ScottBrown

So basically if you do anything in China they reserve the right to utilize your technology and produce it themselves

Yeah that looks like a copy of Kumali to me as well. I wonder if they have some kind of contract with Vekoma or if they are blatantly ripping them off . . . if so Vekoma is not the only company they are doing that to . . . http://www.rcdb.com/8601.htm?p=24946

Looked pretty good from here

Clue #1 Time - It was called the roller coaster of tomorrow and featured projections of a clock shattering, time portals, and a digital clock and it was probably one of the most unique coasters of its time Clue #2 Expired - Opryland is no longer in existence and the Chaos coaster has been scrapped its time had "expired" Clue #3 Houdini - Aron Houdini first performed at the Opryland Theme Park there is also someone known as "little Houdini" in the Nashville area as well Clue #4 Athens - Nashville is refered to as the Athens of the south Clue #5 Aerosmith - Theme from the rockin roller coaster at WDW Opryland also had a coaster by the same name Clue #6: Mickey - Rockin Roller Coaster could be found at Opryland and is also a Disney ride and Mickey is Disney's main character Clue #7: Boomerang - A popular Vekoma coaster the same manufacturer as Chaos Clue #8: Parthenon - There is a replica of the Parthenon in Nashville Clue #9: Enclose - The roller coaster was enclosed Clue #10: Closed - The roller coaster closed with the park in 1997 Clue #11: Mall - Opryland USA closed to make way for the Opry Mills mall Clue #12 Flooded - The park flooded in 1975 and the area the park once was flooded again this year and is still has not fully recovered

Space Mountain at DLP Clue #1 Time the ride is based on a story by Jules Verne who also wrote about time travel Clue #2 Expired Clue #3 Houdini Disney wrote a book about Houdini and Houdini was in Paris in 1901 Clue #4 Athens Hercules a Disney movie is based on a Greek story Clue #5 Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster is at the same park with an Aerosmith theme Clue #6: Mickey the mouse that the park is all about Clue #7: Boomerang a popular roller coaster made by the same manufacturer Clue #8 Parthenon Clue #9 Enclosed : Space Mountain is an enclosed coaster

Primeval Whirl Time: The cars say time machine on them Expired: The ride has dinosaur theming and extinct = expired Houdini: performed vanishing acts . . . Dinosaurs vanished Athens: Home of the Museum of Palaeontology and Geology of the Athens University Aerosmith: Rockin Roller Coaster also at WDW which has an Aerosmith theme Mickey: The famous mouse WDW is all about

Primeval Whirl Time: The ride has a time machine theme Expired: The ride has dinosaur theming and extinct = expired Houdini: performed vanishing acts . . . Dinosaurs vanished Athens: Home of the Museum of Palaeontology and Geology of the Athens University Aerosmith: Rockin Roller Coaster also at WDW

Im still sticking with Primeval Whirl

My first guess is Primeval Whirl

Didn't they say there was going to be a metal strip running over the top like it does on a wooden coaster?

I think the Giant Dipper is very underrated, it may not be the biggest but for being over 80 years old its quite a ride

I have a few problems with that theory, the heavier trains wouldn't "have more mass to lift up and over the hill" in theory the extra weight would restrict its climb . . . take a light rock and a heavy one and throw them both up in the air the same concept applies here. And of course a lot of this also depends on how tight the wheels fit the track as well, wheel friction could also play a major role in slowing the train dramatically as well.

Heaver trains will run faster true but they will also loose much more speed going up a hill as well which is also simple physics

I know it's probably hard for some people to understand this - but Formula Rossa was not the main reason for us to come to the UAE. We have been talking about Dubai for a few years now, and yes, Rossa was one of the reasons, but the fact that we got to come to part of the world we have never been to before, spend a few days exploring, and getting do a lot of amazing fun things by far makes up for missing one coaster. We pretty much knew that the ride would be closed our entire visit from day one of us getting here. At any point in this update, did it look like that put a damper on our trip? And keep in mind, we travel all over the world all time. It's not as though this was going to be our "chance of a lifetime" to ride one coaster. If it was really that big of a deal to us, we would extend our stay out here as there is nothing stopping us from doing that. We just don't really care THAT much. I have a feeling you'll see us back here sooner than later as we really liked this part of the world. --Robb "We really weren't bummed because we are having an awesome time." Alvey I completely understand I just thought it was a funny caption to the picture, Dubai looks like an incredible place and I have wanted to go there for a while now roller coasters or no roller coasters. Glad to hear you are having an awesome time

Let me guess you traveled all that way and it is closed

"Pretty sure" = "don't know." Please show your work. I don't have much work to show I remember seeing it on the Amazing Race

Im pretty certain your most recent location is Ski Dubai

I must say the Hammerhead looks very odd with its theming sitting in the desert like that . . . kind of pathetic really

Well you have seem to have been to Wonderland Dubai just to visit your long lost friend the Hammerhead which you probably rode last in its final year of operation at Knott's

I really want to say Spain for some reason, I think Robb misses the escalator ride

It is kind of a shame Psyclone was torn down before this was an option that coaster could have been insane had it been given the same treatment

SCBB Giant Dipper

Robb did Moser rides not have some kind of insane contraption there like they normally do?

Thanks for doing such thorough coverage for all of us that couldn't be there Robb "Im not known for doing exercise " the best quote of the whole thing