QueerRudie Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 It's possible that one of the lift spikes released the train too early. Premature Ejection of the train... this is BEGGING for a parody.... "Does your Vekoma Boomerang suffer from the heartbreak of Premature Ejection? Do your riders suffer a let down feeling because they didn't get a full ride? Are people headed over to your newer attractions in search of a better, more consistant thrill?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Sunday Update time: After the five sites were opened, things were looked at again- and some interesting messages began to pop out of the text- including different codes written in Dutch that translated into a short message about the ride itself. 1) The key to one hell of a ride is to take charge and 2) A key change to one hell of a ride (which may have additional implications). as possible translations from Dutch (Credit for both of those go to Tom Grady and Michelle Serviss) Also, last night Donan Michael (From the last HP viral campaign- he now is part of Coaster Test Pilots...) was headed somewhere after a day at HersheyPark... and left something behind- letting the world know via FB. Walter White has found the binders- and we're awaiting more information to figure out what's in there. It's 8 days till rollout- exepct the clues to come faster, and certainly more puzzling this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I thought the reasoning for other Boomerang valley-ings was that the train was on its way back through the station and the brakes didn't engage, allowing it to roll a ways up the first spike and down with just enough momentum to make it into the cobra roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Guess what this is... I wonder what THIS is??? MORE CLUES!!! Edited July 25, 2011 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotcher Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Where'd you find that? And looks like the lift and drop of I305. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Guess what this is... [attachment=0]Profile 2012.jpg[/attachment] Looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 GOOD. Looks completely unique. With a wicked overbank to boot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Wait, so it's not a 12-inversion coaster? Hopefully it's a 4D Aquatrax with rotating seats and fire effects!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Wait- there's more: light blue spoorts, dark blue car, goldenrod track. So far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDo217 Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 awesome! a new type of coaster would be cool, but i would be way more than happy if this was just a sit-down megacoaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I thought the reasoning for other Boomerang valley-ings was that the train was on its way back through the station and the brakes didn't engage, allowing it to roll a ways up the first spike and down with just enough momentum to make it into the cobra roll. That would cause it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom25 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Glad you liked my translation Rudie - Can't wait till 8/2 - this ride is going to be EPIC ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanKgtr Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hmmmm... I sure hope that layout is suitable for lap bars. But either way, this thing looks sick, with plenty of speed and airtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hmmmm... I sure hope that layout is suitable for lap bars. But either way, this thing looks sick, with plenty of speed and airtime! I wouldn't expect lapbars on anything from Intamin ever again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Guess what this is... [attachment=0]Profile 2012.jpg[/attachment] With the small construction footprint I saw while at the park last week , I can't believe this is it. I hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Looks like the Loch Ness Monster to me. The one in Scotland, not Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 It looks like one of those pain in the a$$ CAPTCHA log in responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I wouldn't expect lapbars on anything from Intamin ever again Pardon me being uneducated, but why not? El Toro has a drop angled at 76 degrees and has lap bars. The issue isn't whether or not the ride needs OTSRs - it's whether or not the seats need tall backrests. Being in a near layed-back position puts strain on the back and neck on the way up, and being in a near diving position puts strain on the way down due to backwards acceleration - if the body isn't properly supported. The seats on Millennium Force have an extension to the backrest, and Intimidator 305's seats are standard looping ones. I hope Intamin decides to use lap bars with a backrest extension like on Millennium Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 ^ I think that with all of the incidents that Intamin has had recently with the lap bar only train designs (even though none of the incidents were directly related to the design) I would think that Intamin would be very hesitant to put those some restraints on any new ride they build. Cheetah Hunt, I305, Desert race and Rita, ISpeed, Speedmonster, Kingda Ka and most everything else new from Intamin recently has the new over the shoulder lap bar style of restraints (the only exception being the Mega-Lites but none of those are in America). I realize that some of those examples are looping models, but I would still expect I305 style trains for their future hyper style coaster installations (In America at least). El Toro's lap bar only train is a little bit different design than the Millennium Force and Dragster style lap bar only restrains. Also if I were a park owner placing the order for a new Intamin coaster, and I had any knowledge at all of history those lap bar only trains have had, I would order the I305 style trains in a heartbeat. Even though it clearly wasn't the trains designs fault in most cases why put your parks reputation on the line that another incident like that might occur when the new style restraints likely significantly decrease the chances of something like that ever happening. I may be completly wrong but that's my theory. And I love the older Intamin trains, but still think they are a thing of the past at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude2011 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I wouldn't be surprised to see the new Bizarro restraints. Those are not OTSR and were just recently installed, so I mean those are always a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 ^Yeah, I could see that, those look fairly similar to what is on El Toro now. It would be interesting to see if Intamin builds any new steel coaster trains with those restraints instead of the I305 style or if those restraints are only for retrofitting existing trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalyte Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 ^ I think that with all of the incidents that Intamin has had recently with the lap bar only train designs (even though none of the incidents were directly related to the design) I would think that Intamin would be very hesitant to put those some restraints on any new ride they build. Cheetah Hunt, I305, Desert race and Rita, ISpeed, Speedmonster, Kingda Ka and most everything else new from Intamin recently has the new over the shoulder lap bar style of restraints (the only exception being the Mega-Lites but none of those are in America). Formula Rossa opened late last year with only lapbars, granted that it doesn't really do anything extreme besides the launch though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yeah, I forgot about Formula Rossa, I wonder if that had to do with the fairly specialized custom trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Where did the drawing and colors come from? I take it things are picking up with only a few days left before the big announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalyte Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yeah, I forgot about Formula Rossa, I wonder if that had to do with the fairly specialized custom trains? I'm pretty sure that it had to do with the country that it's in. It's not in sue-happy America. And for Attraction 2012, could we be seeing a first drop similar to Expedition Ge-Force? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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