imbordisux
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No offense to anyone, but if you're not a doctor, then you shouldn't be giving medical advice.
Adrenaline_Rush, if you are experiencing any type of pain or discomfort during an experience that isn't supposed to cause pain or discomfort, you should see a doctor.
Who knows, maybe if some of those people who have died of heart-attacks while on scary or forceful rides had paid more attention to any warning signs they might have had, maybe they'd still be alive today. Not saying that this is for certain, as I'm sure some of them had no symptoms or were never previously diagnosed with a problem, but it's definitely a possibility.
And if there's anything in this thread that is confusing to you, you should have a parent, guardian, or some other responsible adult read it. Don't ignore any potential warning-signs just because you want to go ride your favorite ride - for some people, that "favorite ride" has been their last.
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Nice to see that, in this age of glass-smooth coasters, people can still appreciate the old beat-'em-ups.
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Just as "Knotts" is a textbook example of how NOT to compile your site, CP is a textbook example of how TO do it - tons of pics and videos of all the rides, easy access to all the info needed to plan your trip, a cute little banner on top... this is how all parks should have their sites.
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Forgot to mention in my super realistic diagram that, yes, the top picture was of a normal, non-trailered train.
Gotta agree with Tanks4me05 that Wildcat at "Hersheypark" is unbelievable - it's been a favorite of mine for a while, but the new trains are a surprising improvement. You talk about a wild ride that really throws you around in all directions, this improved version is certainly it.
Quick question about the Millenium Flyers: are those built by GCI, or some other company? And if they're built by another company, would they sell them to other manufacturers/parks?
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I'm not sure if I'm understanding this right, so I came-up with a very technical mock-up, which can be seen below.
It would seem that, on a trailered train, each car only has the "back" wheels, and is then supported by the car in front of it, similar to how when a car is towed, the back wheels are on the ground, and the front is supported by tow-truck.
It would also seem that, if I'm correct, this would work much better on narrowed, single-row cars, like B&M's floorless trains.
If anyone could correct me, I thank you in advance.
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What a nice-looking park. Great photos.
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"TV Show from the 90's"? It looks vaguely familiar, but I can't think of it.
Also a question about the Sally ride: When Monica and I were there last year, it seemed unfinished, like the first half was themed, and then the second half was just empty black rooms. Has it always been like that? Or was it maybe just that some of the lights weren't working, making it seem like there was nothing there?
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Quick question about the "Mythbusters" thing everyone is talking about:
I have never seen "Mythbusters", so I can't comment on any possible faults I might have otherwise been able to identify with the experiment(s) they ran, so I was hoping someone might be able to clarify this: in trying to prove whether or not a cable could cut through someone if it was whipped at a high tension, were they using the blunt edge of the cable? In other words, were they trying to see whether the round side could move at a fast enough rate to sever through someone? If so, I believe the case can be made that simply using this idea as a basis to why the cable couldn't have been whipping around fast enough is faulty, as, while a "whipping" action from the side of the cable might not be enough to rip through flesh and bone, it would seem that, should the cable have been frayed, the sharp metal edges would have been able to.
The only reason I bring this up is because it would seem that, should the cable have "coiled", and she had gotten her foot caught in it on the way down, the velocity at which she would be falling would have caused the cable to pull her underneath her restraint. Now, I'm not saying she would have necessarily been pulled OUT of the restraint, down and under the car, but if the cable had been "pulling" her instead of "slicing" her, it would seem that there would at least be SOME sign of her body being forcibly pressed against the restraint, such as, say, bruising on her ribs or something.
I'd still guess that her legs came in contact with some jagged edges from the broken cable, like being sliced with a razor blade, as, by all accounts, it sounds like it was a clean cut, not something that was "squeezed" off or pulled on.
Of course, I'm no physics major, so maybe I'm just talking out of my ass. Thanks to anyone who can answer my original inquiry, though.
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I'm sorry, but WHY should a photo-booth even need a sign that says you can't take a photo of the monitor? Common sense says that, if you want that particular picture, you pay for it, not try to make your own little bootleg copy.
If they just allowed people to snap "photos of their photos", why even bother selling them? If you can have a copy for free instead of paying for it, why not just give ALL the photos away for free to everyone that rides?
You don't go into the merchandise shop and just grab anything you want without paying for it, do you?
The fact that many PTRs have been posted in which people post their "copy" of an on-ride photo is not something that - on its own - has ever caused me to butt in and add my two cents, but the fact that this discussion as to whether or not this photo-booth guy is taking his job too seriously is even taking place is ridiculous.
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I'm not all that familiar with the mechanics of these rides, so I'm not sure of all the logistics, but I have two guesses as to how this happened:
[i used this video to get a closer look at the ride.]
1) Judging by video, only the catch-car has a cable attached to it, so the cable most likely would have snapped before it disengaged, with part of the cable still attached to the top of it (hypothetically, this still-attached piece would be long enough to reach the young girl's feet).
2) The ride plummeted as usual, but with the catch-car still attached.
3) As the brakes slowed the ride, the inertia caused this piece of cable to continue plummeting downwards, over the front of the ride (similar to if someone's ponytail falls forward in front of their face), where the frayed, jagged metal edges of the cable unfortunately came into contact with this poor girl's feet.
Or...
1) At some point in the ride, the cable snapped.
2) Since the cable can be seen behind the cars, the now-snapped cable that was behind them went limp, with it falling to the ground and somehow coiling-up beneath the ride (think of it like a bed of spikes on the ground), or at least being in some point mid-fall to be jutting out from behind the designated ride-path (like some buzz-saw flying through the air).
3) As the car came down, the girl's feet hit the cable (whether being physically cut, or quickly getting tangled by it, either in mid-fall or hitting it on the ground), resulting in the tragedy.
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Explanations aside, there's really not much to say other than "oh my god" and "what a terrible tragedy". In some ways, it's more gruesome and depressing than most coaster accidents, in that the fact that it didn't result in death means that this poor girl will now have a life-time to deal with the ramifications. Likewise, it would seem that it wasn't any type or rider- or operator-error either. Hell, it might not even be a maintenance issue, they might have checked it out mere minutes before this girl got on, in which case it wouldn't even be Intamin's fault (theoretically assuming that everything seemed to be fine) though that won't be known until the investigation is done.
No, it might just be some terrible freak accident, because of Gods in the sky or planets being aligned or whatever - she might just have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. And if it was just a freak accident - which is all we can call it at this point - and there is nobody to blame and nobody at fault, then that means that there were no warning-signs that anybody could have looked for nor any precautions that anybody could have taken. And when it seems like there's nothing to look for, nothing to focus on, and nothing to protect ourselves from, then it makes you feel like it could have happened to you.
Our hearts go out to this poor, poor girl.
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Dorney's no five-star park, but I'm surprised at the utter disdain; I thought it was a nice little place with some good - but not "Mega Extreme" - coasters.
And I actually like Hydra, I thought going relatively slowly through the inversions gave a nice sense of "hang time", though I can understand why most don't care for it.
Really nice photos though, and informative captions.
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I like rodents, too! I had a bunny once!
LOL! Awesome! Best post of the thread so far!
Yeah, I miss her. I named her "Maxi". I remember the day I got her, the shop-keeper told me that her species (dutch dwarf?) have an average life span of about 2-3 years, maybe 4-5 if you're lucky.
She lived to be twelve.
She looked kinda like this, but with grey fur:
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Robb, I wasn't worried about being banned for disagreeing with you, it's just that I realize that sometimes I... lack tact when mentioning my disagreeing opinion. Maybe it doesn't translate to text, but I've been told on many occasions that I come-off as condescending when voicing a differing opinion; not that I'm trying to be, but I know I can sometimes sound a bit egotistical when speaking.
Anyway, I've seen you occasionally preface your statements as opinion, but - at least in my own mind - it seems that you often come down harshly on people who post things like "I haven't been on it yet, but I bet I'd like it". I realize that such a post doesn't do much good in adding tallies to a poll (and agree that people shouldn't be voting on things they haven't experienced), but it would seem that, given the topic of discussion, posting such statements gives us more info on the poster, in this case, what type of coaster he/she would tend to like.
That was all, glad you didn't take offense to anything I said. Umm... love the site! Hope to meet you guys some day! I like rodents, too! I had a bunny once!
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It frustrates me to no end to hear about a coaster where people get these "amazing rides", but in order to get them it has to be a specific time, specific date, when the moon is full, the coaster gremlins have tampered with the ride, etc, etc....
And this happens quite a bit on traditional woodies. For example, I've *never* had a good ride on Shivering Timbers. Everytime I've been on that ride, I get minimal floater air at best.
And as for Voyage, we rode it over two days morning, and through late afternoon, and even in the rain, and we just never got these "amazing, ejector airtime filled" rides that I hear so many other people talk about because they were at a specific event where the ride ran until midnight, etc, etc...
I'm in the camp where, I liked Voyage...a LOT...but I just don't understand the hype. I don't think it lived up, and I certainly don't understand how it became #1. My guess is that a lot of people voted it #1 based on these so called "amazing rides" during an event. But if those same people had only ridden it during normal operating hours, would it still have made that ranking?
While I understand what you're saying about being frustrated because a ride doesn't meet your expectations, it seems that you're forgetting (or ignoring) the fact that, due to the height/weight/build of each individual rider, every person can have a different experience on the same ride, regardless of time/temp/weather/etc.
For instance, I've ridden SFNE's S:ROS many times over the last few years, in good weather, bad weather, morning, night, start of season and end of season, and have never had an "amazing" ride on it. I know it's pretty much accepted as fact that it's the greatest steel coaster in America, but I've actually never been blown away by it. It's a fun ride, sure, but to me, it's not exactly mind-blowing. Conversely, I find that SFGAdv's Nitro gives me FAR more air-time, my ass is up and out of that seat MUCH more than on S:ROS, and I really can't understand all the reports and reviews I've read that say they got no air on Nitro.
I also notice that you tend to mention that a #1 coaster should be one that doesn't vary from morning to night. Again, that's your opinion, not fact; personally, I think the #1 coaster should be the one that is capable of giving you the absolute best ride, not the best "average" across the day. Maybe someone feels that Toro runs better all day, but that, at night, Voyage is better than anything that Toro is capable of - if you get the better run on Voyage, does that not make it "better"? I'm not saying it is, I'm just saying that different people use different criteria than you to judge, and it's not fair to marginalize it just because you don't agree with it.
As a comparison, let's say there are two restaurants you really like; one has really great food every time, and one restaurant that gives absolutely amazing food when one chef is on, but only "pretty good" food when the other chef is on. How does one judge the best restaurant? Do you take the safe bet and do the one that has a better "average" taste, or do you find out what night the better chef at the other restaurant is on, and go there? There is no right answer, it's all opinion. If I know I like "Chef Bob" at the second restaurant, and I know he's on this Thursday, well then, this Thursday I'm gonna go eat at the second restaurant, because I know that I like Chef Bob's food more than anything I've ever had at the first place. Maybe you disagree, and that's fine if you do.
One other point of contention, one that I've noticed in this thread many times, is that you come down very hard on people who give their opinion of a ride they haven't been on. Now, I'm not talking about people who claim that they can tell how good a ride actually is without having ridden it, saying that "I haven't ridden this, but it's definitely better", but the posts where people are just giving their opinions on what they expect the ride to be like. I don't think there's anything wrong with someone saying "Well, judging by reviews, I'm more inclined to think this is for me", or "I'm more excited about..."
I understand not making assumptions, but is merely saying that you're more inclined to like something any different than when you make a comment about some new coaster being built? Have you yourself not posted a press-release about some new ride and mentioned whether or not you were excited? Nothing along the lines of "Eh, it looks like another forceless B&M"? You're judging the ride without having ridden it.
Ok, I'm done, I hope I'm not banned or anything for disagreeing with ya, cuz I do really like this little online community.
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If Dollywood isn't mentioned I'll boycott the Food Network, no matter how much i like Good Eats...
Good Eats has nothing on "I-ONNNNNNNN... SHEFF!"
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Monica and I both eschew of fast-pass systems, we prefer to wait in line. I can't say exactly why, but I think it just has to do with building-up the anticipation for the ride; I like to think of long lines as a "quality-guide", with the best rides drawing the longest lines, and as we're waiting, we're getting more and more excited to ride.
I like watching the coaster go through the circuit, I like seeing the happy (or unhappy) faces of the people who have just finished riding, I like hearing all the exaggerated chatter about how people "almost fell out because it went upside-down so fast", etc.
I agree that when you're running from ride to ride, trying to cram everything into a few hours, you miss the ambiance of the park. Sometimes it's just nice to look at things.
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I think he's asking why the chain-lifts on several Arrow rides tend to vary speed. Phantom's Revenge and "PKI's" Top Gun move like rush-hour traffic, slow, fast, slow, fast until you're finally at the top.
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The only rides that bother me a bit are Rapids rides, the kind with the large boats that sit like eight people.
I remember this story from years ago about one of those boats over-turning, fatally trapping a woman underneath, and it's stayed with me ever since. I love Shoot-the-Chutes and Log Flumes, but those boats have always creeped me out a bit. I'll ride 'em, but not without a few butterflies in my stomach.
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Since I doubt most people are going to go through and read everyone's answers to every question, I thought it'd be funny to just answer this one:
Have you ever peeked in the opposite sexes locker room?
When I was about 12 or 13, I had long hair and had yet to develop facial hair; I used to cover my hair over my face and walk into womens' bathrooms and locker-rooms all the time. Pre-teen heaven right there.
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Hersheypark's gets you absolutely DRENCHED! There's this kind of rope roof over the splash-down area, so when the wave launches, it hits the "roof" and rebounds back down onto you. It's like the world's largest bucket being dumped on your head.
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I've never been to "IOA", so I can't comment on where I think the new park should go or how it will effect its surroundings, but I will say that, judging by pictures, "IOA" is breath-taking, and I am quite excited at the prospect of Universal taking the familiar images from the books and movies and bringing them to life.
I'm not really into Harry Potter, I've never read any of the books and have only seen the 3rd and 4th movies (though I will say that the third one did an INCREDIBLE job with a storyline about time-travel), but there's really no denying just how incredible the movies look, and for that, I anxiously await Universal's attempt to put fans into familiar scenes. I have no doubt they will do so with flying colors.
I think this is a case where the execution of the theme will be every bit as important as the theme itself; it doesn't matter if, say, Raptor at "CP" is surrounded by raptor statues, since it is the ride - not the theme - that is the attraction, but it IS important that "IOA" live up to their own standards, since the look of the park is every bit as important as the rides themselves. If it ends-up looking like something out of a 3rd-grade play, people won't return to it, but if it looks as good as the rest of the park, it will draw in the non-Potter fans as well. That's where I fit into the demographic - I'm not a Potter fan, but I would visit to see the beauty of it all.
As for the effect it will have on LC... I really can't add anything specific, since I haven't been there, but I will say that I hope what I've seen in photos isn't disrupted too much. Dueling Dragons already has the whole "dark mythical castle" thing, so I'd guess any work on that would be minimal. Maybe add a few characters within the castle queue itself, but I doubt they'd tear down any of it.
As Happyscrappy mentioned, the first thought that came to me in terms of rides when I saw the announcement was a Boosterbike rethemed to broom-sticks - I have no idea if the Boosterbikes themselves are well-received within the hardcore coaster community, but you can be sure that such a ride in such an area would draw HUGE lines, and, thus, money. What kid isn't gonna want to ride the quiddish (sp?) thing they saw in the movie?
This is a definite winner for Universal, because whether or not the series itself is coming to an end, it will continue to live on for generations; maybe not to the same degree that Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny has, but there's no reason to think it won't hook the grand-children of today's fan-base.
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Wow... THIS guy knows coasters.
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Has McDonalds really served billions, or the same 100 million people multiple times over?
Touche'.
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Since I've only been a coaster-enthusiast for a few years, I can't accurately catalogue such things as "best year for new additions", but I'll say that last year kicked ass - The Voyage AND El Toro!
EL TORO vs. THE VOYAGE
in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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Seriously?
Well, I guess it makes sense; I mean, nothing screams "red light district" more than, umm, wooden roller-coasters... or something...