- September 14th, 2011, 5:55 pm
#47633
^Exactly.
Any type of Top Thrill Dragster thing is a bad idea for 2 reasons.
1) It's not a good ride. The ride is over in a blink of an eye. I found it and KK for that matter to be forgettable at best. I pretty much only rode them for the credit (and the fact the lines are so long.) Storm Runner, Kanonen, and Speed Monster are all Intamin launchers with cool, interesting, and unique layouts. And having ridden all 3 they are all fantastic.
2) It's not a good investment. 25+ million dollars just to build it, and how much more to get it going, keep it going, and deal with the constant downtime issues. Sure it will be highly marketable, but if guests come and its down, that is a lot of negative publicity.
I will admit they are quite pretty to look at though. 25 Million is quite a lot for an artistic sculpture/paperweight though.
Any type of Top Thrill Dragster thing is a bad idea for 2 reasons.
1) It's not a good ride. The ride is over in a blink of an eye. I found it and KK for that matter to be forgettable at best. I pretty much only rode them for the credit (and the fact the lines are so long.) Storm Runner, Kanonen, and Speed Monster are all Intamin launchers with cool, interesting, and unique layouts. And having ridden all 3 they are all fantastic.
2) It's not a good investment. 25+ million dollars just to build it, and how much more to get it going, keep it going, and deal with the constant downtime issues. Sure it will be highly marketable, but if guests come and its down, that is a lot of negative publicity.
I will admit they are quite pretty to look at though. 25 Million is quite a lot for an artistic sculpture/paperweight though.