alpengeistfan1 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Went to the park again today and noticed that the middle two rows on on most coasters were blocked off and being used for fast track users. Honestly this isn't a bad idea because it stops people from taking your spot if you are waiting since you can't wait for those spots now. Ride ops were pretty good at letting people in the regular line into those rows if no fast track users were waiting. It seems like a really good compromise. Also it seems that that Lightning is always winning on Lightning Racer, I didn't see Thunder win once the past 2 days I've been at the park. Skyrush was also testing today and it looks great. Hasn't Lightning historically always won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synshine Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Went to the park again today and noticed that the middle two rows on on most coasters were blocked off and being used for fast track users. Honestly this isn't a bad idea because it stops people from taking your spot if you are waiting since you can't wait for those spots now. Ride ops were pretty good at letting people in the regular line into those rows if no fast track users were waiting. It seems like a really good compromise. Also it seems that that Lightning is always winning on Lightning Racer, I didn't see Thunder win once the past 2 days I've been at the park. Skyrush was also testing today and it looks great. Hasn't Lightning historically always won? Not as much as people seem to claim it does. Thunder has good days too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Edit: i've heard that this website doesn't want cross-linking. Edited May 6, 2012 by Fooz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Holy freaking... I'm sure it will make the ride awesome and produce more airtime blah blah blah and make the turns more intense blah blah blah, but going up the lift that fast would be incredibly startling for me. Plus, I can't sit back and enjoy the scenery! At least on Fahrenheit I can turn my head to the side and see the world sideways for a decent length of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow that went up the lift fast! AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanreich Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Absolutely LOVING that lift. Less time to think "This is pretty scary, is it too late too get off the ride?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeariisk Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 where can I find that video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Great footage from youtube of full-speed tests. Just when I thought it couldn't get any faster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacificoaster Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) Good video you captured there. I thought the course of the ride had nice pacing before, but now it looks awesome. Edited May 6, 2012 by Pacificoaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidator305 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Intimidator 305's lifthill is a thrill of its own (a great way to start the ride) and I'm glad Skyrush's looks just as good! Anyways, the ride is flying through its awesome layout... which I absolutely love. This is easily my most anticipated coaster to ride out of any ride in the world. Hopefully, I'll ride it either this season or next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ride looks awesome, but is the music necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Really excited for some backseat rides on this, it looks insane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 You can tell how much it's sped up from the beginning, but my god, it's amazing how much quicker it's flying through the last half of the course. This ride's gonna be over quick, but man, it's gonna be amazing every second of the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I can't believe it's running even faster! I agree with previous posters, the last half looks even faster now that the cable is sped up a bit and the trains have warmed up a bit. Cannot wait for New Hotness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Is anyone even sure that is the cable's speed? They could be running over-speed tests, you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 ^26 ft/sec is roughly 17.2 mph, or one of the fastest lifts that I know of, if not the fastest. Especially with those velocities, you would need a crazy powerful motor to run it at over 100% power, so I'm placing my bet on that being the real speed. Well, it's 4:00 AM here in New York State. There goes my ability to sleep for the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Wow, that thing looks insane! You can really see the i305 resemblance in this, I just hope the new trains make the experience even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Holy crap that looks insane, its almost too fast. Though it could be running overspeed tests as coasterlover420 said. But even if that isn't its full speed, I'm sure we can guarantee ejector air on every hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB18 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 New video is amazing. It flies through the entire course and doesn't lose speed like it did before. The zero G transition and last airtime hill looks much better in particular.The ride is about 35 seconds as opposed to 40 seconds now but the much better pacing will make up for it. There is going to be ejector on all 3 airtime hills judging from the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The more I see this coaster, the more I am in love with it. Does anyone have an idea of the price tag for it ? Because it seems both EXTREME as well as compact and I'm now daydreaming of a copy of it (ok, slightly modified since it was built according to the park's configuration) at parks closer to home ! I am sure a park like Walibi Belgium could fit this in easily if they had the cash. This is THE thing to acquire to put them on the map. If only this could become a "cloneable" ridese we get one in europe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The more I see this coaster, the more I am in love with it. Does anyone have an idea of the price tag for it ? Because it seems both EXTREME as well as compact and I'm now daydreaming of a copy of it (ok, slightly modified since it was built according to the park's configuration) at parks closer to home ! I am sure a park like Walibi Belgium could fit this in easily if they had the cash. This is THE thing to acquire to put them on the map. If only this could become a "cloneable" ridese we get one in europe... The final price tag was estimated at about 25 million. We had a whole argument somewhere back in this thread and it was decided that filling in the creek for construction was a huge chunk of that. No one (except Hershey and Intamin) knows how much just the "ride" cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 ^Thx for the info. I assume it's a USD price, so that's approximately €19 M. I guess building a similar layout with fewer terrain constraints would also lower the price tag. Well, it's still rather pricey for my home park. I guess I'll have to dream on Too bad as this coaster really seems to be a perfect combination of air, twistiness and capacity... I'm a bit bored I have to drive 3,5 hours to ride Dutch Goliath or almost 5 hours to ride EGF, the coasters that look the closest in experience to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Ride looks awesome, but is the music necessary? I was ready to lock in my vote for Patty Smyth & Scandal (from the 80's smash: 'The Warrior') teaming up with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra until I saw...'Nightwish'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imawesome1124 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 That looks crazy fast. I can see this being about as intense as I305, but with loads more airtime. This right now is #1 on my must ride list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffonj2022 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Does anyone have any idea of what the park is going to do on Skyrush's opening day? I was planning on going down for it's opening day, but have no idea if the 26th is the day that the ride opens to the public or if it's just a media day...anyone know anything else on the subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now