RoCo Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Hope this doesn't impact us getting our credits today. The Morgan looks GREAT! That whole sequence before the lift hill, the huge spirals, very, very cool! I had no idea.
robbalvey Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 Today we were at La Feria for some möbius woodie and Schwarzkopf love... Here was our view stepping off the bus! We did manage to get our "full credit" on the möbius loop coaster, however it's a shame they don't race this woodie. In fact, they ran it with one train for the first part of the morning. Schwarzkopf shuttle loops are some of my favorite types of coasters and this one was decent. Slightly brakes on the return run, but still really good. TPR took over the spinning mouse! And this one spun... a LOT!!!
robbalvey Posted March 26, 2013 Author Posted March 26, 2013 Remember, we are posting live updates to Twitter! Love this sight! Montaña Rusa has a loading procedure that makes Gwazi look lightning fast! First they unload the train when it comes in the station. When the very last person has unloaded, they count out the people from the bridge, the exact amount that fits in the train. They are then allowed to walk down to the loading platform. You load front to back, cannot choose seats. Once everyone is at the air-gates, they are opened and guests are able to board the train. Once guests are loaded, first seat belts are put on, then lap bars. Ride ops come and check seat belts and lap bars. On side of the station is released, about 15 seconds later, the other side is released. The whole process take about seven minutes! Wow!!! It did have a few good moments of airtime. It was like SFMM's Colossus in its early years. It's no Grand National, probably on par with Kennywood's Racer. Pretty screwed up looking looping pirate ship! lol!
Sir Clinksalot Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^ The Looping Starship looks like it's about to crash into the woodie, and quite possibly the ground.
Dinnwitted Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I thought the wooden möbius coaster was modified in the 90s to remove airtime? Thank gosh they failed.
cfc Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 This place seems pretty worn down... The park never quite recovered after Cortez conquered it.
SFOGdude25 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 That woodie looks like it came straight out of Roller Coaster Tycoon!
CpBluestreakCp Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 That Morgan looks like a really fun and unique coaster, love that airtime hill practically right out of the station. Loving the updates, can't wait to see more!
cfc Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Finally got around to watching the Superman video. That does look much better than your average Morgan Hyper. This ride and Phantom's Revenge showed that Morgan definitely had the ability to design some great, unique rides.
rcdude Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Great to see coverage of parks I haven't seen much of. Six Flags Mexico looks like a pretty good park, and it sounds like Superman could be the best coaster in the country. La Feria looks alright, although it certainly looks like more of a credit run type of park and sounds like it's got some of the worst operations outside of Fuji-Q. I'm really interested to see what the remaining parks on the trip are like, as the Mexico City parks are the only ones I know anything about (other than what's on RCDB).
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Follow Twitter for live updates! Made a stop at a little FEC in a mall called Divertido Amusement Park... Cute little indoor amusement park. Reminds us a lot of the Dubai mall parks. There is an indoor Tivoli coaster... Which was actually quite fun! And an outdoor Wacky Worm! More credit whoring in Mexico! Yes, we have issues! Don't judge! Derek even got some tacos! This certainly is NOT Taco Bell!
Bear92 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Robb, did you get a POV of Montana Infinitum? I haven't ridden that beast since it was at Flamingoland, how's she holding up?
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Robb, did you get a POV of Montana Infinitum? I haven't ridden that beast since it was at Flamingoland, how's she holding up? I did get a POV. The ride was VERY intense! There were a couple of moments that jolted us a bit that I don't remember from when it was at Flamingoland, but it was still fairly awesome!
Jew Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Love this sight! I didn't know you were such a big iwerks theater fan. Great updates! Wish I could have gone on this trip!
JimmyBo Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Great stuff so far! I was truly surprised at the layout for the Morgan Hyper. I never really looked into it but it looks like a pretty decent ride. I am not really a big fan of floater air as I prefer ejector air but that layout seems to be pretty damn awesome. Glad you guys survived "the quake" even though I bet it's a lot more scary to have a 5.5 magnitude quake hit in Mexico rather than Cali because I'm sure the building standards aren't as strict as Cali. I remember seeing La Montana Rusa in some roller coaster VHS back in the day (which was a Wednesday) and it's kind of sad to see it not turn out that great over the years. Anyway, keep up the amazing updates and can't to see more videos! Jimmy "Donde esta las tres amigos?" Bo
thrillerman1 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Wow that Trabant/Flying Bobs ride you tweeted looks cool! Never seen that before. Thanks for all the updates, Robb.
robbalvey Posted March 27, 2013 Author Posted March 27, 2013 Remember Kennywood's Laser Loop? It lives on as Cascabel at La Feria in Mexico City! Check out our POV! Was really happy the park let me mount cameras in multiple locations on the ride. Always wanted to get some really good Schwarzkopf shuttle loop footage! Let me know what you think!
thrillerman1 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Great footage! Love it! That was my first shuttle when it was Laser Loop. So nice to see it running so well. Thanks, Robb!
simon8899 Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Re-Riding the good old "Dreier Looping" is one of the main reasons why I have Maxico-City on my travel map. It looks a little aged from the German carnival times but still rides great I persume... That they in addition have a Shuttle-Loop and a Weber Traumboot only makes it better... Edit: Good Cascabel footage - hope you also have some stuff from Dreier-Looping, I only found some SD footage from a German comedy movie...
XII Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Fantastic Updates so far. The trip seems awesome, I wish my schedule was more flexible so I could've made it on this trip.
coastercrzyjames Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Looks like everyone is having an amazing time in Mexico. I too wish I could have gone but my schedule had spring break ending as this trip began, go figure! Thanks for all the great & entertaining updates.
11slataus Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Great footage! It might be just me, but Cascabel doesn't seem to go as fast or high as some other shuttle loops, was it noticeably any slower than the others?
coasterbill Posted March 27, 2013 Posted March 27, 2013 Any park with two Schwarzkopf coasters sounds like a winner in my book.
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