Swede Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I will be at the park on the 31st. My last trip to SFNE was fantastic, but I could help but feel like the park needed one more heavy-hitter. It sounds like WC is exactly what the park needed. I hope this ride sets off a RMC steel coaster craze. Right now they are batting 1000, something not even B&M could say. It is a craze. I think Schilke or Grub said that they are taking orders for 2018 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PVA62 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Love this shot! Would be really cool to see it photoshopped with trains going through each zero g. The ride looks incredible, maybe next summer I'll have to do a New England trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejot Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The ride is fantastic! Truly a unique experience for the northeast. Only downside they are assigning seats, and it appears this will be standard operating procedure . Line for passholder preview is only 20-30 min. They're having some issues with restraints staying stuck closed after unlocking. Full TR later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Very excited to see all the rave reviews for WC, I can't wait to get up there and ride it. Quick question though: I also forgot to mention that they are going to be slowly swapping the steel wheels with nylon and urethane wheels so eventually it will be faster/quieter. Quieter yes, but I was very nearly certain steel wheels are faster...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Locals/frequent goers. What would the park be like on a Sunday, and of course taking into account the new coaster? Some people are going then but I'd rather do a Friday. I believe school is still in session? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Confused because I thought they couldn't use steel wheels on the i-box track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Confused because I thought they couldn't use steel wheels on the i-box track. Medusa runs on steel wheels, and it absolutely rips through the course. As opposed to, for instance. Goliath, which runs on poly and has clearly lost a lot of speed by its final turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Goliath is a wooden topper track though. Steel on steel is unique only to these few RMC hybrids. I don't think the nylon or polyurethane wheels will degrade it much. What type does Texas Giant use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Confused because I thought they couldn't use steel wheels on the i-box track. Medusa runs on steel wheels, and it absolutely rips through the course. As opposed to, for instance. Goliath, which runs on poly and has clearly lost a lot of speed by its final turn. There's an interview with Alan Schilke from IAAPA last year and he said i-box cannot use steel wheels. I'd link the interview but not sure I can because of who it's posted by. Kind of weird that Cyclone would stop using steel wheels if the ride is getting rave reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Confused because I thought they couldn't use steel wheels on the i-box track. Medusa runs on steel wheels, and it absolutely rips through the course. As opposed to, for instance. Goliath, which runs on poly and has clearly lost a lot of speed by its final turn. Medusa uses nylon wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Confused because I thought they couldn't use steel wheels on the i-box track. Medusa runs on steel wheels, and it absolutely rips through the course. As opposed to, for instance. Goliath, which runs on poly and has clearly lost a lot of speed by its final turn. Medusa uses nylon wheels. We need some definitive links here, I've read on multiple sites (including people who've ridden it) it runs on steel. Anyway the point remains, I imagine switching wheels will probably make the last half of the ride slightly slower. Probably will make very little difference, all the same I kind of hope it doesn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) We need some definitive links here, I've read on multiple sites (including people who've ridden it) it runs on steel. As Superbatboy wrote, the I-box track can't run with steel wheels, only Topper track can. Edited May 22, 2015 by _koppen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Well, get on it ASAP before any changes, even if minor, can happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumFreak25 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Actually, according to Alan Shilke it's running steel wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 ^ Just watch the photo above and you can see that it's not steel. A quote from Robb: The ride is just relentless! And oddly enough, with they nylon wheels on the train, it *feels* a lot more like a wood coaster than the RMC conversion projects in Texas do. I know it's consider a steel coaster (as it should be), but it has a different feel to it, and I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiburkesurfjay Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I found myself in Robb's POV. I was in the front when he filmed it through the stall!There were only 4 people on the train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I guess that we better start saving our money for our visit in July as I see that the Platinum Flash Passes are going for $90. I remember the lines being horrendously long when we last visited SFNE (and that was during the week) so I guess that I would rather shell out the dough than have to wait in what are most likely going to be a seriously long lines for WC & Bizarro. Does anyone know if the Platinum FP is good for unlimited rides on WC? I assume so as it is listed as one of the included rides, but I wanted to make sure that it wasn't like Great America where the Flash Pass was only good for one ride on Goliath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJLehto Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 That is why I'm hoping to go ASAP with school still in session. I would hate to fork out that much extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 How stupid would it be to go out Monday to the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Actually, according to Alan Shilke it's running steel wheels. i just watched him say it's running all three types right now. not sure if it's going to stay that way or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ^This whole discussion is amusing me greatly. All I gotta say is, I hope it's running as good in September or whenever I get to ride it as it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaTim Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ^ Just watch the photo above and you can see that it's not steel. A quote from Robb: The ride is just relentless! And oddly enough, with they nylon wheels on the train, it *feels* a lot more like a wood coaster than the RMC conversion projects in Texas do. I know it's consider a steel coaster (as it should be), but it has a different feel to it, and I like that. Could it be because RMC trains don't have steering bogies like other steel coaster manufacturers have? Maybe because even though they're trailored and have a suspension system, the stiffness of the wheels cause a slight amount of hunting (similar to Millennium Flyers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ^This whole discussion is amusing me greatly. All I gotta say is, I hope it's running as good in September or whenever I get to ride it as it is now. I'm sure it'll be even better than it is now because of the heat and breaking in. I plan to ride late August or so, can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 ^This whole discussion is amusing me greatly. All I gotta say is, I hope it's running as good in September or whenever I get to ride it as it is now. in case you thought that was a stupid statement about all three types of wheels on wicked cyclone, it's on video for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejot Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Does anyone know if the Platinum FP is good for unlimited rides on WC? I assume so as it is listed as one of the included rides, but I wanted to make sure that it wasn't like Great America where the Flash Pass was only good for one ride on Goliath. They were allowing unlimited FP access today. One guy marathoned it all day long thru flashpass, we'd see him go buy us two or three times for each of our rides. One of my group sat next to him around 6pm and he mentioned he was on ride 25. Now, this was a gold pass preview day, so no guarantee this will be the policy for standard public operation, but I strongly suspect it will be. There were a ton of school groups today and I actually felt kind of bad for the kids who got to see WC run all day with screaming riders but got denied whenever they tried to get in line. They needed a staff of 3-5 security at two stations to keep non-pass holders out of the line. I saw at least ten people try to sneak in but they all got caught. Was thrilled to see waits under a 1/2h all the way up to 2pm, so decided to head over for a "quick ride" on Bizarro. Ugh, one train running, slow ops, line cutters all over, and a wait pushing 100min for front or back of train. When we ended up back at WC around 4:45 the wait was about 75min. Part of the themeing has a "weather forecast" on the "news" announcing the "wicked cyclone" coming. It was pretty cool because the last names of the anchors, meteorologists, etc were nods to people involved with the original or rethought rides: Cobb, Schilke. There were other names but I didn't recognize them. The other impressive themeing element is the plane crashing into the station - it's a real plane! The 1ockers are set up horribly, and one of the two booths was not even working. That made for a real cluster. My only other beef is the assigned seating for the ride. I guess I'm just too sensitive to this, but it really does irk me. I ended up with one ride in row 2 and four rides in rows 8-10. Of course the ride was absolutely phenomenal from anywhere, but there was some definite disappointment in not getting a chance at front row or back car. The course itself is just indescribably blissful. Due to always riding hands up all the way, my first couple laps I kept smacking my ride partner right in the noggin, haha. There are just so many quick snappy turns that catch you totally off guard until you really get to know the course. Love coasters that trick me. The inversions are more pleasurable than any other I've experienced, short of pretzel loops. The airtime is not quite as dramatic as I was anticipating, but on a ride this good, it doesn't NEED to be the main point of focus. The twists and rolls are so much fun that it took me a couple rides before airtime was even on my mind. The park has a winner. They just need to let people pick their own &$#% seats for the whole experience to shine to its full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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