chemical_echo Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Drove past the park the past weekend at night. They had Leviathan's lift all lit up pretty much all night (I drove past at 1am and it was still on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighRoller Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I wonder why they didn't use the staggered seating like Intimidator, Behemoth, and Diamondback. I'm supposing because the staggered seating isn't as sturdy, seeing as they have developed pretty noticeable rattles, and putting them up to 95 mph would be pretty risky. I honestly prefer the 4 across seating, because it keeps the train more compact so there is less differential in airtime from front to back. I'd have thought it's simply a space issue. In the past, it's been stated that the parabolic (airtime) hills on each coaster were designed for the type of trains it runs, and that you couldn't put Diamondback Trains (staggered) on Apollo's Chariot (straight) or vice-versa because the forces wouldn't work out properly, and the ride wouldn't do what it is supposed to do. The extended, staggered trains of the newer Hypers cause the ground footprint (length) of the airtime hills to be longer than a corresponding hill of the same height on one of the older, straight row trained hypers. In other words, in order to successfully put the staggered trains on Leviathan, the'd have needed to make the track length somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% longer (rough guess), and there simply wasn't the space available to put that kind of length in and do what they wanted at the speeds and heights they're talking. Just my logic, for whatever it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 ^ I thought it was due to the shakiness that some of the larger hypers were having with the Behemoth style trains. From what I understood, B&M was playing it safer for their first giga and going back to the tried and true 4-abreast seating which hasn't quite developed a bad rattle. But who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiobrandon Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 anyone got a pic of the lights yet? i'd love to see them. i wonder if they'll be doing any fancy LED lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Behemoths lights are red and Leviathans lights are white. Looks like CW wanted to throw in some Canadain pride!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Watching some of the videos again, this coaster is getting me excited for summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deguy123 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Watching some of the videos again, this coaster is getting me excited for summer. Oh why because we will be there in JULY? Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunpc1 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Stopped by the park tonight after work. The service lights along the lift and brake run are the only lights currently on. They were running all 3 trains on the course at the same time. Testing was still happening as I was leaving after 9pm. The trains seemed to be running about as fast as they have in the videos I've shared (temperature was near freezing tonight - maybe below with the wind chill). Life hill and brake run all lit up at night. You can see the blur of the train going through the beginning of the brake run. Another angle of the lift & brakes lit up with the service lights. Notice where this train was stopped. I can only imagine how HARD that stop would have been (notice how the train is just completely in the brake area). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyteowl Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 ^ Beautiful pictures! These updates just keep making me more anxious for July . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknottsville Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Wow that looks gorgeous I so can not wait to ride this monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It looks beautiful all lit up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunpc1 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Leviathan really stands out at night right now. Other than Leviathan, the entire park is dark (aside from the lights in the parking lot). These are just the services lights that most likely won't be on during regular operating hours. I believe there's a proper light package being installed (perhaps something similar to Behemoth's chaser lights or some other flood lights). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelport Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It looks neat, but how come the lights aren't on for the rest of the track? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 ^The rest of the track doesn't have catwalks to attach the lights to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Wow. It must be amazing in person. Can't wait to see what lighting package will be used during operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargersmichael Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Top Gun receives a new paint job this year! CW Facebook Page: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasters300+ Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I watched Daily Planet today and said it will show "Testing Leviathan" tomorrow at 7 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I watched Daily Planet today and said it will show "Testing Leviathan" tomorrow at 7 pm. Here's the clip online for anyone interested in checking it out. http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip652680 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Ooooooh, 4.5 G's. B&M's going back to the gold ol' days! Yay!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Forget the coaster, I want that water jet pack thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgam#1 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I feel foolish that I've been saying Leviathan WRONG this whole time LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ^I think it's a tomato to-mah-to kinda thing. Either way you pronounce it is correct, it's just your personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Doesn't the word "behemoth" have more than one pronunciation also? Granted, the more epic of the two most common options seems to be the one used for the coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Now I'm curious as to how people were pronouncing it otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 ^My guess is that people were calling it Leviathon, ie confusing the TPR event with the name of the coaster. That's what a couple of my other enthusiast friends called it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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