Dosent anyone think that Intamin is charging alot for their impulse coaster?
The track length of steel is so short, it's not even a completed track figure. You would think that the magnets would be cheaper because it uses less power. I just think its wierd that Superman- The Ultimate Flight was cheaper than V2. One other question, do V2s magnets ever run out of power?
The power and the LIM technology is what costs so much. If I'm right, the magnets are what cost the most on the whole ride. And they use a lot of power, they're not your everyday magnets. When an electric current runs though them thats what triggers them, so I don't think they run out of power.
I'm pretty sure I'm right about this, could be wrong though.
RCDB states that Steel Venom cost $8,500,000 for Cedar Fair. Wicked Twister a taller and faster impulse was $9,000,000. Steel Venom is an exact clone of our Vertical Velocity so I'm expecting them to cost the same.