Canobie Coaster 184 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Great news! Link to post Share on other sites
gardyloo! 0 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 ^ that's great news. they wouldn't be testing if they weren't planning on opening this summer (at least that's how i'm gonna look at it) That could definitely be as sign. However, it could also just a test run, not indicating an opening. If the trains have already been assembled on the track, they would need to run the tracks every now and then to prevent wheels from becoming square. However, I honestly don't see hersheypark not opening this year. I do wonder how abysmal the operations are gonna ve. Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 37 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 The trains aren't left on wheels when in the maintenance area so they won't go square. Testing now isn't really a sign of anything, it's just the next logical step to handing over the ride to Hersheypark so there's no reason to not test it now if they are able to, and then if/when the park opens, the ride will be ready if they wish to open it this season. It also makes sense to get the testing done now so it doesn't hold up periphery work like completing the new entrance area. Link to post Share on other sites
coasterbill 762 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 When they “go square” they can re-sell them to Great Adventure for use on Nitro Link to post Share on other sites
SingleRiderCam 1 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Here's the official first run testing video put out by Hersheypark. [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew] Link to post Share on other sites
boldikus 217 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 "Looks slow, definitely no airtime, shoulda bought an Intamin" Link to post Share on other sites
thrillseeker4552 84 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Looks fantastic. I hope people know that it's not always going to run at that speed though! If only it did! Link to post Share on other sites
coasterbill 762 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 A trim wouldn't shock me but the pacing doesn't look that far off from Mako as-is. PS: Local and state mandates aside, they have a LOT of work to do on the main gate before they can even think about opening. Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 184 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 ^ Isn't that a trim on the third camelback? Either way, Mako gives great airtime trim or no trim so I'm not worried. Link to post Share on other sites
RollerManic 0 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yeah, there’s a trim on the hill right after the turnaround. Pretty common. It seems B&M hypers always test first without trims so they haul through the course on first test runs. Later test runs are always much slower. Link to post Share on other sites
cparkes92 0 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 A trim wouldn't shock me but the pacing doesn't look that far off from Mako as-is. PS: Local and state mandates aside, they have a LOT of work to do on the main gate before they can even think about opening. [attachment=0]Untitled.jpg[/attachment] Glad to see Hershey testing their new for (likely) 2021 coaster already! IMHO, it's iffy if Hershey opens at all this year based on the work they have to do on the main gate even if other area parks open such as Dorney and Knoebels. Link to post Share on other sites
coasterbill 762 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 (edited) I honestly don't think that would completely hold them back from opening all year but it may also be a weird, thrown-together entry experience. Edited May 7, 2020 by coasterbill Link to post Share on other sites
boldikus 217 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I hope that little speed hill before the helix is like Mako's little speed hill before the midcourse. That is my favorite part of Mako, especially in the front row. Also, its nice its got the roar going for it. Link to post Share on other sites
bert425 289 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I commented on the TPR FB group, that this reminds me very much of Apollo's Chariot (which I LOVE, so that's not a slam at all). not sure how many elements are similar, but it reminds me of that. . .can't wait to ride this, as I'm sure it will quickly become my 2nd favorite in the park - behind Stormrunner. Link to post Share on other sites
Eyebrows 0 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Also, its nice its got the roar going for it. That's a bit of an understatement. That thing sounds like it'll have noise complaints coming in from 2 states over! Link to post Share on other sites
michaellynn4 38 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Love the look and feel of this coaster. Happy to see everything start coming together, even if it's delayed! Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 184 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 A trim wouldn't shock me but the pacing doesn't look that far off from Mako as-is. PS: Local and state mandates aside, they have a LOT of work to do on the main gate before they can even think about opening. [attachment=0]Untitled.jpg[/attachment] Glad to see Hershey testing their new for (likely) 2021 coaster already! IMHO, it's iffy if Hershey opens at all this year based on the work they have to do on the main gate even if other area parks open such as Dorney and Knoebels. If the new entrance isn't ready, I assume they'd just use the temporary entrance like they did last year. Link to post Share on other sites
coneyislandchris 62 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Glad to see Hershey testing their new for (likely) 2021 coaster already! IMHO, it's iffy if Hershey opens at all this year based on the work they have to do on the main gate even if other area parks open such as Dorney and Knoebels. If the new entrance isn't ready, I assume they'd just use the temporary entrance like they did last year. ^This. I wouldn't see them completely scrapping the season because the new entry isn't ready. Their temporary setup that they've had since the start of last season is perfectly fine in the interim. Link to post Share on other sites
YoshiFan 4 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 There was a 2nd temporary entrance used for Christmas Candylane. The entrance was between The Claw and Fahrenheit. Link to post Share on other sites
Animal 5 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Glad to see Hershey testing their new for (likely) 2021 coaster already! IMHO, it's iffy if Hershey opens at all this year based on the work they have to do on the main gate even if other area parks open such as Dorney and Knoebels. If the new entrance isn't ready, I assume they'd just use the temporary entrance like they did last year. ^This. I wouldn't see them completely scrapping the season because the new entry isn't ready. Their temporary setup that they've had since the start of last season is perfectly fine in the interim. So you’re saying that if Covid never happened the park would not open the entire year because their new entrance isn’t ready???? Link to post Share on other sites
cparkes92 0 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Glad to see Hershey testing their new for (likely) 2021 coaster already! IMHO, it's iffy if Hershey opens at all this year based on the work they have to do on the main gate even if other area parks open such as Dorney and Knoebels. If the new entrance isn't ready, I assume they'd just use the temporary entrance like they did last year. ^This. I wouldn't see them completely scrapping the season because the new entry isn't ready. Their temporary setup that they've had since the start of last season is perfectly fine in the interim. So you’re saying that if Covid never happened the park would not open the entire year because their new entrance isn’t ready???? If not for COVID, construction would've been able to keep going full boar over the last few weeks Link to post Share on other sites
Haymaker 7 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Murder boars? Link to post Share on other sites
coneyislandchris 62 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 If the new entrance isn't ready, I assume they'd just use the temporary entrance like they did last year. ^This. I wouldn't see them completely scrapping the season because the new entry isn't ready. Their temporary setup that they've had since the start of last season is perfectly fine in the interim. So you’re saying that if Covid never happened the park would not open the entire year because their new entrance isn’t ready???? No, that's not even remotely close to what I'm saying. How did you manage to come up with that based off the words I typed? Link to post Share on other sites
tanthonyam 5 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Found another test video! Link to post Share on other sites
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