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Kind of related: It reminds me of the battle for the Tallest Roller Coaster. Growing up close to Cedar Point in Ohio, I was spoiled as a kid to be able to ride on some of the Tallest/Fastest of that time (I'm sure you've been there a few times too). The Demon Drop, the Magnum, The Millennium Force etc. They just kept becoming antiquated though. When I first started going there the best coaster was the Gemini which at one point was the highest and steepest in the world (it's made of wood, it's old school). I would wait in line for close to an hour to ride the Gemini. By the time the other steel coasters took the #1 slot you could run right up to the Gemini and be clanking up the track within 5 minutes (no lines).
The #1 tallest coaster or building is a quick lived phenomenon. It's a shame, that coaster is still a ton of fun to ride and the Sears Tower is still a wonderful building to visit.
sounds_sound · 4490 days ago · link ·
I was going to reference Cedar Point myself. They even have their own extremely marketable height taxonomy: mega, giga.... just perfect for your day-at-the-park-t-shirt-souvenir. I think The Millenium Force, for me, was the point when I realized that the capitalist value system had truly infiltrated and asphyxiated my amusement park fun. Fuck tallest and fastest. I'll take the creaky-grey-wood-holy-shit-that-steel-beam-almost-decapitated-me-hive-five-the-blue-car-across-the-track-sexy-curve of the Gemini any day of the week. (well maybe not Saturday because the lines suck.)
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thenewgreen · 4490 days ago · link ·
Well said. The holy-shit-that-steel-beam-almost-decapitated-me part brought back some fond memories. My first coaster ever was the Blue Streak. Remember that one? Sadly, it's gone.
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sounds_sound · 4490 days ago · link ·
No shit? Bummer. I wonder where the material went. They should celebrate the death of a coaster like they do the death of some buildings. Imagine a controlled bon fire. Tarp off everything near it. Invite over a few bands and watch the blue blaze!
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