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Atlantic Adventures [RCT2]
QueerRudie replied to Corkscrewy's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
And once it is judged, I'm sure we'll see an upload here to the TPR Games exchange, too. R.D. Games Forum Management Team -
In the name of the Lord, Our Saviour, Anton Schwarzkopf, Amen. Praise be to Anton. Revolution was delivered with six trains- and five were operated during the first 6 seasons. Two trains were originally used as 'donor' trains for parts, and are now 'scrapped' as such. Revolution now has four trains- three on the track, a fourth in storage, of which two are used at any given time. Schwarzkopf intended for Revolution to run with six trains- but even with the best operations, that would have resulted in a staff ready to revolt- unless they had used the platform as originally intended- with two station start-stop mode (thus the 'second' room on the platform). He had designed the ride to run like a European fair coaster - but Magic Mountain never operated it as such. Go in peace, Ride a Schwarzkopf. R.D.
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TPR Facebook Page Cover Photo Contest
QueerRudie replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Personally, I'm digging all the Schwarzkopfian influenced pictures in the banner... not that I'm biased or anything. But in all reality, I like the idea of having a single 'large' picture of one of the TPR coaster-events up. It's simple, it's clear, it shows something we've done as a group, and it reflects what TPR is, and that in the end should be a real marker for the TPR FB page. -
Fellville (RCT2)
QueerRudie replied to djbrcace1234's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Derek- As usual, your RCT II works are incredibly impressive all around- and I love what you've done with the Log Flume in these shots- the ability to do such awesome looking flumes is amazing to me, and so incredibly accurate at that. R.D. -
Garrett- as usual, this park does not disappoint in any way; I wish I could have 1/10th the skill scenery-wise that you do with a park like this. As for the JetStar: Garrett did all the support work- I provided the design (And with some tool-help from him in the zero-clearance device!) based as close as I could on the original JetStar I/ib model from Schwarzkopf. The ride is possibly the most accurate single Schwarzkopf model I've ever done, as being able to produce the tighter clearances for the turns really did help out on that. I will admit that I'll never be the master builder that Garrett - and a few others here at TPR - are. For me, the challenge was delivering an accurate, reliable and well-designed coaster, and I'd like to think that was done. R.D.
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Chadster's Vacation Adventures: Final Edition!
QueerRudie replied to chadster's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
Well, we now know why it is called "Hollyweird"- and with the two of you there, more so. I don't know what scared me more, the freakshow at Ripleys... or the Tower of Terror at DCA. Interesting photos, though- and very different to see the city at night. -
Ummm, Larry- never go into my guest room. Neurosurgeons could perform major miracles there. Bacteriologists are still amazed- and yes, the sheets are also ironed. Chuck- these updates are phenomenal in every way. While a part of me still is sad that red track is no longer a part of the site, seeing the heavy-duty detail that BGW is putting into Verbolten takes the sting away. Keeping with tradition of having the howling wolf and licence plates is a good payback to BBW.
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QueerRudie DOES WCB
QueerRudie replied to QueerRudie's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
And the rest... Knotts was a treat for me overall, and I enjoyed just about everything there- save the 'accident'. More on that later on... After having my way with Monte, I moved on to Xcelerator- which was a new credit for me. As many people know, I don't do heights. As in: Tatsu damn near killed me. So Xcelerator would prove to be another one for the 'notsomuch' record books- but I will say it was a fun ride, albeit short. As usual, the Intamin smoothness didn't fail, and I enjoyed it overall. Photo Booth... yet to be opened... Xcelerator Going up... Photogenic- I'll give it that... 0-60 and stop on a dime. Hi Jo! Up and over, Jo. Having finished out my journey on Xcelerator, I wandered over to the Log Flume. I will admit, of all the non-Disney flumes, this one takes the cake for being as traditional a ride as one can get, and had the most amazing theming yet. Kudos to Knotts for turning out a wonderful and wacky log flume, and a genuine delight for somebody who doesn't usually do log rides. This is one photogenic ride- all over. It wouldn't be a 2012 TR with a picture of the KBF railway anniversary sign... 60 years! WOW! Leaving the Log Flume, the morning music started to waft across the park, and I wanted to score a front-seat ride on Silver Bullet. Being handicapped has some advantages in terms of having elevators and what not- but one of the biggest disadvantages is that front seat rides are for the most part few and far between. Most parks block off the front seat for handicapped guests, and I can respect that, so to get my front seat ride, I was there at rope drop- and I did get my ride! Silver Bullet is a good ride, but for me lacks some of the 'oomph' of earlier B&M inverted coasters- Good, but not perfect in my eyes. I love B&M's funky track 'bends' for the brakes. Looping during testing. Flatspin Fun. The helix element did give me some nice G's- and takes NICE photos from the top of the Elevator. Going... down. Feeling not quite satisfied... I needed to go back to another attraction for a bit... Monte satisfied me twice, and without any haste, either. Nobody does it like he does it, nor as quickly. Oh yes. You know what this means... Hmmm- who is that handsome bald man in the front seat? Wait. He's straight and married. Damn. A quick trip on Jaguar (Not pictured), and I started to wander back towards the front of the park, and over to the picnic groves. Along the way, well... I saw a big fat cock. "Hellooooo LUNCH!" Some parks know how to put special touches into a day- and Knotts really did it well with the Snoopy wearing the WCB 2012 t-shirt. SNOOPY! KT learns about canes... and how to use them as a weapon. Lunch was more than satisfying- as I'm quite sure several chickens died for my lunch- but they did not die in vain. Wonderfully tasty, Mrs. Knotts chicken is not to be missed at any cost. Yes, it's that good. The food was phenomenal in every way, and I will admit, they do know how to make a fat man happy. Following lunch, TPR quest began... and may I say it was quite impressive all around. Now, for those who didn't see it yet, a video segment from this using my best filming skill... of which there are none. So without further delays: Gregg eating warm moist pie. http://youtu.be/QzEXhdBic_M Gregg after eating the pie... At this point, I took a side trip with a few friends- more on that in the final update... but credits WERE whored, that's for sure! Flash forward to the evening: Returning to the park after a way too brief nap, I headed in, getting my Pony Express credit (not pictured). Although short, the ride did not disappoint, and was a good overall ride- with one huge advantage: EASIEST RIDE TO GET ON FOR THE HANDICAPPED! I mean if all coasters were built this way, I'd be a happy happy man! No bending required, I didn't have to contort myself to get onto the ride, and the restraints required very little effort all over. Following that, I grabbed a Calico Mine Ride credit: For a park to have a gem like that is amazing, and like the Log Ride, it was amazing to see. Good effects, a decent ride all around, and one I'd love to revisit again soon. The accident story: I'd yet to have my Ghost Rider credit for the day- and having passed on it during morning ERT, I headed over to get a reservation to ride it prior to the parks' closing time. Upon leaving, an unrestrained toddler crossed my path, and to avoid mangling the toddler in my canes, I twisted and fell- backwards. Jarring my arm (and bending one cane) the toddler was spared- but said child then decided to throw a temper tantrum afterwards. Not good, parents of toddler. Not good at all. The results of said toddler injury- ouch. After returning to Phoenix, I did get everything checked out- and it resulted in some minor surgery to repair the muscles inside the arm which had torn, and I had several large bruises along my right side from the incident. Memo to me: Always travel in a park with somebody from now on to prevent issues like this from happening again. Onto Sierra Sidewinder: As many people know, I don't spin. Ever. I get very queasy on spinners- and this ride, as smooth as it was, was no exception to the rule. I did need the credit, so off I spun... and wish now I hadn't. QUEEEEEEEEP. Leaving Sierra Sidewinder, I headed over to the Boomerang- which itself was one of the better ones I've ridden- Surprisingly smooth, and for me nothing short of what I'd expect from a Boomerang coaster, the ride delivered what it promised, and had some cool looking lighting on the lift structures. Boomerang with lights- very pretty! A night ride on Xcelerator was in order, so a few of my friends joined up to take a spin on it. Riding in the back car with Sir Clinksalot, I now know that I don't belong in the back car on it... as I uttered a simple, clear one word title. [CENSORED}! So the four of us wandered over to Ghost Rider, according to the reservation time. Ghost rider wasn't as bad as I was expecting, and compared to Georgia Cyclone, wasn't all that bad. Granted, it still needs some love, but was a good ride overall. After a return to Monte for a few last bangs, we closed out our night at Knotts- and I am already looking forward to returning to the park again next year- as I had a great time overall. Chadster and Myself with Snoopy at the Knotts Hotel. Coming soon: Small park follies, and the conclusion of WCB 2012. R.D. -
The "Preview" Thread
QueerRudie replied to DBru's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
Ow! My neck! OW! my HEAD! OW! MY SPINE! (Looks good, though...) -
Screamin' Adventures [RCT2]
QueerRudie replied to molemaster43's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
OK: Nearly three weeks without a photo? What's going on here? Next update will feature lots of photos- or this thread is getting a nice "lock" placed on it- as at this point, all you're doing is bumping your own topic for the sake of bumping. R.D. Games Forum Moderating Team -
TPR Facebook Page Cover Photo Contest
QueerRudie replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Except that 3/4 of the members wouldn't understand it... -
The "Preview" Thread
QueerRudie replied to DBru's topic in Roller Coaster Games, Models, and Other Randomness
I'll make a wing-rider coaster with the Shambanana turnaround for ya... -
New ride @ Ok Corral [France]
QueerRudie replied to fdelhomez's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Agreed... well, that and it IS Gerstlauer... which automatically makes it better than Vekoma. -
[RCT3] Universal Arizona resort!
QueerRudie replied to Universalgeek's topic in Games Forum Moderators
Yuuup. It's him. When I find there are similarities in one's name to another (I.E. Rct3Geek/UniversalGeek)- look at their IPs- they may be different- however, both were in Lake Havasu, AZ- and not far from each other. The same thing occured the first time around- he changed IPs, so he came back. Problem solved- and I'll be shipping up the mess to the modforum now... R.D. -
[RCT3] Universal Arizona resort!
QueerRudie replied to Universalgeek's topic in Games Forum Moderators
I believe it should be listed as plagarism on his bansheet- I can check into that when my web isn't being as funky as it is now... grumble. -
[RCT3] Universal Arizona resort!
QueerRudie replied to Universalgeek's topic in Games Forum Moderators
I did have to ban somebody in the past over this- as there was clearly stealing of works- but I don't recall who it was myself. (It was well over six months ago, though.) Apparantly, he has stolen other peoples' works from there, but whether or not he's the same guy I don't know. I'd ask SoCal for more info on this- as an accusation without too much behind a link is not a good start, I think. -
Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
QueerRudie replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Repeat after me: 26 May... 26 May... 26 May... -
Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread
QueerRudie replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Just curious, but have you ever worked in theme park operations? Because I'm pretty sure that's where this argument is coming from. Sure, coaster enthusiasts can be annoying, but at least for the most part they understand enough not to slow down the efficiency of an attraction. It's the type of people that don't frequent theme parks that tend to get to a coaster, try to trade seats at the last minute, don't understand ride rules, etc etc. I can totally see a bunch of people trying to trade around seats after the airgates open, it's a common occurrence on many coasters, and I think with this ride's seating it may happen more often. Enthusiasts can act like spoiled know-it-alls, but in my experience they're usually the last people to slow down dispatch times. My theories are based upon watching what happens in a general day in a park. For the most part, you're right- about guests not paying attention to the rules, etc. But of all the arguments over the seating/boarding I've seen here, it's the enthusiasts who are raising the capacity argument- Not HP, Not Intamin AG, but the people who will be gunning for the edge seats. If a park such as HersheyPark thought there would be loading issues with the design being potentially slower, I think they'd have been the first ones to change their requested design with Intamin A.G. In the end, think about it: Everybody has been arguing that "Well, people will try for the edge seats, etc. and that will slow it down." Now look at rides with a similar 4x seating arrangements. Not once in my days at HersheyPark- or for that matter any other major park- have I seen the GP say "Well, I need to be in the outside seats." The same goes for floorless coasters, and to a lesser extent, B&M's 'classic' Hypercoasters. It's not an issue to the GP- and I've yet to see a case where it is. Yet, for some reason, the enthusiasts DO seem to see it as an issue- and it's really not. HersheyPark has done an outstanding job of ensuring that rides there fit properly- but also move people as quickly as possible based upon the design capacities of the rides. Thus my statement: Boarding will be the same as any other 4x coaster for SkyRush as it is for Great Bear.