Evan1127 Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Recently, a group of us were cleaning out the office of Northeastern's student chapter of ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) and I came across a video labeled "Arrow Dynamics: The leader in design and manufacture of custom rollercoasters". Naturally, I took it home with me, where I was just able to watch it. I found that it's from 1992 and profiles 12 Arrow rides. It is geared toward theme parks and tries to promote its products and innovations. I enjoyed it, so I thought I'd share. It's about 16 minutes long and the quality isn't the greatest because I had to condense it for posting purposes. But I think it's still alright. (Oh, and sorry it's in WMV... that was the simplest way to ensure file size limit.) Arrow.zip Zip file Arrow.wmv Arrow promotional video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 "Riders experience near zero gravity, but there's no time to moonwalk now!" LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Very cool, some great shots in there and love the promo exaggerations, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 LMAO! That was amazing. I promise to not mention that half of those rides have been torn down or modified. -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Shockwave, GASM, Anaconda, even Vortex, but no Viper! Can anyone check the veracity of the claim that critics said Magnum could not be built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Wow, this video highlighted the era of when I was REALLY into coasters. Awesome history! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I love when they admitted the true suckiness of Shockwave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thank you for this awesome video. I never knew that Arrow had ever made such a promotional video. It's so old, it just brings back so great of memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Wow, Adventure Express looks like shit compared to the Adventure Express in that video. Vortex Gemini Magnum <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Oh that is such a cool find. Thanks for posting, I loved watching all that great footage especially the two trains going through the interlocking loops of the Loch Ness Monster. I wish they would have included the Orient Express. I loved that Kings Dominion logo too, wish they would bring that one back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycamps Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great Find!!!!! Thanks a lot for posting that. I love the history of coasters and parks, and this was very neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Arrows not very good at telling jokes. Cool find though, funny that most of those rides are either gone or altered now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 ^1 is altered and 2 are gone, I would hardly call that "most". What a hilarious video, especially Magnum!! "It takes guts to ride it, but it took even MORE to build it!" Great find, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Did they use to have the KD logo on the front of the Anaconda cars? I also noticed the trains were only 6 cars trains and not 7 like they are today. I heard when it opened it ran 3, 6 car trains, and for some reason they caused problems, so they took 2 cars off and added 1 to each other the other 2 trains, so now you have 2, 7 car trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam06pr Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I love the people that were riding Drachen Fire, They looked like they were in pain..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsor Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That video is full of win. Thanks for posting it! Ah, 1992... the year Arrow jumped the shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkdcoaster Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That was Awesome! Thank you so much for posting! Yes Anaconda did have 3-6 car trains originally but KD determined it was impossible to run 3 so they made 2-7 car trains. It never actually ran with 3 but on opening weekend (3-22-91) all 3 trains were there and then they made the switch the following weekend. JEFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 That is a jem of a vid. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I can see how it would be hard to run it with 3 trains. Doesn't it only have 4 blocks? which is enough to run 3 trains, but they would have to haul to get those trains out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Ok, so I may not be a math major, but I have to wonder about some of the claims in this video......On GASM, they say it has 3-28 passenger trains and an overall capacity of 1900 people per hour. Now, at that rate they would have to run 68 cycles to meet those numbers (1900 pph/28 people per train= 67.8 circuits). Does anyone else find that weird? Especially since each circuit is over 2 minutes long? Just mathematically doesn't add up. Plus, your always talking about maybe 10 second load/unload/dispatch times. Guess it's always fun to brag though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan1127 Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Ok, so I may not be a math major, but I have to wonder about some of the claims in this video......On GASM, they say it has 3-28 passenger trains and an overall capacity of 1900 people per hour. Now, at that rate they would have to run 68 cycles to meet those numbers (1900 pph/28 people per train= 67.8 circuits). Does anyone else find that weird? Especially since each circuit is over 2 minutes long? Just mathematically doesn't add up. Plus, your always talking about maybe 10 second load/unload/dispatch times. Guess it's always fun to brag though. Meh, it's possible. Probably not what happens in reality, though. Essentially, if they were to dispatch one train every minute (a little less), it works. That leaves a little less than a minute to unload/load, which is plenty under normal conditions. With three trains, the only other constraint is the timing of the blocks. But let's say it takes 40 seconds to get to the top of the lift. If a train were dispatched as soon as the other train clears the lift, the train ahead has <40 seconds to get to the mid-course. Follow that logic with the subsequent set of blocks, I think it's possible. If the circuit takes two minutes, the 40-second intervals work. So, as long as a train leaves between 40 and 53 seconds after the previous train on each cycle, you can reach 1900 per hour and not have the blocks stopping the ride. Therefore, mechanically/electrically, it could work. The efficiency of the crew is another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgeguy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Did anyone notice that the blue prints they kept showing before each coaster were for Loch Ness Monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Great video. Thanks for posting. It has alot of Pov/video I haven't seen yet. Its also the first time I've seen video of Nesse interlocking at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull24471 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Great video. Thanks for posting. It has alot of Pov/video I haven't seen yet. Its also the first time I've seen video of Nesse interlocking at the same time. ^^^^^^^^^^ probably be the only time you see nesse interlocking . They don't usually do that 2 trains in the loops anymore . Why i have no idea but wish they go back to doing it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I love the shot of Steel Phantom's biggest drop UPSIDE DOWN! It occurs at 5:11 on the timer. It makes it look like an inverted coaster! Or possibly a B&M flyer. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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