Synshine Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You really can't get a look at the lap pad, because the restraints are fully down and the viewing angle in the picture is too shallow. You make out the grab bars pretty well, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm going to call it now: I think this will definitely debut in the top three in the Mitch Hawker poll. Lap bars only and no seatbelts (by the looks of things), low sweeping turns, nice pacing and hopefully amazing air time will make this one of the best coasters in a decade. I think there are seat-belts. If not I'm trying to figure out what those black straps are. (particulary on the 3rd seat from the left) Those aren't seat belts, per say. They are straps that connect to the lap bar itself. Similar to over the shoulder lap bars. There doesn't appear to be an seat belt for riders from what we see however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'm going to call it now: I think this will definitely debut in the top three in the Mitch Hawker poll. Lap bars only and no seatbelts (by the looks of things), low sweeping turns, nice pacing and hopefully amazing air time will make this one of the best coasters in a decade. I think there are seat-belts. If not I'm trying to figure out what those black straps are. (particulary on the 3rd seat from the left) Those aren't seat belts, per say. They are straps that connect to the lap bar itself. Similar to over the shoulder lap bars. There doesn't appear to be an seat belt that would go over riders laps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Don't know if this would need it's on topic or has been discussed in it's own topic but I have a quick question... Does Hershey Park own the Skyrush layout, meaning if I had my own park that has nothing to do with Hershey could I request from Intamin to build me a clone of Skyrush? Can Intamin sell exact clones of Skyrush without Hershey's approval or do they even have to get approval from Hershey if they wanted to sell an exact clone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Don't know if this would need it's on topic or has been discussed in it's own topic but I have a quick question... Does Hershey Park own the Skyrush layout, meaning if I had my own park that has nothing to do with Hershey could I request from Intamin to build me a clone of Skyrush? Can Intamin sell exact clones of Skyrush without Hershey's approval or do they even have to get approval from Hershey if they wanted to sell an exact clone? I wouldn't see why not. Hershey may (I repeat may) have a special contract with the new trains, but honestly I think if another park wanted a clone they could get it. But if you were sinking in that much money, you'd probably want to get a custom layout (at least I would). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harper83087 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I was sold on trying to get to Hershey this summer by watching the construction, now I HAVE to be in one of those outer seats. I think Intamin may have a great train design on their hands. I wonder if it could be possible for parks with other Intamin mega, mega-lite, or giga coasters to possibly kind of exchange their existing trains for a train model similar to this? I love that idea but isn't the SkyRush track a lot wider than the standard intamin track? In order for the idea to happen another version of the trains would have to be designed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I don't think it's any wider than I305's track (but who knows how that compares to the box-spine); I think it's just beefier to account for the larger trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I like the look of that Skyrush car. I just wonder how much vibration the wing seats might have compared to the regular seats as there seems to be minimum support under it (but of course it's still under plastic to get a real good view). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I don't think it's any wider than I305's track (but who knows how that compares to the box-spine); I think it's just beefier to account for the larger trains. It is about 30% wider than the i305 track, at I believe 4 feet. R.D. can correct me on the specifics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah, this track is wider than normal Intamin track. Correct me if I'm wrong here - As for seat vibration, it shouldn't be too much of an issue because the structure supporting the outer seats is short and stout. Furius Baco, by comparison, has structures that are essentially just long sticks with heavy seats placed on top of them. The small amount of vibration that you would feel sitting in the inner seat gets stronger and stronger as you move further outward. By comparison, B&M Diving Coaster track is wide enough that you can fit six-wide trains to it with little to no vibration, and still not a lot (at least to me) of vibration when you fit eight- or ten-wide trains (I've ridden Griffon on the outer seat comfortably). Curiously, Krake at Heide Park appears to use standard-width B&M track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Does Hershey Park own the Skyrush layout, meaning if I had my own park that has nothing to do with Hershey could I request from Intamin to build me a clone of Skyrush? Can Intamin sell exact clones of Skyrush without Hershey's approval or do they even have to get approval from Hershey if they wanted to sell an exact clone? Skyrush was specifically designed to fit into that little corner of Comet Hollow. The layout had to work around (and over) the Comet structure, existing buildings, the creek bed, and the hill on the far side leading to the road. In another park or setting that layout would be awkward. As to who owns the layout, that would be determined by the contract between Hersheypark and Intamin, which we are not privy to. I know in my line of work some of our customers want to own the intellectual property for the design, and we are happy to give them that for a price. Others don't want the IP, and we can reuse that design on a product for another customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ^Thanks for answering my question, I was just using Skyrush as an example it could apply to any custom coaster really. As to who owns the layout, that would be determined by the contract between Hersheypark and Intamin, which we are not privy to. I know in my line of work some of our customers want to own the intellectual property for the design, and we are happy to give them that for a price. Others don't want the IP, and we can reuse that design on a product for another customer. Yes this is how I thought it may work, wasn't 100% sure again thanks for confirming it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HersheyBearsDan Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 This may be a REALLY stupid question but do you think there will be some sort of retractable floor in the station, for shorter people to get in the winged seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synshine Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Based on what I've seen of the station ( and know, given Intamin doesn't even give their inverted coasters retractable floors) I'm gonna say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 This may be a REALLY stupid question but do you think there will be some sort of retractable floor in the station, for shorter people to get in the winged seat? Do you mean like in the stations of floorless coasters? At first I thought that there would be a similar mechanism for the winged seats, but now I'm thinking that they'll just hang over the station platform. Although now that I think about it, that'll leave people's legs dangerously close to the floor when the train dispatches... anybody have insight on the dispatch procedure for the trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ^There's no retractable floor on impulses, and they do just fine. I'm sure it won't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'll just go with the mantra of "They've probably figured this out by now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ^There's no retractable floor on impulses, and they do just fine. I'm sure it won't be an issue. While this is true (most people don't have a problem jumping into seats), some large or short guests have lots of difficulty getting into those seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnum PA Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) This may be a REALLY stupid question but do you think there will be some sort of retractable floor in the station, for shorter people to get in the winged seat? There is no retractable floor. If you look at the picture of the train, the outer seats sit lower than the middle ones. This is to allow riders to load more easily. I'm sure they are reclined too, to keep feet off the floor, much like the impulse coasters, which has been mentioned. The downside of this arrangement is that the person sitting in the opposite winged position will have to climb over the middle section to get to their seat. Edited March 1, 2012 by Magnum PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelport Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'm going to fight for the outide seat on this ride! It looks WAY better than Steel Force, the only 200 foot one I've been on. I haven't been to that many parks. I need to get out MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, hello awesome. 2012 is the most exciting year for coasters in a long time. Skyrush looks absolutely fantastic. Kings Dominion is my home park and I'm STILL jealous of your guys up in Hershey. I'm going to try to get up there before the summer is over. I haven't been since Storm Runner opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielFaber Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 These are really nice! Huge Surprise, and no OTSR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm going to call it now: I think this will definitely debut in the top three in the Mitch Hawker poll. Lap bars only and no seatbelts (by the looks of things), low sweeping turns, nice pacing and hopefully amazing air time will make this one of the best coasters in a decade. I agree, this ride has the potential to be one of Intamins best hypers. And considering pretty much all of their hypers have made it into the top 20 on the Mitch Hawker Poll, that is saying a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottom_feeder_13 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 That's a much better look at the trains and you can see now that the lapbars are actually molded to fit riders legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 ^^^ Really nice trains! I can't wait to ride them. Looks very comfortable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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