amy_mel Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Sidewinder is brown and a white-ish color. Unless Great Bear is considered purple, there isn't a coaster at Hershey that is purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I always considered Roller Soaker to be of a dark purple (or blue violet) track color. Great Bear could also be a very deep violet as well, even though I think it looks more towards black. Sidewinder is the same way although it would be more of a deep brown to black color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 ^I believe Sidewinder has purple track. Please be more specific. There's several rides that have purple track (or did at one point or how you look at it): SDL, RS, Great Bear, and Wild Mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I always considered Roller Soaker to be of a dark purple (or blue violet) track color. Great Bear could also be a very deep violet as well, even though I think it looks more towards black. Sidewinder is the same way although it would be more of a deep brown to black color. No, Roller Soaker is a pure blue. And Great Bear is black. And Sidewinder is pretty close to black since the repaint, but was more brown. There's no purple at Hershey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderCoverDrummer1 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 ^I believe Sidewinder has purple track. Please be more specific. There's several rides that have purple track (or did at one point or how you look at it): SDL, RS, Great Bear, and Wild Mouse. To my knowledge, SooperDooperLooper has only been tan with orange trains and then the blue that it currently is, Great Bear has always been black, Sidewinder was a chocolate brown color until it recently got a new paint job and is a much darker brown, Roller Soaker was a light blue until it recently got repainted and now is currently a darker blue or true blue, and Wild Mouse has never been repainted and has always sported blue supports with silver track. Not sure where your recollection of purple track on any coaster at Hershey is coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 To my knowledge, SooperDooperLooper has only been tan with orange trains and then the blue that it currently is, Great Bear has always been black, Sidewinder was a chocolate brown color until it recently got a new paint job and is a much darker brown, Roller Soaker was a light blue until it recently got repainted and now is currently a darker blue or true blue, and Wild Mouse has never been repainted and has always sported blue supports with silver track. Not sure where your recollection of purple track on any coaster at Hershey is coming from. Looper has been referred to have been purple by people, but Bear is the closest to have been referred to be purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I think yellow was a good choice by Hershey. There's plenty of purple tracked coasters in the northeast, we really don't need another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Really, none of the coasters mentioned really look purple that much Sooperdooperlooper: Is blue, no matter how you look at it Roller Soaker: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Wild Mouse: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Great Bear: Has some purple in it, but it looks like black track Really, Hersheypark is lucky they didn't get another BLUE coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I think yellow was a good choice by Hershey. There's plenty of purple tracked coasters in the northeast, we really don't need another one. Before this starts another argument: Batman - The Dark Knight, Bizarro, Kozmo's Kurves, Zoomerang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 ^Thank-you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Really, none of the coasters mentioned really look purple that much Sooperdooperlooper: Is blue, no matter how you look at it Roller Soaker: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Wild Mouse: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Great Bear: Has some purple in it, but it looks like black track Really, Hersheypark is lucky they didn't get another BLUE coaster. Yes, but I'm just saying what I've been hearing from the GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderCoverDrummer1 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Really, none of the coasters mentioned really look purple that much Sooperdooperlooper: Is blue, no matter how you look at it Roller Soaker: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Wild Mouse: Is also blue, no matter how you look at it Great Bear: Has some purple in it, but it looks like black track Really, Hersheypark is lucky they didn't get another BLUE coaster. Yes, but I'm just saying what I've been hearing from the GP. Well there is a thread on this forum proving that the GP have no credibility. So who cares what their colorblind eyes see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithnotForgotten Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Umm guys Sidewinder is purple, what are you talking about!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderCoverDrummer1 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Photoshop for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Cody for the win: EPIC! And where did all this bickering about the F'ing color come from? GET OVER IT, PLEASE. If you're talking about bland colors, go to Japan where you can find entire parks where the coasters are WHITE. Please. Instead of complaining about the colors: Let's talk about the greatness of SkyRush- and for that matter, the rest of HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 ^Most of us aren't complaining, just trying to figure out if we've been missing the secret purple coaster all these years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABW Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Well, now that we're all done debating who the most colorblind person on TPR is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Well, now that we're all done debating who the most colorblind person on TPR is... Go read my East Coast Bash trip report! Linky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synshine Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Cody for the win: EPIC! And where did all this bickering about the F'ing color come from? GET OVER IT, PLEASE. If you're talking about bland colors, go to Japan where you can find entire parks where the coasters are WHITE. Well there is a somewhat disturbing preference for hues of blue all over Hersheypark. Maybe hopefully after they're done altering Comet Hollow for Skyrush, they'll move uphill and makes some changes in Minetown, which looks largely the same since it was made over two decades(?) ago. Please. Instead of complaining about the colors: Let's talk about the greatness of SkyRush- and for that matter, the rest of HP. Seriously! Only second to a freaking(!) B&M Giga in the poll here for the most exciting installation next year. [And we all know it's pulling serious Canadian bias..right? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Here's my update from 10/16: I was amazed at how well the park was up and running after the flood. They had three of the entrance gates closed for something, probably flood related. The Rhineland shops were still closed and being refurbished from the flood. They had these temp stands set up since the shops were closed. Looks like they're beginning to work under Comet. New stakes have shown up behind Scrambler. Looks like one of the survey markings was repainted. It's sort of hard to find but if you look over on that concrete slab, there's a new marking there. The old Comet Hollow Restrooms are now closed. They have been replaced with the temp restrooms. Looks like O' Connell Plumbing & Drain didn't do the appropriate work on this one since they were also closed. Looks like they took a section out of Comet to connect the station construction site with the other side. Concrete, supposingly for the station. Yes, they're still there, or should I say "half of them" lol. I see track! Pure Intamin goodness! Such a beautiful sight! Lightning Racer's overflow is still blocked off and appears the same as it did earlier in the season. These new recycling machines are now appearing in the park. This was the only one I saw. Now's the time to get your last rides in. New trains coming next season - praying no OTSR's"! See you at Christmas! And if you haven't yet, be sure to check out my Comet Hollow: A Photo Documentary for a look at the area prior to construction: http://keystonethrills.megabb.com/t321-special-feature-comet-hollow-a-photo-documentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks for the pics. It's great to see how well the park has recovered from the flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 This is probably a stupid question, but have there been any days recently where Hersheypark has had to use Lightning Racer's overflow queue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 This is probably a stupid question, but have there been any days recently where Hersheypark has had to use Lightning Racer's overflow queue? Nope. They couldn't have this year since it was fenced up, but I don't think they needed to use it for awhile. The longest I've ever seen the line was to the end of the first switchback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Nice update on the construction. Can't wait until next year when I will hopefully get a chance to see this park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPCrazy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The only time I can ever recall LR's overflow being used was when the ride first opened. I haven't seen it used since then. It's a nice piece of real estate that could definitely be used for a new flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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