Ccron10 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 http://www.hersheypark.com/fahrenheit/index.php Videos 5-7 are up with POV action! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheykid Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Two great new videos on youtube including a front seat POV!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Looks like it's got spaces for brakes after the cobra roll. I hope they're never put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 First it was Fahrenheit and now it's Sidewinder. (6/4/08) I don’t know what the deal is with Boomerang right now but we’ve heard a rumor that Sidewinder may have valleyed on Monday, this time getting stuck somewhere near the vertical loop rather than in the cradle of the Cobra Roll. I’m also starting to hear a few stories talking about some frequent bouts of downtime with Fahrenheit on any given day. Though the ride is still new, so we’ll have to give it a break for a few more weeks until this becomes a daily issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgb60 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 ^ Riders first noticed something was amiss when they realized their heads weren't banging off the restraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 ^^ On Monday when I was there Fahrenheit was listed as closed, not sure why it broke down, but it was broken for about an hour. Sidewinder was closed the entire time we were there with no signs of coming back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheykid Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I really wish that they would take out sidewinder, it is such a common ride. I think that it would be a really good spot for a new ride given the long path to nothing that lies right behind it. It could also possibly fall victim to another Boardwalk expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Leprechauns! Leprechauns are what made Sidewinder valley! But seriously, I hope my visit Monday is maintenance problem free. Last thing I want to happen is miss out on a credit because Fahrenheit or Sidewinder valleyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 ^^IMO Sidewinder is probably the most forceful coaster at the park next to Storm Runner. If you have nobody in the train and if you sit in the front, it's a really great ride when you go through the loop then. Almost got a headache riding it two times in a row, but I don't mind it. I'm immune to pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheykid Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Im going monday too so i hope that it is problem free also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrenheit1315 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 i am going tommarrow i think its funny and appropriate that the weather will be 97 degrees! i hope both rides are working is there any new news on fahrenheits problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheykid Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Great Ride!!! I got on three times, once in the back once in the middle, and once in front, with less than a 10 minutee wait on each. Truly is an amasing addition to the park. My head did not jerk the entire ride but it was a little bumpy, especially after the cobra. Can't wait to go again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Here's something new that I found out about the trains. My friend was at the park on Sunday and he got a lot of great pics. In one of them, I found out that the trains are named. On the train pictured below, it is named Fincky. This gets me wondering what the other trains are called? Photo by HPCrazy at c-net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy618 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I'm going monday! I cannot wait to finally get on this bad boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topthrillmaverick Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Im finally going on Sunday and can't wait to finally get on this. Ive been waiting for weeks and I can finally get to (hopefully) say that I've ridden Fahrenheit in a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim S. Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 On the train pictured below, it is named Fincky. This gets me wondering what the other trains are called? It looks like it says Stucky to me, which would be appropriate for one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspellx5 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 For anyone whose been on it already, how fast does the queue line move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topthrillmaverick Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 ^ I heard that it moves pretty fast from people that I know who have been on it. Appearently the ride ops can get the trains loaded and out of the station pretty quick which knocks the wait time down quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrenheit1315 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 the que takes forever to move and its very cramped in and close but they have single rider line wich is the greatest cause i went on it twice in a half hur cause you only wait five to ten minutes in the single rider lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 ^I've heard the exact opposite from many people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 ^Yeah, the line does move pretty fast. Just about as fast as Stormrunner, I think. ^^What do you mean, 'single rider lane'? I didn't see one when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacoasterrider Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hershey runs it great. Here is you're ride. You dispatch station and sit usually about 10 seconds at the base of the lift hill. After the train on the track clears the brake run at the end you go up the lift. At the end of you're ride you usually wait for a train to fill up right in front of you, but it's usually only a minuet wait, and not as bad as maverick got. Here's a vid showing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natatomic Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 ^^What do you mean, 'single rider lane'? I didn't see one when I was there. It's on the left side of the queue. I didn't use it when I was there, so I don't know - firsthand - how well it works, but when I was standing by the entrance for a moment, I could have sworn the greeter wasn't letting more people in the SR queue at that time, which was only about 15-20 feet shy of reaching the entrance (though it looked like there were only 50-75 people in the line). She said that she had to wait until the line only reached the bottom of the stairs (about another 20 feet away? maybe? I'm not the best at memorizing distances) before she could let more people in, or something like that. Can anyone confirm that that's how it works or did I just hear her wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topthrillmaverick Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Alright, so I can now say that Fahrenheit is well worth the wait and is definitely one of my favorite coasters I've been on. To clear up the whole train thing; from what I saw, only the one train was named and it indeed said "Stucky" so I'm guessing that was the one which valleyed in the cobra roll (I mean it only makes sense). And also the line moves fast. I was almost constantly moving and the only time I really stood still for more than five minutes was when they had a problem with someone in one of the trains. I only waited for a half hour and the line filled up half of the switchbacks and went all the way out around the station. But, because of that and the Boardwalk, everything else was walk on which was really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hersheykid Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The line does infact move very fast, I was trying to take some close-ups and every time I would get my camera out we would move another foot. I also noticed that first thing in the morning they were seating people instead of having them pick the line for the seat they wanted, including the front. As the line died down there was still someone seating people because the station is actually very small on the loading side but we were able to request the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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