DarkStitch626 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Though the B&M invert is a concept art does anyone see besides me that B&M is stepping away from the "pre-drops" they use to do alot of? Why with the floorless do I feel like I am staring at a coaster dynamix model?
Ace Of Spades Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 ^I noticed the lack of pre-drops too, which is a bit of a loss imo, they were great for faking out first time riders! Also, I love your signature!
DiSab Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 OK, now I'm confused. Does this mean the yellow one will be a floorless instead of a stand-up? Or was the floorless a different coaster than that yellow one?
Ed Farmer Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 ^I noticed the lack of pre-drops too, which is a bit of a loss imo, they were great for faking out first time riders! Also, I love your signature! IIRC the pre-drop's functioning purpose was for the train to disengage the chain lift. They've since found ways around it, and I think their rides are less exciting as a result. The lack of the little "kicker" at the top of the lift is a bummer. They really added to a first drop. In some cases I think it was a rides saving grace. Take away the first drop on Raging Bull (one of the best anywhere I'd say), and you're left with mediocrity. I'd imagine a kicker taken by a second-gen hyper train would manage to somehow turn out even better than that. The lack of this element on their newer coasters definitely tempers my excitement for their future installations.
DBru Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 In some cases I think it was a rides saving grace. Take away the first drop on Raging Bull (one of the best anywhere I'd say), and you're left with mediocrity. Agreed.
montezooma Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 OK, now I'm confused. Does this mean the yellow one will be a floorless instead of a stand-up? Or was the floorless a different coaster than that yellow one? I am confused too. Is this a stand up or floorless???????
let1gre Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Technically Taiwan isn't really considered China....and for arguements sake I take it as KDCOASTEFAN was refering to mainland china. Oh, I didn't even see that was in Taiwan. Thanks for pointing that out, I should learn to read.
samisthabomb Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 OK, now I'm confused. Does this mean the yellow one will be a floorless instead of a stand-up? Or was the floorless a different coaster than that yellow one? I am confused too. Is this a stand up or floorless??????? It seems as though it will be a floorless Wait, why am I sad about that? It still looks pretty awesome!
The Angry Darren Mullins Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I guess it will be a floorless. I thought it was a stand up by the way a park employee pointed towards my feet when I asked about it. I guess this was one of those lost in translation moments.
Gerstlauer1 Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 It's Confirmed.. - http://screamscape.com/html/ocean_park.htm I think it's a shame that we aren't getting any standups this year though. But it's still a coaster , and coaster = AWESOMENESS!!! And the fact that it is an B&M dosen't make it worse ;P Btw.. I love that yellow colour ! it fits the coaster like PERFECT!!
A.J. Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 The lowly B&M standing coaster... I still like the layout though.
Pablo237 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Then they still have another coaster coming up. The Thrill Mountain Coaster. And this coaster needs a refurbishment like how python got. With these kind of cars
DougMJr Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 ^That train is looking pretty awesome. Sometimes I'm more excited looking at refurb's than looking at a new project.
downunder Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Yay, it's a floorless, all males who are not eunich's or Ru Paul rejoice!
carolinacaniac Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 There is a site that has some artwork showing some of the projects for Ocean Park, including this Floorless, which I believe is being called "Hair Raiser". When I saw the name on Screamscape, I thought it was a bit odd, but then I saw the artwork for the entrance, and it has this cool "Old Coney Island" look to it, and makes the name seem more fitting. Here is the link: Ocean Park Artwork Looks cool to me
Pablo237 Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 So its official. Its a floorless coaster. people said that stand up coaster hurt?? Good thing its not a stand up then. But they need to do something about The Dragon like what they did with Python at Efteling.
matteocrepaldi Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Floorless are more enjoyable than stand-ups. Good choice!
Gutterflower Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 It seems an odd choice to me. They already have Dragon which is a standard sitdown ride and the floorless dive machine at Chimelong isn't that far away. Although I'm not massively surprised its not a stand-up, It seems there may have been better options than a floorless, Unless the plan is Dragon will bite the dust sooner rather than later.
Noxegon Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Chimelong may not be all that far away, but tourists need a visa to enter China proper whereas they don't need one for Hong Kong.
cwsr Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 It looks like Dragon at Ocean Park has already received it's refurbishing.
The_Mad_Hatter Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Wow, the new color scheme has wayyy to many different colors going on. Personally I think it's pretty ugly looking, but the new floorless coaster looks amazing. Even though its on the small size, it still will seem massive overlooking the ocean from the ridge.
cal1br3tto Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Nice paint job! Makes me think of, like, fairies and unicorns.
Mechanic Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Dragon has one of the most RCT-ish looking layouts that I've ever seen.
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