Calaway Park Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm pretty sure that's just for thrills! My local park will do a count down on the S&S Double Shot and launch you on 2. "3... 2..BFOOSH." Quite fun! -Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astat Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 How are people even getting cameras on Dodonpa? I thought that ride had like, THE most strict loose article policy of pretty much any coaster on the planet, yet I think I see someone a few rows up also holding a camera before the launch in the first video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingmusician Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I live for that girl screaming in the first video. Especially coming down the spike. Classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamu86 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Actually, they regularly vary the timing of the launch in relation to the countdown, just by a little bit. On one ride you might launch early, while on your next you might launch late. For a few weeks in 2006, they replaced the usual countdown with a famous soundbite from the robot cartoon "Gundam." The robot usually took off as its pilot called out, "This is Amuro -- I am going!" Or something to that effect. Cool beans. I think I would have enjoyed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamu86 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tf8dlfJlvY Around 1:45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 How are people even getting cameras on Dodonpa? I thought that ride had like, THE most strict loose article policy of pretty much any coaster on the planet, yet I think I see someone a few rows up also holding a camera before the launch in the first video. Exactly. I guess video cameras are ok but hats and mittens are not. Oh well...I got the credit and never need to go back there again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamu86 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 How are people even getting cameras on Dodonpa? I thought that ride had like, THE most strict loose article policy of pretty much any coaster on the planet, yet I think I see someone a few rows up also holding a camera before the launch in the first video. Exactly. I guess video cameras are ok but hats and mittens are not. Oh well...I got the credit and never need to go back there again! Before anyone gets any ideas, video cameras are still definitely not OK. It was a one-time deal when the Youtube folks were on the park grounds. And they were only allowed to film the Youtube girls on that one isolated occasion (both Youtube videos posted a few days ago were shot on the exact same launch). The only other time in recent memory that cameras were authorized on Dodonpa (at least that I know of) was for filming of the Amazing Race a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbear30 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Well I haven't ridden Dodenpa, but I love Hypersonic XLC. I was probably one of the last riders of it (October 07) and it was also my first ride and I really loved it. I still don't understand why so many people talk crap about it. I thought that it was pretty comfortable compared to some of the other crap I've ridden. I was totally expecting a head slam or broken legs, but to no avail. The only thing I didn't like were the breaks at the end, but I've experienced worse! I wish they would move it to SFOG and take out Georgia Cyclone or Ninja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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