Silver Dollar City (SDC) Discussion Thread

by **Jakizle** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:39 am

texcoaster wrote:I'm sure it's just some sort of optical illusion based on the camera angle, but every time I see the pic of that barrel roll, my brain keeps thinking that it's just not right.

Just after the first roll, the track should appear to be like this ___ ___ but instead the two rails seem to be angled away from each other like this / \ and as it goes through the second roll, it looks even more skewed.

Has anyone seen a different pic of it that corrects this illusion?

It's just a funny angle, and I'm pretty sure that photo was resized or cropped strangely.

by **3Mutts** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:46 am

Those train look really cool!

Very stage coach like.

by **Mechanic** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:56 am

texcoaster wrote:I'm sure it's just some sort of optical illusion based on the camera angle, but every time I see the pic of that barrel roll, my brain keeps thinking that it's just not right.

Just after the first roll, the track should appear to be like this ___ ___ but instead the two rails seem to be angled away from each other like this / \ and as it goes through the second roll, it looks even more skewed.

Has anyone seen a different pic of it that corrects this illusion?

I thought it looked odd at first as well. The rail on the right in the foreground of the picture is upside down, so you're looking at the portion of the rail that the upstop and side wheels would be touching. If you study the picture a little more it will all make sense.

by **The Yeti** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:02 am

^Yes, it would look much different if the picture was taken under the track, but really it's about level with the track and only allows you to see one side of the rails that the train will run on - we're only seeing the edge of the right side of the track.

by **chadster** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:14 pm

Howdy Folks! Citizen Chadster back with some beautiful fall photos from Silver Dollar City. Fall has always been my favorite time of year and when the park posted that the leaves had turned I couldn't resist.

It's also been about a month since my last update on Outlaw Run, and holy crap, what a difference a month makes! Not only do the fall colors compliment the ride well but they have gotten a ton of work done! Electrical is in, plumbing is in, the outside queue is going in, sensors are going in, and the running steel is going in at a rapid pace!

I had a chance to talk with the train conductors (train was in the round house for repairs most of the day, but don't worry, they got me on for one trip!) and they too are extremely excited for Outlaw Run, especially having seen it from start to finish. The energy surrounding this ride couldn't be better!

Anyway, if you want to see the park at all in it's fall colors this will most likely be the last week before the leaves, well, leave!

Have a love and passion to see fall photos of SDC? Clicky