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What Should Puyallup Name its New Roller Coaster?

Over 500 people have voted submitted to name the Western Washington Fair's newest addition, a looping inversion roller coaster. Submit your idea by May 8, 2013.

Since the naming contest kicked off on opening day of the Spring Fair in Puyallup, hundreds have submitted ideas for the Fair's newest addition-- a looping inversion coaster.

The roller coaster will incline to over 60 feet in the air, then speed downhill around wild loops, along wavy tracks and bendy curves at speeds up to 50 mph.

It comes from another US venue and had the name Typhoon, which doesn’t sound right in it's new Puyallup home. 

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What should Puyallup name the new roller coaster? Tell us in the comments. 

 

 

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Here’s a quick snapshot of the ride: 

Introduced in Puyallup:           September 2013

Dimensions:                            180.4 feet x 66 feet

Height:                                     62.3 feet

Track length:                           1,772 feet

Maximum speed:                     50 m.p.h.

Maximum G-Force:                 +5.8 G

Trains:                                     Three

Cars:                                        Three per train

Total seats:                              36 riders

Track capacity:                         Two trains run simultaneously on the track

The naming contest kicked off on the opening day of the Spring Fair in Puyallup, Thursday, April 18 and voting ends on May 8, 2013 at midnight.

Submit your vote online at http://www.thefair.com/spring-fair/contests/. Entries are also accepted by mail. 

The person who coins the new name will receive two season gate passes to the 2013 Washington State Fair, plus two vouchers valid for 20 rides of their choice, a $269 value. They will be notified if they win by June 17, 2013.


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