WillMontu Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 If anyone else here gets the Travel Channel, you may have seen their new show, Ultimate Thrill. It's just like all the other Discovery/Travel shows, but this one showcases the Mind Eraser, built by the "Groundbreaking Design Firm of Vekoma International", and features a "Wicked double loop called a Cobra Roll". Just watching it gives me a headache. I think this should be nominated in the Theme Park Review competition for "Funniest video". Here's a compressed version of the Vekoma clip (I don't know about copyrights and stuff, but this is non-commercial, unedited, low quality, and for amusement only) [sorry, had to remove the link as it's using too much bandwidth.] I don't know when this will next be on for those of you who want to Tivo it (or do it the old fashioned way with a VCR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I caught this show last night and almost died laughing...but I don't think it's new since it talked about CP's brand new ride "Wicked Twister". The SLC footage was so rough it was hilarious! Elissa "the Vekoma part was sooo funny!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I laugh at out of all amusement parks that have an SLC, they chose Darien Lake... It sounded like the Travel Channel overexaggerated Darien Lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 the video was cheesy...but the mind eraser in SFA was pretty good to me..I really enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yeah, I actually set the DVR to tape this and watched it today, well parts of it. It had Hypersonic, Volcano, the SLC, Wicked Twister and Gemeni at CP for some reason. It also shows S:UF at SFOG. Just watching the Hypersonic, Volcano and SLC footage gave me a headache, it was pretty bad. Although I did learn something: I didn't know that both Wicked Twister towers had spirals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Although I did learn something: I didn't know that both Wicked Twister towers had spirals. Best sentence ever. Oh well, thats what coaster specials tend to do, they shove the same crap down our throats with hi-quality coaster videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I can't stand those shows! They get those people who narrarate the whole ride! Its like- OK NOW WE'RE COMING TO A DROP -thanks for the newsflash lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maliboomer Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 MIST!!!11!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Yeah they forgot to mention the pounding you get riding it and how it actually erases your mind. You want real height, go on Kingda Ka, hate to see how high she thinks that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Hey Darien Lake is my hommie... my home park.. anyways.. I was actually happy to see SFDL on a show.. because it is the neglected six flags park.. but its not that bad of a park... I love Superman ROS.. and DL's Viper isnt that bad.. but Mind Eraser is VERY VERY BAD!!... Arent all Mind Erasers clones?.. Its a shame they cant build a better invert... like Raptor.. because Raptor is friggin awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I'm surprised that SF even let this show acknowledge the existence of Darien Lake, which rivals only SFEG as most neglected SF park ever. It's so sad that one of the only things going for this park is a Veklona that seems to beat its riders heads into so much of a mushy pulp, that they actually are fooled into thinking it's good. I've moaned about SFDL before, but really, they have problems that could easily be cured by having a better staff and maybe...I don't know....GETTING SIX FLAGS TO GIVE US A NEW COASTER FOR ONCE!!! Doug "Come on SF, when's it gonna be our time?" Booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I caught that show... I thought it was cool they mentioned Vekoma and I actually knew who/what they are from this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 I wonder how much money they gave Paul Ruben to gush over this coaster? Doug "Or maybe the Veklona beat his brain to mush too" Booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Haha that was funny. Last weekend I saw a program about rollercoasters on TV and they showed the opening of Manhattan Express. There was this guy who had won the first ride in the front seat on an auction, and he had been looking forward to ride it for 4 months. Even though he was holding on for dear life during the ride (I never saw him smile on it), he said it was a great ride when it was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenflames Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 When I first saw that show, two years ago, and they showed Mind Eraser, I immediately thought, "Out of all the inverted coasters in the world, they feature a fricking Vekoma SLC?!?! What is wrong with these people?" I just want to know why they think a pre-fabricated coaster that is at practically every park is unique, and not something like, oh I don't know, Dueling Dragons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasters 4 ever Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 None of the coaster shows ever have Dueling Dragons or Hulk! They say all the cloned Six Flags coasters are unique, but fail to mention the ones that truly are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 None of the coaster shows ever have Dueling Dragons or Hulk! I just saw a show the other day that featured Hulk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpcotLova Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Who in the heck were those dorky people they featured riding those coasters? Did they even know what they were talking about? They WERENT coaster enthusiasts, except for the ACEr, who enjoys Mind Eraser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazan Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 that clip was made for non-coaster people who think that its a great ride. i hate those people they were interviewing. they are so stupid! they said my feet were dangleing, i was twisting....it was GREAT!!!! i hate people like that. those people are just so....so....BRAINLESS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowforce Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 A suspended looping serpent serpent so vicious, your life is gonna pass before your eyes. Indeed it will. This might just be the worst part of a coaster show I ever saw. I sincerely doubt mrs. Nary Tep had ever ridden a looping coaster before this shot was taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 ^^ SO BRAINLESS. lol Sounds like they've ridden a few Vekomas. couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Pshaw. All the Travel Channel shows are fluff - yet I still watch them. I remember last summer, pulling into the parking lot of PKD and laying eyes on Volcano. All I could think was "holy crap, this ride looked so awesome on the Travel Channel show - I can't believe we're finally here!!!" I was thinking this over Volcano? What the hell was I on? Here's my capsule review of Volcano - "blows its load in 15 seconds, then takes a nice long nap." Every coaster at BGW was better - yeah, even the Loch Ness Monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 I saw this tv show twice (well I fell asleep the first time) in the past week. The SLC is so rediculous, I'm going "Why in the world would you feature a SLC?" LOL They also should have checked their facts as well, they made more than a few mistakes. And I'm not talking about saying that S:UF was the only one in the world, when they shot the show I'm sure it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeistdude321 Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 The poor guy on the right was really taking a pounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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