thrillseeker4552 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Looks like most of the vertical track has been installed. The drop is about complete as well, minus the holding brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 ^ Well, it looks more impressive, if it has to be sticking up above the mine train 'mountain,' than Boomerang ever did. (The lighting on it at night, will make that lift hill look amazing, above the mine train!) One last Boomerang (r.i.p.) look - Sept.12, 2016. After West Coast Bash weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Looks like most of the vertical track has been installed. The drop is about complete as well, minus the holding brake. Construction is moving faster than I expected. If it is anything like Monster, you all are in for a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Samurai at Lagoon has been down all year for "maintenance" and never opened for the season. Even with it being a prototype, Mondial has never had the best of luck with their thrill rides ever. Both Samurai and Cliffhanger at Lagoon have so much downtime between themselves, I see why Lagoon hasn't bought a ride from them since, even if those rides are some of the best at Lagoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBF4Life Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 USA Today just debuted the full HangTime POV video: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2017/11/21/hangtime-coaster-knotts-berry-farm-2018/882378001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 ^For whatever reason, Mondial seems to do a lot better with portable rides than they do with permanent ones. As much as I normally love Top Scans, I'm kind of surprised Knott's approved of another Mondial flat to replace an extremely problematic Mondial flat, only for the replacement to have a completely different set of critical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoasterKing Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 ^For whatever reason, Mondial seems to do a lot better with portable rides than they do with permanent ones. As much as I normally love Top Scans, I'm kind of surprised Knott's approved of another Mondial flat to replace an extremely problematic Mondial flat, only for the replacement to have a completely different set of critical problems. The official unofficial Dippin' Dots rumor says that Mondial gave Knott's a super big discount. Another very uncredible rumor says that the ride was free and Knott's only had to pay for the installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpsphil Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 ^For whatever reason, Mondial seems to do a lot better with portable rides than they do with permanent ones. As much as I normally love Top Scans, I'm kind of surprised Knott's approved of another Mondial flat to replace an extremely problematic Mondial flat, only for the replacement to have a completely different set of critical problems. The official unofficial Dippin' Dots rumor says that Mondial gave Knott's a super big discount. Another very uncredible rumor says that the ride was free and Knott's only had to pay for the installation. They definitely got a large discount plus Knotts saved on having to do new foundation work with the existing windseeker foundation there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoasterKing Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 ^ Unfortunately that foundation is probably going to haunt Knott's for years to come if Sol Spin doesn't work out. I have a thought. Use the existing foundation for a launching tower ride. Sure I know they already have a drop tower, but launching towers are wicked sick rides. I'd dare say better than most drop rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 USA Today just debuted the full HangTime POV video: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2017/11/21/hangtime-coaster-knotts-berry-farm-2018/882378001/ Looks like a really nice, compact layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Love the POV video. It's amazing how much they really squeezed this ride in. Also, besides Karnan, I believe this is the tallest vertical lift hill, right? It's taller than any eurofighter, and like I said, the only one taller is Karnan. Pretty cool! EDIT: I fact checked myself on RCDB. I forgot about the Maurer Skyloops, which are one foot taller. And Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket. Either way, this ride really is gonna change the skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoasterKing Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 ^ The Skyloop lift structure is about extends about ten feet above the track itself, so I wonder if the listed height is the structure or the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM3988 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I hope the lighting package in person looks the way it does in the concept. Something tells me the concept is a bit exaggerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Have you seen Monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoasterKing Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I hope the lighting package in person looks the way it does in the concept. Something tells me the concept is a bit exaggerated. I wonder if they should have gone with white track for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I hope the lighting package in person looks the way it does in the concept. Something tells me the concept is a bit exaggerated. It's not. Take a look at Monster's light package, the colors are very saturated. I hope the lighting package in person looks the way it does in the concept. Something tells me the concept is a bit exaggerated. I wonder if they should have gone with white track for that. White wouldn't work for the effect they're going for. They're looking to simulate the surf/curl crashing under a surfboard. Having the blue track highlighted by white light as the car passes over achieves that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarFlags Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hate to be the eternal naysayer, but can we talk about the drop? A lot of the photos I've seen don't capture the proportions of it, and I was really underwhelmed seeing it in person. #1 #2 In picture #1, we see that the lift hill/drop support structure has 4 roughly equal segments (marked by horizontal bars). We also see that the drop bottoms out noticeably above the construction wall, which would be about 10 feet off the ground. In picture #2, we see that the holding break pre-drop has a really significant elevation change. It's one entire segment of the support structure. We see that the drop goes vertical for one more segment before leveling out. So, the drop on this 150 ft tall coaster is going to be WAY less than 150 feet. 1 out of 4 segments is taken up by the holding break, 1 more segment is the vertical track, and then about 1.5 segments are used to level off. 150 feet divided by 4 segments, puts each one at 37.5 feet. So, if you deduct the holding break (37-ish ft) and the 10 feet off the ground from the end of the drop... this 150 foot tall coaster has a drop that's just barely over 100 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hate to be the eternal naysayer, but can we talk about the drop? A lot of the photos I've seen don't capture the proportions of it, and I was really underwhelmed seeing it in person. In picture #1, we see that the lift hill/drop support structure has 4 roughly equal segments (marked by horizontal bars). We also see that the drop bottoms out noticeably above the construction wall, which would be about 10 feet off the ground. In picture #2, we see that the holding break pre-drop has a really significant elevation change. It's one entire segment of the support structure. We see that the drop goes vertical for one more segment before leveling out. So, the drop on this 150 ft tall coaster is going to be WAY less than 150 feet. 1 out of 4 segments is taken up by the holding break, 1 more segment is the vertical track, and then about 1.5 segments are used to level off. 150 feet divided by 4 segments, puts each one at 37.5 feet. So, if you deduct the holding break (37-ish ft) and the 10 feet off the ground from the end of the drop... this 150 foot tall coaster has a drop that's just barely over 100 feet. I don't know what all the complaining is about, the people here look to be having a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmay Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hate to be the eternal naysayer, but can we talk about the drop? A lot of the photos I've seen don't capture the proportions of it, and I was really underwhelmed seeing it in person. In picture #1, we see that the lift hill/drop support structure has 4 roughly equal segments (marked by horizontal bars). We also see that the drop bottoms out noticeably above the construction wall, which would be about 10 feet off the ground. In picture #2, we see that the holding break pre-drop has a really significant elevation change. It's one entire segment of the support structure. We see that the drop goes vertical for one more segment before leveling out. So, the drop on this 150 ft tall coaster is going to be WAY less than 150 feet. 1 out of 4 segments is taken up by the holding break, 1 more segment is the vertical track, and then about 1.5 segments are used to level off. 150 feet divided by 4 segments, puts each one at 37.5 feet. So, if you deduct the holding break (37-ish ft) and the 10 feet off the ground from the end of the drop... this 150 foot tall coaster has a drop that's just barely over 100 feet. I don't know what all the complaining is about, the people here look to be having a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I don't know what all the complaining is about, the people here look to be having a lot of fun. Yeah, I don't get it either. I think maybe these people worked themselves up with delusions of a giga coaster, and nothing else will do for them? If Ghostrider and Silver Bullet are any indication, a drop of just over 100 feet doesn't seem to prevent a quality ride for Knott's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Yeah, I don't get it either. I think maybe these people worked themselves up with delusions of a giga coaster, and nothing else will do for them? The Knotts thread over the last year (in pictures): Knotts is rearranging the entire park and getting a B&M giga! Oh cool Knotts is getting a B&M hyper!!!! Actually... Knotts is getting a B&M DIVE coaster!!!! First dive coaster on the west coast!!!! *Announcement day* Knotts is getting a 150foot Gerstlauer Dive Coaster?!? :/ *Months later* Knotts new coaster only drops 100 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Abridged version The Knotts thread over the last year: "Do you want to grab some sushi for the first time?" "Nah, I hate sushi" "but, you've never had sushi... how can you hate it?" "I know I've never had it, but I hate it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Laqueefa is currently owning the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 this...coaster has a drop that's just barely over 100 feet. ... I fail to see the problem here (assuming the rest of the ride is good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTERelic Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 this...coaster has a drop that's just barely over 100 feet. ... I fail to see the problem here (assuming the rest of the ride is good). Great call. Could not of said better myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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