Rill'o'beily Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^^ Wait why does Delirious have those two panels on the "top"/opposite of the gondola on the ring, I don't recall seeing those on any other larson loopers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^ I don't know either, this is the first Larson Looper that I have seen up close. I was hoping someone could tell me because I was wondering the same thing. They look to have something to do with propelling (and braking) of the train but I could not tell what they were. My initial guess was that they were 'electro-magnets' that helped the train move and stop but I have no idea. Hard to tell too because I checked the Larson website and it did not have enough detail of how the ride operates. http://larsonintl.com/the-22m-giant-loop/ Does anyone else know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^^ Wait why does Delirious have those two panels on the "top"/opposite of the gondola on the ring, I don't recall seeing those on any other larson loopers? Counterweights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Prince Coaster is looking sexy as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Prince Coaster is looking sexy as hell. I just wheezed out loud. But honestly they should play Purple Rain near the ride. um. . or, you know, "Delirious" ? maybe? [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] (and yeah, Prince didn't want his music shared to YouTube, so out of respect for that, I'm linking the Karaoke version instead of official video ). and seriously, that purple color looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 This really is The Prince Coaster. Its named after one of his best songs, its totally a Prince shade of purple, its in his freaking backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^ I don't know much about him except the one song, haha. ^ That's awesome. Do you think that's what they were possibly going for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^ I don't know much about him except the one song, haha. ^ That's awesome. Do you think that's what they were possibly going for? no question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 ^^ I don't know much about him except the one song, haha. This makes me sad. Prince is (was?) incredible, and his run of albums from the late 70s through the early 90s is basically flawless. You should dive in there and get familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 You should dive in there and get familiar. I'll see, I've gotten into Michael Jackson (not comparing the two), him and Prince had music in/around the same time. Sometimes I do try and step out of my "die hard pop" and "musicals" zones, and visit older decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 ^^ I don't know much about him except the one song, haha. Unacceptable. Go listen to this entire playlist and I expect a full report when you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You should dive in there and get familiar. I'll see, I've gotten into Michael Jackson (not comparing the two), him and Prince had music in/around the same time. Sometimes I do try and step out of my "die hard pop" and "musicals" zones, and visit older decades. Prince made some great pop albums (and I guess technically Purple Rain is a musical? lol). He was also an incredibly talented songwriter (you'd be shocked by how many non-Prince songs are actually written by Prince) and multi instrumentalist - dude could play anything. He was also arguably the greatest guitar player of all time ( ). Sorry to go so far off topic, but I'm passionate about Prince. I've been a fan as long as I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Prince made some great pop albums (and I guess technically Purple Rain is a musical? lol). He was also an incredibly talented songwriter (you'd be shocked by how many non-Prince songs are actually written by Prince) and multi instrumentalist - dude could play anything. He was also arguably the greatest guitar player of all time ( ). Sorry to go so far off topic, but I'm passionate about Prince. I've been a fan as long as I can remember. This really is The Prince Coaster. Its named after one of his best songs, its totally a Prince shade of purple, its in his freaking backyard Sounds like you need a trip to visit VF, NU, definitely some Paisley Park and a First Avenue visit. And like you said Delirious is in his 'freaking backyard', Paisley Park is about 10 miles (15 minutes) further down highway 101 from VF. It's always good to have passionate and educated music fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You should dive in there and get familiar. I'll see, I've gotten into Michael Jackson (not comparing the two), him and Prince had music in/around the same time. Sometimes I do try and step out of my "die hard pop" and "musicals" zones, and visit older decades. Prince was absolutely brilliant. and his style changed thruout the years, but always kept the songwriting (and musical abilities). something you can COUNT on with Prince, always a few classic songs no matter which album. it's shocking that you're only familiar with "Purple Rain", when that soundtrack contains other pretty big hits for him ("When Doves Cry" "Baby I'm a Star" "I Would Die For You".. among others). but if you truly aren't that familiar? at minimum -- search on the web to find/listen to the following songs: "Controversy" "Delirious" "Little Red Corvette" "1999" "When Doves Cry" "Kiss" "Raspberry Beret" just as a starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 and the fact I'm this much into Prince -- when my interests tend to be in Industrial/Metal, and my favorite band of all time is KISS ? should tell you how brilliant he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toaster Bot Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Has this just turned into a Prince discussion thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I offended so many people. But yea, I'll look into him. (End of discussion lets not keep going off topic ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Has this just turned into a Prince discussion thread? if the purple ride in Prince's backyard fits I offended so many people. But yea, I'll look into him. (End of discussion lets not keep going off topic ) don't think anyone was "offended". . but I was a little stunned you're not familiar with such a popular Pop Culture figure (and assume Boldy & ytterbiumanalyst felt the same way). I would have had same reaction if you said you only knew "Material Girl" from Madonna, or only knew "I'm Still Standing" from Elton John. . . we're talking musical icons, so yeah, we are just trying to expose you to more. and Prince is brilliant. Edited May 1, 2018 by bert425 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 don't think anyone was "offended". . but I was a little stunned you're not familiar with such a popular Pop Culture figure (and assume Boldy felt the same way). I would have had same reaction if you said you only knew "Material Girl" from Madonna, or only knew "I'm Still Standing" from Elton John. . . we're talking musical icons, so yeah, we are just trying to expose you to more. and Prince is brilliant. Yea, I get it. My humor (and basically my whole school) is overreacting things. But Vogue by Madonna is a BOP. (Bop = an amazing song, if you didn't know ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Sorry to interrupt the Prince Appreciation Thread but it looks like the park has built a new Coke Refresh Station in Route 76 across the midway from Delirious. Looks great. Photo from Valleyfair's Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienPoint Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 ^ Do they do Coke Freestyle at VF? Never been there, the only Cedar Fair park I've been to is CP, so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 ^ Unfortunately not. I really like the Coke Freestyle stations at CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swishtime101 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Sorry to interrupt the Prince Appreciation Thread but it looks like the park has built a new Coke Refresh Station in Route 76 across the midway from Delirious. Looks great. Wondering what will become of Rita’s ice that was there before. Will they be in the same building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Rita's is no longer listed on the park's website. If anything takes its place in Route 76, it's either that Coke station, or a hot dog stand. The other Rita's now sells Nordic Waffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleyfairfanatic Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Prince Coaster is looking sexy as hell. I just wheezed out loud. But honestly they should play Purple Rain near the ride. I believe the ride's playlist will be prince themed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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