Gringrinngghost
Well-Known Member
Might have been pushed by the contract but there were structural issues with the footings so it had reached the end of its life. It runs far more than the older coasters at the seasonal parks. It is hours running that determines the lifespan not years in operation.
I’ve not heard anything about structural issues for the original iteration of Hulk. However the original was never designed to be launched the way they did it, one that to my understanding they did. Secondly Hulk used massive amounts of power, that if they didn’t have their turbine room, it would have brown out the local area with every launch.
I was told that Hulk was a new coaster entirely and that its one that was going to be scrapped from another park as Hulk. So it was basically a free attraction. Additionally given how long they ran it, B&M and Universal Creative most likely figured out ways to reduce the stress of the ride (to a certain extent) that didnt require nightly welding that Hulk and Dragons required (Dragons and it’s successor Hagrids is a whole other nightmare.)
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