The SETGO Guys
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As for Capacity concerns:
When I visited Kennywood when Skyrocket first opened I was surprised to see only 2 trains. (Now I didn't have to wait in line) but, the PR Director of Kennywood said they never get a line above 90 Minutes. Skyrocket is considerbly longer than this ride, and the cars are the same, so their shouldn't be too much of a problem.
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Interesting... the finale of the RS Racer will take place in tail light cavern*... wonder if they're taking a page from JTCOE at TDS. Maybe they'll be a transformer instead of a lava monster in there?
No, The caverns are a tribute to an older ride from Disneyland. Rainbow Caverns Mine Train
The Rainbow Caverns Mine Train began operating in Disneyland’s new Living Desert in 1956.In 1960, the Mine Train attraction was upgraded to become the Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland.
A thrill ride, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, replaced the Mine Train in 1979.
Here is some concept art
The Imagineers said it was a tribute during a presentation they made at D23
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This is really the surprise announcement of the day! I don't think anyone was expecting this at all.
I'm also surprised at this line:
SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight is being manufactured for Six Flags Six Flags Discovery Kingdom by Premier Rides.It looked like a Maurer Sohne to me at first glance, I'm very interested to see how Premier builds this ride! It looks very unique.
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Wow, great addition for SFGAm. This whole Six Flags "Every Park gets something". Is a great idea, and to see major additions like coasters going to some of these parks is great! That being said I'm really looking forward to seeing and eventually riding it. The flythrough looks like on of the coolest parts, I think the theming has potential.
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Started my Senior year of High School Last week-
Civil Engineering and Architecture
AP Environmental Science
German 3 Honor
English 4 Honors
EDD-Engineering Design and Development
Probability and Statistics Honors
Economics
Then I got to Work (Since its at an Engineering firm its almost like my 8th period and fits in great with my schedule)
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*Somebody already won
Congrats
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Is Zurich significant to the manufacturer of the coaster?
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Clue #1: Two- There will be 2 B&M Hypers
Clue #2: Extension- It is an extension of height from the tallest B&M Coaster
Clue #3: Skyline-Its a tall coaster
Clue #4: Europe-The last biggest B&M was in Europa park
Leviathan
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(My bad-Ignore this one)
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Starting off with regular trains-
Walt Disney World Railroad Logo
The Walt Disney World Railroad Trains are absolutely beautiful. The Engines themselves are so well maintained and really look great running around the Magic Kingdom!
(Now technically if you saying trains....Monorails should count, but that woud be another post)
-Zach
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The Cheetah Hunt/Intamin restraints confuse a ton of people! You have to pull down the restraint, then the buckle is pretty odd looking. I even did a double take when I saw it. Those restraints defiantly slow down load cycles.
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Legoland Florida is offering lifetime passes.
Ambassador lifetime passes are also available at the non-discounted rates of $2,500. The passes includes unlimited admission, discounts on preferred parking, special events, plus discounts on food and merchandise. (Prices do not include sales tax.)A bit steep, however I'd imagine in the long run it would be worth it.
Disney at one time experimented with selling Lifetime passes. It was quite a long time ago. However based on the yearly ticket increases that they implement every year. If you ever had the chance to buy one, you probably have saved a TON of money.
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I can never get enough photos of this park! It looks great!
Also, that new hotel. Looks very simular to some of Disney's Hotels.
Its a mix between: Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disney's BoardWalk Inn & Disney's Yacht Club Resort, but it looks very nice!
(I attached a picture of all three resorts, from the Disney website)
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Disney's BoardWalk Inn
Disney's Yacht Club Resort
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I guess Green Lantern wasn't running to great that day. I had rode Green Lantern a week before and I found it to be a really good ride. (It was my first B&M Stand-up) I rode back row and had no problems.
Great pictures!
-Zach
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Disney World to add new monorail train
By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel
3:42 PM EDT, August 12, 2011
Walt Disney World will add a new monorail train this fall, restoring its fleet to the full complement of 12 trains for the first time since a two-train collision killed a monorail driver more than two years ago.
Disney said the new train will begin testing during the next few weeks, though it will initially lack the colored stripe that is used to identify each of the resort's trains. It will eventually be painted with a peach-colored stripe.
Disney hasn't had 12 monorail trains in service since July 5, 2009, when two of its trains collided in a 2 a.m. crash that killed 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg, a monorail driver and part-time Disney employee from Kissimmee.
Disney said the new train is made with a combination of new parts and components recycled from the two trains that collided. Another of the resort's trains is made entirely of vehicles from the trains involved in the accident.
The fallout from the 2009 tragedy still hasn't completely settled. The National Transportation Safety Board, one of two federal agencies to investigate the accident, has yet to issue its findings. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration already fined Disney $35,200 for safety lapses. Wuennenberg's family also sued, and Disney settled earlier this year.
Disney's monorail system could use the added help. This summer, Disney announced it would cut its monorail operating hours, no longer running the trains during extended hours at night when hotel guests are allowed to stay extra late in its theme parks. Disney said the reduced schedule was needed to allow maintenance crews more time to work on the trains and the rail system, though some outside the company think operational cost savings were a factor.
While it isn't "NEW" (I think of it like Six Flags moving a coaster and calling it "NEW") Disney took a little while on this, considering the accident happened 3 years ago. (Even with not having the whole legal thing settled) However I think its clear that Disney World may not be ready for newer monorail trains yet . Especially if they spent money on reconstructing the monorails.
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This looks like a nice little park. It seems like it is in need of another "Anchor" attraction, that there wouldn't really be enough to do. I do like the theme. Are these parks based on a franchise? (To me kinda look likes a Tinkerbell Fairy land type theme.)
Great pictures! Can't wait to see more of these little parks from Italy.
-Zach
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The effort put into the recreation of this Carousel is amazing!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the correct term for this project should be Merry-go-Round.
Back in the 1100's, Arabian and Turkish horsemen played a game on horseback. They took it very seriously... so seriously that Italian and Spanish crusaders who watched, described the contest as a "little war" or garosello and carosella respectively.So I think Carousel is only used when you are referring to a ride with Horses only.
Merry-go-round would be the term than encompasses all the animals!
I can't wait to see the finished product!
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Just saw Captain America- The First Avenger
Good movie! A few issues with it...
1.The Historical inaccuracies of the integration of the troops.
2.Captain America wasn't fighting in WW2, he was fighting his own little battle that had nothing to do with the Nazi's....I really didn't get that part. The Nazi party was pretty much eliminated as the "enemy" very early and the new Villain became Hydra wich the film the shifted focus too.
3.The ending was preparing you for the sequel, if felt a tad bit incomplete. The Villain didn't really die (and wasn't very strong as a character in my opinion).
4.1941 World's Fair Scene: COMPLETELY WRONG! The whole scene is based on the 1964 World's Fair! The Unisphere is shown, that was the centerpiece of the 1964 Worlds Fair and wasn't built at that time, the monorail running around the scene is also from the 1964 worlds fair! (In fact there wasn't even a Monorail at the 1941 Fair).
- NOW as for why this was done, my theory- Disney was involved with this film, Stark Expo is clearly based on Progressland (one of Pavilions Disney' created for the 1964 World's Fair) (There even is a little theme song that is clearly based on those pavilions, that they sing for Captain America later in the movie) Anyway, Progresslands main ride Carousel of Progress ended up at Disneyland. Eventually it was moved to Florida! (and its my favorite ride of all time) The building at Disneyland is still there and was home to "America Sings" (Go ask your parents or a fellow Disney geek about that one ) The building is now home to Innovations, Disney "Leaked" concepts for a Stark Expo ride/exhibit a while back. Walt Disney Imagineering confirmed this was a test. I think this part of the film is Disney really exploring this concept of re-doing Innovations at Disneyland with Stark Expo. Disney's D23 Expo is coming up in the next few weeks.I think it would be no stretch to see a Stark Expo at Disneyland to promote the new avengers film. (I'm hoping if it is built....it will reflect on the 1964...er 1941 Stark Expo that was portrayed! It'd be fun to see Disney go back to those roots!)
Disney/Marvel and Paramount did a great job. If this is any indication of how Disney is going to use Marvel we are in for some good content. Personally I'm not very interested in seeing the next Disney/Marvel film THE AVENGERS....but we'll see!
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My whole Theme Park Related Bucket List
Not in any order:
Coasters
1.Iron Wolf (I'd like to ride the first B&M, so I hope its just being moved!)
2.Millenium Force
3.Maverick
4.T-Express
5.Superman Escape from Kyrpton
6. X2
7.Superman/Bizzaro @ SFNE
8.Space Mountain (Disneyland)
9.Space Mountain Mission 2
10.Atlantis Adventure
11.Green Lantern First Flight or Insane
12.Any ride with Timberliners
13.Mr.Freeze (Either one)
14.Leap-the-Dips
15.Coney Island Cyclone
Rides
1.Journey to the Center of the Earth
2.Carsland-Radiator Springs Racers
3.Pooh's Hunny Hunt (Thats how its spelled)
4.Pirates of the Caribbean (Disneyland and Disneyland Paris versions)
Shows
1.World of Color
2.Fantasmic (Tokyo Disney Sea)
3. Remember Dreams come True (Seasonal Fireworks at Disneyland)
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My parents don't care for my love. Then again, I could care less for the things they like. My family is pretty strained as it is anyways though...
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Awesome! Please post inside photos! I'd love to see how you built it!
Great Job!
-Zach
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I think the monorail trains are just fine, but maybe they go to MGM and animal kingdom too? Disney transit is pretty confusing sometimes, and this would be easier (at least for me).
I haven't checked on financial factors of this, so don't bash me if I'm being unrealistic.
From everything Ive ever heard about possible monorail expansion it's entirely a financial factor and would be incredibly expensive to add monorail to the Studios and Minimal Kingdom. While I working there I spoke to some engineers from transportation department and they mentioned the idea of a light rail train from the TTC to Animal Kingdom has been discussed and could be a possibility in the future but the cost of expanding the monorail would be astronomical. I remember hearing figure somewhere on the order of 100 Million dollars per mile? That may not be right but it's what I remember.
Way less than $100 Million a mile. The Travel channel estimated about 1 Million per mile back in 2005.
I think that the whole system should be rebuilt from scratch,my idea Have a couple GIANT Parking garages in a central location, then have a HUGE Transportation center with monorail service to each park (and buses and ferrys and trams...)
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Valid Media Credentials, Prove to the park that you have good reporting skills and that you will be able to properly distribute your stories.
It's not something (even as a hobby) to be taken lightly. I would only suggest following through with this if you are very serious about reporting. Looking for a free ticket and being the first to ride is (IMO) just wrong.
If you are 100% serious, contact some smaller parks and work with them first, then work your way up.
Good Luck
Disneyland Resort (DL, DLR, DCA) Discussion Thread
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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Well not the Rainbow Mine Train Caverns. However in EVERY ride Disney builds you will find tributes and jokes about past attractions, the Imagineers that work on the ride. For example- Mission Space- Realativly new ride. In the queue the logo of the beloved attraction it replaced- Horizons -is in the middle of the space centrifuge theming. Now even though Mission space is only 6 years old, Star Tours- The Adventures continue- actually makes a reference to it in the Hoth scene, and for that matter all the scenes have a reference to either the past ride or to Star Wars.
A lot of the theming found in the parks (espically if it has names on it) is an Imagineer/Engineers name usually. Its one of the many things that just makes Disney even better !
-Zach