pkd freak 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 WE HAVE GONE VERTICAL!!! UPDATE!!!!!8/19/09 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesdillaman 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 My feeling on the design is that they better have the layout different from MF. This is the second giga made by Intamin and it needs to be unique. My guess is that the trains will probably be different since MF's train design are nearly 10 years. You don't need to worry about that. The terrain and land area differences alone will make this ride very unique when compared to MF. One can only hope it's better (i.e. contains airtime, "Bizarro-style" as opposed to floating over hills like you would when driving on a country road "Millie-style"). -James Dillaman Link to post Share on other sites
pkdcoaster 2 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Awesome!! I am so excited about tomorrow. Those supports are beefy but they are gonna be supporting a trainful of happy riders going 80+mph JOY!!! Thanks for the update Freak JEFF Link to post Share on other sites
PriestofSyrinx 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Im suddenly hungry for some McDonalds... Besides that, that low to the ground turn looks like fun! Almost 90 degrees! Link to post Share on other sites
kingsdominionlvr 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 What did I say... looks like some sort of helix to me. I am surprised that they did not wait to start vertical construction until after the announcement, but I seem to recall someone saying they were behind schedule. Anyway, thank god and it is about time for some supports to be going up (even if it is only a few feet). Link to post Share on other sites
Mochtroid 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 My guess is that the trains will probably be different since MF's train design are nearly 10 years. AFAIK, there's not much wrong with the trains. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Link to post Share on other sites
Coaster Cow 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Wow... Look at that crazy angle on the footers! Helix a la SRoS, anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
HCLcoasters 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It luckily won't be like S:RoS because the footers aren't in that shape. I would say the turn is around 270 degrees not the 540 degree turn that S:RoS has. S:RoS also doesn't have banking near that steep. Link to post Share on other sites
KPfreak519 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It luckily won't be like S:RoS I NEVER thought somebody would say "luckily" and "wont be like SROS" in the same sentence Link to post Share on other sites
HCLcoasters 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It depends on what S:RoS your talking about. If he's talking about the one at SFNE then I would love it to be S:RoS. If he's talking about the one at SFA then no I would not. That ride is boring! Link to post Share on other sites
atem122 0 Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ^I don't think the ride is quite boring, it just has boring parts like the helices and straightaways, buuuut I've never been anywhere near that ride so I can't have an actual opinion on it. Link to post Share on other sites
ImpossiblyBrandon 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ON the KDfansite it says you can call a phone number and the audio of the announcement will be live at 11:00 ET, does thsi mean I could call at 8:00 Pacific Time and listen in?? Link to post Share on other sites
chad5871 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ON the KDfansite it says you can call a phone number and the audio of the announcement will be live at 11:00 ET, does thsi mean I could call at 8:00 Pacific Time and listen in?? Yes, that is my understanding. Link to post Share on other sites
themeparkman25 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ^Yes, that would make sense. In that second video posted one page back, I had no idea that much track was on site and if you look at the piece of track at 1:31, that is one seriously large and twisted piece of track. I cannot wait until tomorrow. I don't think I have been this excited for a coaster since Maverick. Link to post Share on other sites
HCLcoasters 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Almost 12 hours left Link to post Share on other sites
JEAPUgrad 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Check out the logo posted on the announcement page for KD. If the logo is anything like the coaster, it looks like it will have the standard 45 degree angle lift with a vertical drop. The logo also depicts the support structure like MF's. Here's the link: http://www.kingsdominion.com/events/events.cfm Link to post Share on other sites
themeparkman25 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ^It looks like a hair beyond 90 but not by much. Perhaps it is the gradual increase in font size that make it seem like it will go beyond 90. Who cares though, its going to be awesome!!! Link to post Share on other sites
JEAPUgrad 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ^It looks like a hair beyond 90 but not by much. Perhaps it is the gradual increase in font size that make it seem like it will go beyond 90. Who cares though, its going to be awesome!!! Don't think like that. Imagine what riding in the back seat of a 90 degree+ first drop...the airtime will be nothing short of INSANE!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
JEAPUgrad 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I may be wrong, but doesn't Cedar Fair have a habit of posting the new for the next year ride on the park's website a couple of hours before the official announcement? Link to post Share on other sites
FeelTheFORCE 2 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I remember Maverick being leaked the night before, so who knows. Probably depends on the park and who's in charge of the info. Link to post Share on other sites
Capitalize 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I wouldn't get too excited about the logo revealing anything factual about the ride; if Millennium Force's logo was any indicator of the ride it would have the steepest drop in the world... Link to post Share on other sites
coasterfreak101 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Check out the logo posted on the announcement page for KD. If the logo is anything like the coaster, it looks like it will have the standard 45 degree angle lift with a vertical drop. The logo also depicts the support structure like MF's. Here's the link: http://www.kingsdominion.com/events/events.cfm http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/millennium_force/index.cfm I wouldn't judge the way a ride looks in real life off of a logo. Especially when the "support structure like MF's" isn't even the right color. 12 hours! Link to post Share on other sites
DiSab 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yeah, the MF squiggle logo is nowhere near the actual angle of the drop. I would expect this to be somewhere in the 70-80 degree range, but it wouldn't really surprise me if it is steeper. Link to post Share on other sites
coasterfreak101 0 Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 ^I'd say there's pretty much no chance of this being any less than 80*. If it's taller than MF, why would they backtrack and make the drop less steep than MF? Seems a bit silly. Link to post Share on other sites
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