CardCraze Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 This "gem" was on Kings Dominion's Facebook page. I mean, no... just no. itz a l00p!!!11!1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 ^An overbank could be kind of fun, but it doesn't seem quite as intense as that groung-hugging turn it has now. As for the loop...this guy has no concept of physics, since that would be almost a guaranteed blackout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Its not a loop its a non inverting loop lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I added a nice explanation of what would happen on that photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidator305 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I was the one who drew the quick sketch of an overbank in the picture and posted it to KDFansite because they were discussing what an overbank would look like. Then some other forum member added the loop... Here is my version... 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 It's looping!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Something I saw on the old Atari, roller coaster tycoon 3 forums: http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7765074&postcount=14 classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 ^Lol, but I think we're talking about the idiots' plans to i305. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Both look kind of lame. There are no loops or corkscrews. These rides are for 10 year olds. http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Behold-the-world-s-fastest-rollercoaster-at-Ferr?urn=nascar-284980 Post six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 (edited) Same site as above. Equal amount of ignorance. 12. Posted by Ben Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:59 pm EST Report Abuse i was at kings dominion twice this year, and the initmidator is definitely a great coaster. the reason for all the right turns is because its sponsored by nascar and intends to simulate (sort of) a nascar race. they actually had to slow down the speed because too many people were blacking out. ironically, dale earnhardt's picture is plastered all over the place. the ferrari one looks pretty lame after the start. 150 mph is definitely intense, but it looked pretty tame after that. the best coaster ive ever ridden was the phoenix at busch gardens in williamsburg. its hanging, and the initial drop is about as close to 90 degrees as you can get. What coaster is Phoenix that almost gets to 90 degrees? Does he perhaps mean Griffon, that actually gets to 90 degrees? There's no way to tell with these people. EDIT: The saga continues: It does not look that fast. It looks boring without all the big hills. I love roller coaster. The Mamba at Six Flags over Missouri is the best one of have been on. Edited November 13, 2010 by mightbeawannabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 one more: (post 28) It does not look that fast. It looks boring without all the big hills. I love roller coaster. The Mamba at Six Flags over Missouri is the best one of have been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightbeawannabe Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Ha! EDIT: the intimidator looks very fun, but no park beats cedar point. almost all there rides have held the records at some point in time. the millenium force is no joke I hear and they have another ride they recently opened that sends you up 420 ft in the air almost straight up and gets you to a speed of almost 200mph in 4 seconds and then you come back down backwards at the same speed. awesome. I cant wait to go back to cedar point again. when i lived in mich. I went every year. its been almost 15 years since I have been back. the magnum was the big coaster back then that held the fastest and tallest record. ... That guy doing the review is an annoying douche! Robb?! NASCAR all the way! Another example of American superiority. Both rides were designed in Switzerland... Ferrari seems fast but lame and Intimidator is just a fast version of a kiddie coaster. Umm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let1gre Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 People are entitled to whatever opinions they want, but opinions can be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I would consider every comment from that article worthy of being in this thread. But then again, you really can't expect anything remotely intelligent from the people who comment on Yahoo News Articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Again from the picture of the loop on I305: giga coasters can have inversions, its just that none have them so far. Any giga coaster can have inversion. Who said its impossible for giga coasters to have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 ^Yeah after all, a wooden coaster had a loop, why not a steel giga! The loop would have to be towards the end of the ride, unless you want like a 250 foot loop. That would be insane!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardCraze Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I had to find this thread to vent my frustration with ignorance. In retrospect, being an enthusiast has made my life more difficult around the GP. Anyways, the chorus at our school went to Disney in Florida over Winter Break and this kid responded "Disney sucks, they only have one roller coaster." to which I corrected him explaining Disney has six coasters. He asked me which ones and I named them, to which he responded. "Those aren't roller coasters! They don't go upside down! That makes them train rides!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 ^Train enthusiasts unite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The New Santa Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just had this conversation with a friend. Pic below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 ^ Wow. Once, my friend tried to convince me there was a corkscrew in Titan at SFOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I remember at one time, my brother referred every ride as a roller coaster. Free-fall towers are known as "Drop Zones" and all river rapids rides are known as "Rip Roaring Rapids." At another time, when the original V2 opened at SFDK (before the shortening), we would stand under the spike (or spiral before entering the park) and watch it sway after the train went through. I'm sure I heard a few "Is that ride supposed to do that?" come out of family members and surrounding guests who may have caught on to what we were looking at. Of course, the know-it-all of our group bursted out saying that "If it didn't flex, there would be more strain on the track, possibly causing it to fracture" which was probably correct (I'm no engineer). I also remembered hearing about this back just as V2 was being constructed on some show from the Discovery Channel, showed former SFWoA's Super Man ultimate flight and how it swayed. In light of Ghost Rider's major neuter/trim job, my friend told me a long time ago (back around when GR opened) that they placed several speed boosters along the track. Me not being fully aware of what rides are out there and whatnot at the time, I sort of believed him. Fast forward to today now...definitely not true. Last one I can dig up for now was a couple years ago (2009 haunt) when some guests were reading the back of my Haunt shirt (had the list of the haunted mazes). One of them asked me if is some kind of roller coaster or ride, probably because of the log ride being a haunted ride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW1 Flying Ace Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 One of my friends 3 or 4 years back swore that Rock'n Roller Coaster (DHS) went 158.3 MPH for less then a second but, was so fast that you couldn't feel it and at the end of the launch it went back to the correct speed I told him. He was convinced on this for about a year. Maybe he just really liked the ride after all, he did give it a perfect rating lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 ^^Sounds exactly like my friends! The only downside of being a theme park enthusiast is that your non-enthusiast friends have no idea what you're talking about or you get aggravated because they have no idea what they're talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Friend: OMG! Have you been on Maliboomer?! It's 1,000 feet tall! Me: Not... Friend: Noooo... the signs on the ride SAY it is 1,000 feet tall! I cannot even remember how many times I've been told this. If anyone remembers, the wraps on the maliboomer used to list the height of the hammer as it goes on (200 ft, 300 ft, ect.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Here's the best one for me: 2005, New Space Mountain Launches At Disneyland. GP: OH MY GAWD THE SPACE MOUNTAIN WAS CHANGED AND HAZ A LOOPZ IN IT! Exact guest quote. People seriously though SM did a loop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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