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Moonliner 04-25-2011 07:05 AM

The Last Coaster you will ever ride.
 
When you are ready for that one last exit sign, this is the ride for you....

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“Euthanasia Coaster” is a hypothetical euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster engineered to humanely – with elegance and euphoria – take the life of a human being.

Cadaverous Pallor 04-25-2011 08:23 AM

Now THAT is how it's done.

alphabassettgrrl 04-25-2011 09:53 AM

Who volunteers to beta-test it? :)

CoasterMatt 04-25-2011 10:16 AM

If I was a dying billionaire, I'd totally build this.

Also, that John Allen quote is on the wall of my office :)

Moonliner 04-25-2011 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt (Post 345707)
Also, that John Allen quote is on the wall of my office :)

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Originally Posted by John Allen
John Allen,former president of the famed Philadelphia Toboggan Company, once said that “the ultimate roller coaster is built when you send out twenty-four people and they all come back dead. This could be done, you know.

Meh, A electromagnetic launch into a brick wall could do that. Building a coaster where you send out twenty-four people and twenty-three come back dead, now would be a feat.

€uroMeinke 04-25-2011 12:07 PM

I insist that decapitation be involved

Morrigoon 04-25-2011 12:31 PM

I would prefer the gracefulness of death by G-force over blunt trauma myself.

JWBear 04-25-2011 01:32 PM

I'd prefer to die peacfully in my sleep like my Grandfather; not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

Gemini Cricket 04-25-2011 01:51 PM

I could see CoasterMatt riding this unscathed.

Kevy Baby 04-25-2011 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl (Post 345706)
Who volunteers to beta-test it? :)

There is a strict limit of only one ride

Capt Jack 04-26-2011 09:07 AM

yeah, sorry. I aint goin out like that

Moonliner 06-27-2011 04:59 PM

Just posting here to make sure I get Matt's attention.


So what's the scoop? What's Bush Gardens building?

Kevy Baby 06-27-2011 05:28 PM

A slight non-sequitor:

Six Flags Magic Mountain is advertising that they have "Three New Rollercoasters." While Green Lantern is new (opening July 1), how are they advertising that Superman is new?!? Because they turned around the cars/trains (or whatever they are called), that makes it a new ride? And is the third one (I can't remember which one it is) - is that 'new' or just some old ride that you sit sideways in now?

madmonkeygirl 06-27-2011 06:04 PM

It's where the kddie coaster near Thomastown was. It's new and adults and kids can ride it. Superman is advertised as new because it did get new ride vehicles, launches backwards and does go 100 mph so therebare technically 3 new coasters

Alex 06-27-2011 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby (Post 348847)
Six Flags Magic Mountain is advertising that they have "Three New Rollercoasters." While Green Lantern is new (opening July 1), how are they advertising that Superman is new?!?

DCA has a couple new rides. One they just down down the shade structure and changed the music. The other they just painted blue.

CoasterMatt 06-27-2011 08:34 PM

They advertise it as 3 new rollercoaster experiences

Morrigoon 06-27-2011 09:11 PM

Disney didn't advertise a "new" Matterhorn or Splash when they f*cked with the vehicles...

Kevy Baby 06-27-2011 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by madmonkeygirl (Post 348848)
Superman is advertised as new because it did get new ride vehicles, launches backwards and does go 100 mph so there are technically 3 new coasters

Wasn't Superman advertised as being the first 100 MPH coaster when it first opened several years ago (even though, if I recall correctly, they were not able to achieve that; at least not when it opened).

In all honesty, I really don't care all that much.

CoasterMatt 06-27-2011 10:02 PM

Disney advertised the hell out of Matterhorn when they added Harold and the double car sleds in 1978.

The new cars on Superman really do change the experience, ALOT - it's really different to be nearly 400 ft. off the ground looking STRAIGHT DOWN as opposed to having no visual clue as to where you were at all before.

lashbear 06-27-2011 10:33 PM

Sooo.. they copied the idea off the Tower Of Terror in Dreamworld. Meh. It's still better. Ask Robb Alvey. :p


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