Totally Messed Up Ultra Twister...

[robbalvey]

So Rock IM's me today with the most bizarre looking thing I've seen. How have I never heard of this bizarre mutation of the Ultra Twister coaster!!!

 

http://drkssk.fc2web.com/zekkyou/rusutsu/ultra/ul.html

 

 

 

 

 

:shock: :shock: :shock:

 

Next time in Japan we are totally going here!!!!!

 

--Robb "Togo Enthusiast!" Alvey

[BiCoastal Kid]

Yeah, I thought youd find that "neat." To say the least. I can just imagine that you get slammed upside down like on Manhattan Express.

 

Are there any other ultra twisters without the turntable at the end?

[SharkTums]

Dude, I can't wait to ride this!!!

 

I'm pretty sure it will kill me, but it almost looks worth it!

 

Elissa "those crazy Japanese!" Alvey

[Canobie Fan]

I saw photos of that ride a few weeks ago on ThrillNetwork.. and a few years ago on the ols good FrightTime ....Looks fun.

[Old Crow]

Let me get this right, it does not stop and tilt you at the end? You actually perform a half loop? That is kinda odd. It's gotta be somewhat painful, yes?

Edited April 6, 2005 by Old Crow

[Homer]

^Its TOGO, what'd you expect ?

[Canobie Fan]

the way it works is like any other UT.. but at the mid point is does at dive loop and not go backwards... Then at the end it has a spinning playform to right the cars,

[DRWP2005]

That looks pretty cool, but I bet terribly painful going through the dive loop. Also having the twists going uphill is pretty neat too. How come no one has ever heard of this before though?

[BiCoastal Kid]

^Cause it's in Bum-Eff JP.

[CoasterCrazy]

That coaster looks awesome, if I ever go to Japan I would ride it.

[Mind Eraser]

Jesus! I must be slacking. I've been looking for pictures of this custom Ultra Twister for YEARS. Never been able to find any, period. BTW, this was the only one made like this. Mmm, want. Made my crappy night a little better.

 

P.S. I read the title of this thread and I thought Robb was talkin' smack to me!

 

P.S. again - Robb, you know I'm way more messed up than this Ultra Twister! 8)

 

P.S. yet again - I didn't even see the sub-title. Duh. I need to stop posting now. LOL!

 

-kip-

[CoasterFanatic]

[sarcasm]I went to this thread with the sole intention of seeing what kind of smack Robb was talking on Kip and I get is this typical cookie cutter Ultra-Twister[/sarcasm]

 

Seriously ... This ride looks great. While America has some of the finest coasters, you really have to travel to find the most unique creations. Me lika.

[Scaparri]

Yeah, I had heard about this ride last year but could never find a picture of it. It's pretty neat to finally see a picture of it. It's definately odd.

[Angry_Gumball]

I've seen the vertical lift Ultra Twisters before but not with the dive loop thingamajig. I'm sure it beats killing off the speed from those transfer sections.

[Mr. Volcano]

Wow thats messed up looking... I guess I might try it out, I'm not the biggest TOGO fan, but I haven't rode any of their good stuff yet..

 

-Justin "One Ultra-Twister is almost one too many!"

[CstrzRock]

English Version of the site is here.

[BiCoastal Kid]

^I just trnslated it with google... yeah, it's hilariously bad translations, but all the good ones are.

[pianojohn]

I rode the Ultra Twisters at both Nagashima Spaland and Ikoma Skyland in Japan. Both were very smooth and actually a lot of fun! This one also looks cool. Here are some pics of the Ikoma one. They wouldn't let me videotape while I was riding it, so I let them use my video camera and tape me from the platform. It is pretty funny because they kept talking throughout in Japanese, and when I got off the ride, I tried to thank them in what little Japanese I knew. Great day!

[BiCoastal Kid]

^Now THAT would have been a god one to have the dive loop, because they could have made it gow down farther and then hop up into a barrel roll instead of just dropping straight into barrel rolls.

[kenshinmac]

OMG does that thing go over a cliff or something? Can you imagine going over something like that in a dive loop. It would be insane.

 

That original post ride looks amazing. I bet they could actually fit that in Elitches... We so need some crazy rides... It would make the park seem slightly less depressing.

[BiCoastal Kid]

^I don't think putting a Togo in any SF property would do anything but make it MORE depressing. Plus, Elitches has the half-pipe and it looks fun.

[coaster1]

That's insane .. was wondering how they turned the trains around til I viewed the webpage .. crazy, why can't SFAW's do that!?

[ahecht]

Heck, why couldn't SFAW's have kept the veritcal lift?

[kenshinmac]

Well I dunno if you have been on the vekoma hell that is the boomerang here in CO. Now granted I may be a bit biased because my knees are physically crused by the seat in front of me and the restraints don't really fit me but seriously... I mean how does the ride manage to jar you 3 times on the chain lift?

 

I swear that I can't imagine how a TOGO ride would be any worse.

[BiCoastal Kid]

^Oh, they can be worse... anybody who rode Windjammer can testify to that.