If you had a spare million
If you had a spare million
This may or may not be a theortical question, but if you had a Mil (which is not really a huge amount these days), what ride or rides would you buy, you want an impressive but crowd drawing ride, you dont care if it is second hand you want to transport it easily from one show to another, ok over to you what would you buy?
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Nice choices HUSSR, = quality. You'd be hard pressed to get all those for under a mill, but some of the larger HUSS rides are surprisingly well priced due to their +1 trailer portability. (you could do a package deal with Conklins) - Rainbow is an exception though - a bit more complicated than the mechanics of a Pirate, and priced accordingly.
Aaw difficult question. Depends alot on the competition for me, that eliminates Huss BreakDance and KMG's Afterburner which are my favorites. Don't really know how much a million is but secondhandridescan be a bargain (and a pain to maintain) after 10 years
A Mack SeeSturmBahn would be fun, it attracks a large crowd, children love it and the speed and twisting gondolas make it great for everybody
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=849
A Fabbri HardRock because i really miss this one. It doesn't scare away crowd but has several surprises once you're riding it.
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1276
Mondial Diablo because it's transportable compared to it's big brother and has a much better distribution of forces compared to the TopScan
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1163
Schwarzkopf Maxximum Speed because it's a rare sight and an enjoyable variation of the Polyp
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1104
Mosers Tagada because it's something completely different and fun. The best way to meet somebody is to bump into them zhehe
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1054
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1257
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1102
And if i could make a silly expense then a huge darkride like deamonen would be awesome. this is only possible in Germany i'm afraid
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1314
A Mack SeeSturmBahn would be fun, it attracks a large crowd, children love it and the speed and twisting gondolas make it great for everybody
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=849
A Fabbri HardRock because i really miss this one. It doesn't scare away crowd but has several surprises once you're riding it.
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1276
Mondial Diablo because it's transportable compared to it's big brother and has a much better distribution of forces compared to the TopScan
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1163
Schwarzkopf Maxximum Speed because it's a rare sight and an enjoyable variation of the Polyp
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1104
Mosers Tagada because it's something completely different and fun. The best way to meet somebody is to bump into them zhehe
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1054
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1257
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1102
And if i could make a silly expense then a huge darkride like deamonen would be awesome. this is only possible in Germany i'm afraid
http://www.kermismovies.be/new/?a=view&b=1314
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Huss Booster-the one that operates in a similar vein to a Breakdance,except the gondolas flip upside down.Or a Nauta Bussink Imperator.Only three were made apparently,but one is rumoured to be in storage somewhere.I realize this ride is huge and not easily trasported (perhaps it isnt possible at all?),but the massive scale of this behemoth would certainly impress!!.
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Awesome pic Zamperla.Check you tube for some cool Imperator videos if you havent already.I remember coming across one of the Six Flags model,renamed Xcalibur.It was apparently the first one produced.The one that features in most of the videos has been sold to China.The fastest growing economy in the world,so no surprises there.
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Ha Ha,yes Zipperdude,its also on my must ride list.There is also a similar,but smaller version named Evolution,which seems to make regular appearances at most of Americas state fairs.I think it is manufactured by an Italian company (FarFabbri,or something like that).There are differences in the way both machines operate,check out you tube for videos of both if youre interested.Zipperdude,there was actually a killer Polish Black/Death band from the late 80's called Imperator,just another reason why I love this ride.
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Zipperdude, Bounty's Revenge is made by Intamin AG. I was never a fan of these - they swing so slowly you never really get a weightlessness feeling like you do in a HUSS Pirate (and hanging upside down was never all that fun IMO)
They are generally seen as outdated now days, most US parks have removed them in favour of more modern inverted flat rides, but they do look good.
They are generally seen as outdated now days, most US parks have removed them in favour of more modern inverted flat rides, but they do look good.