paulm12 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hopefully they'll have soft runs this weekend. And why are people doubting the fact that they will open the ride on time? Tim still isnt done hearing crap about the last "pile of dirt," I doubt he'd make the same mistake twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 ^No, I'm pretty sure he would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 For all we know, he could count it as themeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 From everything I've heard from the park this week, they are still planning on opening on the 30th, with Media Day on Thursday. Anybody know if the ride actually "dropped" yesterday, or were they just doing a "pull through"? Also, the "basket" is a good idea for maintenance, but I can't imagine they are going to keep it there for operation? It just looks off. There has to be some way they can lower it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 ^If it's anything like the 2nd generation Intamin drop towers the maintenance basket gets bolted to the catch car for inspections. Then again, the 3rd generation Intamin drop towers have the maintenance platform integrated into the catch car as seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 LLDOD looks plenty scary to me. I'm not a big fan of drop towers, but this one commands my respect. I can't wait to get back to the South-land again to ride it at least once. I'll bring a spare pair of shorts. I'll probably need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana695 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Has anybody actually seen the ride testing yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Loya Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Has anybody actually seen the ride testing yet? I haven't seen it yet, but i do know its testing! They started today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Anyone have any info on how testing has gone? Magic Mountain hasn't posted anything on their FB... Hopefully they're still on track for next Saturday. Would it be considered a bad sign if they didn't soft open at all in the next few days leading up to Media Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pechoolo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I just posted my video from testing yesterday . Sorry about the video quality--I was using an old camera. This was past 5pm and as you can see, the gondolas were at the curve. Later on, I was away at rides and saw that they had raised the gondolas to just below the red part of the tracks. That drop was faster than the drop in this video, but I wasn't able to record it. I'm sure that there will be much better video popping up soon. [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=100_4558_vrqj[/coastertube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattleJosh Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Thanks for the video pechoolo. Hopefully more videos start popping up on YouTube with the full drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pechoolo Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The baskets are atop the gondolas when the gondolas make their ascent, but stay in place on the tracks during the drop. When the gondolas are on the ground, they lower the baskets to rejoin the gondolas. The gondolas' ascent and the baskets' descent were very, very slow. I hope that was just for testing purposes only and they won't move that slowly when the ride is operational. I hope to see the full drop on video soon. I didn't know it was going to drop when it did, so I wasn't able to get good footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) Here's TPR's video of Giant Drop at Dreamworld in Australia for comparison purposes. Edited June 24, 2012 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 My god, it just keeps going up and up. I can't even imagine what LL is going to be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 ^ Giant Drop, plus another 15 feet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 ^^^OMG makes my heart pound and my palms sweat just watching it. Honestly it's the few seconds of wait at the top that's WAYYYY worse than the drop itself. Just the anticipation knowing what's going to happen in a few seconds but not knowing when... oh my, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana695 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Let's hope it opens on time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMapa Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I'm going to the park on Friday and I'm hoping that I will be able to get a ride in! And maybe for Superman to be open.. But if not, I will go back on Sunday and get rides in on Lex and Superman then leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 ^ Giant Drop, plus another 15 feet? Yep--pretty much. I liked Giant Drop, but I still prefer Blue Fall (Sea Paradise), Apocalypse (Drayton Manor), and Acrophobia (Six Flags Over Georgia). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm looking forward to the lap bars more than anything. Are there any other major drop ride installations with lab bars to compare to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrightFest1408 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I got back from the park today and I have Test footage! It has 5 full test runs today dropping from the top. 2:30 for full test run! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXXgpPJmTE4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSB Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 H O L Y C R A P ! ! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That footage at the end there... Wow. Can't wait for Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKings908 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 AMAZING!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I think I just wet myself a little.... yep sure did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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