Mater Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Or maybe just extra queue line cause honestly there isn't much in there before it'll spill out onto the midway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 If you take a good look at the POV video, you can see a few bunny hops leading from the station to the lift hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveblueberries Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I have a feeling the bunny hops in the beginning are there to get the riders ready. Sorta like magic mountain saying "this is nothing like you have ever been on before, let alone the original colossus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotura Violenta Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Sorry I couldn't grab pics. I only saw the new track from the Goliath lift and from the top of Scream. It looks like the track leaves the station from the left side (facing the original entrance), veers left, straightens out, veers left a little more, then hits two small humps (maybe five or six feet off the ground), followed by whatever incomplete move comes next. It seems too close to the lift to be a roll of some kind, so I'd assume it's just a turn with weird banking. I don't see how it could possibly take this sequence with any speed as it's barely elevated. Anyhow, I'm sure pics will emerge soon to clarify. Â Aside from that, the park was very quiet except for an hour in the afternoon where it felt a tad more congested. We rode most everything by 12:30pm. Skipped Tatsu because no-one in our group really likes it, but the line for that looked quite long. Also skipped Green Lantern. Ninja, Lex Luthor, Full Throttle were all having issues throughout the day. Apocalypse and X gave the roughest rides I've had to date. Over and out. Edited September 26, 2014 by Rotura Violenta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatsu_dude Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I don't really see the point of having bunny hops during the pre-lift. On the original Colossus the thing was so flat that the kicker wheels in the station had to practically launch you out of the station to get to the lift. I like that RMC is trying to cram airtime in everywhere they possibly can, but I doubt those hills will actually do anything for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Bolting it downI was at the Mountain today and got my new pass processed. I saw the bunny hops from Scream. I have 2 pictures of the guys working on the right side trace which hasn't been used. Seems like they were straightening it out... Straightening the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotura Violenta Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Did you see the twisted piece at the end, too? There was a pile of bent track pieces next to where they were working, but I couldn't figure out the shape of what that part might be. Again, I'm assuming it's going to be a turn into the lift that's banked in the opposite direction. Why they would do that though, I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I don't really see the point of having bunny hops during the pre-lift. On the original Colossus the thing was so flat that the kicker wheels in the station had to practically launch you out of the station to get to the lift. I like that RMC is trying to cram airtime in everywhere they possibly can, but I doubt those hills will actually do anything for the ride. Â Different wheels, different trains, different track. And the track takes a dip before the hops. I don't expect ejector air there, but I don't think that's what they're going for. Rather cute little pops of air to make you giggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mater Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I would, at this point, assuming RMC knows what they're doing when it comes to airtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFMMGeek27 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Here are some other photos I found from today on Instagram. Looks like the drop is being dismantled and now there are two big holes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveblueberries Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The on ride photo for TC should definitely use those Instagram filters. Â I applaud you, RMC. I have not been this excited for the construction of a ride since the Incredible Hulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That track is so pretty! Â Ok, so where are the people that will be saying ".... but the wheels are going to hit those bolts on the top of the track"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveblueberries Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That track is so pretty! Ok, so where are the people that will be saying ".... but the wheels are going to hit those bolts on the top of the track".....   Oh my GOD YOU'RE RIGHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Shhh.... don't tell anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That track is so pretty! Ok, so where are the people that will be saying ".... but the wheels are going to hit those bolts on the top of the track"..... That's the mysterious real cause of the NTaG accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That track is so pretty! Ok, so where are the people that will be saying ".... but the wheels are going to hit those bolts on the top of the track"..... That's the mysterious real cause of the NTaG accident Too soon...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Guys, aren't you afraid the wheels will hit those bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 If they were smart, they'd use the old station as a covered queue. Â I was thinking the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uriel Galindo Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 That track is so pretty! Ok, so where are the people that will be saying ".... but the wheels are going to hit those bolts on the top of the track".....  I haven't though of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 MaggieKat and I will be at SFMM on October 4th for fright fest... anyone else going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimiGeek Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 MaggieKat and I will be at SFMM on October 4th for fright fest... anyone else going? I'm going then. I will buy a express wrist band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzClan Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Here are some other photos I found from today on Instagram. Looks like the drop is being dismantled and now there are two big holes! Â That reminded me of a picture I took on the last night of Colossus running, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatsu_dude Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 They are really cutting into that structure! Can't wait for construction to get to the point where you can see the profile of the new drop. As for the pre-lift discussion, RMC definitely knows what they're doing when it comes to airtime, and the hills will be interesting and funky for sure, but I think anyone saying "Ooh airtime before the ride starts!" might be disappointed. Either way, the whole of Twisted Colossus will be awesome regardless of what the pre-lift does. Looking forward to more track installation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire2box Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Here are some other photos I found from today on Instagram. Looks like the drop is being dismantled and now there are two big holes! Â Photo's like theses are why I sometimes feel like people who use instagram should die in a fire. Unnecessary filters aka, all of them on instantgram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 MaggieKat and I will be at SFMM on October 4th for fright fest... anyone else going? I'm going then. I will buy a express wrist band. Â Us too. And flash pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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