2008 Woodie Awards
Dreams of screams to come
Joe Duffy
Issue date: 9/26/06 Section: Entertainment
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Cedar Point, both a source of summer employment and fun for the Lorain County Community College community announces a new scream machine for coaster fans.
Get ready for more excitement as Cedar Point opens up their 17th roller coaster, Maverick, next season. Cedar Point promises it will be a ride unlike any other at the park.
While many coaster enthusiasts were hoping Cedar Point was going to break the 500-foot barrier, the park had other plans for its coaster.
Built in Frontiertown, the new roller coaster is wedged in between the Thunder Canyon water ride and the Mean Streak. The new ride's station is the old Whitewater Landing station, which was torn down after last season to begin the long construction process on Maverick.
"Maverick represents a new brand of roller coaster," says John Hildebrandt, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. "It is only right that it be built at the Roller Coaster Capital of the world-Cedar Point."
Guests start their journey along the 4,450 foot track by being propelled to and up the lift hill by linear synchronous motors, similar to the propulsion on Top Thrill Dragster. 105 feet up the hill, guests will be falling back to Earth at a 95-degree angle-that's more than straight down. It will twist and turn its passengers along a course that hugs the ground. Two twisted horseshoe rolls, the first of its kind, make up the inversions on the first half of the coaster.
Underneath the station, the train comes to a complete stop making passengers feel like the ride is over. Coming to an almost complete stop, the train then thrusts you forward and out of a dark tunnel at more than 70 mph to the second half of the coaster that will include another twisted horseshoe roll and more ground hugging fun.
After two minutes and thirty seconds, the train finally comes to a stop back in the station. After two 360-degree corkscrew rolls and one 360-degree heartline roll, it's over, but only to get back in line.
The coaster will cost $21 million, the third most expensive at the park and is being built by IntaRide LCC of Glen Burnie, Md.
"As a coaster enthusiast, I can't wait to ride Maverick," says Carole Sanderson, president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts. "I believe Maverick will delight its riders with many surprising elements, including its compact layout and staggered launches." Fans of roller coasters, including enthusiasts, can start lining up for the ride when it opens in May of next year.
Get ready for more excitement as Cedar Point opens up their 17th roller coaster, Maverick, next season. Cedar Point promises it will be a ride unlike any other at the park.
While many coaster enthusiasts were hoping Cedar Point was going to break the 500-foot barrier, the park had other plans for its coaster.
Built in Frontiertown, the new roller coaster is wedged in between the Thunder Canyon water ride and the Mean Streak. The new ride's station is the old Whitewater Landing station, which was torn down after last season to begin the long construction process on Maverick.
"Maverick represents a new brand of roller coaster," says John Hildebrandt, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. "It is only right that it be built at the Roller Coaster Capital of the world-Cedar Point."
Guests start their journey along the 4,450 foot track by being propelled to and up the lift hill by linear synchronous motors, similar to the propulsion on Top Thrill Dragster. 105 feet up the hill, guests will be falling back to Earth at a 95-degree angle-that's more than straight down. It will twist and turn its passengers along a course that hugs the ground. Two twisted horseshoe rolls, the first of its kind, make up the inversions on the first half of the coaster.
Underneath the station, the train comes to a complete stop making passengers feel like the ride is over. Coming to an almost complete stop, the train then thrusts you forward and out of a dark tunnel at more than 70 mph to the second half of the coaster that will include another twisted horseshoe roll and more ground hugging fun.
After two minutes and thirty seconds, the train finally comes to a stop back in the station. After two 360-degree corkscrew rolls and one 360-degree heartline roll, it's over, but only to get back in line.
The coaster will cost $21 million, the third most expensive at the park and is being built by IntaRide LCC of Glen Burnie, Md.
"As a coaster enthusiast, I can't wait to ride Maverick," says Carole Sanderson, president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts. "I believe Maverick will delight its riders with many surprising elements, including its compact layout and staggered launches." Fans of roller coasters, including enthusiasts, can start lining up for the ride when it opens in May of next year.
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