Tmcdllr Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 ^Clearly, it comes down to opinion I agree that there was not much of a sensation of weightlessness in the original format and it is more noticeable now. THIS is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdcon Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 about the airtime. Since it has been redone and facing backwards i feel no airtime at all, i even leave my restraints really loose with lots of space. Its makes more since to me that you would loose airtime, when it was facing forwards and you where falling back it was more a free fall, nothing but sky above you, now it flipped and the ride is behind you you pushing you down the spike, no wear for you body to go up. Its all personal preference though. I still find the ride 300X times better. It is now a must ride every time I am at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniverseHollywood Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I still find the ride 300X times better. It is now a must ride every time I am at the park. I agree. It was not a must ride for me before but I now find myself heading up there for atleast one ride every time I go to MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammmmmy Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 It may just be me but I love superman anyways, I just think is such a unique ride experience that you shouldn't miss! The only thing that drove me crazy were those arm guards by at the ends of each row. Drove me CRAZY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 It may just be me but I love superman anyways, I just think is such a unique ride experience that you shouldn't miss! The only thing that drove me crazy were those arm guards by at the ends of each row. Drove me CRAZY! I like the new version of Supe. Yes, those arm guards are a pain. That's why I wait for the row with only 2 seats - no guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Also the dismantle crew is almost done on deja vu. They moved fast. Whats left of the ride? This is what was left as of last Friday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce232 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 That area looks so naked.. Apocalypse is all alone now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Just got to see the first piece being taken out. I'm not going to miss it, but it was a credit for me. So I bid it farewell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniverseHollywood Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I already miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Their maintenance staff doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Just got to see the first piece being taken out. I'm not going to miss it, but it was a credit for me. So I bid it farewell. I'm so excited to get this credit next season! I've been waiting since 2003 to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 the sad thing is if they had removed Deja Vu pre-2009, they could have made Salvation longer. Oh well. It's still a good ride, albeit short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^Doubt it. GCI is as stuck in their design as B&M. All their woodies are short, sweet, and straight to the point. In terms of length, I don't think GCI would've went any longer than what it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 And there's no reason for them to. In terms of pacing, a GCI is just about flawless, and Termocalypse is no exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdcon Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Quick credit question for you "Credit Whores". I got the deJaVu Credit at MM, Will it be a new credit when it is moved and renamed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^No. Most people don't count a relocated coaster as a "new" credit--but there are those who might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterGuy Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 There was even less of it left as of Sunday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABW Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 about the airtime. Since it has been redone and facing backwards i feel no airtime at all, i even leave my restraints really loose with lots of space. Its makes more since to me that you would loose airtime, when it was facing forwards and you where falling back it was more a free fall, nothing but sky above you, now it flipped and the ride is behind you you pushing you down the spike, no wear for you body to go up. Its all personal preference though. I still find the ride 300X times better. It is now a must ride every time I am at the park. It comes down to if you're a SFMM fanboy or not more than anything. The airtime is NOT 100X better! That is all. I feel sorry for the people who haven't left California and haven't lost their virginity to real airtime before. But take it from someone who has experienced ejector-The airtime on Superman isn't amazing and it never was. You ride it for the speed and height, NOT for the airtime. Great ride? Yes. Great airtime? No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 The airtime on Superman isn't amazing and it NEVER was. You ride it for the speed and height, NOT for the airtime. Great ride? Yes. Great airtime? No! QFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^X2 Speaking of Apocalypse ... both Josh and I noticed last Friday that the ride was running amazing. It seemed so much faster than our last few rides. Anybody else notice this lately? I also noticed that for the first time in awhile they held us outside the pre-show, but then we just walked straight through. Thought that was kind of weird. If anything I would have thought they'd hold you at the Fastpass merge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniverseHollywood Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^I have not noticed a faster ride on Apoc recently, however the ride does seem a little more rough laterally. Not a problem for me, it's a wood coaster and I expect that. On my visits, however, they didn't even stop me at the pre-show anymore, and I just walked through to the station. Fine with me considering they mostly gutted a lot of the pre-show themeing after re-naming the ride anyway. Airtime non-virgin here, also a rider of coasters around the globe. Airtime isn't the right word for Superman. It's definitely more "weightlessness" than anything. When the ride faced forward I never felt it at all. Now I atleast feel it and although it's not like a drop tower or anything it's much more evident to me, especially in the back seats. The OTSR's don't restrict the feeling at all, IMO. SoCal may not have airtime, but there's pretty much no ride I've been on that even compares or provides the sensations of X2 from the second you crest the lift hill, to the backflip before the turnaround. That entire sequence is practically incomparable (except for the 4D brother on the other side of the planet). I would *guess* Deja Vu will be all of gone next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harper83087 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^^I would assume rehabed trains and cooler weather play a large roll in that. But can't say for certain because I haven't been since July. I'm craving another trip, maybe next month and I'm definitely going to push to get to WCB. ^I agree with your X2 statement 100%. I was cocky the last time I rode and thought "Oh, my phone will be ok. I'm sitting so it won't be an issue"......wrong! Get back to the station and it was hanging on by a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willthethrill Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 ^^ "Weightlessness" is exaclty right. There are no Negative vertical forces exerted on the riders during the course of the ride on the tower. "Airtime" is experienced when you have counter-acting forces; a car going down and a rider going up. On Superman, the car and rider are accelerated separetly (at launch) but when both reach top speed right before going up the tower, they act as a single entity through the rest of the trip up and down the tower until the breaks are lit. It would be quite impossible for anyone to get "airtime" as it is traditionally defined on that ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 In 2013, Rocky Mountain Coasters will have new installations, re-track projects, and also enter the wood coaster train race! I am just going to call that in 2013, Colossus celebrate its 35th birthday by having a Rocky Mountain make-over, N-Tag style! At WCB 2011, Tim Burkhart said that he rode N-Tag and would love to see it implemented on Colossus in the future. All the pieces are matching up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someotherguyuser Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I am just going to call that in 2013, Colossus celebrate its 35th birthday by having a Rocky Mountain make-over, N-Tag style! At WCB 2011, Tim Burkhart said that he rode N-Tag and would love to see it implemented on Colossus in the future. All the pieces are matching up. If that's the case...then why was Log Jammer taken out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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