Coaster Joe

Al told me when I finally go ride Eej that I have bring my sticks and conquer the upper realms of Fuji. Did you see anyone touting skis and a pack frame with those intentions? I can only imagine the looks the ladies would give you then Love the pics. Fuji vs. Disney...wow, where to start?

I'm going with you next time! Glad you had a good trip. Looking forward to the 4D update So the curry was 5x the price of admission to the park!?! Hope it was tasty...

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Just got this pic from our field crew.....first major storm during construction. Snowlicious Coastering....

I went to Boblo once a year, starting approx '85 until it closed. My first looping coaster was that Vekoma...waited almost an hour. The Sansei was an out-and-back with several straight floater hills. Very similar to a steel Blue Streak. We would alternate between the Sky Streak and the adjacent Rotor. My favorite ride at Boblo was the Sky Diver wheel, despite my lack in strength to keep the pod upright at all.

While the rendering is close to the actual ride....we have made some modifications to the end of the ride for the better....we have left the banked speed bump after the first drop Thanks for continuing to post the construction pics!

Back-seat lateral reversal with air....

I did the entire '04 tour....you can see my shiny head about ten rows back, Pageside throughout the DVD. Sported my GD SUmmer '93 roller coaster tie-dye for my first ever Cyclone rides that day. Good times!

9-14-00 Suzy, Drowned, Crosseyed Jam "It's really fun playing under this big tent" I wasn't there (saw the Japanese Antelope a week later in Chitown) but know of this amazing show...just curious if you were there...as I know you were once a big Phan But yeah...Six Flags...good stuff :>)

I thought that Elissa was #2...oh well then...Self-appointed #2 here

Actually, the cable does stretch linearly up until the yield stress. If the material is loaded/unloaded under the yield limit, the cable will return to it's original length. If the material is loaded past it's yield limit, the specimen will have plastic stretching and will not recover all deformations when unloaded. Cables typically have a minimum factor of safety of 8 for these types of applications and has ultimate strength of approx 270,000 pounds per sqin. Two standard 3/8" Skycoaster cables have a combined ultimate capacity approaching 60,000 pounds.

I would assume the track is a cable with some sort of sheath for the track itself. Cable strength is on the order of 270,000 pounds per sq in vs typical A36 steel strength of 36,000 pounds per sq in. But with the cable being the main structural element, and fatigue loading, etc. there is generally a HUGE factor of safety for stresses. My guess is that the cables were sized for deflection first and then passed easily from a strength standpoint. If the cable were very flimsy then the train weight would force the cable into two linear segments. The cable weight essentially counters the train load so the kink is not evident.

This is essentially a hybrid suspension bridge - roller coaster. The hills are all catenary curves under self weight. Not the most thrilling centerline for ride dynamics but the lack of supports more than makes up for it. I used to work on suspension and cable-stayed bridges and have had a similar vision for years. Guess I'm heading to Walibi post Toverland next summer.

::Frantically searches for parachute pants to attain 3Gs on slide::

4D Teaser The new spin is shown twice. No mid-course on this ride...

The Fujikyu website has been updated to include some teaser video clips from everybody's favorite animation guru. The layout IS different from X and the video clearly shows one of the fun changes that NOBODY had caught onto yet. Looking forward to riding this very soon!

Wally-How about some bootlegs of the NW finest local jambands? Our local Utah bands are really bad....with the exception of Orjazm...no bootlegs of their stuff though. Seeing Greyboy Allstars tonight!!! Should be awesome! I've waited a long time to see Walter play with Denson! Are you going to High Sierra?

Thursday night -> Logan to Vegas, get crazy Friday -> Vegas rides, Desperado, Knotts pm Saturday -> Knott's am, Disney Cali Adventure, Disneyland, Knotts pm Sunday -> SFMM ERT, drive 12+ hours home for work on Monday. Wish I could make the shindig at Robb & Elissa's! Safe travels for everyone!

Work Hard & Ski Deep

This is actually nothing like a batflyer....structure-wise. Sure, it's inverted and the track looks the same...but the batflyers have supports at relatively even spacing throughout the entire ride. There is a steel tube sheilding a cable which acts as the "track". The cable is the main support element for the straight hills. Notice how there are NO intermediate supports between the towers....hence the catenary curve shape of all the drops. This ride is a series of suspension cable drops anchored by curved sections to line-up the vehicle for the next straight cable drop.

I used to design cable-stayed and arch bridges so this coaster concept is pretty nifty. It is a great idea for minimizing supports. It is essentially a series of catenary suspension cables(straight drops) anchored by the towers that support the curved sections. If anyone has access for construction pictures, I would be very appreciative. Just curious if they will construct the cable like other suspension bridges. The pics on the site show a sheathed suspension cable with steel bands. If constructed like a typical suspension bridge cable, this coaster may in fact have miles of tiny strands combined together for the main support. Unfortunately, the drops and climbs are "pre-determined" by the end heights, cable span, and desired cable sag. These can be manipulated to give a good ride but the free-form curves in standard coasters are gone....unless they figured out some way to make the cable a bending member instead of a tension member. I assume the reason for the four-man pod instead of a longer train is to minimize the deformation of the cable as the train crosses. I hope to ride one of these very soon

Glad to see a little 4D love Once the park announces and the layout is released many of you will be wanting to see it get built. Schilke-goodness.......

How about the new 4D?

I'll try to get some pictures this weekend.

Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at S&S, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. Below are some links to past updates from the manufacturer, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2005 July 24th, 2005 - New Freefall Tower prototype announced 2006 August 24th, 2006 - Stan Checketts and Gene Mulvihill assume control of S&S September 7th, 2006 - S&S Power opens its own Fun Park 2010 October 4th, 2010 - S&S announces ownership change, Stan Checketts is out 2012 Sansei invests in S&S 2014 January 20, 2014 - Robb and Elissa visit S&S ride a prototype of their "Free Spin" coaster August 7th, 2014 - S&S announces first Free Spin installation to occur in spring 2015 in the United States August 28th, 2014 - Six Flags Fiesta Texas to receive the first Free Spin 2017 Octobr 28th, 2017 - Single track complete circuit discovered at S&S We debuted the latest S&S ride today during the ACE tour.....not everyone was able to ride but those who did said great things. Our drop tower is 360ft tall with a 260ft freefall. At 100ft in elevation you enter the cylinder tube at approximately 90mph where a cushion of air slows the vehicle. The vehicle is essentially a piston that compresses air within the cylinder tube. Small vents along the sides of the tower expel the air to reduce the Gs. Currently, the deceleration is about 5Gs. There is seating for two people in a small capsule vehicle. The walls are steel grating with a plexiglass window on the front. The riders enter the vehicle and once secured the main cylinder door is closed. This leaves the riders in complete darkness. The ascent takes close to a minute and the view of Cache Valley is fantastic. Once at the top, the ride pauses for a few seconds and then you plummet. Hitting the tube at 90mph is incredible! Pitch dark...Loud...Fast...Great Gs. Controlled Chaos. This is the most intimidating ride I have ever experienced but it is phenomenol. I rode three times yesterday during testing. Awesome stuff!