fisher1095 Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Why do I get the feeling this coaster is going to have a TON of problems? Looks pretty cool though...
andyuk200523 Posted July 6, 2009 Posted July 6, 2009 Looks like it is Haulin' Ass round there! Although still waiting video of a launch! Can't wait to ride this next April
rollercoastercraziness Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 If thats the final speed for the turnaround this ride might actually be really awesome! It was in and out in less than 7 seconds! DANG!!!To bad i couldnt ride it cause im stuck in the usa for a year or so.. i guess i just have to settle for the SECOND fastest one. Darn it all.
coolcalicoaster Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 I am just a little disappointed in the waste of potential
Calicoasters Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 It takes that turn around a lot faster than we were meant to believe in the preview video. It's kind of lame that they couldn't add another exciting element to compliment that launch. I'm sure it will still be beyond exciting though .
kamikazewatermelon Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Well it's July 9th now, anyone know if it's open? Google turned up nothing.
Shockwave Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Looking at the shots and footage from the German Grand Prix first practice session, there's no action on the coaster front as yet.
itsasamccormick Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Interesting... wasn't it first supposed to open June 11th?
hansrubens Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 On the official site it's stated to be opened on august 15 2009. See official site Nuerburgring That's a big bummer since I will be in California on that date. ----Hans
Kooky Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 In a german forum they said that the first ride will be taken on sunday by "Michael SChuhmacher", the ex world champion of the F1.
Oblivion Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 The last big coaster I rode was Top Thrill Dragster, never had the chance to ride Kingda Ka. Finally I live close to a big coaster. Ring°werk racers is "only" 2 hours away from my home, I will definetly ride it as soon as possible. I will keep you informed.
fisher1095 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 No offense to S&S, but I think they are going to epic fail on this one...
kingsdominionlvr Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 No offense to S&S, but I think they are going to epic fail on this one... I agree, S&S needs to move away from the reputation of low-capacity and unreliable rides. Rather than doing that, they introduce an 8 rider per train, maintenance nightmare. I really think S&S should look more towards lift hills and high capacity trains, they already have the Arrow technology to utilize.
atem122 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 ^People dont go to the Nurburgring for an amusement park, they go for the races, they really didnt need a high capacity ride for this since it's not a major thrill destination. Kingda Ka is at a major amusement park, and only fits ten more people per train on, how is that not a low capacity fail?
fisher1095 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 ^^ Speaking of nightmares, look at Hypersonic at KD. S&S Arrow coaster. So many problems with capacity. So many problems with maintenance. Closed. And now they build another pneumatically launched coaster that goes 54 mph faster. Not the smartest move for the company, but I guess they got to do what they got to do to satisfy the client. I've heard their woodies are decent. Hopefully they start to advertise these higher capacity, lower maintenance coaster types, like you said and build them more. Eventually, move to steel coasters like that. Maybe they can redeem themselves... ^ It doesn't matter now, they have the fastest roller coaster in the world. Their attendance should rocket.
kingsdominionlvr Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 ^People dont go to the Nurburgring for an amusement park, they go for the races, they really didnt need a high capacity ride for this since it's not a major thrill destination. Kingda Ka is at a major amusement park, and only fits ten more people per train on, how is that not a low capacity fail? This is not a "fail" for the park, it is a fail for S&S. They have made enough launched coasters that are unreliable and low capacity, if that is all they can do, they will be bankrupt very soon. Look at what types of coasters are being built now a days, most are high capacity, low maintenance. They need to learn from companies like B&M and use some of the technology from Arrow.
larrygator Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 This is not a "fail" for the park, it is a fail for S&S. They have made enough launched coasters that are unreliable and low capacity, if that is all they can do, they will be bankrupt very soon. Look at what types of coasters are being built now a days, most are high capacity, low maintenance. They need to learn from companies like B&M and use some of the technology from Arrow. I don't think you can classify this a "Fail" (or a Winner) until it proves to be unreliable (or reliable). S&S provided the park what they wanted, now let's wait to see how it runs before we jump to judgements.
Jive Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Is Powder Keg a failure? The race track got what they ordered and it sounds like S&S talked them into adding the large final turn. Is there an extreme launch coaster that doesn't have some issues? I wouldn't expect this to be the crown jewel of up time but I wouldn't purchase any launch coaster with that idea.
atem122 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 ^^Exactly, for all we know they could be on V 2.0 on their launch system, I'm betting they wont make the same mistakes and make something more reliable
larrygator Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Sounds like someone is a little bitter that their home park was dumb enough to buy an unproven prototype.
BeemerBoy Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 No offense to S&S, but I think they are going to epic fail on this one... I'm fairly certain they weren't offended by your post.
kingsdominionlvr Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Hypersonic XLC was 55 mph slower and had equal capacity to Ring Racer and it was a failure. S&S needs to take advantage of designs they got from Arrow such as the 4th dimension coasters, rather than sticking to low-capacity maintenance nightmares. I could even see them making hyper coasters in the future. Facts are facts, they need to branch out to stay in business. Ring Racer may be great for Nürburgring, they may not need a high capacity, low maintenance roller coaster, but most parks do need exactly that. This may not be a failure for Nürburgring, but it will be for S&S.
The Alex Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 It's not like S&S chose to build this coaster for F1. It's what they were paid to do. If Company X gets paid X$...and X$ is high enough to catch Company X's attention, the company will build whatever their client wants. Hopefully the issues with the launch that doomed Hypersonic were addressed and fixed. I don't think the client would go with S&S if the problems weren't adjusted somehow--they might as well have just gone with Intamin otherwise.
atem122 Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 ^^Cause 4th dimension coasters are the most reliable kind of rides out there. I mean I love x2 to death, but there's a reason why they havent made more
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