Air @ Alton Towers ISN'T the first flying coaster?

[Philrad71]

Hmm--interesting, but that looks like one painful ride. You could chip a tooth on that bar in front of your face.

 

Perhaps inspired by the one and only 'Tooth Chipper' at Krustyland?

[TPDave]

Realistically the public won't know if the clim is accurate, as long as they can say it with any legal ramification I'm pretty sure Merlin would do it!

 

Anything to get the punters through the door, not a style I'm particularly fond of but it seems to work every time for them so I don't see a change in strategy any time soon.

[DirkFunk]

And Birdmen at Fuji-Q dates before Air too. :shrug:

[kailisun98]

And Birdmen at Fuji-Q dates before Air too. :shrug:

Birdmen??? Never heard of that one before.

[TPDave]

^^ Are you talking about the suspended one of something? To my knowledge Fuji Q hasn't ever had a flyer...

[KingRCT3]

http://rcdb.com/1193.htm

 

"The Great Fluffy Sky Adventure originally opened as a flying roller coaster named "Birdmen". The coaster was shutdown after an accident in May 2001. During the shutdown, the ride's theme was changed and the car configuration was changed to that of an inverted roller coaster."

[TPDave]

Gotcha - I'm truly amazed that Fuji Q screwed something up

[kailisun98]

Gotcha - I'm truly amazed that Fuji Q screwed something up

I highly doubt that that ride is the only thing that Fuji-Q screwed up.

[cfc]

http://rcdb.com/1193.htm

 

"The Great Fluffy Sky Adventure originally opened as a flying roller coaster named "Birdmen". The coaster was shutdown after an accident in May 2001. During the shutdown, the ride's theme was changed and the car configuration was changed to that of an inverted roller coaster."

 

To me, it will always be "Hamster Coaster."

[Nrthwnd]

My, my, the things you (still) learn about Fuji-Q.

 

But for now ^ QFT