robbalvey Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Hey everyone, Johnny Upside down has sent me the video he shot during the recent tour of the S&S facility and the new park they have opened. The ride looks pretty crazy! Download it below, then check out more photos here: www.johnnyupsidedown.com --Robb dropride.zip
arrowfanman Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 That is the weirdest thing I have ever seen. Does it just come to an abrupt stop, or does it bounce abit?
Johnny Upsidedown Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 I didnt get to ride as it was done by drawing. The few that got to ride said that it is a free fall to the bottom and that the stop was quick and forceful like a couple of G's. They said it was a smooth stop just a fast forceful one.. Also the ride is 360 feet tall and said to run at 90+ mph. It is one wild contraption.
Sir Clinksalot Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Okay, looking at the video first had me a bit confused. After looking at the pictures it seems that you are standing up for the ride. Is this accurate? It's almost like the wonka glass elevator drop ride. I can't see this being installed at a US park anytime soon though.
Johnny Upsidedown Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Take a look at this photos http://www.johnnyupsidedown.com/events05/ss46a.jpg Look inside the tube you will see a saddle like the Insane ride had. And they had a seat belt that was over the lap and over the shoulder I believe. Probably like the orgianl Insane rides seats were. Otherwise they were in a standing position but seated in saddle and straped in.
coasterdude5 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 Whoa! That thing looks crazy! It also looks like a phone tower!
Angry_Gumball Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 It looks fun but in a way, it looks kinda ghetto...I mean, it looks like something we would build in our backyard with rusted scrap metal and leftover plywood, a few recycled ride pieces and voila! A new thrill ride! Also, the botttom portion looks like a waterslide.
coasterdude5 Posted August 1, 2005 Posted August 1, 2005 ^Dude, this is just a prototype, it probably wouldn't look half as bad in a park. All prototype rides look pretty bad. But just because they're for testing.
Rockman89 Posted August 2, 2005 Posted August 2, 2005 On first glance it reminded me of a cannon; too bad it doesn't launch up. Definetely reminds me of the Wonka glass elevator, though.
kenshinmac Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 I bet with some modifications they could launch upwards... You could also probably make a model that was larger... Although I'm not sure how much larger... The ride looks just insane to me. I guess I am just kinda blown away that it runs like that... I mean sure I know that it is safe but damn... Damn that thing looks scary. I mean hell it combines like some of the strongest fears in the world. Fear of heights and the fear of being closed in. BTW wouldn't it be possible to make a larger version with OTSRs mounted on a puck that would seal? It would be pretty damned impressive.
MagnumForce Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 My fear woudl be the door failing and causing a loss of pressure, if that were to happen you would hit the ground at 90 MPH, not my idea of fun.
kenshinmac Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 No no no... Magnum all that really matters is the bottom of the cabin. Unless that fails nothing really horrible would happen. From the look of it the whole thing is pretty much solid with no moving parts. Nothing is gonna go wrong in it unless the floor buckles. That said... I don't think I could ride in a ride vehicle that small... Especially in darkness.
MagnumForce Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Think again, if the door at the bottom of the tube were to fail, all that air resistance would be gone as the air would just flush out the door. Smack into the ground goes the capsule. I'll stick with nice fail safe magnets.
robbeal Posted August 3, 2005 Posted August 3, 2005 Okay, so you stand in a big bin, get lifted up a tower, to be dropped into a rubbish chute that bangs so loud, you have to wear ear defenders to ride. I think there could be a couple of stumbling blocks somehow. Doesn't look awfully appealing really, and i'm on about the concept, not the actual current aesthetics. Sure, it's probably impressive to watch, once or twice, but riding's gonna be a bit rubbish, on your own and everything, in a bin.
kenshinmac Posted August 4, 2005 Posted August 4, 2005 Think again, if the door at the bottom of the tube were to fail, all that air resistance would be gone as the air would just flush out the door. Smack into the ground goes the capsule. I'll stick with nice fail safe magnets. Sorry stupid me... I was thinking the door on the capsule... Yeah It shouldn't be too hard to secure that though...
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