rcjp Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Nice to see a video although I imagined it would be a bit faster. Still, during normal operation with a train full of riders it might be different...
coasterbill Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised to see a little bit of airtime on this one. I'm in the minority here but I feel like the world can never have enough wingriders.
djboss302 Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised to see a little bit of airtime on this one. I'm in the minority here but I feel like the world can never have enough wingriders. Yeah you're definitely in the minority
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised to see a little bit of airtime on this one. I'm in the minority here but I feel like the world can never have enough wingriders. I would agree if you mean Intamin wing riders with improved trains.
rcjp Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 ^Intamins with B&M trains? (without the tightening)
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 ^Intamins with B&M trains? (without the tightening) Intamin had to modify SkyRush's lap bar because riders slip back at the 50 degrees lift hill and leave a gap between the restrain and rider's lap. On a ride with extreme ejector air, SkyRush's lap bar definitely need to automatically tighten for safety so it is only an exception.
rcjp Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 ^I was actually just talking about the vest part. The restrain itself would obviously have to tighten pretty well.
simon8899 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Heide-Park offers a Pre-Opening package for their new wing coaster valid from March 21st to 26th. It includes Dinner, Evening-Show, Breakfast, multiple "test flights" and behind-the-scenes tour of the new coaster. Cost is €69 for 2 or 1 visitors/room or €49 for 3 or more visitors/room. Edit: Booked - now pray for dry weather...
The Yeti Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I'll assume it will run a little faster (and probably a little rougher) in the end, but that's about what I expected. I may say that the coaster looks glorious in its pictures, especially with a train on the tracks, but it just doesn't move that well. That said, the first drop into an airtime hill definitely looks like a success and, following Shambhala's speed hill, a step in the right direction for B&M. As for Heide Park, I would really say that this is a quality addition to their already impressive lineup!
Looty Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 POV! (not the best quality, though) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s9gvUhyRIE
CPmillenia94 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 ^Intamins with B&M trains? (without the tightening) Intamin had to modify SkyRush's lap bar because riders slip back at the 50 degrees lift hill and leave a gap between the restrain and rider's lap. On a ride with extreme ejector air, SkyRush's lap bar definitely need to automatically tighten for safety so it is only an exception. Wait they fixed it??? I thought they just gave it softer foam..
CoasterPatrick Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Official POV from Heidepark: Can't wait for my first ride.
GrapesLie Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 ^ Wow that looks like plain ole fun! Not Intense, but very fun!
tooooobbe Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I would expect more headchoppers? Thats one thing Thorpe park and gardaland really put som effort into. Might just be hard to see on the pov though.
rcjp Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I hope that was an empty train because the speed through the elements was not... well... high (at all). Still looks like decent fun.
odene497 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I really like the layout of this one. Looking forward to trying it this summer!
IronWolfman Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 That looks really fun! I wonder what wheels they are running it with, because I've never seen a ride lose speed so quickly.
ccharle2 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I have to say, I definitely wish this was the kind of layout Gatekeeper at CP had adopted. This coaster seems to take a lot more advantage of its capabilities and variations than Gatekeeper does---save the gate element.
RCT3Bross Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Looks like it could be a decent ride. ?I guess I have to judge after a few weeks when I've been on it. I'm excited.
coasterfreak101 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Looks like a really solid ride, and it should speed up a bit with some riders. I'm just glad to see a wing rider that looks like it actually has forces (just the airtime hill and bottom of the knot, but still).
simon8899 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Keep fingers crossed for dry weather tomorrow - I will be there for the pre-opening event to ride this beauty...
markysharky17 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Looks like it will hopefully have more forces then GateKeeper. Still looks very fun!
Nrthwnd Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 I think there were two spots in the video, I was certain were "the end" of the ride's cycle. But not to be! Totally surprised by that. A much longer ride than I expected. Good use of space, Heide Park!
rcjp Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Looks like a really solid ride, and it should speed up a bit with some riders. I'm just glad to see a wing rider that looks like it actually has forces (just the airtime hill and bottom of the knot, but still). I do think it will speed up now that I've seen a video where the camera is facing this guy and where you can sort of tell that it is going faster than in the official POV.
B&M_Coasterfreak Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Today I was at Pre Opening and have of course made a video. The ride is great! At best the ride is in my opinion the front right. I'm down 7 times, including 3 front right and front left 2.
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