A Christmas Eve Presant From KBF in 2004....Silver Bullet

Hey all,

I just saw this and I thought I'd share.  It looks like opening is set
for Christmas Eve.  No way will Carrie let me weez my way out there to
go for a ride on that date!  Oh well!

Have Fun!

Paul Drabek
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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20031201005844&newsLang=en

Knott's New Thrill Ride Shoots off in Time for Christmas '04; Theme
Park Adds Major Coaster to Soar Above The Action 


BUENA PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2003--Cowboys in Ghost
Town, Native Americans in Indian Trails and a brand new Silver Bullet
flying above it all. Knott's Berry Farm expands its arsenal of thrill
rides with the addition of Silver Bullet, the western themed roller
coaster set to debut on Christmas Eve 2004. The high-flying $16
million coaster shoots onto the Ghost Town scene, soaring into Fiesta
Village and back over Indian Trails. Chrome plated and floorless,
Silver Bullet promises to be a blast. 
While suspended below the track, Silver Bullet will send riders
climbing to a height of 146 feet and soaring back down an initial drop
of 109 feet. Riders will spiral, corkscrew, fly into a cobra roll, and
experience overbanked curves. Overall, riders will find themselves
upside down six times including one vertical loop of 105 feet. With
two trains and a capacity of 32 people per train, Silver Bullet will
send 1,300 guests per hour head over heels on a 2.5-minute high-speed
tour. The trains, each with 8 cars, will move riders under 3,125 feet
of track. 

The new attraction, designed and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B & M) of Monthey, Switzerland, continues Knott's Berry Farm's
transformation into Southern California's leading thrill ride
adventure park. Since its acquisition of Knott's in December 1997,
Cedar Fair L.P. has made an ongoing commitment to adding world-class
thrill attractions. As the seventh roller coaster to be added to
Knott's, "Silver Bullet gives thrill seekers yet another world-class
ride to add to their list of all-time favorites," proclaimed Jack
Falfas, General Manager and Vice President of West Coast Operations
for Cedar Fair, L.P. Knott's will also add RipTide, another
high-flying spinning thrill ride with "720 degrees of attitude" to the
Boardwalk area in the Spring of 2004. 

Xcelerator, Supreme Scream, Perilous Plunge and GhostRider have set
attraction records with GhostRider recently voted one of the world's
best wooden roller coasters by coaster enthusiasts. 

Knott's Berry Farm is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, L.P., a
publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol "FUN." In addition to Knott's Berry
Farm, Cedar Fair owns and operates five other amusement parks and five
water parks, and operates a seventh amusement park under a management
contract. For media information, please call Knott's Public Relations
at 714-220-5130. 

                       SILVER BULLET FACT SHEET

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

Total Track Length:         3,125 ft.
Lift Height:                146 ft. 
Initial Drop:               109 ft.
Vertical Loop:              105 ft.
Number of Inversions:       6
Features:                   Outside Loop
                            Overbanked Curve
                            Cobra Roll
                            Zero-G Roll
                            Elevated Spiral
                            Corkscrew
                            Double Spiral       

DESIGN ELEMENTS
Model                       Inverted, outside-looping coaster
Structure:                  Steel, tubular track

VEHICLES
Number of Trains:           2
Design:                     Single ski lift-style seating with 
                            shoulder harnesses and lap belts
Cars per Train:             8
Passengers per Train:       32

CAPACITY                    Approx. 1,300 per hour

SPEED                       55 MPH

RIDE CYCLE TIME             2.5 minutes

RIDER HEIGHT REQUIREMENT    54 inches           

INVESTMENT                  $16 million

MANUFACTURER                Bolliger & Mabillard (B & M), Monthey, 
                            Switzerland 

OPENING DATE                December 24, 2004