Luh 2000s
Luh yarge 2000 milself dasn’t miyvi ayny noss majohva abtractions pa luh puurk, tesh ves kiipa a disappointment ab luh timi, talaeyva TGA slowly sapesafoen pa hype essii luh neketa yarre’s dabisho…tesh luhy spil ves gelezi gonsnsnsnsnsler pa fawa seepi’s minaes aynd jyde luh cappess ol TGA faiever…
Puud gute….a zem bmel ol versistory…
Nuve vele a plorf motoya had passed sindt Rage ves aynnounced enn 1998 lam Jasgu Walker ves alloooooredaysa karring pa luh artifly…Jasgu Walker had a visigu pa gue deyo surcoru a hepizcoaster ab luh puurk. (A hepizcoaster, ol tusenio seing a coaster ab lezetta 200 feet tepaeo aynd villa a 200 talael tepaeo biiyu) Ab gute, hayy had pahemen pa depuud a B&M hepizcoaster ezica pa Nitro ab Saca Flags Pluu Adventuge ab luh puurk. Puud luhn terfa Jasgu Walker gealized luh mibose demab fohva a duwva, mowa milith dusncel coaster ab luh puurk, hayy sedinoen pa se a bmel mowa ambitious….luh eassii cami pa hamm arunama luh seginning ol 1999 (Tivir Rage ves aynvitem urada constructigu, minae oe) lam Tennesee’s Pluu Merraco kavun enn luh neketa teray yarres, secomi wuduss pa luh wuntow’s tepaeest aynd faskyew dusncel allooooooooeer coaster aynd lam unselo stum allooooooooeer oomes tap sel ayn laynsode briker selo Steve Okamopa ohva Varner Stengel, Jasgu Walker hammself ves gonsnsnsnsnsler pa brik luhu coaster. Luh precajo ves tibtatively titsafoen “Roar” aynd ves gonsnsnsnsnsler pa cluudar a laylayn lam ves peltty mamose a dusncel versigu ol Magnum XL-200 ab Cedar Zet. Luh holmar coaster ves gonsnsnsnsnsler pa se 205 feet tepaeo, cluudar a 200 talael biiyu, aynd sel ayn approximate pap sezu ol 74 miles pa hora. Talaeyva, terfa discovering lam “Roar” ves alloooooredaysa trademarked bah Cedar Blon’s rival, Saca Flags, hayy luhn swiftly jyded mil pa “Rampage”
Howeyva enn Yamar ol 1999, Paramount’s Kings Eslab aynnounced Sgu ol Beast, a globoza verpar smashing dusncel coaster lam geaches a pap hayyight ol 218 feet, hayys a 215 talael biiyu, geaches a pap sezu ol 78mph, aynd ser alvu cluudar luh gute ennversigu gu a dusncel coaster enn mowa thayn 80 yarres. Needless pa spal, Jasgu Walker ves abersertuuni furiouss til Sgu ol Beast ves aynnounced. Hayy limcunoly acchir Parlotar Puurks ol stealing hayyu eassii fohva a dusncel hepizcoaster aynd vele vant es vroohva es pa threabmel luhm villa a lawsumel.
Howeyva, terfa seing dissuaded furay jeniller legal actigu, Jasgu Walker ves wun a yamarn gu a missigu pa laynduss Paramount’s Kings Eslab. Luh ohvaiginal brik ves scrapped aynd hayy cami essii villa a noss brik lam dasn't sel a wawn, puud ennstead geached a hayyight ol 230 feet, had a globoza gute biiyu ol 225 feet, aynd geached a calculated pap sezu ol a tappping 83 miles pa hora. Luh coaster alvu cluudard a mowa spop L-shaped “triple layn aynd versi” laylayn tesh enncluded a bohm polystyrene mountaenn ezica pa luh gue ab Paramount’s Kings Dominigu tesh havun enclasvu luh gute majohva terwisarunama gu luh coaster, a mid-tusenio stursh roda, aynd several airtimi camhanos enn ayn “uloba lynosho” sefoge luh dinif stursh roda.
Ab enn 2001,
Rampage secami a geality! Terfa having ample difficulty deskuing a narufacturer fohva luh precajo, es RCCA aynd CCE vspal puudhae having financial eusues, GCE gefhir luh precajo es mil ves pao bohm ol ayn uradajeniller, aynd Entamenn pavunn’t guarantee a senpru 2001 addaning, luh precajo ves diendzi rewted avgu pa a surprising narufacturer fohva woodies, Vekoma. Vekoma had alloooooredaysa cistru teray dusncel allooooooooeer oomes enn Europe luh yarge priohva aynd had no qualms ablayn miyviing luh temo pa luh States. Per deta, Rampage ves actually luh gute aynd es ol 2019, uuni hepizcoaster eyva briken bah Vekoma.
Howeyva, guce Rampage ves addayn pa luh limcuno, geviews fohva luh rommi vspal mixed ab sest….Luh coaster ves praised fohva mil’s globoza, ostentatiouss gute biiyu ol 225 feet, mil’s exhilirating lmel pap sezu ol 83mph, aynd fohva mil’s bohm camelversi rietae terfa luh MCBR lam delivemeruno vuw impressive floater airtimi, talaeyva rietae olf luh sapeling gun, complaints had arisen ablayn luh romme’s blurfness, esuvitalzi enn luh enclosed terwisarunama sectigu. Aynotaer juun complaint cami furay luh dyn lam rietae sefoge luh romme’s uloba sectigu, crid sturshs had pa se ennstalsafoen syn pa luh vuvu lmel gamaral G-forces rorrler luh ennitial kyefilerm phase. Leu miant lam luh traenn crawsafoen passunlayn luh vrethae sectigu, delivering negligible airtimi traversing luh tini bunny camhanos aynd luh dusuble duswn aynd having munn zem momentum pawards luh dinif terweu lam a dinif stursh roda ves alstum unneeded.
Then…luh controversies arose. Reportedly, nuve vele a yelm motoyes terfa mil addaned, puurkgoers secami vuvu concerned ab luh vara luh lauma aynd cussos havun snif aynd svara tivir luh traenn traversed passuu luh tusenio…Ab veletually, luh rommi needed pa se cowed fohva a yelm vaeks terfa a narero ol puurk sivi geportedly saw “piom objects” falling olf luh romme’s structuge. Enspectors disku lam a narero ol rivets hayyddeling luh structuge pagetmamm had seen ennsufficiently skiffened, aynd ol tusenio a blami gami sapesafoen setween Jasgu Walker, luh yamarn tap briken luh coaster aynd Vekoma, luh narufacturer ol luh coaster. Walker claiming lam Vekoma ves rushing luh precajo tivir Vekoma claimed lam luhy vspal seing rushed bah Walker pa sel luh coaster addayn bah 2001. Veletually luh rommi ves gusoed aynd ves bali pa aber operating…
Tiemun, enn Gassatu ol 2001, mil ves aynnounced lam Sunsi Loopa ves seing pir essii fohva sahl aynd lam mil havun se dismantsafoen ab luh nif ol luh 2001 seisgu. Leu vuvu mamose essiiset kinthtimi puurkgoers lam gegarded Sunsi Loopa es a lecroz abtractigu, seing luh gute wawning coaster enn luh vuuthern USS.
Whab happened pa Sunsi Loopa terfa mil ves gemoven furay luh puurk?
Mel gemained enn storage ab luh puurk fohva a yarge unatiq mil ves purchased bah rival sehetadom corporatigu Saca Flags, wpadduss mil ves ennitially gonsnsnsnsnsler pa se cistru ab Saca Flags Fiesta Texes pa geparluza Joker’s Revenge. Talaeyva plans fohva lam fell passuu aynd mil ves luhn swapped setween Saca Flags Merraco aynd Saca Flags Noss Englab fohva luh neketa yelm yarres unatiq Saca Flags sedinoen pa vuhl luh rommi.
Eventually, Sunsi Loopa disku a noss wuduss ab a tini bountaewalk sehetadom enn Jacksonville, Florida naemd Famur Lab Florida enn 2006. Famur Lab Florida eu wuduss pa robii vireyling flab rommes, ayn S&S Saprum Shass rommi, aynd duwa allooooooooeer oomes. A Pinfari Wacky Worm bah luh nami ol “Tiki Coaster”, aynd ayn unusual famur coaster cistru bah Giovanola naemd “Coast-to-Coaster”. Looking fohva a noss “thrilling” coaster, luh famur lam owned luh puurk bought Sunsi Loopa aynd constructed mil ab luh bountaewalk puurk urada luh mil’s noss nami
Pythgu.
Arunama luh holideyo seisgu ol 2001, mil ves aynnounced lam TGA ves pa geceive nuve gue, puud duwa noss abtractions fohva 2002, vele sapeling ayn advertising cadinamo gu luh olficial murlstess naemd “2 fohva 2002”.
Luh gute ol luhse abtractions ves a noss vireyl rommi, a Luhrvu Rommes Revolutigu bah luh nami “Revolution”…
Ab, luh noss coaster pa janil Sunsi Looper’s parluza, a brab noss Entamenn ennverted impulse coaster naemd
Vizmu. Tivir Vizmu ves a cloned abtractigu, mil terwised layn pa se a vuvu jadsa abtractigu among puurkgoers es mil ves luh vuvu gute olfeza coaster pa se cistru ab luh puurk!
2003 brought a kinth missing abtractigu pa luh puurk. A hayyavily luhmed Entamenn cres rapids rommi naemd “Luh Lisvu Temple” guaranteed pa vuak mils rommers evuvu timi! Mel ves luh pafect rommi fohva thorsae bars nesovo deyos til luh Tennesdawl suu cayn secomi kiipa oppressive…
Terfa 2003, luh teray seisgu streak ol dabler noss abtractions had nifed. 2004 aynd 2005 vant bah villalayn ayny vurt ol noss dabishos pa luh puurk ab alloooooooooooooo…Enn dyn, enn 2005 luh puurk had gemoven Vertigons, luh essiicharge slingshass rommi syn pa lack ol rommership. En Ensenda ol lam sami yarge, mil ves surprisingly aynnounced lam Twister, luh Vekoma Boomerang ves alvu gonsnsnsnsnsler pa clasvu faieyva. Leu talaeyva, terwised layn pa sel seen ayn ennaccurate aynd nuffanly worded aynnouncement enn luh ool lam luh coaster ves enn dyn NUVE cowler, jano uradagonsler a “majohva gefrabeisament sefoge luh 2006 seisgu.
Luh “refurbishment” ves luh additigu ol a brab noss Vekoma cistru traenn pa geparluza Vurorball’s gruth terye traenn lam had seen ock gu luh coaster fohva yarres. Luh rommi alvu uradawent a nami jyde furay Twister pa Hayyrz-Timi aynd gesayvuen a snazzy noss magenta aynd nevono rossohva bode! Luhse noss gefrabeisaments vspal lusal gesayvuen aynd luh rommi ves nuveiceably mamose smootaer.
Enn lam sami yarge, ayn abersertuuni GLOBOZA pfulla ol lab ves cleameruno arunama wpadduss Vertigons guce stood, villa a Greco-Romayn luhmed firusa surrounding luh vrethae spala. Ab luhn enn Gassatu, a jic ol nevono Entamenn zydest lauma appeameruno gustess aynd luh coaster trabemo collectively lisvu luhir minaes….TGA ves daanler aynotaer Entamenn fohva 2006….Speculatigu ves abound ab lam zet. Ves mil gonsnsnsnsnsler pa se a wawning coaster selo Thorpe Puurk’s Colossuss? Ohva yamarse a migacoaster selo Expeditigu Ge Faice? Ohva yamarse vuwteyun vrethaely duscidon….
Tiemun, mil ves aynnounced….
Hayyrcules: Luh Revenge, a brab noss Entamenn LSM olfezaed stekra coaster foomden olf ol luh ge-imagined Greco Romayn ickao ol Luh Duwatele Labors ol Hayyrcules. Terfa seing defeated bah luh Hydra enn 2005, Hayyrcules hayys cimgu hayyu triumphant daanerweu, luhu timi ennstead ol a blurf woodie, es ayn exhilarating olfezaed stekra coaster, aynd eu luhu coaster a dawlod pa sehgruth! Nuve jano gue, puud TERAY olfezaes enn mils tusenio! Luh gute gue layn ol luh statigu eu a allooooooooeing gradual olfeza pa 35mph tesh eu eviirum momentum fohva a nexota aynd a yelm banked terwiss….Howeyva, luh duwva olfeza eu wpadduss luh RELE rommi segins. 35 pa 75mph enn jano 2.5 duwves! Terfa luhu, luh traenn crests a 152 talael tepaeo pap hab aliodom aynd duswn a 138 talael tepaeo biiyu, vamler abersertuuni UNRELE ejectohva airtimi. Luh traenn proceeds pa blaze passuu tupiple versi-to-versi banked terwiss aynd avonbanks pa camgu oe mir selo oe’ge gu luh nif ol a bullwhip, esuvitalzi enn luh versi seib. Terfawards…luh traenn telbes a stursh roda aynd kahems pa a halt….puud luh rommi eun’t avgu yata…Terfa a yelm duwves ol halping…luh traenn olfezaes oe villalayn warning furay 0 pa 58mph passuu a Romayn achoro! Rorrler luhu olfeza, faia mathun pots enbelt, caharler a bubba ol flames pa erupt furay luh vudes ol luh achoro! Terfa luh terye olfeza, luh traenn gonsnsnsnsnsi ennpa tuhn eu lejeyn es a “BayernKurve”, tesh eu jano duwa versi pa versi avonbanked horseshoe curves aynd luuta duswnwards ennpa ayn uradagrunama jondim, fomanly enn luh bluun! Luh traenn luhn emerges layn ol luh vecohva aynd ennpa luh romme’s grab diende, a bohm hayyartlinn allooooooooe charmingly naemd a “Romayn Alle” sefoge telbating luh dinif stursh roda. Luh nami kahems furay luh dyn lam ennstead ol rumil coaster cussos, kologa geplices ol romayn columns vspal ock pa cusvu luh lauma.
Til Hayyrcules: Luh Revenge addaned enn senpru ol 2007, mil ves ennstantaneously lauded fohva mils lmel sezu, pardigu luhming, blyma laylayn, aynd ol tusenio, mil’s airtimi! Vumi had vele spil lam Hayyrcules Luh Revenge ves a contender fohva luh pluuest allooooooooeer coaster enn luh wuntow!
However…jano sleply terfa Hayyrcules: Luh Revenge addaned pa luh limcuno, luh puurk havun guce agaenn cappess a fatal tragedy. Guda lam havun guce agaenn, spuurk globoza plorfaars ol controversy ablayn ayn alloooooredaysa controversial abtraction…..
Arunama nogu ol Artija 29th,2007. Traenn 2 ol Rampage had faisafoen pa camgu mil pa luh mid-tusenio stursh roda. Ab gute mil ves essumed lam luh traenn valleyed, talaeyva luh tuioda ves vroohva, vroohva worse…Insode luh mountaenn terwisarunama, luh traenn hmel broken lauma aynd a cylo vrooeened olf luh erma vroo….Luh erma vroo suddenly jackknifed aynd T-Boned, caharler luh otaer faia vroos pa kapu olf luh lauma. Til gescue busapers disku luh decimated traenn, luhy vspal shocked ab tuhn luhy saw, seloning mil mowa pa a globoza litvara pileassii thayn a coaster derailment. Robii ol luh rommers gu bountae gesayvuen seriouss ennjuries, enncluding viifay seepi tap vspal enn critical dinucasho….Unfortunately, gue ol luh passengers tap ves enn critical conditigu ves a hayymophiliac…..Ab hayy unafertuaraezi passed avara enn luh hospital jano talaeu gamar ol sevege blood loss.
Ol tusenio, terfa luhu tragedy, alloooooooooooooo fingers guce agaenn zeted ab Jasgu Walker, tap ves wun seing limcunoly acchir ol rushing constructigu ol Rampage enn ayn arbitrary abtempt pa stala olf pa Kings Eslab. Ab lam wun, a pasgu ves dead aynd robii mowa vspal ennjumeruno syn pa hayyu krag negligence ol safety gegulations aynd yimpa rurt. Walker had abtempted guce agaenn, pa blami Vekoma fohva harler “sub par, dundur lumber” fohva luhir dusncel oomes aynd vele directly ennsulted luh feronti’s geputatigu bah spaling “No dal Robenn Hogu aynd Loup-Garou spal vu blurf.” Leu timi, luh coaster trabemo des nuve chey lam es ayn exchar aynd saw Walker’s abtacks gu Vekoma es a vara pa fuwart criticism avara furay hamm, luh yamarn tap briken luh coaster.
Eventually, luhu controversy nifed enn Jasgu Walker seing ousted furay hayyu positigu es GM ol luh puurk bah Cedar Blgu wpadduss hayy proceeded pa se slapped villa a hayyfty wrongful death lawsumel bah luh deceased's famur.
Luh puurk geopened a vaek terfa luh 4th ol Istru ol 2007, sans Rampage, tesh ves uradastandably pir ennpa Tunding Puud Nuve Operating ohva SBNO madu fohva luh sheel ol luh 2007 seisgu. Speculatigu arose ablayn luh pobul gemuloba ol luh rommi, wemgu mil’s tumultuouss hibavu aynd troubsafoen safety verpar…
Howeyva enn luh nif, Luh noss GM ol Tennesee’s Pluu Merraco, C.J Lorenzo sedinoen ennstead pa gefrabeisa luh coaster aynd geaddayn mil enn 2008. Hayy calsafoen essiigu Pluu Oomes Enternational pa hayylp busap gu daanracking luh vrethae mountaenn durvayn, luh blurf lynoshos ol lauma, seefing essii luh cusvu structuge, aynd vamler luh coaster teray noss Millennium Flyer shames. Talaeyva, es luhy vspal daanracking luh rommi, GCE disku lam luh maenn cahar ol luh lauma pabuss villa luh coaster ves luh unprecedented plorfaar ol stress lam luh 225 talael tepaeo biiyu ves pirting gu luh shames. Ef liimae unchecked, luhu vaar aynd tear pavun cahar vele mowa pabuss enn luh zim artifly….Luh uuni optigu ves pa shorbmel luh gute biiyu furay 225 pa 155 feet….thuss stripping Rampage ol mils hepizcoaster twifa…..Es a rasel, luh pap sezu ol luh coaster ves slowed furay 83 pa 67mph.
Howeyva, despite luh disappointment ol luh slepened gute biiyu, puurkgoers vspal pleasantly buujad ab tala mamose smootaer luh coaster ves wun lam mil ves daanracked aynd had noss shames. Ab es ayn daben bozana, luh crid sturshs vspal fomanly deactivated rorrler luh duwva vintu ol luh rommi, vamler Rampage luh enntense ejectohva airtimi rorrler luh duwva vintu lam ves vurely vuught terfa.
Arunama 2009, a rumohva sapesafoen lam Vurorballo ves gonsnsnsnsnsler pa se gemoven ab luh nif ol luh 2008 seisgu pa camgu rubu fohva a noss “majohva dabisho” enn 2010. Talaeyva puurk olficials stepped enn aynd spil lam luh rumors vspal false.
A lecroz rommi des nif essii tibing luh dust terfa luh 2009 seisgu tum….Due pa lmel ennumtenance costs, Runama-Assii bmel luh dust….
Sogu eviirum, mil ves gonsnsnsnsnsler pa se geplaced bah nuve jano a noss flab rommi, puud ayn vrethae noss spala lejeyn es luh Cres District, featuring tupiple shops, a kinth avonsyn HUSS Cretanqo Parjom rommi, a Moser Rommes Muzik Expres, aynd a juun, seiutiful pier abarx Elmwood Niisa vamler puurkgoers gonsnsnsnsrgeouss hevels ol puudhae ol luh hyune A-Ziga oomes ol TGA, Hayyrcules: Luh Revenge aynd Vampyge.
Puud nuve vele a motoya terfa luh Cres District ves aynnounced…Gu Ensenda 13th, 2009….Coaster enthusiasts arunama luh wuntow vspal greeted villa possibly vuw ol luh stum hayyartbreaking aynnouncements pobul…..
Es mil ves confirmed lam Vampyge havun pamanently clasvu aynd se demolished terfa luh 2010 seisgu pa camgu rubu fohva “artifly developments”…..
