Will G Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 William, what was the one question the winning team missed?
wrs28330 Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Great question Will! Â Unfortunately, the trivia scantrons were not saved. Â Jen or any other member of Team 24, do you recall which question you answered incorrectly?
rolercstrluvr Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 w00t, gotta support my team 13. For the trivia part, I thought we did pretty darn well.
jray21 Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 That pretzel loop is the best part. I always take the back because of the cement block on the head feel. That is so funny about the Goliath vomit! I barely saved my wife from stepping in it.
brand4d2 Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I've rode it in the front row and the last row and there's definitely a difference between that gaps. Riding in the front row going through the pretzel loop feels like if an average person is standing on your head... In the last row it pretty much feels like a 757's front tires are sitting on your head.    Closing my eyes in the pretzel loop helps to take some of the discomfort out of it; the same thing works during the Helix of Death on Goliath. Of course, closing my eyes at certain times also keeps Jet Stream water out of my face while riding Ninja  As someone who has been known to do Tatsu marathons - 5 straight rides on one visit back in Jan. and 6 total rides this past Monday, I can vouch for both EBL's and Crazy4Coaster's points.  I nearly blacked out once during the pretzel loop from the back row and it was sprinkling to boot. I'm not picky about which row I sit in so I tend to line up wherever is shortest and if it's the back or the one before the back, so be it. However, if I end up there, I usually close my eyes during the loop and also take 2 deep breaths as the train approaches it.  Unfortunately, the trade off for being in either of the first 2 rows is that you just hang there while waiting for the rest of the train to clear the lift. I'm not a fan of that so those aren't ideal seats, at least in my opinion.
Mechanic Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Thank you for posting the scores and the picture of the plaque. There was a lot of work put into that scava-ganza and we appreciated it.
ZeroG001 Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 It looks like everyone had an awesome time! I hope I can make it to next year's WCB. It'll be my first coaster event ever, and I'm already excited!
ebl Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I'm looking forward to seeing the group photo shot before the Q&A session...unless it's already up and I missed it. Â Eric
Volt Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I'm not. I was late for every single event listed except for the ERT sessions
ebl Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 ^ Not to worry---there's one of those cartoon things where you were supposed to stand! Â Eric
rcroques Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I didn't black out on Tatsu on Sunday, but I have before. And both times before, I was in the back seat. Â It's weird that I have heard a lot of chatter about B&M being forceless, yet every single B&M I've ridden has been forceful as all hell. Tatsu, however, is the only one to black me out. Â Sincerely, R.C.
Volt Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 ^ I have to admit Silver Bullet actually does not have any forceful parts, and the final helix doesn't do the trick either. The closest thing to the awesome B&M force I've ever felt on that ride is the overbanked turn.
ebl Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 ^ Actually, while it doesn't pack the punch that Batman---The Ride does, I find that Silver Bullet does indeed have a couple of spots where some strong forces are definitely there. Â True, the first drop is rather wimpy, but on every ride I've taken, I get some airtime on the overbanked turn after the first loop as well as on the "S" turn between the two corkscrews. And, of course, that final helix gives some good forces in my opinion, though certainly nothing like the helix on Goliath at SFMM. Â Eric
piers Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 I'm looking forward to seeing the group photo shot before the Q&A session...unless it's already up and I missed it. Eric  I think it was posted, unless that was a different shot?
packfanlv Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 ^Robb posted it on page 47. Here is a link to the High Res version. Â http://www.themeparkreview.com/wcb2009_group.jpg
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2009 Author Posted March 27, 2009 TPR's official West Coast Bash Update has been posted! Â http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=23&linkid=4789 Â Post your comments here... Â Don't forget to EMAIL DAN where it tells you to! Â --Robb
dandaman Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 "Would you like to make a donation to the Church Of Religious Consciousness?""No thanks, I gave at the office." Â Win. Â All that ERT? Mr. Alvey, what unspeakable things did you have to do to convince the comedy trio to keep 14 coasters open?! Â Dan "Besides being Robb 'I juggle eleventy billion things at once and don't break a sweat' Alvey" Smith
Sir Clinksalot Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Great stuff. Sorry I ruined the picture with my stupid striped shirt. Â And I've been told I can never wear that UK EPCOT hat again. Everytime I do, it rains.
MagicMountainMan Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I loved the update, the WCB looks like a lot of fun! Â Did they go into detail about the preshow(s) for terminator?
travanx Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Goliath is the only ride I ever felt like I was going to black out on. But riding X2 after eating all those donuts was the first time I have ever had a sick feeling on a ride. Thanks donuts. You made me realize I wouldn't be able to eat while riding on a coaster. Something I have been wondering lately. Â Also the beginning to Tatsu doesn't scare me as much after going on Insanity in Vegas a month ago. So that sucks as well. Had to post to test out my new avatar.
packfanlv Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks for the update! Your camera actually exposed the devil inside of me, because every picture of me on the last page shows my red eyes. Â Seriously we had so much fun that day and the group we had for nighttime ERT was an eclectic mix to say the least!
Bubba83 Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Nice official photo update. Â Justin, can you post that pic up of Heath and I in here when we saw you and Ted at the X2 line entry? That would be most awesome, I think that's the only picture we were in all day cause we are ninjas, great beer drinking ninjas.
Volt Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Hoorah for the official PTR! Â I was really bummmed (as shown in the picture) that the best ride, Canyon Blaster, was closed
Skramp Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I had to worry about this photo, hopefully they aren't trying to recreate Son of Beast. That "kink" looks like it could really hurt!! Ouch!! That kink makes my back hurt already.
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