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8 hours ago, JT325 said:
I remember reading a Millennium Force train weighs 28 tons. Geesh! No wonder it holds it's speed so well.
Is this true?
Because it's a lot more than I expected and it looks like more than other similar sized trains weigh
Does anyone know how much B&M flying coaster trains weigh? Those are supposed to be pretty heavy -
Out of the ones I've been to, I´d say Cedar Point, Hershey Park and SFGAdv (the latter has added quite a few rides since I went there, so even better). I also quite liked the lineup of Busch Gardens Williamsburg and I imagine SF Magic Mountain is pretty good to (although I haven't been there).
Out of the ones I've to in Europe (which typically have fewer coaster per park), I'll say Portaventura (if you include Ferrari Land) because you get an awesome old-shcool B&M, the tallest B&M hyper out there, a great (although this is a matter of taste) intamin accelerator coaster and an intamin giga which is basically a slightly smaller KK or TTD.
I'll give an honourable mention to Energylandia (yes, I know a lot won't agree here) because they do have a lot of potential (looking only at coasters). When I went there last year they had a great (not the best ever but great) intamin hyper and an awesome RMC which became my personal favourite coaster. They also have the tallest water coaster in the world (I believe), a solid fun Vekoma launch coaster and now they'll have (is it open?) what looks like a great multi-launch coaster. Plus 2000 kiddie coasters
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I remember hearing in a video that the empty trains nemesis (alton towers) weighed around 10 000kg. I actually went to check this now and I found 9500. That would be around 1.2 tons (metric) or 1.3 imperial
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If you count those, it was an Alpine coaster near Gruyères, Switzerland
If not, Mystic at Walibi Rhône-Alpes. I found it a great little coaster. It's pretty compact but packs a punch.
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I realize Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source but is this true?The Rotator: A Maxi Dance Party 360 in which riders face outwards on a rotating gondola that swings like a pendulum. The Rotator no longer spins the full 360° that the ride is capable of, due to people being too scared to ride.
Seems weird with all the swinging pendulum models out there on the market, that the park brought one of the few that has a counterweight to do the full 360 and not run it that way.
The only time I went there it did go 360, but that was a few years ago.
I personally prefer the standard "counterweightless" pendulum rides as they feel more natural. But it sure is strange if this one is o longer doing the full 360.
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But the owner of Energylandia is also the owner of the countries largest Energydrinks compagnie
Now the park's name suddenly makes sense
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It's not one ride, but as someone who nauseates easily, hang-time becoming a praised, deliberate coaster feature stinks for me. I also think it's just less fun than ripping through inversions -- there's a reason people miss the pace of old B&Ms. When lumbering slowly upside-down is the point, I wish the whole idea would stay in the realm of wacky flat rides.
Yes, RMC stalls are cool-looking, and at least they're change-ups on otherwise relentless layouts, but your jojo rolls, wing coasters, slow Gerstauler loops -- no thank you.
I do mostly agree with you. While I don't mind a slow jojo roll to get things started or a faster heartline roll that still gives you negative Gs, I'm definitely not a fan of hangtime in more "traditional" inversions like loops and corkscrews. I remember once riding dragon khan at night and being upside down in its huge loop while still on my seat really felt cool because it almost made it seem like everything else was upside down and not me. That feel goes away when you clearly feel yourself hanging. Whether its tight loops that throw you over the top with great Gs or massive B&M loops which provide near weightlessness for a longer time, I find them more fun than these more modern hangtime inducing ones. I also love inversions which provide zero g (like zero g rolls or stalls) but, like you said, I wish the concept of leaving you hanging from your seat belonged to wacky flat rides (which, despite not making me sick at all, are not so fun to me)
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Via Hersheys socials...
That actually looks reasonably steep for a B&M hyper of that height.
Curious to see how it turns out
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I'm surprised that this coaster doesn't have a triple launch, and I completely agree that single launches are way more fun. From a practical standpoint, though, if I'm not mistaken triple launches require significantly less power than normal launches, which is why they're becoming so common. It takes a lot to move a coaster train, and launches aren't free for the parks.
Plus it's a bit of a gimmick. Saying that a coaster has a triple launch sounds a lot more impressive than just a launch.
From photos, it looks like Intamin's newer lap bar like Taron. If it's like that, it's ridiculously comfortable.
Great, that's what I was hoping for
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I'm glad this coaster has a proper hard launch and not the gradual, forward-reverse launch stuff we've seen so much of lately. If this is reliable and rides well I hope Intamin sells a bunch of them.
Agree. I'm not a fan of these "triple launches". I mean, it's fun to be launched backwards but they usually end up being quite forceless. I also prefer a single intense launch.
I honestly completely missed this coaster being built but it looks really great. How are the restraints?
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It's really quite ridiculous how fast this parks is expanding. It sure may have its problems but this is pretty remarkable.
It's also funny how I went less than two weeks ago and, while I did see some construction work behind the fences, I totally had no idea how massive it was.
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Hyperion at Energylandia
Not the smoothest ride but I really enjoyed it.
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Wow, okay....
Thanks for the explanation. That does indeed look like a mess. And it doesn’t make any sense to have a fixed number of single riders per train.
Anyway, we’ll see how it goes. I’m expecting to make a report when I come back home and I’ll let you know how the experience was.
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Thanks for all the advice. ^ That's kind of funny but also a bit worrying Indeed I have not heard many great things about the place (except for the main coasters).
Be prepared to WALK, re-rides are not allowed and the lines are set up tenuously long.Oh yes, I had already seen a video somewhere about this very issue. Must be pretty bad
Also be wary of Hyperion's guest pulsing system at the end of the queue.I'm not sure I understand... What do you mean?
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Hey there, me and a friend are going to the park next Sunday (last day of the season). Does anyone have any particular advice for visiting the place?
Also, how is their locker policy? Do they have bins on the stations?
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^S&S towers
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^That'd be awesome, although I'm a little sceptical
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Looks great! I'm most intrigued by the spinning car. I'm really intrigued to see if it's a controlled spin like Time Traveler or if it can free spin like the Blue Fire prototype video.
That's what I was thinking.
Personally, I'm not a fan of these triple launch coasters since they end up being less forceful than their "single launch equivalent" but the twisted spike and spinning car definitely look really cool.
Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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Thorpe Park next week
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^I feel like most people forget about that ride with so many coasters opening in such a short period of time. But I'm quite looking forward to it, since vekoma have done a lot of great stuff lately.
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If this opens, we'll put together a nice, safe trip to the UAE and Saudi Arabia so we can all go together! I feel like this will be a more strict Oman (which we've been to), and I might not like or agree with all of their rules/culture/law, but I'm willing to accept it for a day or two for that screwed up Tilt Coaster!
Now that'd be something
Really curious to see if this actually goes forward because this park looks absolutely ridiculous (in a good way)
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I wonder how difficult it would be for a B&M to pull off a dive coaster with a barrel roll twist thing like Ka/Dragster?
Either the coaster would have to be extremely tall (like KK or TTD) or have a really fast twist which would result in high forces, especially given how wide dive coaster trains are (and I kind of doubt B&M would do that).
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HyperSpace Mountain at Disneyland Paris
The new trains and whatever trackwork they did make it so much smoother and better than before
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^Hmm ok, thanks for the advice.
I'm thinking of buying their skip the line pass (whatever they call it) even though it's pretty expensive but that probably isn't enough if the park if awfully crowded as it only includes a few attractions.
Gröna Lund Discussion Thread
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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I honestly did not think it was that slow. Sure, it was nothing like a batman clone but I found it waaay more intense than any B&M wing coaster I've been on (actually, the only B&M built after Oziris that felt more intense to me was Fury).
I have not been on banshee but it doesn't seem super intense. Fast, yes, but also with very drawn out elements.
I'm sure this will be a great fun ride but I'm not expecting a batman clone. B&M seems to be done with rides that intense.