Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!

[ChrisradJason X versus the Robot Space Donkey!]

Oh God the pictures are up..


I don't recall doing that salute on Miner Mike, but that was a pretty fun coaster.

That was a fun weekend.. hope to do some more whoring in the future.

[Erik JohnsonFormer captain of the Arrow bus.]

The Scandia Screamer is simply a terrifying ride!

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

^Hmmm, I'm going to guess the Bubba Gump's question...NO.

Oh, and I love the Gravatron. Wish more places had them.

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I would say your very very hot in your guess Until this past summer I had never been on a Gravatron and now I'm kinda hooked on them. I'm finding the carnivals have the better ones although we did experience one on the Jersey Shore that felt like it was trying to shut off my wind pipe, very forceful.

...I don't recall doing that salute on Miner Mike, but that was a pretty fun coaster.

That was a fun weekend.. hope to do some more whoring in the future.

I agree, a backwards kiddie coaster was awesome! Who knows, maybe I'll show up again this year

The Scandia Screamer is simply a terrifying ride!

It's amazing! The fact that it has cell equipment hanging off it makes it even better!

[PALDonkeys are my way of life!]

^Awesome, the Screamer's front seat was filled with people, not sandbags. That thing doesn't look like much but packs a wallop.

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

^Exactly, it would not have a problem kicking you out of the train at all.

Coming up on Monday's edition, a look back at Speed: The Ride.

[ChrisradJason X versus the Robot Space Donkey!]

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[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

So why is it that only teenagers are allowed in the rear???

[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

With Speed: The Ride being carefully dismantled in hopes to be sold to a new park I thought it would be neat to take a look back at the ride and what it looked like just two weeks before being disassembled.

Speed: The ride opened on April 28th, 2000 at the Sahara Hotel and Casino as part the NASCAR Cafe. Built at time in Las Vegas history where Casino's were focusing more on the family than the gambler it was hoped the ride, along with a remodel of the property, would draw additional patrons to the North Strip Property. Initially your $7 gave two back to back rides along the 1365 feet of track which included a second launch after the loop that not only boosted speeds up to 70mph but also served as a brake to slow the ride down on the return before going backwards thru the loop. The OTSR's were widely frowned upon by the enthusiasts community, and considering other Premier launched rides such as Mr. Freeze did and do not have them, it certainly didn't make sense as to why Speed did.

The ride closed suddenly in August of 2008 and little was known of it's fate. However in February of 2009 the ride re-opened. By this time the price per ride had increased to $10 and you no longer received back to back rides. In fact they began launching the ride only once every 15 minutes seriously decreasing its theoretical capacity of 1600 riders per hour . Not a good deal if you bought an all day pass.

Speed closed in May of 2011 about a month ahead of the casino's closure due to lack of maintenance personnel. It packed a punch reaching a height of 224 feet and pulled some nice g's. The initial $1million price tag was super cheap. Many parks would jump at the chance of a coaster of that price. Custom built for the area the owners have yet to find a buyer.

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[chadsterThe Pony Express can't find my teepee]

So why is it that only teenagers are allowed in the rear???

They can take a pounding and are still able to walk straight afterwards? Honestly, no clue, to me, the front is worse than the rear. (Coaster people, coaster)

[PALDonkeys are my way of life!]

F you Fountain Blue! What a waste. Parts of Vegas look like (name any random third world craphole). Ghost town. Ah, but the place will renew and reimagine its hedonistic, money churning vision (eventually). So long Speed, you lived to a ripe old age in accelerated Vegas time.