{"id":6498,"date":"2013-11-11T20:53:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/11\/11\/circus-circusroller-coaster-may-be-slow-but-packs-a-punch\/"},"modified":"2013-11-11T20:53:53","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T20:53:53","slug":"circus-circusroller-coaster-may-be-slow-but-packs-a-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crapsclub.goldentouchserver.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/11\/circus-circusroller-coaster-may-be-slow-but-packs-a-punch\/","title":{"rendered":"Circus Circus\u2019roller coaster may be slow but packs a punch"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBy Richard N. Velotta (contact)
\n\tSaturday 9 November 2013 las vegas sun http:\/\/www.vegasinc.com\/news\/2013\/nov\/09\/circus-circus-new-roller-coaster-might-be-slow-pac\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\thttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s_uERdzOtPk#t=51<\/a><\/p>\n

\tTo the seasoned roller coaster rider, it\u2019s hard to beat the sensation of diving off a hill that falls straight down or turning a somersault in a soaring loop.<\/p>\n

\tBut engineers of a thrill-ride company that already has left its mark on Las Vegas are about to take thrills to the next level with the El Loco roller coaster that’s expected to debut at Circus Circus\u2019 Adventuredome next month.<\/p>\n

\tEl Loco, by the numbers:<\/p>\n

\tHeight: 70 feet<\/p>\n

\tLength: 1,300 feet<\/p>\n

\tCapacity: Four per car<\/p>\n

\tRide duration: 72 seconds<\/p>\n

\tTop speed: 28 mph<\/p>\n

\tA \u201cbeyond vertical drop\u201d and barrel roll on the track \u2014 it\u2019s all possible with the track and wheel design developed by S&S Worldwide, a small Logan, Utah, company that first generated screams in Las Vegas when it produced the Big Shot atop the Stratosphere in 1996.<\/p>\n

\tWhen El Loco takes the place of the Rim Runner flume ride at the Adventuredome, it will be the second of its kind in the United States and the sixth in the world. The only one like it in America is the Steel Hawg, which opened at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Ind., in 2008.<\/p>\n

\tMost of the ride\u2019s components already have arrived in Las Vegas, but Circus Circus is keeping the lid on construction.<\/p>\n

\tS&S can\u2019t wait to get the public\u2019s reaction to the new ride. Company officials say it won\u2019t be the fastest roller coaster \u2014 the ride tops out at about 28 mph \u2014 but it will have twists and turns most coaster aficionados have never experienced.<\/p>\n

\tIt has some unique elements,\u201d said Kevin Rohwer, vice president of sales and marketing for S&S. \u201cThere\u2019s the greater-than-straight-down drop, there are 45-degree tilted turns, and it\u2019s a really open carriage. It\u2019s basically the floor and the seats, and everything else is wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe tilted turns are unusual because they tilt in the opposite direction of the turn. Most coaster enthusiasts are used to banked curves and coasters that tilt in the direction of the turn. On a left hand turn on El Loco, the coaster tilts to the right, producing the sensation of being tossed out of the ride.<\/p>\n

\tRohwer said the open carriage adds to the experience. It holds four people, two in front and two in back. Its small size allows the vehicle a tighter turning radius on curves.<\/p>\n

\t"When you\u2019re up there, you\u2019ll say, \u2018Uh oh, there\u2019s a lot of air around me,\u2019\u201d Rohwer said.<\/p>\n

\tS&S initially specialized in tower rides, such as the Big Shot, then expanded into roller coasters in 2003 when it acquired Arrow Dynamics, another Utah company, which built Adventuredome\u2019s Canyon Blaster and Primm\u2019s Desperado roller coasters.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to be a me-too company,\u201d Rohwer said. \u201cOne of the biggest needs in the market has been roller coasters for small footprints. There are a lot of parks that are landlocked or they have real estate they don\u2019t know what to do with, but they want to have a coaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWhen the company developed the El Loco, it established a perfect niche product.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe El Loco was a combination of taking what we know \u2014 towers \u2014 taking coaster technology, which we had with Arrow, and building a product no one else had, which was a small-footprint coaster,\u201d Rohwer said.<\/p>\n

\tMGM Resorts International and Circus Circus decided in 2008 they wanted a high-thrill, small-footprint coaster to replace the flume ride, which was leaking. But the project was put on hold when the economy collapsed, and MGM devoted its full attention to completing CityCenter.<\/p>\n

\tJust over a year ago, Adventuredome officials renewed talks with S&S, and in February, the new ride was announced.<\/p>\n

\tIf construction is on schedule, it should open before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s definitely in the high spot in the bell curve between kiddie rides and giant mega-thrill rides,\u201d Rohwer said. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect ride for families, but there\u2019s enough excitement and a ride experience to satisfy just about anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIt has some unique elements,\u201d said Kevin Rohwer, vice president of sales and marketing for S&S. \u201cThere\u2019s the greater-than-straight-down drop, there are 45-degree tilted turns, and it\u2019s a really open carriage. It\u2019s basically the floor and the seats, and everything else is wide open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe tilted turns are unusual because they tilt in the opposite direction of the turn. Most coaster enthusiasts are used to banked curves and coasters that tilt in the direction of the turn. On a left hand turn on El Loco, the coaster tilts to the right, producing the sensation of being tossed out of the ride.<\/p>\n

\tRohwer said the open carriage adds to the experience. It holds four people, two in front and two in back. Its small size allows the vehicle a tighter turning radius on curves.<\/p>\n

\t"When you\u2019re up there, you\u2019ll say, \u2018Uh oh, there\u2019s a lot of air around me,\u2019\u201d Rohwer said.<\/p>\n

\tS&S initially specialized in tower rides, such as the Big Shot, then expanded into roller coasters in 2003 when it acquired Arrow Dynamics, another Utah company, which built Adventuredome\u2019s Canyon Blaster and Primm\u2019s Desperado roller coasters.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to be a me-too company,\u201d Rohwer said. \u201cOne of the biggest needs in the market has been roller coasters for small footprints. There are a lot of parks that are landlocked or they have real estate they don\u2019t know what to do with, but they want to have a coaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tWhen the company developed the El Loco, it established a perfect niche product.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe El Loco was a combination of taking what we know \u2014 towers \u2014 taking coaster technology, which we had with Arrow, and building a product no one else had, which was a small-footprint coaster,\u201d Rohwer said.<\/p>\n

\tMGM Resorts International and Circus Circus decided in 2008 they wanted a high-thrill, small-footprint coaster to replace the flume ride, which was leaking. But the project was put on hold when the economy collapsed, and MGM devoted its full attention to completing CityCenter.<\/p>\n

\tJust over a year ago, Adventuredome officials renewed talks with S&S, and in February, the new ride was announced.<\/p>\n

\tIf construction is on schedule, it should open before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s definitely in the high spot in the bell curve between kiddie rides and giant mega-thrill rides,\u201d Rohwer said. \u201cIt\u2019s the perfect ride for families, but there\u2019s enough excitement and a ride experience to satisfy just about anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

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