booink Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Gee, stuff like this really seems to be a waste to me... http://www.denenapoints.com/reports/danger-in-the-park-your-guide-to-keeping-your-kids-safe-on-a-roller-coaster.cfm I just downloaded a copy to laugh a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I just downloaded a copy to laugh a bit Umm, I'm not giving him my information. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 When I posted about Mitch Hawker last night, here's a comment made by an "enthusiast". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reissecup Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 a few days ago in science class we were talking about roller coasters. we're going on a field trip to kennywood in june, so the teacher had a picture which she said was was the newest coaster at kennywood. yesterday i searched "roller coaster" on google images because i was bored, and i found what i think is the exact same picture so i thought i could share it with you all. this was the picture: so of course being the hero i am, i raised my hand and politely informed her that it was demon. i forget exactly what we were saying in the argument, but at one point she pointed to demon's lift hill in the background and said "see here's the sooperdooperlooper" or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster19 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I finally have something that shocked me to no end. While I was in line for Banshee on media day, there were two young girls who stated to her friend that they opened up Bat and Delirium because they wanted to make sure nothing would be "in the way" of Banshee for opening day. I am still shocked that they believe this or even said it. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Besides the Darien Lake thread, I've heard multiple people said Boomerang needs to run two trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 ^Well, if they had a double sliding station (like Mr. freeze) that would be possible although probably the people who said it have no idea of what that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 USA Today is reporting Banshee as "The Worlds longest roller coaster" it says nothing about being the worlds longest INVERT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 USA Today is reporting Banshee as "The Worlds longest roller coaster" it says nothing about being the worlds longest INVERT Nice job USA Today, nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 ^Well, if they had a double sliding station (like Mr. freeze) that would be possible although probably the people who said it have no idea of what that is. i used to have that idea and thought it was fantastic. When I said that idea at Magic Springs during last summer's TPR tour, a few members pointed out that the connecting part would get bumpy after years. Maybe something like this could help? Not sure how it would work under the pressure of 6.5G's and 130mph though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 ^I have actually also thought of that. I'm no engineer, obviously, but as those sections of track would be flat they would never have to withstand more tan 1 G (the actual weight of the train) so maybe it wouldn't be that bad. Then I thought of something like this: the track would slide normally but as the ends of the rails would have this shape it would then lower just a bit so that there was a minimal gap. Not sure if it would work, though. (obviously the gap would be smaller) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 ^ Forgot to say, I was talking about a Maurer SkyLoop when I said this idea. The transfer track would locate at the spot with the highest G force. Your idea is very great, but still could be very easy to get rough IMO. I'm thinking about putting the transfer track at the vertical section, which means three tracks parallel to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMarkSta Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/features/2014/04/17/banshee-brings-haunting-screams-to-kings-island/7815377/ Somewhat GP, but I cringe on this story of Banshee opening from a local Cleveland news station. The number of mistakes in this report are laughable, especially since they are supposedly coming from the stations local roller coaster "expert" First he claims that Gatekeeper set the world (he does say world) record for inversions at 7 last yr and that Banshee has again tied that. Umm Smiler anyone? Also one anchor claims he likes a classic old wooden roller coaster and I quote "like the Gemini" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 ^Not to mention that GK doesn't even have 7 inversions. I mean, there is nothing wrong with not knowing these things but what is annoying is when people talk as if they did and then say nothing but nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 When your not thinking straight it has 7, I always think it does and then I have to count up to remember it only has 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Umm Smiler anyone? You forget that this coaster is located "in some country outside the US" (Homer Simpson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Grr... This was posted a while ago, but I just hate how one accident makes the GP instantly assume that all roller coasters are unsafe. http://news.discovery.com/adventure/activities/rollercoasters-danger-risk-130722.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 The photo caption annoyed me the most A roller coaster in Lancashire, England, UK. A woman recently died after falling off a roller coaster at a Six Flags in Texas They compare two completely unrelated coasters just to try to prove their point that all coasters are dangerous. There is no reason to include a sentence about the SFOT incident. Edit- Nope. This sentence annoyed me the most: Witnesses who were on the ride with Esparza said she alerted the attendant after the others' safety restraints clicked three times when locked in, but Esparza's clicked only once. How many times do enthusiasts have to point out that NTAG's restraints don't click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanM64 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I heard a great one today while in the queue for American Eagle at SFGAm today. The girl behind me asked her friend how old Eahle was. Without hesitating- "Well it's the oldest in the park- no wait. Whizzer is older than Eagle. American Eagle is the oldest standing wooden coaster in the Northern Hemisphere though!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro_Ryan Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 One day, I was talking to my friends about roller coasters and how I work at El Toro. So one of my friends tried telling me that El Toro was built taller after it opened so it could go faster. She claimed the new top speed was over 90 mph. I tried telling her no such thing ever happened and that I'm a good source because I'm a coaster nerd and I work at the ride but she still didn't believe me. haha Silly GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 When I went to Disneyland Paris with my friends one of them said that space mountain ran at something like 300 km/h. But he was quite convinced when I insisted it was nowhere near that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 So today at school one of my friends said "I rode Goliath on Saturday." So I pulled out my iPad and showed him the Goliath webcam with the ride under construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someotherguyuser Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I was at Knott's the other day and some kid was talking about how Ghostrider flew off the tracks and then came back on. Also, while in line for Xcellerator, I overheard some girls who looked like they were freshmen in high school. The three of them were really trying hard to get one of them to flash for the camera. There goes my hope for that generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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2012jarrett Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I was riding High Roller at The Linq yesterday and getting off of it I heard somebody say "That has to be the most dangerous ride ever." Seriously, Vegas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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