As a student at College for Creative Studies, our class project was to design a roller coaster for Cedar Point. Our work was shared with the Amusement park development team and an article was written in an industry publication.
Years later, I saw the introduction of the "Gatekeeper" ride, and similarities within my original concept. Although I was not involved in the construction, the suspended dual seating, flexible spine on track, monolithic supports and even the color are similar. Whether the engineers were influenced by CCS student designs or not, I like to think my concept was on the right track.