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Thrilling Rollercoasters
kirbykart:
I knew who the OP was as soon as I saw the title.
There was some theme park ride called the West Virginia Turnpike. Go into the Ohio Valley Mid-Atlantic regional board and look for the thread "West Virginia Turnpike"; open to the first page.
--- Quote from: roadman65 on November 26, 2022, 04:27:45 PM ---I thought you hate grades over 7 percent?
Oh wait, you want every road to be like a rollercoaster. There is one in Tampa, that goes straight down. What interstate do you want to be like that?
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I don't get him. Main St. in Cattaraugus is too steep for a state road, yet he wants over 24% on a new interstate, because being straight is more important than being drivable at 70 MPH, apparently.
Rothman:
--- Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on November 26, 2022, 03:45:42 PM ---My personal favorite is Fury325! Rode it almost 100 times on my 3 day trip to Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Actually the park is in both North and South Carolina. This rollercoaster passes through both states (maybe it should receive an interstate designation lol). It won the Rollercoaster Golden Awards for 6 years straight as the best steel rollercoaster in the world. It is fast, smooth, comfortable seats/restraints, doesn't do anything weird like going upside down or launch, and the first drop is a good 5 second sustained free fall. Living on Long Island, Six Flags Great Adventure is my "home park" but is very boring in comparison. Fury 325 is almost a perfect rollercoaster. Anyone else love rollercoasters? What are your experiences?
https://images.app.goo.gl/v8iqQNc53HdT5DS68
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What other ones have you ridden for comparison?
kirbykart:
--- Quote from: MultiMillionMiler on November 26, 2022, 03:45:42 PM ---My personal favorite is Fury325! Rode it almost 100 times on my 3 day trip to Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Actually the park is in both North and South Carolina. This rollercoaster passes through both states (maybe it should receive an interstate designation lol). It won the Rollercoaster Golden Awards for 6 years straight as the best steel rollercoaster in the world. It is fast, smooth, comfortable seats/restraints, doesn't do anything weird like going upside down or launch, and the first drop is a good 5 second sustained free fall. Living on Long Island, Six Flags Great Adventure is my "home park" but is very boring in comparison. Fury 325 is almost a perfect rollercoaster. Anyone else love rollercoasters? What are your experiences?
https://images.app.goo.gl/v8iqQNc53HdT5DS68
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Just like how the Jersey Turnpike is a near perfect road? It doesn't have anything weird like curves and hills. :bigass:
And the designation for the Fury325 is I-325 (just hope they don't use that for a new spur into Casper, Wyoming LOL)!
A roller coaster at Waldameer in Erie bridges over PA 8-suchandsuchwhoactuallycaresLOL and is called the Ravine Flyer II. I have never ridden any roller-coasters but I have been to Waldameer, and I have been under the coaster's bridge over PA 8-suchndsuchwhoactuallycaresLOL on the way to Presque Isle.
MultiMillionMiler:
--- Quote from: vdeane on November 26, 2022, 04:48:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: roadman65 on November 26, 2022, 04:27:45 PM ---I thought you hate grades over 7 percent?
Oh wait, you want every road to be like a rollercoaster. There is one in Tampa, that goes straight down. What interstate do you want to be like that?
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Roller coasters have too many curves for MMM.
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The whole point of rollercoasters is intense curves at high speeds..etc the difference is its bolted to a track on at least 3 sides of the rail.
MultiMillionMiler:
--- Quote from: roadman65 on November 26, 2022, 05:09:39 PM ---
--- Quote from: vdeane on November 26, 2022, 04:48:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: roadman65 on November 26, 2022, 04:27:45 PM ---I thought you hate grades over 7 percent?
Oh wait, you want every road to be like a rollercoaster. There is one in Tampa, that goes straight down. What interstate do you want to be like that?
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Roller coasters have too many curves for MMM.
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And they’re not free either. :bigass:
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Toll roads should be an admission fee, just like amusement parks. Charge say $5 or $10 for entrance to the jersey turnpike regardless of how far you take it. Charge $20 or $30 to enter the Penn turnpike regardless of distance traveled.
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