Hhappy Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) source Looks like Sega Joypolis got updated.. the old painfull coaster appears to have been replaced by something new. A gerstlauer LSM spinner with inversion.. Edited July 24, 2012 by Hhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 It's got to be better than Spin Bullet. Then again, being dragged behind a bus would be better than riding Spin Bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 ^Agreed. Spin Bullet was horrid. Hopefully this is an improvement. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Leave it to the Prophet Gerstlauer to push the spinning coaster further than before. I must admit though the idea is interesting; but I have to wonder exactly how many people they have to clean up after the cars return from a spinning inversion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 HOW did we miss this? Holy moley, that looks amazing. Now all we need is a POV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinning man Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I don't think we will be seeing a POV for sometime. That is one crazy looking coaster, and I don't think anybody is too keen to record something on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 This concept I have actually been thinking of, it will defiantly be an awesome ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 And there's a "Ring-inspired haunted house?!" Yeah, NEED. This is a stop on the Japan trip, please, for the love of goat cheese, tell me that's the plan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 POV on ANY spinning coaster is pointless, and stupid. Unless, of course, there is a water challenge. (Then you might actually comprehend what you're seeing.) JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I'm feeling nauseas just looking at this...I'd like to see what Elissa has to say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 It's been done numerous amount of times in NoLimits, but seeing this in real life looks awesome! Especially when it's indoors and at one of (if not) the world's greatest arcades! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JV10UCO4X4 Start at 4:08. Not quite a POV, but still some good video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack7 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Start at 4:08. Not quite a POV, but still some good video. But why start at 4:08 and deprive yourself of the preceding craziness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Good riddance spin bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 ^^^That video is tremendous. Do watch all of it. Once again: Japan dominates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 FYI - We'll be going to this park on the Japan Tour next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I thought the coaster was just that: a coaster. Mix in video game-like screens (some moving) and a launch, and you got more of my attention! Also yes, I recommend seeing the whole video as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 So all four seats face forward because of a show that happens before the launch? Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraAB87 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I have a friend on a trip to Japan right now and I made sure he knew that Tokyo Joypolis has been recently renovated and updated. Maybe if we get lucky he will send me some photos from Joypolis. I can't guarantee he will be able to visit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 (edited) FYI - We'll be going to this park on the Japan Tour next year! Woo hoo! - and all those simulators and "environmental" (Evil Dolls!!!) attractions there, besides the new coaster. And the shopping mall. And Condom-Mania, too! Edited July 25, 2012 by Nrthwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 That video is the most Japanese thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Yay Japan, yay messed up new credit, yay not having to ride Spin Bullet ever again! Can't wait to go back to Joypolis and do that Evil Dolls Sounds Dangerous thing, plus hopefully seeing the Rainbow Bridge all lit up at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 So, I'm confused about one thing. It's called Veil of Darkness: The Shooting Coaster. But it's not a shooting ride? Huh? Oh yeah, it's Japan. When Joypolis finally updated their site, I checked this out, because I've been considering stopping by there on my first Tokyo stop on the way to TPR China. Given that it was now themed and called "The Shooting Coaster", and given how many times they've changed Spin Bullet/Speed Boarder/etc, I'd assumed that this was just that coaster with new trains that shoot. (Maybe the ones from Zola at Fuji-Q?) Apparently, this isn't the case! Now, I'm so going there! In fact, in just over a month from now! Watching that video reminded me how much fun the weird half-pipe ride is! And the various walk-throughs, several of which I didn't have time for last time. Was the talking dolls thing really worth doing, if you don't speak English? I'd assumed that I'd miss the whole point. Strangely enough, it may actually end up being my first coaster of the year! Unless I decide to hit up Galaxy Express (I'm staying in that hotel!) or Fuji-Q first. I've been so busy working overtime this year to pay for my crazy Asia trip that I haven't ridden ANY coasters yet! But I'll make up for it soon, maybe starting with a world premiere ride! Hopefully, I'll figure out how to take video with my camera before then. I've never been big on taking coaster video, but I imagine there will be some demand for this one. By the way, the park is officially called just Tokyo Joypolis now, even though Sega still owns it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 ...and just like that, the RCDB no longer lists Veil of Dark as a re-profiling of Speed Boarder/Spin Bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 This looks awesome! Only Japan can manage to sneak in something as unique as a launched spinning coaster without anybody in the coaster community hearing about it until after its opened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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