LONNOL

> Second, your cost estimates seem high, perhaps as much as double. I'll
> have to check with my industry sources on that one, but Phoenix cost $1.5
> million to move in 1985 and indexing for inflation brings the cost to $2.95
> million, not $5-7 million. Any design modifications needed aren't likely to
> cost another $2 million plus.

It doesn't sound that high. With today's codes wouldn't the entire
ride need to be re-engineered, something not easy (i.e. cheap) since
there is nothing in AutoCAD, and re-built with additional bents and
track bracing? The project-specific liability policy for a firm
taking on a project like this would have to be a pretty penny. That
park was doomed the day Sea World was bought and as much as we would
have liked to have that ride moved to CP as what the general public
would have seen as a smaller Blue Streak, it wasn't in the cards for
this to happen. I have a hard time saying this was Cedar Fair's
fault, a lot of people screwed up to make this happen and saying what
should have happened on usenet doesn't change the ebb and flow of
business.

Adam