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The Only Way Splat-O-Sphere is an Intamin Product is if they make a "Mini" Version because that Tower in Looty's Pics are not Large Enough to be the 20 Passenger Intamin Bungee Tower on the Intamin Website.

They Got the Half Pipe/Horse Shoe Turn/Whatever Gerstlauer Calls it Up! Looks Good!

That Google Map is Hilariously Wrong! It's best to ask a local where Arrow was located, after all, some of us have visited the plant when it was Operational. Arrow Dynamics Manufacturing Facility was Located in the Freeport Center in Building H-12. In the Google Map, Bldg H-12 is located in the bottom left of the photo. The Building is now Owned by Lifetime and is a Backyards Inc. Store. I'm not sure if many people know that in the 80s and 90s Arrow actually Contracted out the Manufacturing of their Steel Roller Coaster Track and Support Column Components to Fabriweld, which was located next door to Arrow at the Freeport Center in Building G-11. Fabriweld also did a lot of work for Vekoma as well, including the Manufacturing of Deja Vu at SFMM. I'm not sure if the others were Manufactured by Fabriweld or Not. Fabriweld also did work for S&S Power in the 90s before Intermountain Lift in Springfield, Utah, took over the manufacturing until 2003. - Sid

I'm willing to bet Steel Hawg's Trains won't be much different, besides the Stadium Seating, from those on the New Second Generation Screaming Squirrel, Afterburner.

^ According to Looty, Gerstlauer is calling it a "Split Loop," where as Maurer and Zierer call it an Immelmann.

Looty Said over on Thrillnetwork that Gerstlauer calls it a "Split Loop" not a Cutback, Overbanked Turn, or Immelmann. Maurer SC-2000s have Immelmann Turns like the one on Spider at Lagoon and Zierer's First Tower Launch Coaster, Wicked, also at Lagoon, has an Immelmann.

bdstrom, that would be an "Immelmann."

I'm beginning to LOVE the Colors of this Coaster and the Layout! Too bad Gerstlauer didn't develop Trains like Zierer did for Wicked, cause this ride would rock with Lap Bars! Like the Half Pipe Turns on Wicked?

One Great thing about Wicked was that Zierer Mounted the LSM Stators to the Launch Track Sections before Shipping. That saved a lot of construction time. I wonder why Intamin Doesn't do the Same Thing? - Sid

Did Cyprus Gardens re open their CP Huntington Train Ride after opening Starliner? Because in the 7th Picture it appears the tracks are still torn up? - Sid

Sounds like there was no Safety System (Photo Eyes, Lasers, Water Level Sensor, etc) to Stop a Boat at the Top of the Drop if the Run Out Is Occupied or the Water Level is Low.

Canyon Blaster @ Adventure Dome would be my Favorite Arrow Coaster with Magnum a Close Second. 8)

I don't know why people are complaining about having a Zamperla Crazy Mouse and Mack Wild Mouse in the Same Park. Lagoon has a Maurer Wild Mouse and SC-2000.

I know ZIERER has been working on a Project in Indiana this Summer. Maybe Zonga will make it's come back at Holiday World.

I certainly haven't seen any pictures of Bell's looking "Run Down." That Signed Agreement from Larson International for the Super Loop and the Plans for the new Coaster and Park Upgrades looked like more than enough reason to renew Bell's Lease. I hope Bells Finds a new home soon and includes all of those "upgrades" planned for their old location as part of it.

The mondial rocked (except you only get one full swing)...the amount of air you get was incredible! I was talking more about their Top Scan and Splashover.

There was a rumor going around that there were reps from a Japanese Park looking at Wicked. ZIERER intends to build many more of these Tower Launch Coasters, I just hope they eliminate the Airtime Hill, or as I call it, "The Stapler." At First I thought Wicked's Trains looked like the Gerstlauers, but the Gerstlauers don't have 12" Road Wheels, Lapbars, and a Front End. Wicked's Trains are Much more Open Too.

The Pink Panthers Rock! lol One day I'll be have to give the Mondials at Canada's Wonderland a Try. - Sid

S&S's New Restraints were first used on their Sky Swatter and Sky Sling when they opened them in September of 2002. Didn't the "X-Car" come out in 2003 or 2004? - Sid

JimmyBo, the longest I've seen Wicked's Line was 1.5 Hours and the line was all the way back to the "I Scream, U Scream" Dude. I'm just glad they raised the Height Restriction to 50" and stopped using the Seat Inserts for the Kids. If they were still doing that, the line could easily hit 2 Hours. lol Lagoon is MUCH Better at Night too. - Sid

JimmyBo, if you would have popped over to the LagoonisFun.com Forums, We could have told you that Wicked is a Totally Different Ride at Night. In the Daytime Heat the Launch Track LSMs barely Push you out of the Tunnel and to the LSMs on the Tower. At Night, you really get Launched Out of the Tunnel and Up and Over the Tower. The Immelmann, Heart-line Roll, and Half Pipes are Much Better after Dark. For everyone else, Ride Wicked at Night to really see what the ride can be like. -Sid

We've had Continuous Coverage of Wicked Over on LagoonisFun.com lol I don't know why people are so disappointed in Wicked. *shrugs*

As I've been told, Sonic Boom is a Prototype and there will not be another one Manufactured for anyone!

Normally when Wicked's Line reaches the Spider Sign, it's only a 30-35 Minute Wait. It's very true that the Lagoon needs to take it to the Next Level. I'm hoping this will happen when they install their next "Large Roller Coaster" that will open sometime in the next 4 Years. Sonic Boom is an Awesome Ride! The first time I rode it in September, I didn't get any ear protection and the "Boom" wasn't all that loud.

I should clearify that the "No Loose Articles Policy" I was talking about was for the Roller Coasters. Roller Coaster, The Bat, and Wicked do have space on the Platform For Bins, perhaps like those on The Rocket, but the park feels it's better to have you take it with you than leave it behind. I stopped trying to figure out Lagoon the first week I was a Ride Op in 1999! lol