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Old 08-01-2005, 01:17 AM
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Red face VertiGo
Does anyone know about VertiGo that used to be a Knotts
please can any of you show me pictures of the ride and/or video!!! Please!
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Old 08-01-2005, 01:26 AM
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What is it with you and your obnoxiously weird obsession with Knott's Berry Farm? Anyway, here ya go -

- http://www.twistedrails.com/kbf/images/0915/0915-08.jpg

- http://www.twistedrails.com/kbf/images/0929/0929-10.jpg

- http://www.twistedrails.com/kbf/images/0929/0929-09.jpg
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Old 08-01-2005, 01:46 AM
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lol im not obsessed its just i just visited the park saturday and i would like to know background information. i love that park and my sister works there
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Old 08-01-2005, 02:00 AM
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visiting twistedrails.com or another site just dedicated to the park's fans could satisfy your appetite. We look on a wider scale around here I think.
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:22 AM
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Yea I remember the one they had at CP. Unfortunately they tore it down before I could ride it!
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:55 AM
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I really wouldn't say they 'tore' the one at CP down...
Not to many parks still have this. I know SFGadv has one.
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^ Lol, yeah your right...Seeing how one of the towers did actually collapse. I guess it took itself partially down. And I'm guessing the one at Knotts was removed after Cedar Points collapsed?

I think SFMM also has one but has different looking trains/cars. I still think regular slingshots are a lot more thrilling seeing how you are actually catapulted into the air and not pulled.
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Old 08-01-2005, 10:41 AM
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^Yea, you're right. S&S reimbursed all of the CF VertiGos after the CP one collapsed. That's why KBF got a Screaming Swing. I forget what CP got.
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Old 08-01-2005, 11:03 AM
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Not quite... they didn't get reimbursed for anything because Cedar Fair removed both at their own will when S&S offered to make modifications to prevent it from happening again. In fact, Cedar Fair tried to recoup the losses from an insurance company, and lost.

CP's ended up sitting in the employee parking lot for a while.

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Old 08-01-2005, 03:10 PM
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thrill shot at SFMM is AWES0ME! i beileve its by s&s as well.
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:30 PM
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It's the same exact model as the VertiGo...
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:54 PM
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yeah but different carts/trains [&] a different launch program... the only thing the same are the three towers/poles
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Old 08-01-2005, 10:32 PM
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/\ Wrong. Read below.

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Originally Posted by beltzies64
It's the same exact model as the VertiGo...
No it's not. The Knott's and Cedar Point VertiGos and Six Flags Magic Mountain's Thrill Shot were S&S Absolutely Insane models. The two Cedar Fair ones were removed by the decision of upper management - while Magic Mountain had their Thrill Shot modified to the new production model specifications. The new model, called the S&S Sky Sling, was then introduced to Six Flags Great Adventure and some other parks worldwide later on.

The Sky Sling, while operating with nearly the same kind of vehicle and same ride concept setup, is not as high, not as fast, and not as intense as the previous model version that were installed at Knott's and Cedar Point's Challenge Park. The Absolutely Insane towers were 265' tall and launched riders 50 mph to a height of 300', while the current ride production model Sky Sling - have towers that are 225' tall, launching riders at 40 mph to a height of 235'.
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Old 08-01-2005, 10:40 PM
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Wow were do you get all this information?
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