LiMiT Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 From what I understand, Olympia Looping will run up to 5 trains at a time. The ride-ops have to be unbelievably quick to prevent 5 trains from stacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Is Goliath getting three trains instead of two like iRat? I don't think rushing to dispatch the train is needed when it only has two trains. Ride ops have plenty of time to unload and load the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 ^It's getting 2 trains. The important thing is how many people you can put on the ride per hour... For example, Phoenix at Knoebels has a train on the lift while the other is still coming into the station. So there is "dead time" in the station, with no train present. They get you in, and off you go. It used to be that way at Great America, but as we know, things change. I'm sure they will do the best they can with dispatches and filling trains; but the training is very different today. What my crew learned to run Blue Streak in the early 1990s is not even a thought with a modern crew. We were expected to get a minimum of 1,200 pph. The quota is much lower now. Crews have been great with X-Flight most of the time, so I have a feeling there will be a hard working crew for Goliath. I mean, Whizzer and Demon continually stack 2 trains (and 3, of course - but on a side note - isn't it great they still run 3 trains on those?), but I'm sure there will be special attention for the new hot coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 It really is looking great! It does look incredibly huge in the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium_Maverick Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I gotta give it up for RMC. For the first time in forever, somebody is actually making SCARY looking rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatAmerican2234 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Could this be the start of the lift hill?? Two cranes working in the same place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 ^Maybe. But I thought they would take care of the dive loop first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 ^Maybe. But I thought they would take care of the dive loop first. It would make sense that the lift is the next to go up (even though the dive loop is not finished).... There's a lot of work that has to be done on the lift (like installing the chain, motor, sensors, speakers, and getting all the wiring done) that doesn't have to be done on the dive loop (aside from sensors, if any). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Could this be the start of the lift hill?? The crane to the right appears to be in Camp Cartoon. The had another crane just like that the other week in Camp Cartoon putting cars on a kids ride so I'm not sure if that's for the first drop of Goliath. It wouldn't surprise me to see the first drop and zero-G stall started shortly but they kind of have to finish the overbank turn first before the drop and zero-G stall actually go vertical else they can't back the crane out of the middle of the ride to drive under the airtime hill. With that said, I could see them starting and finishing the first drop and zero-G stall before completing the remaining sections of the dive loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'll first chime in with the usual....ride looks awesome....can't wait to see it run...yadda yadda yadda.... But I just need to note that the little curving around the edges from the web cam just ANNOYS THE CRAP out of me for some reason. looks amazing....never seen the like...wow....OMFG... David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 6:58, and the construction crew is still working on the dive loop. They must be working hard trying to get this open for us on Memorial Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I'll first chime in with the usual....ride looks awesome....can't wait to see it run...yadda yadda yadda.... But I just need to note that the little curving around the edges from the web cam just ANNOYS THE CRAP out of me for some reason. looks amazing....never seen the like...wow....OMFG... David Yeah, Fish Eye lenses are terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 ^ I hate them too - especially for povs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Fish have to live with them their whole life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 And I'm sure they swim around all day going "WHEEEEEE!!! Everything looks so curvy and far away and awesommmmeee!!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Fish have to live with them their whole life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Fish have to live with them their whole life That's why fish have cornered the rap video market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Shaping up to be quite the beauty, looks a lot more massive than I ever thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Now, this looks like some potential lift hill action may be coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatAmerican2234 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 New Goliath Insider! March 28th 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The steel supports for Goliath's lift are officially on site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 ^Nice! I wonder how quickly it will go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 It's nice to see the coaster from a different angle to capture the size of this ride. Glad to hear the lift structures are on site...I wonder when they will start constructing the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark549 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Nice images in today's update. The banner is worth noting: coming summer 2014. It looks like they still have a lot on their "to do" list to open for public rides on Memorial Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndCamSS Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Nice images in today's update. The banner is worth noting: coming summer 2014. It looks like they still have a lot on their "to do" list to open for public rides on Memorial Day. That banner has been up on the station since September. It probably was just a fail safe in case there were delays but it is currently due to open on Memorial Day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now