haux Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Also, what's become of this new obsession to put OTSRs on these nonlooping coasters? Superman Escape, Kingda Ka, Rita and this coaster have them. What gives? Especially Rita. Come on.
dc006f5086 Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Safety, is one main reason, also the Over the top Restraints, dont have to be so tight against a person to hold them in the seat so this is a bonus if the ride has airtime, a bit more freedom. But safety is something that is the main factor.
Ed Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Intamins OTSR's feel like lap bars anyway. The actualy shoulder parts are tiny. But the lap bits weigh a ton!
Mind Eraser Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Ed is correct. The new Intamin "shoulder restraints" are purely lap bars. The lap section holds you in, not the thin little strips of plastic.
haux Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Sure, for people of smaller stature, but larger people fit snugly against the shoulder restraints.
Inferno Insane Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 Ed is correct. The new Intamin "shoulder restraints" are purely lap bars. The lap section holds you in, not the thin little strips of plastic. Â They sure hold you in, But the thin little strip sure give you a wack around the neck area if your over 6ft and near over the headrest.
Alexander Nagel Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 I'm wondering why a catwalk is up there to. If it was really for maintenance purposes, they why doesnt Storm Runner have one? Â The park most likely wanted it so Intamin put it on...That's what it usually comes down to when things don't really seem to make sense.
Ed Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 I'm wondering why a catwalk is up there to. If it was really for maintenance purposes, they why doesnt Storm Runner have one? Â The park most likely wanted it so Intamin put it on...That's what it usually comes down to when things don't really seem to make sense. Â And nothing Thorpe Park does ever makes sense.
coasterboi Posted December 18, 2005 Posted December 18, 2005 The only other Rocket coaster i have been on is Strom Runner. I know this won't be as good but it will be cool. And i Know what you meen buy the Intamin Restrents They do look unsafe and they Bloody hurt when you whack you head on them
Alexander Nagel Posted December 19, 2005 Posted December 19, 2005 Storm Runner restrains are slight differant than what all the rockets in 2005 had. Intamin improved on them slightly but it makes big differance.
WW Goliath Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Safety, is one main reason, also the Over the top Restraints, dont have to be so tight against a person to hold them in the seat so this is a bonus if the ride has airtime, a bit more freedom. But safety is something that is the main factor. Â From my experience of the over the shoulder restraints on RITA they do not give extra room for airtime but actually reduce the amount of airtime that would be available with lap bars. For those who are taller they are also very very uncomfortable, even painful on occasions, and certainly spoil the ride. In no way do they feel to me like lap bars as has been mentioned. If Intamin have problems with their lap bars then what a shame they could not come up with a new design rather then resorting to over the shoulder restraints.
rollerdude Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 The reason the catwalks are up there is because there are lights INSIDE the track. They are up there to replace the bulbs or do maitenance. They wouldn't necissarily need the catwalk but it would make it a hell of a lot easier.
TheStig Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt Xcelerator and TTD the only rocket coasters with lap bars? I think maybe this is because they were the first two ever built, and thus were still in proto type stage. Maybe Intamin will follow Primier and put lap bars on the trains in the future. Â Colin C
DailyBugle_JL Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 Maybe the little catwalk is for if the train comes to a complete stop and the workers have to climb up the track to push it down. Â Thats my only explanation. The real question is why make a catwalk when theres no way to get to it. Â Jeremy "who would love to climb up thru the track" Lynch
niiicolaaah Posted December 21, 2005 Posted December 21, 2005 ^that colouring is pretty kewl... it's white and blue, correct?
robbalvey Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Hey everyone,  We have finished our video from our Thorpe Park Stealth Construction tour. You can download the video by either visiting our video downloads page:  http://www.themeparkreview.com/videos/video.htm  or by clicking this link: http://www.themeparkreview.com/videos/stealth.zip  And if you haven't seen our photos yet, check them out here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/miniuk2006/thorpe1.htm  Enjoy!  --Robb
Gutterflower Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Cool pics robb Just heading to TP myself... need sleep.... but need rides more.... didnt know there was a 7AM as well as a 7PM.... crazy stuff....
Nrthwnd Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Nice and sweet there, it tis. Â Looks like it's enough for me too, lol. Â Thanks for the 'Prequel Tour', guys. Â
sfne2005 Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Wow, that looks like that has some serious speed over the hump. And what's up with the double horn? Is that part of the launch alert? Because it seems a bit delayed.
Dark Vampire Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Cool pictures and video! One question, in the video, on the sign it says 0 mph -> 80 mph in 2.3 seconds. Wasn't it 2.5 seconds?
niiicolaaah Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 I have a stupid question: Â What is "reach envelope testing"?
Carnage Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 ^ I think reach envelope is where they test the realitic range that a ride could reach. As in to test to make sure that there's nothing that a rider could hit while riding. Â Though they'd have to screw the ride up pretty bad for it to fail.
waterviper Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 Here check this thread out for a good example of the reach envelope testing! Click on the link in that thread to see pictures of Expedition Everest reach envelope testing!  http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17852&highlight=everest  Ohh and about Stealth! How cute!!! Is this the love child of TTD and Kingda ka?
niiicolaaah Posted March 15, 2006 Posted March 15, 2006 ^ I think it looks freaking AWESOME! I seriously got chills when I watched the video of it testing. Â I can't think of Stealth as mini-Ka because I've never been on Kingda Ka. Keep in mind that Stealth will be pretty much the tallest coaster I've ever ridden. It's 205 feet tall, right? i've been on Magnum which is 205' tall, and SFDL's S:ROS which is 208' tall with a 205' drop. So 205' is pretty much my magic number, lol.
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