alilstronger Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Skyrush has a really fast one but it was rumored that they were going slow it down as one of the improvements for the ride. Not sure if that is true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Mutts Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 ^ By slow it down I think they mean that they will make it go slower till all cars are past the curve up as this is where alot of axle fractures are happening (NOT good!), after that part it will speed up to the normal speed. For fastest steel lift (not launch) I would say Skyrush and for Wood it would be any of the Intamin Prefabs with a cable lift (El Toro and T Express). For the slowest it's any of theses knockoff Japanese/Chinese rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Just like everyone else here has said, the fastest lifts I've been on are I305, Millennium Force and El Toro. Those Intamin cable lifts are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Tornado at Bakken is pretty much a launch, but is done with chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 How about Tornado at Bakken, the Intamin "prototype" spinner with a double chain lift. Doesn't it almost launch through the lift to keep the pacing through the low layout? Â Â Looks pretty launch-y to me. (Also, I want to ride this! It's a shame they have limited its use.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceattack52 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 The question remains as why are they so slow? I apologise for going off topic. It's probably because using a smaller lift motor uaes less power, which is in the interest of the park, but will also make the lift much slower. I guess it's a matter of "if it doesn't have to go that fast, then why should we run it that fast?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 ^^ Sheezus, that is a FAST lift! Took about a second to climb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Wow! That video above wins the slowest lift hill ever! I bet they claim it has 4 minutes of ride time when 3 minutes and 20 seconds of it is lift hill. This one gives that type of coaster a run for it's money, considering the Slowest ever lift: Â One and a half minute lift for such tiny coaster. Â Â Is it true this is being moved to SFMM next year to increase the coaster count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lareson Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 How about Tornado at Bakken, the Intamin "prototype" spinner with a double chain lift. Doesn't it almost launch through the lift to keep the pacing through the low layout?  Looks pretty launch-y to me. (Also, I want to ride this! It's a shame they have limited its use.)  Woah! Think if I were to ride that for the first time w/o seeing this video, I would think I'd be in for a bit of a shock as I'd expect the lift to travel the average 6-8mph, but that's crazy Intamin managed to do that with a chain lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 ^thats exactly what happened on the TPR Scandi Trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Outlaw Run's lift seems to be crazy fast in the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Mindbender also seems pretty fast. But it's not a chain lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Outlaw Run's lift hill is really fast as well. Don't know if it is the fastest though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Tornado at Bakken was a total surprise to pretty much everybody on the 2009 Scandi Tour. Â The top of the lift hill, was like... you were going fast enough up the hill, then came an instant launch at the top. Can't wait to ride it again in June. Edited January 8, 2014 by Nrthwnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Skyrush's lift hill is (was?) crazy fast, but the last time I rode it was in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angle O. Descent Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Fastest lift hill I've been on is Maverick... I only argue that it's a "lift" because it isn't really a true launch either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Skyrush's felt as fast as Maverick's first launch during it's opening year, honestly. I know it probably wasn't *quite* as fast but I'd still be very curious just how close they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrecken Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The fastest lift hill I've ever experienced bar none was on Skyrush - and I rode it for the first time this past June, so it was after it was slowed a bit at the top. Before that I had thought that I-305 and Millennium Force had fast lifts, but Skyrush seems quite a bit faster. Even if it isn't really that much quicker than those, it seems that way because it has only 2/3rds the distance to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MBoy1982 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Incredible Hulk Coaster!!!! Â Starts as a traditional lift, then surprises you with a launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 If Maverick's upward launch counts as a lift hill... Take it to the extreme, Formula Rossa has the fastest lift hill because the launch section also has a small slope. Â I guess by lift hill, it means traditional chain lift and cable lift while friction wheels and the weird Japanese coaster using belts can be arguably included. Â So I think SkyRush and Tornado might be the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yeah I'd say Tornado at Bakken. I tried to tell my friends that the lift is fast but oh my goodness! Even I was totally unprepared with that shotgun launch at the top and it took me half the ride to recover, but in a good way! Needless to say I re-rode it, twice, while only one of my friends joined me all the way. I'm really happy I got to ride it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Skyrush is definitely the fastest I've been on. Not only is it quick, but once the entire train is "in the lift" itself it accelerates reasonably hard for a bit. And we shouldn't forget that it is pretty steep (around 50 degrees, think) and that the trains weigh a lot (approximately 13 tons). As to chains, I don't know although Leviathan's is pretty fast (at least the fastest B&M). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I agree that Maverick doesn't count since it is more of a launch. Just saw Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens watching Roller Coasters In The Raw v1 last night. Unfortunately doesn't look like TPR put this one on youtube, and everyone else's video is pretty terrible. It's not as fast as I305, but it's got to be close to the fastest wooden coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 So is the question how fast speed wise is the lift hill or how fast it takes to get to the top of the lift? Â Speedwise, I would say SkyRush, for the coaster to get to the top of the lift, I would have to say any Kiddie Coaster! Â I would also say any Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG, or just any wild mouse coaster has a fast lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I will repeat by saying, everybody needs to get over to Bakken in Denmark and ride Tornado. Of all the coasters, big and small I have been on, this coaster just shocks you how fast you go up it's lift hill - and then that "gunshot launch" at the top.... amazing. Short lift hill, but very effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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