robbalvey Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 (edited) SO HAPPY this ride has found a new life and hope it has many, many years left in it. Still think it's on my top list of favorite Schwarzkopf rides! Edited August 24, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 It does look like the most amazing shuttle loop ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Can I have a clone of this in my back yard, please? Definitely worth a re-visit to Selva Magica in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Out of all the awesome sounds coasters make, I can't think of one that makes me happier than the sound of a classic Anton train thundering through a Anton box-beam loop. Pure bliss. It's probably part-sentimental, having grown up with Great America as my home park. The Tidal Wave could be heard everywhere in the park... and those blue and white lights, mmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Definitely worth a re-visit to Selva Magica in the future. Probably figuring we'd revisit Mexico as soon as Spring 2015 with the new re-do of Medusa happening next year. This would also be a GREAT added bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) ^ Great! Another Mexico TPR tour may be the only one I'll be doing, in 2015. But Bullet and Medusa will be worth the short vacation, lol. Edited August 31, 2013 by Nrthwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thri!!er Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 ^^^ Robb, I have really to say, that video with that compact Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop-simulation, with that brilliant graphics comes very very close to the reality, like the themepark-videos from Theme Park Studio... ^I hopefully have not to say to you, that I was only kidding just a little bit...lol I only can say again and again, your videos are just so sharpe and professional, just awesome - THANKS for THAT! Thri "sharpness pure" !!er PS- Thanks Milton for the pic by the way, Looping done - olé! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonmx Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 New picture from Selva Magica Facebook!! PS- Thanks Milton for the pic by the way, Looping done - olé! ¡¡De nada!! (you're welcome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Mmmm... Anton designed what I consider to be the best loop ever. I've never ridden this, but look forward to it. Yet another good reason for me to get down to Mexico! I heard it could be kinda a violent ride - those were the reports when it was at Circus World. I know it's got the pseudo-shoulder bars/clamp things now, which it didn't when it was new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I wonder approximately where in that loop this piece of track would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 ^Lucky! I would love to play around a piece of Anton track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Good to see this! Construction shouldn't take long as the coaster is a portable - so one to two weeks maximum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgeboy Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I was lucky enough to ride this back in the Circus World days. I was fairly young (probably 14 or so, and I'm 42 now), so I honestly don't recall how rough it was, although I'm sure it was. But at that age, I probably had a high tolerance for a rough ride anyway. I do remember these two details pretty vividly, even now: It was intimidating to see the train in a twisted position in the load/unload station, and at the time, they had these safety belts that were not unlike fighter plane pilots--they buckled around each shoulder and then together in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 OMG I would totally take a Mexico trip to ride this.....and that's because I'm afraid of traveling to Mexico. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 ^ Travel with TPR, and your fears will be minimal, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 ^ Travel with TPR, and your fears will be minimal, if at all. Or maximized! Either way, it will be an exciting adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 ^ That's also very very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 LOL....I'm sure I would be ok. I just have a paranoia of traveling outside of the U.S. I have followed TPR for a very long time and have viewed alot of the Tour reports and of course the Klassy Kruise trip. I'm sure it would be a blast. Now it's time to start saving up some $$$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 With this and Medusa Steel Coaster, it seems to me that I already have 2 trips planned to Mexico for next year! Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastergenius250 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm glad this didn't go to the coaster graveyard with Greezed Lightnin'. At least it isn't named weiner looping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterEv Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 So great to see this thing wasn't scrapped <3 Wish I could get down there to ride it. Oh Anton, you make my panties dance so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 ^ Agreed on all counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thri!!er Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Some new photos from the official Facebook-Fansite by Selva Mágica Themepark... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 This is neat. Can anyone explain why they're doing this? Was the ride just extremely cheap to buy, and even considering the costs of refurbing parts etc it was just a monetary move to cheaply add a new ride? Or do those folks actually have some amount of respect for history and saw it worth it to salvage a "classic" ride? I'm just wondering as the demise of the Tidal Wave/Greezed Lightnings here in the US seem so chock full of "well, they were well beyond their intended lifespan and would have taken too much money to refurb". VERY cool looking ride, and very awesome that they're giving it new life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I don't think they would do it if it would be too costly. During the Teststrecke refurb I've read somewhere on the net that the electronics in the coaster are consisted mostly of standardized parts which one can get in any electronics parts store. Next to that I think that maybe in Mexico they can produce some of the spare parts themselves instead of buying them from MaurerSöhne or Gerstlauer. Showmen here really like Schwarzkopf coasters cause they're nearly indistructable. I guess thats why Steiger opted to refurb Laser than buying a new coaster. I have experiences myself that Intamin built EuroStar was not up to deliver smooth ride and getting built up multiple times a year. I don't really know but in the end I assume showmen Bruch would've opted to keep Thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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