Hobbesx2 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 OK. Here's the story. About 2 months ago Timberwolf was closed for a couple weeks. After the supposed 'revamp' people got on and found out it was no different. About 2 months later (now) the Timberwolf has magically decreased it's roughness and increased its speed and is actually an amazing ride, especially in the front row. OK, now I've told someone. I'm happy now. Yah, I know, this is a pretty useless topic, lock it if you want, but don't delete it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Ride in back next time. Somehow, it's even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asr Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Sounds great. I watched a POV of Timberwolf recently, and it looked like an excellent coaster, almost top 10 looking, with great speed throughout the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnumfan Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 That's great to hear! It was unbearable the last time I rode it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE SFKK Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Ok, i will be the party pooper. I rode TW just last week, and i really found no change in it. The dispatches were terrible, stacking was bad, and I almost killded my back on the turn to the MCBR. Also, when your on the approch to the brakes, You just want those last final hills to have fast airtime filled fun, but you just kind of move through them Also the MCBR almost comletely stopped the train, completely ruining the second half of the ride. I will give the ride some cradit for having an ok ride in the front, but it only seems to be amazing at night, and if your restraint one click to high Timberwolf will always be in my top 3000 though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 It varies from day to day this season. Your best bet is to probably ride in the very front first. Then, if it seems bearable, head straight for the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Ok, i will be the party pooper. I rode TW just last week, and i really found no change in it. The dispatches were terrible, stacking was bad, and I almost killded my back on the turn to the MCBR. Also, when your on the approch to the brakes, You just want those last final hills to have fast airtime filled fun, but you just kind of move through them Also the MCBR almost comletely stopped the train, completely ruining the second half of the ride. I will give the ride some cradit for having an ok ride in the front, but it only seems to be amazing at night, and if your restraint one click to high Timberwolf will always be in my top 3000 though! Ummm..... Since when does TW have a MCBR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydawg149 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I rode it on the 18th, and compared to last year, I felt no change. Lauren got a bruise from it, and it was just rather unpleasant. The so called Re-Track didn't do much for this ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 ^Well considering that they are mostly doing structural work and not retrack work, you probably won't feel much difference yet. With that being said it is smoother than it has been. This project is on going and gradual so you will not feel any "light switch" changes during the course of this improvement process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbesx2 Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm surprised no one's said this is a useless topic yet. But as far as I can tell, it's better. And Timberwolf doesn't have an MCBR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm sure the "MCBR" he's talking about is actually the set of antirollbacks after the helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm sure the "MCBR" he's talking about is actually the set of antirollbacks after the helix. But the antirollbacks don't "almost completely stop the train," where exactly is the new trim? Maybe he's talking about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Timber Wolf has been a hit and miss ride this season. Overall, much better than it has been, but sometimes you can get good, fast rides and other days, very slow and down right dull. A lot of structural work has been done and some of the track has been recapped in some of the more brutal spots, so while not perfect, the track is much better. I would advise avoiding wheel/axel seats though to avoid the hard seat back pounding you in the back. Front seats of the individual cars are smoother. It is possible that the MCBR comments are coming from the top of the helix. The train can move very slowly at the top if the first drop brakes are on hard. I guess someone might think that there is a brake there due to how slow it sometimes goes there. The new brake is just before the long, flat 180 degree turn that is parallel to the first turn. This one seems to adjust to the speed of the trains. Sometimes the ride is over at that point, other times it is OK, but generally not great. I have had some REALLY good rides on Timber Wolf this season and I have had some really bad rides. I wish they would let this ride run the way it can. It really can be a great ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The new trim is coming off the top of the helix heading out towards the Bobs turn section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The new trim is coming off the top of the helix heading out towards the Bobs turn section. As I stated earlier, the new brake is just before the long, flat 180 degree turn that is parallel to the first turn (after the first drop). That flat turn wouldn't qualify as a helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I'm trying to find a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Maybe my "parallel to the first turn" was misleading. That should have been parallel to the first turn after the first drop. The brake and following turn is off to the left of what is shown in that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 *removed photo due to redundancy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The ride has been trimmed for YEARS. I was lucky enough to ride it before it was trimmed and it really was "top ten" material. It's pretty much sucked since 1999 or so, though. Last time I rode it was in 2003 and it pretty much just dragged around the course. I'm not sure where the trims are since it's been a while, but i know there were some down the first drop, and whether there are more or not on the rest of the course it doesn't really matter. The first drop trims kill it so much that it's just pointless to ride. --Robb "Yet another Dinn/CCI woodie that was one good and gone to crap." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Timber Wolf has been a hit and miss ride this season. Overall, much better than it has been, but sometimes you can get good, fast rides and other days, very slow and down right dull. A lot of structural work has been done and some of the track has been recapped in some of the more brutal spots, so while not perfect, the track is much better. I would advise avoiding wheel/axel seats though to avoid the hard seat back pounding you in the back. Front seats of the individual cars are smoother. It is possible that the MCBR comments are coming from the top of the helix. The train can move very slowly at the top if the first drop brakes are on hard. I guess someone might think that there is a brake there due to how slow it sometimes goes there. The new brake is just before the long, flat 180 degree turn that is parallel to the first turn. This one seems to adjust to the speed of the trains. Sometimes the ride is over at that point, other times it is OK, but generally not great. I have had some REALLY good rides on Timber Wolf this season and I have had some really bad rides. I wish they would let this ride run the way it can. It really can be a great ride. Umm, it uses PTC 2-bench trains, every seat is directly over a wheel. And on a car related note, look at THIS picture, you can plainly see the buzzbar in the second row up, have there been any accidents on this thing? And i'm assuming that this ride doesn't have lapbar lock sensors in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I agree Robb, when the ride first opened it was definitely one of the best coasters out there. Then Cedar Fair bought the park out midway through 1995 and then around 1996 you started seeing the changes. You are right around 1999 was when it started really sucking and it has not got any better since. What he is talking about is there is a "new" set of trims during the course of the ride (not the original two on the first drop, but more). I am trying to get him to pinpoint where they are, because he keeps "moving" them each time he posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Umm, it uses PTC 2-bench trains, every seat is directly over a wheel. And on a car related note, you can plainly see the buzzbar in the second row up, have there been any accidents on this thing? And i'm assuming that this ride doesn't have lapbar lock sensors in it. The coaster doesn't use buzz bars anymore, but individual restraints and seat dividers for each seat now. You can see how one restraint is up in this photo below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Robb, what you are seeing that appears to be a buzzbar in the up position are the two headrests of the front seat. (No, I am not referring to the photo above!) Funny that you can only see those headrests in that photo. That shot was taken in 1995, (I can tell by the new wood on the track) and Timber Wolf had headrests added by the 1992 season. 1995 was the last season for the buzzbars. As for the "all seats over a wheel," the rear seats of the cars are much more over wheel/axel than the front seats. The wheels for the front seats are closer to your feet and not your rear/back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I don't know where you are feeling them David, but here is where they are located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I don't know where you are feeling them David, but here is where they are located. EXACTLY! And that is just before the 180 degree flat turn as I said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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