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I rode the inside seat second row and it was bearable, not nearly as painful as the outside seat in the back.

That would be very difficult to do.

^That is really great news that even CF says attendance at CGA has imoroved, that could be very promising.

Oh yeah, I know Allen Bradley. At work we use their motor contactors.

^ I wasn't 'bitching' in my last post and I was admitting that the other post of info was better. Enough of that. On that site is this cool pic of what looks like an Intamin inverted launch coaster, where you can see the LIMs and brakes. So this is the company that makes this stuff for Intamin? I've been wondering who it was.

^Your explanation is very good as it is specific to rollercoasters. What I posted was a general explanation for those, in general and unfortunately not rollercoaster-specefic. In fact, I dont think I've ever seen an explanation of these on here before that was as well put as yours. Trying to get this from, say Intamin, is impossible, they dont want everyone to know exactly how their "technology" works but obviously people know about it. Too bad we cant go back in time. Instead of the long drawn out generic info I posted, I would have instead just said, "yeah, I've always wondered how that stuff works too" then you could have made your awesome post and that would be it.

^Yes it was and it was very informative....bro.

Wow, I guess I posted for nothing! Rather than just explaining how I thought they worked i went to companies sites that actually make them that know precisely how this stuff works, whatever.

^I remember when I was there in August that sign was missing.

This should help... Linear Induction Motor Linear Synchronous Motor While these may not be exactly what is used on most rollercoasters, the explanations and principles of operation are similar. While on the subject of these new technologies, you might as well include magnetic braking too. Unfortunately it's from Wikipedia. Eddy Current Brakes Basically, the permanent magnets are mounted on the track and a steel or copper reaction plate to the bottom of the roller coasters cars. As this plate passes in between the permanent magnets, eddy currents are created between the magnets which opposes the movement of the reaction plate on the car, causing it to slow the car/train down. The faster this plate moves between the magnets, the more force is created which slows the cars faster. Likewise when it moves through slowly the eddy currents are not as great which induces less force on the reaction plate.

What part of the video told you that? I must have missed it.

Thats a good point, maybe the new cars will have less friction, I didn't think of that. Lighter cars & less friction = higher travel. But then again lighter cars might also mean less momentum, because of less mass, to carry the cars farther up. Cool, this is fascinating!

There seems to be plenty of room between Cobra and Medusa, why not there? That way they could at least keep Cobra.

If the nfl goes on strike next year the stadium is totally doomed...yay!

If these new cars are lighter, then it's possible they won't have to do much, if anything, to the launch system to get the cars to go higher than they used to. Has anyone seen the new cars testing on it yet, and if so, how high did they go? I think if they are lighter they will go higher, maybe not as high as some would like, but higher than before.

I don't think it's a matter of where they COULD have put it but more a matter of where THEY WANTED to put it. I agree with you, I think there are at least 2 or 3 other spots that may have been better suited for this, one of which is near the back of the park so you could get an amazing view of the lake, or maybe somewhere in the area where Voodoo is and putting it in these spots, which lie a little lower than the location it's going in, could have meant a slightly taller ride. Whenever I've been to the park there has always been a line for Cobra, it seems like a family-popular ride, kind of stumped as to why they would get rid of it for this ride. So Cobra is just going away or is it being moved to another location in the park, or another park?

Ahh, I see, that makes more sense and LOL for the second comment.

I would want answers too and its odd the ride is open still with the investigation not completed yet, that does not seem right. Isnt the ride supposed to be shut down until the investigation is complete and the cause of the accident found and fixed?

You know it will be another coaster, they seem to have a "flat ride phobia"..., although wouldnt a giant drop tower fit in that spot next to Deja Vu? That would be kind of a strange spot for it... Oh wait, thats perfect!..lol

If SF is such a great waterslide, then why not move it to HH? Surely there is room there for it, it shouldn't be that expensive to move it, and will give another waterslide choice to guests in that area.

^^ I agree and while those parts should not have paint on them, how is it that 10 brakes did not stop it? I think there is more to it.

They painted the brakes and thats what caused this? ...morons!

^If they dont work right it doesnt matter how many it has, and for this ride it looks like more than enough which makes me think they did not close at all, for whatever reason, resulting in the collision...or maybe they did but too late.

That must be how they fixed it!

Well if you only run one train they cant hit each other...lol