06-02-2002, 01:11 PM
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| | | Time For Kids Does Coasters
[URL=http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/story/0,6277,235363,00.html]Check it out[/URL]! I was reading the Sunday comics in the paper and I saw on the back they had a little thing for kids about coasters. It's got a small interview with Allan Schilke about X and the coaster in Las Vegas. Check it out. That site has a bunch of stuff about coasters, just do a search. I especially like how they mention safety.
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06-02-2002, 02:27 PM
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| | | Yeah, I was kind of disappointed by that story to tell you the truth. It was alright, but it was kind of dumbed down for children. I would've liked them to explain a lot more about the coasters and less about the designer. Good pics though, although I do have one complaint: They have a picture of V2 but they don't say where it is or what it's called. They just call it an impulse coaster
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06-02-2002, 02:50 PM
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| | | Yeah I have six copies of that issue! I was so surprised when I saw it at school. I picked five copies out of the Recycling Bin!:sun:
BTW there is nothing about a coaster in Las Vegas. Only a thing mencheoning about it.
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06-02-2002, 03:52 PM
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| | | I love how they describe WT: The world's tallest, fastest "double-twisting impulse coaster" has two 200-foot-tall poles. Double twisting impulse sounds normal but two 200 foot tall poles?
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06-02-2002, 04:00 PM
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| | | Well, that's how Cedar Point markets Wicked Twister, "the tallest and fastest double-twisting impulse coaster", despite the fact that it's the [b]ONLY[/b] double-twisting impulse coaster :rolleyes:
And yeah, what's up with 'two 200' poles'? haha |
06-03-2002, 11:13 AM
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| | | The article was nice... they had a pic of S:UF :) but...
Why is Alan Schilke the only guy that is ever interviewed when someone wants to talk to a coaster designer? I mean... there's other people... like B&M :)... I guess that Alan is the most accessible one but... they should get someone else's opinions too...
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06-03-2002, 09:22 PM
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| | | I remember getting that in our 5th grade classroom, but they never had interesting stories like that. That was a pretty good article, although it would have been better if it wasn't scaled down.
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06-03-2002, 10:03 PM
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| | | I posted about this in the S:UF thread in AMerican Coasters awhile back. It's a wonderful shot of S:UF along with WT and X. Plus they really don't dumb down the lingo as much as other article do. |
06-04-2002, 10:55 PM
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| | | I actually like the article, it doesnt do anything that is blatantly wrong nore does it make a grand statements to wow the GP. Plus the pictures are among the best ive seen.
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06-05-2002, 04:50 PM
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| | | I liked getting those in 5 grade, i really wish that they had some roller coaster articles in it then. Anyways i think that the article here was watered down too much for kids. Even in 5th grade kids still know a lot about coasters. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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