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Posted at 7:16 PM EST (0016 GMT)
 Jan. 23rd, 2004 --
Press Release by the Gravity Group.
Cincinnati, Ohio (January 23, 2004) - The Gravity Group, LLC has begun design work on a large wooden roller coaster project. The roller coaster, deemed Hades, will open in the spring of 2005 at Big Chief Mount Olympus Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Hades will be constructed in-house by the park and will be the fourth and largest wooden roller coaster in the park's collection. Nick Laskaris, the park's owner, describes the ride as huge compared to anything else in the region. The new ride will dominate the park's skyline, which is already defined by the park's three existing wooden roller coasters: Zeus (1997), Cyclops (1995) and Pegasus (1996). Gravity Group member Larry Bill was the head engineer for each of these rides.
The Gravity Group, LLC is comprised of the former Custom Coasters, Inc. engineering team and carries with it the design experience from over 45 wooden roller coasters worldwide. Since its inception in August of 2002, The Gravity Group, LLC has completed many engineering consulting projects for the industry, including foundation and structural design for amusement rides. The Gravity Group, LLC offers complete and customizable solutions to bring wooden roller coasters to amusement parks worldwide. Editor's note: Big Chief Mount Olympus Theme Park formerly known as Big Chief's Carts and Coasters.
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Chip
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So how big will it be? 150 feet? I want numbers!
So the first confirmed Gravity Group coaster is going to Big Chief's. Awesome. That park is to wood what BGW is to steel: nothing else but.
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| 1/23/2004 7:32 PM |
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Steven
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They haven't announced those specs yet. I guess they are still somewhat subject to change.
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| 1/23/2004 7:32 PM |
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coasterphil
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Well, this is somewhat of a letdown, but I'll still take it. ;)
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| 1/23/2004 9:49 PM |
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Chip
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A letdown? What the heck were you expecting? The tallest, fastest, loopiest coaster in the world?
Let's be realistic, Phil.
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| 1/23/2004 10:49 PM |
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Steven
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Yeah... letdown?
Learning what they knew from Mean Streak (and I know how much you despise that), as well as from other coasters, they can probably pull off a coup and build one heck of a big woodie. Yet, they may not.
It's one ambitious project for such a new company, but given their past experience and background, they stand a better chance at succeeding.
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| 1/23/2004 11:01 PM |
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coasterphil
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The fact that they said the tallest coaster in the Midwest, most of us were expecting a new hypercoaster not a wooden coaster. I'm still excited they are getting it, I just was expecting a hypercoaster.
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| 1/24/2004 10:29 AM |
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Graham
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They haven't announced any specs yet so who knows it might be a hyper woodie (I hope not SOB sucks)
It sounds like it will be a good ride. Too bad I won’t get there anytime soon.
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| 1/25/2004 12:29 AM |
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PANTSFREE
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Thats great to hear! I hope gravity group can be as great as CCI was.
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| 1/26/2004 3:49 PM |
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