Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread

[bottom_feeder_13]

They have to be overhead lap-bars for the outer seats at least, seeing as there isn't any floor to attach a standard one to in front of them.

[coasterlover420]

To be honest, the shoulder part of the Intamin harnesses aren't what bother me, it's the lap bar part...

[alpengeist04]

I think I'm going to wait and see first before commenting on the restraints.

[Intarider]

Actually, on the artwork the restraints look a lot like the system Mack uses on Blue Fire, don't they? If the restraints were basically i305-style without the OTS-part, they could indeed be painful for some riders.

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

Oh god here we go...it's going to be like the I305 restraint argument ALL over again.

[_koppen]

I'm not gonna get in on the discussion on the restraints, but from the look of the concept art it looks to be something new. Looks like a huge lap bar attatched from the top, like Blue Fire, or Battlestar Galactica.

[xVicesAndVirtues]

^What, nobody told you?!? This coaster is mini-305!

 

!!!111

 

But, in all seriousness, I'm not crazy about the lap bar part of the Intamin overhead/ots restraints either.

[A.J.]

Whatever the restraint system will be, it will be overhead. That shouldn't be being disputed...

[Ccron10]

http://keystonethrills.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/hersheypark-skyrush-construction-update-50-first-vertical-construction-11-4-11/

Onward and Upward!

Crane is here!

 

 

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

It's amazing to me that soon the view in that second picture^ will have 5 different coasters in it. 5!!!!

I swear, this park has a special ability to bring out the child in me. And it does it more than any other park I've ever been to. I can't wait to see what starts to go up over the next couple of weeks.

[Ccron10]

It's amazing to me that soon the view in that second picture^ will have 6 different coasters in it. 6!!!!

I swear, this park has a special ability to bring out the child in me. And it does it more than any other park I've ever been to. I can't wait to see what starts to go up over the next couple of weeks.

Fixed!

Don't forget about Sidewinder.

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

It's amazing to me that soon the view in that second picture^ will have 6 different coasters in it. 6!!!!

I swear, this park has a special ability to bring out the child in me. And it does it more than any other park I've ever been to. I can't wait to see what starts to go up over the next couple of weeks.

Fixed!

Don't forget about Sidewinder.

 

I can't see Sidewinder in that picture...where is it hiding?

[Ccron10]

^Behind Storm Runner's Cobra Roll.

 

As for the lapbars, I would expect them to look similar to the ones on Shoot-The-Rapids or Pilgrim's Plunge. If so, then this might end up being epic!

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

^ I couldn't see it until I zoomed in, Sidewinder was blending in with the tree branches. You're right, 6 COASTERS!!!

[Schotcher]

^^ Since when does Storm Runner have a Cobra Roll?

[Ccron10]

^^ Since when does Storm Runner have a Cobra Roll?

I ment Immelmann. It was either one of the two. lol

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

I seem to remember Intamin calling the element a "Cobra Loop". If you look at the element from the side it is initially shaped like half of a Cobra Roll, which then dives down completing the immelman.

[Ccron10]

Taken by Harry over at the Project 2012 facebook page.

 

I have a photo update coming up from yesterday and I plan on snapping a photo of this later on today.

It's estimated to be around 250ft.

[hersheycoaster13]

Hey ccron10 are you the one who posts the the pictures on keystone thrills wordpress. if so i love the pictures.

[Synshine]

OH hells yeah!

[Ccron10]

Hey ccron10 are you the one who posts the the pictures on keystone thrills wordpress. if so i love the pictures.

Yep.

 

Here's a new update showing the crane in the air. According to one of the park's Twitter pages, vertical construction MIGHT start this week!

http://keystonethrills.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/hersheypark-skyrush-construction-update-51-11-9-to-11-11-11/

[screaminkid2005]

That crane picture just gave me chills! I'm so excited to follow the construction!

[Fooz]

The crane sitting on that gravel road at the bottom of the site is very interesting. There must be a very specific order of what piece goes in when, so not to block its path.

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

I feel like a boy in the days leading up till christmas, like one day I'm going to wake up and see Skyrush coaster supports under the tree!

Edited November 15, 2011 by UnderCoverDrummer1

[Magnum PA]

I feel a boy in the days leading up till christmas

 

Gross.