Blue Fire Guy Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) Hopefully "at this time" isn't as strong as "approved by the proper authorities". I'm just happy we can ride without worries for the rest of the season! Edited July 4, 2013 by Blue Fire Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 In all seriousness, I'm glad they were able to get this resolved so quickly! Riding Gold Striker will be a fresh new experience to be had again...riders in row 12 should experience that nice pop of air as they take the Prudential Tunnel down toward the Prudential Turn  I am happy to say that I've gotten to ride GS from the start, in just about every form...being no walls at all on the Prudential Turn to no walls on the inside of the first drop, to no half-covered brake run (in which our cheering at the end of the ride was too loud and exciting for the stone faces next door).  In the end I'm happy that the ride will be back up and running (for a while now, hopefully), and didn't even affect my park visits, since I usually am never able to make it out on weekdays. As my brother (who saw the photos I shared on Facebook) said, it's starting to look more like a mine shaft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 There hasn't been a photo of the completed "Prudential Tunnel", so I'll show some photos I took of it today: Â ZOOM IN! ZOOM IN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Sweet, bonus points for having the reach envelope in view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Awesome, looks like a mini version of the initial descent tunnel I can't wait to check it out this Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 So how many tunnels does Gold Striker have now? Does anyone know the record for most tunnels on a coaster? They might as well just go for that record and market it so that something good can come out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 You know, they really could have used this to their advantage if they'd thought and tested things out sooner. They could've used the tunnels as a really cool feature not really found on many wooden coasters, and sold it to the public before it ever opened. Heck, they still could, but their marketing just seems really really bad. (6 days of media shoots, no first rider auction). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 So let me understand this right......that little stretch of track with the tunnel is the only place any noise was coming from that pissed off the neighbors? WTF!!!! Â Also, how are they going to react when xthousand screaming football fans are roaring in a stadium just across the street and having wild tailgate parties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 To answer one of the questions above, Gold Striker has 2 full tunnels. It also has a set of walls on one of the turnarounds, and sections of white styrofoam-like infill placed at some of the high and low points of the track. Â About football games, unless it's Monday Night Football, chances are that games will be on a Sunday when offices are closed. I am curious however to see how the residential zone will take to the stadium noise (and light pollution). Â The area where they put in that 70-foot-long tunnel was aimed right at the offices. What was once a middle finger to the offices is now just another section of the coaster... The tunnel should be a fun experience though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The area where they put in that 70-foot-long tunnel was aimed right at the offices. What was once a middle finger to the offices is now just another section of the coaster... The tunnel should be a fun experience though! Â They could always paint a middle finger on the side of the tunnel facing the offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 You know, they really could have used this to their advantage if they'd thought and tested things out sooner. They could've used the tunnels as a really cool feature not really found on many wooden coasters, and sold it to the public before it ever opened. Heck, they still could, but their marketing just seems really really bad. (6 days of media shoots, no first rider auction). And the TV commercials that they're still playing show the ride with no tunnels or walls, including on the first drop. After all the work that has been done it seems a little misleading at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domm Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Is GS open for business? I tried calling but nobody picks up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 ^Yup, was confirmed yesterday afternoon that it reopened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Ugh Cedar Fair should just offer to pay to install sound proof windows on the Prudential building so Prudential can finally just shut the f@#%k up once and for all! I mean come on! It can not be THAT loud inside that building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swornenemy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Well there's no need for that now. As the park said gold striker is good to go for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 ^ Until thier next big project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swornenemy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 If its on the other side of the park or along the inside there won't be a problem. We will find out when and if Grizzly is torn down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Grizzly doesn't need sound walls? I guess not if nobody ever screams on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza29 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 The trees around Grizzly and Demon probably absorb a lot of the noise, which is why those coasters haven't been an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I know, I was joking at the fact that Grizzly is so boring why would anybody bother screaming on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Grizzly is horribly pointless, but quite frankly---it works perfectly as a "gateway ride." It's so boring kids can easily conquer and get the confidence to hit other rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Grizzly is horribly pointless, but quite frankly---it works perfectly as a "gateway ride." It's so boring kids can easily conquer and get the confidence to hit other rides. Â Which is probably why it was my first 'big' coaster...when I got off I figured that once was enough. However, Giant Dipper was what really started my coaster craze a year later, and after being convinced to ride it (was terrified) I decided to ride again a few more times as I enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Grizzly is horribly pointless, but quite frankly---it works perfectly as a "gateway ride." It's so boring kids can easily conquer and get the confidence to hit other rides.  Which is probably why it was my first 'big' coaster...when I got off I figured that once was enough. However, Giant Dipper was what really started my coaster craze a year later, and after being convinced to ride it (was terrified) I decided to ride again a few more times as I enjoyed it  Grizzly was also my first large coaster. When I got off, I thought it was very intense (before Grizzly, Jaguar [KBF] was my largest coaster), so this coaster is what brought me into the world of the big coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I can say with quite a large amount of certainty that Grizzly is not going anywhere anytime soon. The main reason is that the coaster is really just a giant family coaster, and the park is marketing it as such. (The park website lists Grizzly under the 'family rides' section) To me, it is meant to be looked at as a family coaster, the park is marketing it as a family coaster, and it is still popular, meaning Grizzly is successful for what it is. (Even though at least half of the kiddie wood coasters I have ridden are more intense than Grizzly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I can say with quite a large amount of certainty that Grizzly is not going anywhere anytime soon. The main reason is that the coaster is really just a giant family coaster, and the park is marketing it as such. (The park website lists Grizzly under the 'family rides' section) To me, it is meant to be looked at as a family coaster, the park is marketing it as a family coaster, and it is still popular, meaning Grizzly is successful for what it is. (Even though at least half of the kiddie wood coasters I have ridden are more intense than Grizzly) Â Â Family? Taxi Jam is more intense (And better) than Grizzly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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