Flagg O'Dim Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 New Cyclone arrived today! From the Boardwalk's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk?fref=ts
Angry_Gumball Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Interesting! Now is this going to be trailer mounted (Looks attached to the trailer)? I'm curious how the former Cyclone was set up.
coaster-crazy Posted March 15, 2013 Posted March 15, 2013 Interesting! Now is this going to be trailer mounted (Looks attached to the trailer)? I'm curious how the former Cyclone was set up. The last Cyclone was also attached to the trailer. The ride was placed in a "hole" so to have the ride itself line up with the ground. Never went on it - basically the only SCBB ride I haven't been on! ~Nicholas
Angry_Gumball Posted March 16, 2013 Posted March 16, 2013 ^Interesting! I'll have to look at my photo a few pages back from my February visit. That ride was pretty forceful and I'm sure this will be just as forceful. First time I rode it I remember some guy almost facing me wouldn't keep himself back against the wall as much as the ride op kept telling him. He then had this look on his face that he was about to hurl...and the ride was just starting to spin up and hadn't even tilted yet.
sfmman2000 Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) The Cyclone "hole" as seen a few weeks ago. Edited March 21, 2013 by sfmman2000
chickenbowl Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Any news on when Undertow will arrive or be assembled?
Azoosment@SV Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 That hole is from the pool-table themed teacups ride. That ride came from the Santas Village in Santa Cruz, where it was the snowball ride. There were only two models of that particular ride ever made, our Santas Village had the other one. The hole left over from our snowball ride is currently the home of our carousel. A little random I know, but thats what Thursdays are for. The more you know...
sfmman2000 Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 ^ Very cool, I didn't know it was such a rare ride. I do remember there was once an accident on the ride relating to one of the fabric doors, where a girl's foot was somehow impaled upon locking the door. The ride's door were then replaced with more conventional metal doors. In other news, the old teacups ride is still up for sale! http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1026
Flagg O'Dim Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Any news on when Undertow will arrive or be assembled? The Boardwalk said Undertow will open in June. They're still waiting for the track pieces to arrive from Germany. Should be pretty soon, hopefully. From the Big Kahuna Club newsletter: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d7425a38ca1adb30fd8c787ab&id=7ac763896f
gromithere Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Any news on when Undertow will arrive or be assembled? The Boardwalk said Undertow will open in June. They're still waiting for the track pieces to arrive from Germany. Should be pretty soon, hopefully. From the Big Kahuna Club newsletter: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d7425a38ca1adb30fd8c787ab&id=7ac763896f I imagine Undertow will start rising very quickly once they start on it.
Angry_Gumball Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Seeing how quick Coast Rider down at Knotts is going up, UT should pop up pretty quick. I almost want to describe it as assembling a large tent/building a shed vs building a house.
Blue Fire Guy Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Yeah, Undertow should shoot up pretty quickly, especially considering its one of Maurer Sohne's off-the-shelf spinning coaster models (XSC2000). And because its at SCBB and not at SFMM (completely different ride than GL, but intensity still varies based on weight balance. Heard about GL being neutered), I think they'll allow insane unbalanced rides.
robman Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 For anyone interested, this is the type of ZIPLINE that is going to be at the Beach Boardwalk. I plan on checking it out this weekend, it doesn't seem too thrilling but it should give some nice views of the ocean and Boardwalk.
singemfrc Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Any news on when Undertow will arrive or be assembled? Ha..good timing. Look what SCBB Just posted on facebook! The first of many containers arrived from Munich Germany today!! Staging the ride construction in the west section of the Beach Parking Lot. Wishing all the best to our coaster crew for assembling the ride! (We wish them all the best every day! They ROCK!!!) -ds
Angry_Gumball Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Awesome! Now we can kick back and watch this thing shoot up in no time!
Double0Kevin Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Someone out there is making a fortune on Mac-N-Cheese yellow paint.
Tmcdllr Posted March 22, 2013 Posted March 22, 2013 Someone out there is making a fortune on Mac-N-Cheese yellow paint. Mmm, delicious!
Blue Fire Guy Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Awesome to see some fine German track coming in! Gonna have to go to the 'walk once this thing goes vertical to shoot some construction porn of it.
Sheep-O-Matic Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 I hope there's a time lapse video on the construction of Undertow. Did they end up expanding the top deck for Undertow? I think they mentioned about doing that a while back. They'd expand it over the Fright Walk and over that little alleyway where the offices used to be long ago. Also, the Boardwalk getting a zipline? I don't think that's such a good idea, but we'll see how long it lasts.
linearinduction Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Spider at Lagoon, which SCBB took a gander at last summer, went up in a little over a week. It took a little bit longer because the modifications had to be made on site for the Queue Bridge through the Structure. -Sid
robman Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Today I went down to the Boardwalk to check out the temporary zip line and see the track for Undertow, and of course get some rides in ( Dipper was running amazing today!) Undertow: Some of the track has started to arrive and im sure if will be installed in no time. It also looks the break run is all ready constructed, just need to be lifted up onto the former Hurricane platform. Zip Line: It is indeed a temporary thing, it can fold up like a fair ride and is on a trailer. Being honest here now, I was a little nervous at first as it was freaky just walking off the edge, but once I went down it was a smooth ride until you hit the breaks. It wasn't very fast but for $10 per ride I feel like it was a fair price. General: The Boardwalk was very busy today ( Spring Break crowds are here.) Almost everything had a line, Dipper's outdoor queue was almost full and they were only running one train which made the line slow. The new Cyclone ride is in the but not ready for riders just yet. Here is a video of me going down the zip line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ55PBt8ObE Now to the pictures! A look at the track! Another look Some of the supports and on the right it appears the break run is built. nerd shot Stairs for the lift hill I'm guessing this is part of the transfer track or station? A look at the Zip Line tower. The end of the zip line with the breaks. Sorry about my finger in the shot. A look at me flying down the zip line. Last but not least and look at the new Cyclone!
Angry_Gumball Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Awesome update, glad to see some Undertow Porn The zip line looks fun yet looks pretty tame, like its dragging along.
Sheep-O-Matic Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 "Cyclone 2" looks interesting. Can't wait to see it set up and in action. Glad to know the Zipline is a temporary attraction. Thanks for this update and cool pics.
XYZ Posted March 24, 2013 Posted March 24, 2013 Undertow's color scheme looks great. I can't wait to ride it this summer.
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