
DarkMeasures
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New Vekoma Flyer in China 2008
DarkMeasures replied to speedracer's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Also, the wheels are outside the track on this version. -
Don't large subdivisions by theme parks always equal BIG TROUBLE? I don't know the details of this, but look at Alton Towers. The place has been around for a hundred years and yet there is that family that fights against anything the park does. 1500 homes means 1500 families complaining about bad traffic and the parks being "too loud" Sure in America, they would have a lot less power in their complaints compared to Britain, but still, the whole thing would be a pain to everybody.
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Worst Ride Name
DarkMeasures replied to maliboomer's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Playstation: The Ride Pepsi Max: The Big One Bling -
Wouldn't it be cheaper to enclose rajin cajin? The building already has a facade. Just change the car types and theme the inside to batman. Plus, since it would be across from Batman: The Ride, the whole thing would make more sense. (The line entrance could be moved to the other side.) But no. Instead. Six Flag's Management wants the whole double dealy.
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[NL] P-51 Mustang
DarkMeasures replied to FeelTheFORCE's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Please post more screens for those who don't have NL. -
Coolest Ride Vehicles
DarkMeasures replied to Cerberus's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I like Test Track's and Rocket Rodd's train designs actually out of anything else. I mean sure there are no hydralics. But the designs are really neat. The Mark VII monorail trains look cool too. But I haven't seen anything of the actual trains and I think they are supposed to be delivered to Disneyland in like November. -
A few pics from Kemah
DarkMeasures replied to jmccalip's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Everything is flat and looks like it is right next to each other.... I love filming things in lenses less than 28mm. -
Geauga Lake Discussion Thread
DarkMeasures replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
This park was really awesome back in 1998... I haven't been there since though.... I just hope that Big Dipper gets a good new home. And I hope that another park builds a Bobs clone in the future. -
Best And Worst Things Ever
DarkMeasures replied to Manny In England's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Best: Spending 3 weeks at Disneyworld. It was so relaxing.... so awesome... and well... I really wish I could do it again. Worst: My cousin getting sick while we were at Cedar Point. At the end of the first day, he felt sick, so he stood home the second day. It was 1998, the year Power Tower opened and we were about to go on the ride. And we got a call that we was in the hospital. I was very sad... (luckly, I managed to ride every coaster except junior gemini already.) -
Dudley Do Right's Ripsaw Falls
DarkMeasures replied to sixflagsguy5's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Well it kind of qualifies as a coaster. Though I guess Splash Mountain does too in a way. -
The Official "TPR MidWest USA 2007" Trip Thread!
DarkMeasures replied to robbalvey's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
Nope. Never a tunnel. Never a break hard. The only changes are the ones mentioned in the wikipedia article and last time I saw my Dad, he confirmed it. According to him, they would actually have 2 trains going up the lift hill at the same time. Now the Demon of course is the only Great America rollercoaster to really suffer (or not.) from physical change. That ride had the 2 hills before they were replaced with the two loops and tunnel. (the only tunnel in the park until Raging Bull was built.) The only other coaster I can think of is Rolling Thunder which did have really hard breaks as it was a bobsled coaster. But it didn't have tunnels. -
The Official "TPR MidWest USA 2007" Trip Thread!
DarkMeasures replied to robbalvey's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
The ride used to run like 5 trains at once. I'll quote the wikipedia article. Apparently Marriots didn't seem to care about trains crashing into each other. "From the start, both Willard’s Whizzer roller coasters suffered from problems with the braking system that would sometimes allow trains to collide in the station. Unfortunately, no immediate solution was put forth to remedy this problem. From 1976 to 1979 there were at least eleven instances of the Santa Clara Whizzer colliding in the station resulting in an unknown number of injuries. There were also two instances of the Gurnee Whizzer colliding - both of which occurred less than a month apart in 1976. A total of thirty one riders were injured in the Gurnee Collisions. Then on March 29, 1980, a 14-year-old boy was killed and eight others injured when two trains collided on the Santa Clara Whizzer [1]. Following the accident, both rides underwent several changes. Seatbelts were added, the braking system was modified and the number of trains that could be run at once was reduced from five to three. Willard’s name was also dropped, leaving the ride’s name as simply “Whizzer.” Marriott never reported the potential safety hazard to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which led to a 1981 civil penalty amounting to $70,000 [2]." -
They should just redesign the LaL stones and do that. Especially since it looks so awesome now at night.
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Photo TR: Watermelon Festival, Sunland, CA 8/11/07
DarkMeasures replied to lapseofreason's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
At one fair I was lucky enough to find a two story version of those fun houses. Sadly though, it was still crappy and exactly the same as the 1 story versions. The only good part is the rotating wheel of doom but the rid ops don't allow hand-stands. -
Check out the line!
DarkMeasures replied to Milkchan's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Particle Effects CS -
The Rumor / Crazy Idea Superthread
DarkMeasures replied to Wes's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
It's being sold off to Togo for research so Togo can build their own version. And speaking of that. Sea World Texas I heard is getting rid of Great White. -
Worst Coaster Ever?
DarkMeasures replied to Mind Eraser's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I don't remember what I posted before. But I still hate the Steel Phantom. Would have been good if they took out the loops. dot dot dot. I need to return to Kennywood sometime in the future.