Vonni Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 I think Vortex would better suited for MA. From what I understand, the refurb for Iron Wolf/Apocalypse did wonders for the Ride. Move Vortex to MA, refurb it and the trains, and use its space at CGA for something more suited for CGA. I think a GIB would be nice.
singemfrc Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Are you suggesting they swap a B&M for a Vekoma because of roughness? That has to be a first.
XYZ Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Recently, I did see Vortex is in its good form, during the Thank You Thursdays, when I was the only one on the train. (The train went slower through the course, which somehow made it smooth.) Â It's a really good coaster if they put better restraints on and perhaps, add trims *gasp*. (Plus, they already modified the restraints before when they replaced the old U-shaped ones with the newer V-shaped ones.)
kailisun98 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 Looks like Vortex has some FAST transitions. Could be an amazing twisty floorless! Just hope that CF and B&M cooperate well Trust me, Vortex is TERRIBLE!!! I think "Terrible" is the theme for most of the B&M Stand-ups. The only one that I really enjoyed is Riddler's Revenge @ SFMM.
Vonni Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 From what I see, common census says Georgia Scorcher is actually a really good ride. I wonder what the difference was?
Rollercoaster Rider Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 From what I see, common census says Georgia Scorcher is actually a really good ride. I wonder what the difference was? Â Â Nothing much. I've ridden every B&M Stand Up in the US and it was more of the same.
mark549 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 From what I see, common census says Georgia Scorcher is actually a really good ride. I wonder what the difference was? Â Georgia Scorcher has good airtime in the back row. It's also very smooth, without headbanging. I think they learned from their previous designs.
jray21 Posted January 18, 2014 Posted January 18, 2014 After riding Vortex 40+ times in a row at the Coasting For Kids event, I can say with authority that it's a terrible and painful ride.
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 After riding Vortex 40+ times in a row at the Coasting For Kids event, I can say with authority that it's a terrible and painful ride. Really admire you for your kindness to the kids. Â I absolutely hate Mantis and think Mean Streak is a lot better. But Riddler's Revenge is one of the better coasters at SFMM and kind of enjoyable.
singemfrc Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 After riding Vortex 40+ times in a row at the Coasting For Kids event, I can say with authority that it's a terrible and painful ride. Really admire you for your kindness to the kids. Â I absolutely hate Mantis and think Mean Streak is a lot better. But Riddler's Revenge is one of the better coasters at SFMM and kind of enjoyable. Bizarre, I thought Mantis was shockingly smooth (at least after all the bad things I heard about it) and Mean Streak just about shattered my rib cage.
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 After riding Vortex 40+ times in a row at the Coasting For Kids event, I can say with authority that it's a terrible and painful ride. Really admire you for your kindness to the kids. Â I absolutely hate Mantis and think Mean Streak is a lot better. But Riddler's Revenge is one of the better coasters at SFMM and kind of enjoyable. Bizarre, I thought Mantis was shockingly smooth (at least after all the bad things I heard about it) and Mean Streak just about shattered my rib cage. I think my love of MS has something to do with that we survived Hades360 a couple of days back. Â Mantis gave me a terrible headache and it hurt my legs. Not to mention the rib crushing trim on the first drop and Mantis is a manhood killer. Maybe my position on Riddler's was right and I had an amazing ride in the back. Â Does anyone think a Chance Hyper Lite or Intamin Mega-Lite would fit in Vortex area perfectly?
Vonni Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 ^ I didn't think about that, and you are right! Its the perfect amount of space! Bring it on!
rolercstrluvr Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Im debating going out to the park to see FD in person with the primer. It must be a sight to see, so I'll report back here later today with my journey.
tarheel1231 Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Does anyone think a Chance Hyper Lite or Intamin Mega-Lite would fit in Vortex area perfectly? Chance hypers don't cost much more than the hyper GTX. I'm guessing you're looking between 15-20 million dollars. Even a hyper in the range of Steel Eel's height would be good. It would be cool to see a large version of Lightning Run in the park. Does CGA have a height limit? Most of the big coasters are around 100 feet tall but the Star Tower and Drop tower at the park are both over 20 stories.
XYZ Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 Does CGA have a height limit? Most of the big coasters are around 100 feet tall but the Star Tower and Drop tower at the park are both over 20 stories. Â Great America has a 220'ish height limit due to the San Jose Airport's flight path going right over the park.
Rollercoaster Rider Posted January 19, 2014 Posted January 19, 2014 I'd rather they bulldoze Grizzly and build a hyper there. They could build it B&M and have sand track so as to not disturb the NIMBY's
Vonni Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 ^ I don't really see Grizzly going anywhere anytime soon.
laqueefa Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 ^ I don't really see Grizzly going anywhere anytime soon. Â Which is un-fucking-fortunate
rjvader Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Get your barf bags ready, CGA just posted this on their Facebook page: Â
fpsphil Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 uhmmm wat... they should have just finished the black paint job they started a few years ago...
willthegolfer Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Looks like they might be going for the X-Flight paint scheme. I like it as well.
coaster-crazy Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Love this new color!! I wonder what color the supports will be, though. I'd guess silver or something...
rcjp Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Looks like they might be going for the X-Flight paint scheme. I like it as well. Me too. The combination of red track wit black/dark supports is one of my favourites. We'll see what they do with them.
cal1br3tto Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 That's a nice and striking shade of red. I'll have to get used to seeing it on Flight Deck, but I like it so far.
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