Pagoda Peak (NL)

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COMING SOON TO HONG KONG DISNEYLAND!!!

 

Hong Kong Disneyland has announced a new roller coaster, designed by WED. It is in the vein of WED's popular "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" roller coasters, found at all other Disney parks. But this ride is much more culturally oriented, due to it's location in China. Park officials have announced the storyline to their new coaster:

 

"You are walking in Nanjing, China. As you approach the Nanjing mountains in the distance, you see some pieces of track that resemble an abandoned railroad. As you approach, you see a small path leading up to an old wooden station. You climb inside the car and off you are, into the mountain ranges of Nanjing, China."

 

The new coaster is going to be titled Pagoda Peak and it will feature two lift hills, two high-speed tunnels, and it will be set around a heavily terrained area surrounded by numerous bamboo trees. It will open at the beginning of the 2007 season.

 

With a top speed of 40 mph, and a 40 foot drop, this is one of Hong Kong Disneyland's biggest projects to date. The price has been unreleased to the general public, but HKDL has told the press that it is their most expensive ride so far.

 

- HONG KONG CHRONICLES (transl. by JOHN CHOI)

 

WARNING: Pagoda Peak is a high-speed, rollercoaster-like ride through the Nanjing mountains, zipping through a bamboo forest that may involve sharp drops, tight turns and sudden stops. Please do not ride if you are pregnant, have back problems, or have motion sickness. You must be 42 inches to ride Pagoda Peak. Thank you, and enjoy your ride.

 

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Pagoda Peak is my second coaster on NL. It is a wooden roller coaster somewhat inspired by Disney's Thunder Mountain...however, this ride only has two lifts. AND no earthquake effect.

 

THE G'S ARE IN CHECK!!! However, it is still rather rough. I don't think I'd be screaming OW OW OW on it every second *cough* Manhattan Express *cough* but I don't think I'd be completely comfy. I'm still working on pumping...it's really hard to get the radius of the turns right. But besides that, I worked on this much longer than on Dragon. In fact, I started this quite a bit before Dragon. There are some bunny hops, and lots of turns, some wide, some tight. The two tunnels that go through the terrain ARE INTENTIONAL. The terrain is put there FOR THAT PURPOSE.

 

BTW, this is NOT going to HKDL. I just spent a half an hour writing that fake press release.

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A small photo.

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Another small photo

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Pagoda Peak

[the sound]

BTW, this is NOT going to HKDL. I just spent a half an hour writing that fake press release.

 

Really? I would never of known...

 

It looks very good. I like the landscaping of it.

It suits it really well. I don't have NL, so i can't download, but it looks good all the same.

[DATman]

I felt that the ride itself was quite slow, and not very well paced. Tighten drops and turns, and keep everything lower to the grond to make your rides more thrilling and fast. (See Wolf, another NL woodie)