amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really hoping for number two.... Samuele really great on the coaster examples, types and pictures, it really helps to get an idea of what that place could look like. Great detailed post!
I really want this park to be built! It looks awesome! There are coasters in these pics that we do not have yet. Having worked for theme parks here, I do know for a fact that the state of Florida will not allow any theme park to build a ride taller than 200ft. I do not know how this company will push that barrier with the coasters they want to build say taller then 200ft for a few. That 200 ft. restriction Florida has is bull shit. That is why Shei Kra is not as tall as the one they built called Griffin at BG in Virginia. If this park can get Florida to back the hell off, and remove that stupid anything over 200ft restriction, I will be so happy.
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