JeromyL Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Well, Boomerang looks purty, anyway. Fair of face, but foul of temper. CFC. I see you have met my wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Well, Boomerang looks purty, anyway. Fair of face, but foul of temper. CFC. I see you have met my wife Safe to assume she's not a member of the forums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 ^ And her name isn't Boomerang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeptis Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Knott's has taken out it's flat ride Riptide. It's been disassembled after around 2 weeks of being out of operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeptis Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'm an RO at Supreme :3 How do you like it? Supreme was my 1st attraction as well. It should be dead on Tuesday right? Kind of curious about the wind. If there is any do they close XC ? Yes, Tuesday will be dead. You should have no more than a 2-3 train wait (If even that)for most of the majors. XC won't close unless it's above 35mph I believe. Yes, I'm enjoying it. It's one of the better rides to start at in the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Well, Boomerang looks purty, anyway. Fair of face, but foul of temper. CFC. I see you have met my wife Safe to assume she's not a member of the forums? Lol nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Air Race's sadly have a low PPH. The highest capacity still only goes through 600 PPH according to Zamperla's website. Probably the reason why not many big parks have purchased them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^ It'd fit right in at Knott's, to be honest. They have a Flyers and a Scrambler right across from Riptide's old plot of land and I've never seen them with a wait longer than two cycles. I'm pretty sure they have similar or worse PPH averages than an Air Race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^^ It'd be perfect at Knott's. I rode the one at Tivoli, and we all had a great time on it. And it was put in a nice setting at the corner of the park. It would be nice if Knott's now started beefing up their flats collection, with new flats, like this one. But hey, I will enjoy whatever they bring to the park. As long as I fit in the seat, and my age* doesn't f me up. (*Like it can and 'nearly has' in China and Japan, a few times.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 If anyone is interested, Riptide is now completely gone. All that remains is the queue, Dispatch Booth, and an empty fountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^There will now be a moment of silence. OK--bar's open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^In that case, I'd like a Manhattan, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^^ Gin and tonic, please. RIP ~ RIPtide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoasterpics004 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Amen. Riptide always rode rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarFlags Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Air Race's sadly have a low PPH. The highest capacity still only goes through 600 PPH according to Zamperla's website. Probably the reason why not many big parks have purchased them yet. 600 PPH totally smokes Xcelerator's capacity though, so that may not be much a problem for a park like Knott's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpsphil Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I think an air race would be better suited for the plant seeker location. Would also require less changes to infrastructure as compared to the riptide pad which would have to be reprofiled in order to accommodate an air race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 ...Would also require less changes to infrastructure as compared to the riptide pad which would have to be reprofiled in order to accommodate an air race Oooo, maybe they could design and build an all-new enclosed HAUNTED SWING attraction there, on RipTide's old pad? And themed to the Boardwalk, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Crazy Couch, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Crazy Couch, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoasterpics004 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Air Race's sadly have a low PPH. The highest capacity still only goes through 600 PPH according to Zamperla's website. Probably the reason why not many big parks have purchased them yet. 600 PPH totally smokes Xcelerator's capacity though, so that may not be much a problem for a park like Knott's. ??? Xcelerator has a capacity of 1,300 PPH, according to both RCDB and Wikipedia. I don't think that a ride with half the PPH "totally smokes" Xcelerator in capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoasterpics004 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Air Race's sadly have a low PPH. The highest capacity still only goes through 600 PPH according to Zamperla's website. Probably the reason why not many big parks have purchased them yet. 600 PPH totally smokes Xcelerator's capacity though, so that may not be much a problem for a park like Knott's. ??? Xcelerator has a capacity of 1,300 PPH, according to both RCDB and Wikipedia. I don't think that a ride with half the PPH "totally smokes" Xcelerator in capacity You haven't seen it operate, have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMountainMan Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 1300 PPH would be a launch every 55 seconds. Considering that even with two train ops half of that time is killed just by the next train rolling into the station after waiting for the previous train to clear the tophat, it's safe to say that's a number that will never be touched. I'd be shocked if they even pulled 500 an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 ^^ I actually have seen Xcelerator go 60-70 second dispatches with 2 trains running. However, seeing dispatches that quick are rare, and having two trains running is even more rare. In fact, it so rarely runs both trains that some people are unaware that it can even run two trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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