A.J.

The first time I saw the sign that said Living with the Land had all its Fastpasses distributed, I was like, "WTF?" because it was right after opening. Then I went to it (getting a Fastpass for Soarin' along the way) and got right on. Must've been a bad business decision to include Fastpass on the boat ride in the first place. It certainly doesn't need it, or didn't the four months I was down in Orlando.

This is all my fault. Shame on me! I don't know if this has been said before, but is it certain that there won't be a transfer table for Superman Ultimate Flight (like Mr. Freeze)?

To everyone who's playing - they're giving away the Lego Santa Yoda to whomever picks up the box - Link - http://gizmodo.com/5867026/its-time-to-win-lego-santa-yoda

Helicopter sliding down a cliff credit! I count it five times because there's five seats! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/

RANDOM CGI EXPLOSIONS! EXPLODING MINORITY ACTORS! http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/chat/

So, you could get a huge group of burly people and push the ride somewhere?

I'd say the Knoebels Grand Carousel. A lot of flat rides make me dreadfully sick.

Congratulations go out to AJClarke0912! He has won the popular vote, so he gets that satchel of poopy...I mean bag of crap. AJClarke, go ahead and PM your name and address to QueerRudie. Thanks for everyone who played!

That's fine, and I completely understand that MeMeMe's in Quebec. He could be in Kazakhstan and I would understand. I really appreciate the time and effort you're putting into making the tease as authentic as possible (French park, obviously), and for that reason a little here and there is okay. It's just when it's used in posting conversations that it's a problem. We all know translators exist, but it's better for the forum as a whole to keep it in English. In all seriousness though, I honestly have no clue what's going on - and will patiently wait until you reveal this blasted attraction completely.

There wouldn't be one.

I don't want to start a debate here, but - Intamin's website implies that Mega-lites are standardized. The PDF for the ride also has the same standardized layout. They also give speed, height, capacity, etc. of the ride. Honestly, whatever we consider the ride to be, it's a pretty good one. Since you made the ride in Newton and the jerky bunny hops are close to the last section, I'd go back into Newton and take care of it.

Oy. English, please, or I may have to hover my cursor of the "lock topic" button... If you don't want someone to be able to understand what you're saying, don't say anything at all.

I disagree. Skyrush is going to tear through "the same layout" (it really isn't, but I haven't ridden Desert Race and you probably haven't either, so we can't judge) a tick faster at 70mph (Desert Race is 62mph, or 100km/h). Tell you what. I'll drive down to Hersheypark and ride Skyrush (my most anticipated roller coaster for next season as well) until I get motion-sick again (probably after the 9th time), while you sit on your chair at home and compare it to Desert Race. We'll see how much fun I have compared to you.

The search function is a wonderful thing... http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=60549

This is definitely a full-on mega COASTER. Mega-lites are standardized and really compact. Naming conventions aside, the ride was very forceful on both ends. However, I absolutely hated the jerkiness of the last hops before the brake run. Also, you could have taken some time to work on your supports. Overall, it's a good ride with a few chinks in its armor.

I don't mean to turn the thread into a "redesign a train" contest. I just hate reading about Elissa's disappointment. I just hope Six Flags New England can take better care of Goliath than Six Flags Magic Mountain did. I bet you that upkeep (or lack thereof) is one of the reasons why the Deja Vu coasters are so rough.

WARNING! NON-EXPERT ALERT! Being held vertically upward is okay as long as you have a backrest and headrest. Being held up-side down is okay as long as you have a restraint that opens laterally or overhead. The Maurer trains have both of these (backrests, laterally-opening restraints). Typical lap restraints only hold you at, well, your lap. You're still free to move your upper body around in any way you like, and when you're face-down, you have to keep yourself consistently pressed against the seatback or else your upper body will flop about. Maurer's restraints (as well as Premier's, to an extent) are (probably) designed so that you're restrained at your lap and your hips. They're very tall (up to Elissa's chest, and almost up to Rich's and Mike's), so your upper body can't move very far forward. The reason that X-car style restraints or "vest" style restraints can't be put on the new Goliath train is because they take up a lot of horizontal room. B&M's new seats and Mack's new seats (even Intamin's, to an extent) are spaced pretty far apart, because the overhead restraint has to be anchored somewhere. Also, the only way to have four-across Maurer trains is to have the outboard seats staggered backward, because the restraints open laterally outward. Premier most likely had to keep the width of the new trains the same as the old ones, or else the entire support structure would have to be modified to accommodate the new clearances. To keep everyone close together, the only thing they could do with that design was to introduce a shoulder harness. EDIT: They can fit four-across and keep the same width of the train because the seat side bolsters are a lot less thick than the old Vekoma ones. Of course, why they didn't keep the trains staggered and actually use laterally-opening restraints is anyone's guess. END NON-EXPERT OPINION. Anyone for tea?

Bah, I wish I would've been able to take part. "A long straight wire is in the plane of of a rectangular conducting loop. The straight wire constant current I as shown. While the wire is being moved..." Snore.

Okay, sure. Sounds good. I'm kind of on maximum attack with everything today. I haven't looked at the parks for a few days either.

Okay, so, I deliberately kept the poll hidden. I'm thinking AlmereStars is going to win the popular vote. I think we should give the moderation team vote to AJClarke, or the other way around if it ends up that way. Agreed?

Yee-es. Yes I do. And I'm only one-third engineering student now (my change of major got approved just about six hours ago!), so for every one thing I get right I will automatically get two things wrong. A trough is still a dish-thing though. I'm a simpleton.

They stick a dish-thing on top of the track structure as the water channel.

Looks like a second Pilgrims Plunge to this redhead. DARE...TO COMPARE! 45-degree support, followed by a vertical support, followed by a steep support. Looks like the descent is going to be completely straight until it levels off, much like Pilgrims Plunge...

Most unique new B&M since...a while ago? Lots of alien-contacting antennas near the end, too!

Sorry, I used only screenshots from the Game Exchange and the thread. Haven't voted yet? You should! Voting ends in just over 24 hours!