dubaidave Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) I am going to split this trip report into two parts. First I will start with Formula Rossa then do a full report of the whole park. This is the Formula Rossa Bit. This is the 3rd time I have ridden Rossa and the 1st time as a member of the general public. As we arrived at the park Rossa was not testing so we did start to panic a little, however, when we entered at 12 we were told it would not be running until 1PM. After a couple of other rides we got to Rossa about 1.15. We qued around 25 mins in the VIP que line. Strangely the normal que was shorter than VIP. So, onto the ride itself. I love this coaster it delivers all the way. the launch is amazing. It gets faster and faster and faster still. The acceleration seems to go on forever. It does noticeably slow down on the first hill due to the trims, but, it still gives a great pop of airtime and you still seem to fly over it. the vast sweeping turns are still taken with enough speed that it feels like you are going very fast indeed. This is accentuated more by the track being close to the ground. After a couple more hills and low sweeping turns its back to the station over a couple of bunny hops, which do give airtime in the middle of the train, and its over. I love this ride. I have never ridden anything like it in my life. It is Fast, Smooth and has a fair amount of airtime. Of course I could be biased so I asked the poeple I was with, non coaster enthusiasts, about the ride and the airtime. They thought it was amazing and did have airtime. I have also spent a lot of time in the station interviewing riders as they come off and not one person has had anything bad to say about this ride. Heres a few pics Oh Oh. Not testing Here We Go Its looking quiet the VIP line was longer than the standard line There it is cooling off they go We see you train 2 Nearly there And Finally. Worlds Fastest Coaster, Through the fountain/. Edited November 22, 2010 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Dave, I still don't believe that you've been on this ride, OR that there's any airtime present. I'll remind you, I've seen the POV! Awesome report! That thing still looks damn sexy, and thanks for all you've shared with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nice report, Now is it only the front row that's wearing the glasses?? I assumed it would be everybody.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nice report, Now is it only the front row that's wearing the glasses??I assumed it would be everybody.. Nice catch Hanno, I just noticed that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 ^^^ ^^I guess they must have figured the winds in the front seat were intense enough, but the back seats were ok...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 That's one sexy track, thanks Dave! I think I would opt for the eye protection, personal pref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I absolutely love the sleek simplicity of the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Dave, any idea if there have been any preliminary complaints or problems with sand? That was always my one concern with this ride. Even with goggles on, sand to the skin at 150 mph might not feel that great. Great TR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Palooza Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Great pictures Dave! I doubt that we'll ever get to this one, but it is great to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntweisen Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Any pictures or review of the other racing coaster? That one looked more interesting to me than Formula Rossa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkyle Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 ^ He said he was doing this trip report in two parts, first was Formulla Rossa, then the second part will be the rest of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Awesome! How many trains does FR have/does it run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkgc Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 ^ From RCDB: 4 trains with 4 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldek Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Awesome Pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Nice pictures. This ride looks amazing, but I can't figure out why parks are building rides that have a launch or tall lift, only to have trims right after it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonskeep Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 ^ Hype. I share your confusion on that in general but not as much with launch rides. Now trimming drops should bring horrible agony to the doers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledgy Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hi Dave! Thank you for another amazing pictures and the TR. I'm so excited to visit this park in a few days, now I can't wait any longer and every minute feels like hours. If you're interested to meet for some rides, I will be there on Nov. 30th. Go on with the TR, I want to see more of the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Dont worru there will be plenty more coming soon. I will probably start a new thread for the main report. Just sifting through the hundreds of photos to get them ready. As for the Googles. You have to wear them in the front row and if you have contact lenses. In all but the front row the wind is fine becasue you have other cars infront od you. dubaidave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter.mccann14 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Don't forget about the V12 inside of the ride, but also, good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Nice pictures. This ride looks amazing, but I can't figure out why parks are building rides that have a launch or tall lift, only to have trims right after it. In KD's case it was inadvertent, and they seem to be remedying the situation in the off season. In the case of Ferrari World, they wanted the record for speed but didn't want to build a 500 foot hill to bleed off the speed naturally. I'm sure the cost of building something that size would have been astronomical. So they made a regular layout and trimmed the speed off on the first hill, but still left plenty of speed (probably still 100 mph coming down that hill) for the rest of the ride. I mean, they could have not trimmed it and killed everyone that rode it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Thanks for this mate...So presumably the ride has plenty of good places to view from inside the park?....That close up shot you got of it coming over the airtime hill is a good one. Echoing everyone else here, but I'm looking forward to seeing the other stuff too (But hey, who can blame Rossa for getting the limelight). I was pretty surprised to find out that the place has a Spiderman style 4D dark ride, so it'd be interesting to hear some 'spoilers' for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 From outward appearances the park itself seems to be English-speaking friendly. How much of an issue is language in the UEA? Thanks for the PTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscoe Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Dave thanks for the great photos, can't wait to ride this in Feb next year....Looking forward to seeing the rest of the park when you get around to doing the next update... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabrielOak Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Great report Dave, thanks. I'll not get out there till the Spring but am already really looking forward to it. Sounds like Rossa really delivers. Love the fact that the VIP queue was longer than the standard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Looking forward to the next installment of this report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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