Mr Stratosphere Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Hey everyone! Quite a big update today! The car that was on display at IAAPA is now on display at the front of the park. Some nerd shots are below. All of the track in the main arena of the ride is in place with a couple of alignments to be completed. All that's left is completing the final twist and dive into the final brake run. Lots of electrical work going in now as well. I must also point out that the touch ups on the mountain look fantastic. You can't even tell that there used to be a flume drop there. Enjoy the update! Almost there!! Just a bit of alignment to be done, then the main arena track installation will be complete. The work they did on the mountain looks great! Can't even tell there used to be a flume drop here. First peek at the car inside the park! Yay for lapbars only! (with seatbelt) A look inside the station. Not too much longer, the final pieces of track will be installed here. Closer look in the station, looks like some controls are in place. A closer look at the car that was on display at IAAPA. NERD SHOT! I think the cars look great! Hello lifting dog! Here is a nice surprise!! The logo lights up! A closer look. Edited December 4, 2013 by Mr Stratosphere
KBrylczyk Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 Hubba hubba... I'm curious about the onride audio. Will we get a Disney-type experience with original audio, or a Six Flags style hellish nightmare mix of random sounds?
GwaziBSRider1 Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I'm glad they chose the lapbar trains for this ride. As much as I liked Steel Hawg, the harness did dig into my shoulders quite a bit.
JeromyL Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 Truly awesome updates; thanks! As soon as they announce the first day it is open to the public, I'm calling out sick. Maybe we should get a TPR meetup going for opening day. Get some rides in and grab a bite to eat for the Vegas locals!!!
jray21 Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I can't wait to try this ride with lap bars only! The cars look really good as well.
Robocoaster Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I've never ridden a new coaster on opening day; I'm in!
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 Here's a nice surprise! The logo on the front of the car lights up!
gisco Posted December 4, 2013 Author Posted December 4, 2013 Looking good! Can't wait to see the ride testing.
DBru Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I luuuuve how far away the finale is from the rest of the ride. It reminds me a lot of Mystery Mine's fantastic ending. How exactly are track misalignments like that fixed?
Double0Kevin Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 ^ That piece is being suspended from the crane, they probably just ran out of time and will lower it into the correct position tonight.
KingRCT3 Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 ^^ It ain't The Smiler! To fix those kind of things, though, the only solution is to hit that with a hammer... That's what they did in England.
_koppen Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 That's a real nice car. I would love for a park here in Scandinavia to pick up an El Loco. Seems like it would be the ideal ride for Skara Sommarland.
IronWolfman Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 Wow the ride looks great! The cars look even better and it's cool that they light up. The mountain looks nice too, and I agree that you can't even tell Rim Runner was there.
Mrlittle Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 That El Loco sign on the front of the train is pretty snazzy since it lights up.
Aceattack52 Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 I like the cars and the logo. They look good.
cal1br3tto Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Yup, that's a good-looking car all right. This project is getting more and more exciting to follow.
Woodie Warrior Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Hopefully the park takes good care of the coaster. I too am wondering what the onride audio is going to be.
Kyle Coleman Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 The more work I see done on this the more impressed I am. Loving all the little touches they have going for it like the light up logo, and the on ride audio. Would also be up for an opening day meet up to be one of the first to check it out. Never done an opening day before.
Hurricane Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 I just hope the lighting on the front of the train and the audio works better than it does on it's brother in Australia. Green Lantern's LED's and audio worked for about 2 months before it crapped itself. It took them nearly 2 years to get it partially working on some of the cars again. I really would love to compare this ride to Green Lantern one day to see if the 4 across seating makes a big difference to the sensation of the ride.
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 The train looks fantastic! I love the logo design, it looks refreashing after seeing too much similar logos at Six Flags and Cedar Fair.
Blue Turbo Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 I like the asymmetry of the front, having the logo on one side and then the hexagon pattern on the other. Plus, the LEDs look really good.
Hoppy Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Great... just what I needed after getting all the credits in Vegas. Time for another trip - to those that visit remember the golden rule: "Do you wanna gamble? Or do you wanna win?" Nice looking cars for sure - here's to hoping the ride doesn't suck with such a small footprint.
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