robbalvey Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 is the new cave intended to reflect the style of the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney World? I'm not sure if it comes across like that on the video, but in person, I don't think the two look anything like each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozziboy Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 ^ Thanks Robb. Sadly I haven't yet had an opportunity to ride Dwarfs , so I'm only going by the way they both looked in the videos - ie. loads of lights/lanterns set up inside the cave. Disney often mirrors similar attractions or experiences between their east and west coast parks, so I was just wondering if they maybe saw the theming upgrade/refurb as an opportunity to give the west coast a small taste of the Dwarfs Mine experience without having to build a full new attraction. I can't wait to one day get back to Orlando and get to see the real deal for myself! (other side of the world... sigh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickstroberg Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hey Robb, where are all the vids?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sorry, it's been a really crazy past few days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickstroberg Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 HAHA no problem, I just don't like going on youtube, due to the whole google+ thing, I don't like whole "one account for everything" thing. Xcelerator is one mean MOTHA'! Great coaster, but I have to say I like TTD a smudge more. That anticipation, waiting for the lights to turn green, is incredible! But, without this badboy, TTD wouldn't be a reality, along with the likes of Stormrunner, and Speedmonster (some of my favorites). This is the grandaddy of all the accelerators out there, gotta love it! Twister looks like a solid coaster, I really loved Ravin Flyer II, and I imagine this to be pretty damn good too. Gravity Group's bigger coasters never seem to age well; Hades/Hades360,and more so, The Voyage. But I imagine these smaller installations age better, due to less stress on the track, and it looks from the vid that it still delivers great airtime in such a small package. Journey to the Center of the Earth, that looks absolutely nuts! So jealous I've never been on it Is the park easy to navigate to for a foreigner? I'm always anxious to travel that far for parks. I get so stressed when I don't feel like I know what I'm doing, or where I'm going. But this may be the top *must ride* non-coaster on my list, looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Xcelerator- looks like an AWESOME launch coaster. Twister- Man, when will more U.S. parks buy some more Gravity Group woodies? I'd love one near me in Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Here's today's video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 "That was awesome! - Howja do?" Whoever that was, she definitely enjoyed the ride, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharman19 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Unknown Person: "I got air!" Robb: "AAAHHH! Oh! I got some airtime too!" That's my favorite part of the video! Good job on the video Robb! Where the lines short because of the weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 From the video it looks not just a little bit bumpy I'm so worried that the fence at the front of the train would fall apart. Also the transitions look so much slower than the newer GCI coasters. Did you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Today's video is quite an awesome launched coaster that I think took everyone by surprise! Lynet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Awesome. Still a great coaster. And the park is amazing, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickstroberg Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Isn't this LOONet?! The moon magnet launch coaster?! Ive never been that impressed by the Gerstlauer coasters I've been on, they always felt like a company that should make wild mouse coasters, trying to run with the big dogs. However, since I've only ridden a few, I can't really comment on much, other than how awesome this coaster looks! I imagine the launch has some force, since its only propelling one car, rather than a whole train. Can anybody verify this..? Just curious. The layout looks like it has a good mixture of forceful elements, nice airtime, and cool inversions. Seems like a solid coaster! Hope to ride it one day! Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Getting caught up on these... Xcelerator: This one is a great ride. It may be short, but it's one of the top five coasters in California and the best ride at Knott's, plus I have yet to find a coaster with a better launch. Rutschebanen: For an old scenic railway this one looks like a decent ride. It definitely seems faster than you would expect one of these to run. Twister: While not the greatest looking wood coaster ever, it looks like a fun ride and does quite a bit for being crammed in a relatively small space. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Why can't we have rides like this at the American Disney parks? This ride looks amazing. I don't know anyone who's been on it and doesn't consider it one of the best rides in the world. Hopefully I'll get to Japan one day and give it a try. Roar: I've always liked this ride, and it is a great example of a first generation GCI coaster. Sure, it's gotten a bit rough, but there are still many wooden coasters out there with less tolerable rides. Lynet: Never seen anything quite like this. It somewhat resembles a Eurofighter, but almost looks like Gerstlauer's imitation of an Intamin launched coaster. At any rate, it looks like a fun ride. Also, KidTums looks tiny in those restraints (she probably barely made the height restriction on this one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Lynet looks like a very fun ride. With great air too! How was it in terms of smoothness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Lynet looks like an awesome ride. I love how Gerstlauer put two surprise pops of airtime before the MCBR's. Does the positive G really feel as much as 4.5? Gerstlauer's brochure said so but it doesn't look like a coaster with tons of positive G's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 That looks like a great little ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Lynet was quite a surprise ride. The launch, not terribly forceful but nice smooth acceleration into the top hat. Great little pops of airtime over some of the first few hills followed by a mix of helixes and two corkscrews. Reasonably smooth too. Up there with the best of the Gerstlauers. Twister is a fantastic ride. How they managed to cram in such a long ride into that space i'll never know, but they did and it's great. Run really well too. Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not much more to really say about this one except, GO RIDE IT!. ... NOW! Tagada. This was pretty much one of the funniest things that happened on the China trip. Super weird, super random but lots of fun. The only other Tagada I had ridden before that one was the one at Blackpool which had seats and restraints. I then had no idea why people couldn't wait to ride the one at Floraland and now I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Lynet- Looks like a sweet Mack launch coaster. Roar- I'll ride the SFA version next year, but I know that SFDK's version is better. It seems like a nice GCI woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yesterday's video is one of the most F**KED UP rides on the planet.... For Today's video, would YOU go through a haunted house totally alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Long Live the Tagada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I rode a Tagada when I was 8, really hope I can see one of them soon, seems like they are all at the rather small parks around middle China. We call it fried rice machine here. That looks like a very good haunted house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Those tagadas are popping up all over Korea lately outside of theme parks as attractions on their own. They can be quite hard to spot since they tend to be buried in basements and you have to keep your eye out for their Korean names written in Korean "dipang" or "discopangpang." Before I learnt the name I had no idea there was one in my little town. They normally are set to music accompanied by a DJ, disco lights, strobe lights and a spot light that will highlight the top part of the ride. The ride stops there on a person and they are interviewed and quizzed and get bounced out of their seat for getting questions wrong (or right, no-one likes a no-it-all.) They always seemed shocked to see a foreigner show up so I get spotlighted often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Tagada- No U.S. Park will every buy that! Jeez, when will the Chinese start making knock off woodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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