ebl Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Now that Eejanaika has been open awhile, I was wondering if anyone here has ridden both and would offer a comparison. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 A bunch of us can compare in September! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'm looking forward to finding out how 4D: The Sequel does. One thing I noticed (from Cyclone Man's pictures) that I wish they'd do here is to put padding on the car behind where your calves are. That would be nice. Too bad I can't go on your Japan trip. I can't afford it right now. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I really didn't like X, so I'm curious how Eejanaika will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I rode Eejanaika! I really enjoyed it! The amount of extra padding kind of freaked me out. I did think the ride was on the rougher side, and the flipss were not smooth. But it was insane, and the most unique experience I've ever had on a coaster. -Dainan "Eejanaika was my 100th coaster!" Rafferty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ^ LOL... Sounds VERY much like X! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Yup...sounds pretty much as I expected. --Robb "Hasn't voluntarily ridden X in almost 2 years now!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ^I guess so. But I liked Eejanaika! Though, I could of lived with out the incredibley long line! -Dainan "Was the last train too!" Rafferty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I'll let you know in a couple weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 If it's anything like the tattoo it's going to hurt like hell! Ouch! Quit it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBannedKid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I rode both yesterday and X is better due to its excellent maintenance program...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 ^ What would that be exactly? Wait a year until something explodes then throw it into a 5-6 month rehab? _Six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxman47 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 But it was insane, and the most unique experience I've ever had on a coaster. -Dainan "Eejanaika was my 100th coaster!" Rafferty My exact thoughts after getting off X the first time.....I literally didn't know what had just happened I'm not sure how high the re-rideablity factor is, but it's definately a crazy coaster and, imho, probably the most revolutionary concept to hit the industry in a LONG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 i've never ridden those things but i know the good way to know how they both are really different. i believe Eejanaika is gonna beat X up in the list of 'which one is really smooth 4d?!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAJiME Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Eejanaika is better because it doesn't make my eyes bleed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Also, Eejanaika offers more than X. Eejanaika does back flip in the raven Turn. A back flip in the half-half. And overbanked turn. And when it comes into the breaks, the seats flip foward which cought me and my siblings by suprise. Good page on Eejanaika! -Dainan "Not to mantion the pre-flip hangtime" Rafferty[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 ^ That is a nice page, only I couldn't read it. One obvious difference is that Eejanaika's trains have only five cars, thus reducing the overall weight of them by almost a third. And each train has a distinct color. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Also, Eejanaika offers more than X. Just because a ride offers more, doesn't automatically make it better. There are a lot of coasters out there that are longer, taller, faster, more elements, etc....that completely suck! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 And a good example woudl be: Son of Beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Also, Eejanaika offers more than X. Just because a ride offers more, doesn't automatically make it better. There are a lot of coasters out there that are longer, taller, faster, more elements, etc....that completely suck! --Robb I never said it was batter. Just has a bit more. Like Kingda Ka has a little more than TTD, and yet it still sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightsgt Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Just got back to the states and let me say Eejanaika is X on steroids. Great ride and like others have said, it left me with the same speechless reaction I had after I rode X for the first time. Totally worth the 84 bucks I paid to get into the park and the 2+ hours it took (by bus) to get to the park. Thank goodness I had a rail pass otherwise I would have paid hundreds for the 1+ hour train ride on a bullet train from Tokyo to Mishima. BTW, Eejanaika has the worst que song ever (it just repeats the ride's name over and over again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 ^I know. It's still stuck in our heads. My little sister will come in to my room chanting; "Eejanaika eejanaika eejanaikaaaaaa!" -Dainan "It's an awesome ride still" Rafferty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I just got back from SFMM about 1 hour ago and X was very smooth today. No joke. -Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Also, Eejanaika offers more than X. Eejanaika does back flip in the raven Turn. A back flip in the half-half. And overbanked turn. And when it comes into the breaks, the seats flip foward which cought me and my siblings by suprise. Good page on Eejanaika! -Dainan "Not to mantion the pre-flip hangtime" Rafferty[/img] Oh cool, that page has little diagrams including what the seats do and how the seats do it. Neat, I've always assumed the seats were just preprogrammed to flip or something, like the Haunted Mansion system only vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudvayneimn Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I really don't understand how the hell the park came up with 14 inversions, and I really don't get how Guinness gave it the record. Anywho, it does look better than X, even though it's close to almost being the same. I probably wouldn't fly out just for this ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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