signaltwo Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Nah that's just a rumor the Coldstone guy made up. He just wants his competition gone. I wouldn't trust such a source.
Hayzle Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Damn Coldstone guy! I would be mad at him if his ice cream wasn't so friggin' good!
signaltwo Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 All he has to do is offer a cup of amazing ice cream and all is forgiven.
Pablo237 Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 coldstone guy said no and its now confirmed is taking over the operation!!
signaltwo Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Hmm, if he gives us all free ice cream I'm k with it. Dippin Dots is overpriced as it is anyway.
Hayzle Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Coldstone is too, but the product is just waayyyy more satisfying so i'm willing to pay it. Word is that Ben and Jerry's is getting anxious to join this Dippin Dots vs Coldstone battle, at least that's what the El Toro operated told me =x
signaltwo Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Very true, and you probably get at least a little more for the money. And haha I forgot there was a Ben & Jerry's in the park, the photographer at the main gate told me they were being removed to make room for more Johnny Rocket's.
DiveMachine Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) The parking attendant told me they were removing El Toro to make room for a brand new parking lot inside the park. And no, I'm not serious... Edited January 26, 2011 by DiveMachine
jedimaster1227 Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 ^Somehow I doubt that. Please work on your use of capitalization and punctuation, as your posts are currently in violation of our Terms of Service. Please be sure to fix that when posting from now on, as you may be warned again in the future if you continue.
nitro4ever Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 The parking attendant told me they were removing El Toro to make room for a brand new parking lot inside the park. And no, I'm not serious... The Papa Johns guy told me that they're not going to remove El Toro, they will just move it to the middle of the lake, next to Green Lantern. Yes, the Papa Johns guy is leaking information now, so we dont have to worry about the Dippin Dots guy being fired.
Hayzle Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Yes I was really worried about the loss of the Dippin Dots guys' vital information. Now that the El Toro operator, photo guy and Johnny Rockets guy are all in the leaking game, we're set!!!
nitro4ever Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 I think they will give us even more reliable information than the Dippin Dots guy did. By the way, the photo guy posted some pictures of the underwater submerged launch coaster on his totally NOT real website.
larrygator Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 MODERATOR NOTE: When an inside joke goes 23 hours behind responses it has run its' course. Please refrain from any more talk of the Dippin Dots, Cold Stone, Johnny Rockets, Papa John or any other comments. It was funny (for some) while it lasted but let's get back to a real discussion about the park. thank you
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 I'm real anxious to see how efficient Green Lantern is going to run three trains. So far the best I've ever seen it done was Riddler's Revenge circa 2007, and that was no easy task to have a train dispatching at the moment the previous train cleared Block brake. And even that was just in spurts...God bless those internationals from Thailand!
Hayzle Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 There's just so little going on with this park right now, we're trying to have a little fun! But yes I will stop now, sorry for taking up bandwith (i'm saying that with total sincerity btw!)
Pablo237 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Is Green Lantern going to hurt like Mantis?? I heard some bad rep about B&M Stand-Up Coasters. You think it will hurt or will this coaster show that B&M upped their game in comfortable rides??
b&mforever Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Having ridden both I found Chang to be infinitely better and smoother. Not sure Why but I found it to be one of the smoothest B&M's
DiveMachine Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 When I rode it as chang, is was quite smooth and a great ride, almost as good as Riddlers Revenge, which I consider one of the best coasters in the country
YoshiFan Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) I'm real anxious to see how efficient Green Lantern is going to run three trains. So far the best I've ever seen it done was Riddler's Revenge circa 2007, and that was no easy task to have a train dispatching at the moment the previous train cleared Block brake. And even that was just in spurts...God bless those internationals from Thailand! Hopefully they will have more than 2 ride ops check the trains since every other coaster only has 2 ops checking restraints with exceptions once in a while (and KK with 2 ops checking restraints per train). Nothing against the ride ops but if only 2 are checking restraints on a ride like Bizarro that always stacks with 3 trains and a lot of the time double stacks with 3 trains, I don't see how they are not always going to double stack with 3 trains running at Green Lantern. I'd like to see 4 ride ops checking restraints at those Bizarro, Superman as well as Green Lantern but with the cutbacks, that doesn't seem likely. Edited January 28, 2011 by YoshiFan
signaltwo Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Well the ride is new so management will probably want to give it the best treatment for at least it's first season. I can see a full crew on Green Lantern, but after the 2011 season who knows.
Pablo237 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Why give the best treatment to one ride that is brand spanking new??
DJeXeL Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 MODERATOR NOTE: When an inside joke goes 23 hours behind responses it has run its' course. Please refrain from any more talk of the Dippin Dots, Cold Stone, Johnny Rockets, Papa John or any other comments. It was funny (for some) while it lasted but let's get back to a real discussion about the park. thank you No, No, Thank YOU! That was getting old! Is Green Lantern going to hurt like Mantis?? I heard some bad rep about B&M Stand-Up Coasters. You think it will hurt or will this coaster show that B&M upped their game in comfortable rides?? Mantis and Vortex @ CGA have to be the worst stand ups in the world. Just horrid LOL I'm real anxious to see how efficient Green Lantern is going to run three trains. So far the best I've ever seen it done was Riddler's Revenge circa 2007, and that was no easy task to have a train dispatching at the moment the previous train cleared Block brake. And even that was just in spurts...God bless those internationals from Thailand! That chick that was checking restraints by HERSELF @ Superman: Krypton Coaster has her transfer all filled out ready to go. She's movin to NJ
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 @Yoshi: There are some rides that can get away with only two ops due to it's nature. Nitro I'm sure can hit 1200pph with only two ops, and sparring you don't have too many fatties, El Toro can hit some high numbers in its own right. However, rides with alot of seats and/or seat belts should get a little more attention (Kingda Ka, Batman, Bizarro,Superman, Green Lantern...and though previously mentioned, El Toro) @Pablo: It's not something exclusive to this park or Six Flags. New rides get a whole bunch of attention until the buzz fades away. Xcelerator at Knott's used to have 6 operators...a 20 passenger train. At one point an operator was in charge of only checking like three seats. Not three rows...three seats. I haven't seen California Screamin' run 6 trains in about a year (and yes, I'm only counting peak seasons) Heck who even knows when the last the last tim X2 ran three trains...despite that sole factor being a main reason for the revamp (to up capacity) @DJ Exel: That girl is the pennicle of what a ride op needs to be. If you can check a 32 seat B&M by your self and still not stack with two trains, then no one else anywhere should have an excuse. She was taking loose artices, checking heights and cleared the whole train in under 1:30....In Texas' 110 degree heat. I hope that girl is an OM by now
medusa99 Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 The way that gadv staffs there rides is there always has to be an operator behind the pannel as well as one attended for each train. The reason why they do this is so if there is a break down there is an employee able to go to each stranded train. Ride like batman can use more people but the way that the blocks are set up it dose not really matter if you have two good employees. The rides only has 3 blocks so the train has to hit the breaks before the next can go out. When El Toro opened it did not have a full crew of 6 people all the time for the most part it 3 in the station and one greater. Gl how ever will probably be different do to the fact that some of the operations management came from cedar point and they know how hard it os to keep a stand up moving.
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 ^Batman has FOUR blocks, (1.Station 2.Lift 3.Main Brake 4.Transfer) just like the Batman I used to work at Magic Mountain, and just like every other 2 train invert. And even with a fast crew, yes there's bound to be some stacking on a ride thats only 2700' long...but that should not be an excuse not to try.
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