ernierocker Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) It'll be interesting to see how the riding experience compares to Big Air. Edited September 11, 2013 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'm pretty sure this counts as a wing coaster. Correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 ^What else would it be? It'll be interesting to see how the riding experience compares to Big Air. I personally wonder how this compares to the impulse coasters, as maybe we could see 1 or 2 pop up in the U.S.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That looks totally kick-ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 That does seem like a good ride. For the U.S. they would need to add one or two more cars to the train to add more capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmillenia94 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 ....Noodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 That does seem like a good ride. For the U.S. they would need to add one or two more cars to the train to add more capacity. I don't think so. Each side seats two forward and two backward. Four seats per side, two sides per car, four cars per train - that's thirty-two riders. That's higher-capacity than all Impulse Coasters and most Boomerangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 ^Exactly... Like I said earlier... I like the concept.. Seems like a first generation version...Hopefully they can find a way to still allow for the spikes to twist! Just a matter designing supports which I'm sure can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 ^It would be pretty sweet to have key holes on that thing, even sweeter with keyhole on twisted spikes. Maybe another idea would be to have something like V2 at SFDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 This thing is huge! And gorgeous. Hopefully we will get one here in Europe soon. And finally a nerd shot! Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXman308 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) ^Does that sign say "first amusement ride erected in China"? Edited September 28, 2013 by TXman308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 This ride looks amazing! We need one of these in the U.S. so badly. If we get one of these in the U.S. I would be the first in line for it! It reminds me of Possessed at Dorney which I rode 27x straight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Those are not real Chinese people, none of them are in the proper Chinese riding position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Those are not real Chinese people, none of them are in the proper Chinese riding position. You mean the Fireball Position which Robb and Gravity Group's staff showed in IAAPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknottsville Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 I'm wondering if it would be possible to make the seats 4d!!!, a 300 foot 4d version would be insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Based on the state of the park when we visited, I never thought this would open. It looks like a nice update to the half pipe coasters. So how long before another Chinese park gets a knockoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 ^Hell, I'm amazed the park is still open. This looks like a nice variation on the half-pipe. The "wing" trains should add a whole new dimension to the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm still waiting for that car ride to be finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Intamin now have the ride up on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 ^Hmm--it'll be interesting to see if more parks build one of these with the "wing rider" seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 ^Just not with these awful restraints! I haven't tried the new intamin lap bars but they look better than these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscoe Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Is just me or does those seats look like they are quiet away from the loading platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 ^They should be more or less like furius baco, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 According to RCDB, the U-Shaped Coaster is now SBNO. Anyone know what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutterflower Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 As far as I know noone really knows why (well I assume the park do). It's been sat there for a while just doing nothing. I visited at the end of last year and it was closed despite the rest of the park being open and the same thing happened when some friends visited in Feb and March this year. I guess it's possible it's reopened since but not many RCDB contributors/westerners make it out that way so it's not reported? On the plus side Duane is out in China at the moment and I believe he's heading that way so perhaps he will find out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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