dubaidave Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Im extremely exited Abou it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I have heard some very good reports so fat. I'm down there on Wednesday for the official launch so will get a trip report up as soon as I can after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 ^Looking forward to that. This ride really looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Here's some testing video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Here's some testing video. Looks amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/charmainelouise.orario/videos/10153802024487860/ Another vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Does that look really slow to anybody else? Skyrush is way faster than that... I really hope it gets warmed up soon cause it's crawling over some of those airtime hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOG1991 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Does that look really slow to anybody else? Skyrush is way faster than that... I really hope it gets warmed up soon cause it's crawling over some of those airtime hills. This. I know my hopes are high since I am expecting Skyrush 2.0 + inversions, but this did seem to be crawling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Does that look really slow to anybody else? Skyrush is way faster than that... I really hope it gets warmed up soon cause it's crawling over some of those airtime hills. This. I know my hopes are high since I am expecting Skyrush 2.0 + inversions, but this did seem to be crawling. It honestly looks like Skyrush with a better and longer layout, and that excites me, but after this video, I'm a little worried a set my expectations too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not just you, it looks REALLY slow through that. Maybe its just a matter of perspective, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterer Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 So eager to hear reports of how this rides! Agreed that some of the transitions look slow and awkward, just from that video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Guys, we have been through this literally with every coaster, right? First test runs are _always_ slower than the rides a few weeks after opening. Give it some time to warm up and break in. It could also be that the reviews from Skyrush made the designers lay back a little bit to make a coaster that's re-ridable and fun instead of an insane ejector machine that may bruise your thighs. The layout looks kick-ass though, I can't wait for a POV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) Keep in mind that Skyrush has walkway under it and this one is nearly impossible to get a close up off-ride video! And this is a wing coaster so high wind will influence the train a lot, and this ride just opened, and it's only 72 degrees over there. (While 72 is a dream temperature for the majority of us here this time of the year, it is quite low for Abu Dhabi. Flying Aces might be running on summer wheels with thicker polyurethane because Abu Dhabi is super hot and they probably don't have the need to purchase "winter wheels" that work on 30's and 40's.) So many factors here that that I can think of can make the train (look) slow. I'm sure this would be an amazing ride. Edited February 22, 2016 by gerstlaueringvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkyle Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Off ride and POV of Skyrush do not give the ride justice when you're actually riding it. I have the same feeling watching those videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It could also be that the reviews from Skyrush made the designers lay back a little bit to make a coaster that's re-ridable and fun instead of an insane ejector machine that may bruise your thighs. I highly doubt that. While I'm with the camp that says it'll probably get faster, I don't think it's going to be enough to make a huge difference. That being said, I've generally kept my expectations low for pretty much every coaster recently. It ends up better for me that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Looks like the ride was originally designed by B&M with the long floats over the hills, then Intamin came in and added some twists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) I don't know guys, I want to be optimistic too but when I watch this video, I see something completely different than that testing video. I do hope it speeds up though, cause I think that layout has potential to be of the best steel coasters on the planet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfaot90tb5s Edited February 22, 2016 by chickenbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Looks like the ride was originally designed by B&M with the long floats over the hills, then Intamin came in and added some twists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 You guys are kidding me right? I just watched the section me video for the first time and it hauls ass holy crap. This thing is a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid124 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It was flying over the lift hill, but didn't seem to gain much momentum through the course. I will give it the benefit of the doubt that it will speed up as it runs more cycles, but it scares me that it is running like this so close to opening with a full or near full train. I had higher expectations for this after Skyrush, but I hope it doesn't turn out to be a butchered version of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMateo Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 **EDIT** Thought I was in the Hershey Park thread for a second and was concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB305 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 You guys are kidding me right? I just watched the section me video for the first time and it hauls A$$ holy crap. This thing is a monster. Dude... that train was crawling through almost every element. I expected the insane speed at the bottom of the first drop to carry throughout the majority of the ride, but holy crap, it barely even inched through the first element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I just watched a few skyrush testing videos (some with empty trains and others with very low lift speed) and it did already seem pretty fast. The layout on this one looks amazing and it is properly long but although I do think it will speed up I don't see it gaining that much speed to be OMFG insane like skyrush. I guess only time will tell, though, and we don't even have a pov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I don't know the testing standards over there, but for Skyrush they had to put so many laps on it before they could let anyone ride it so if that is the case, those wheels probably have quite a few laps that we might be seeing closer to what the speed will normally be. It's hard to tell since there hasn't been many testing videos. The way it hauls over the top of the lift is giving me flashbacks to Skyrush's opening season. Hopefully the lift isn't dialed back on this one later on. Other than that it seems to me that it would come in close second to Skyrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It's pretty hard to judge a coaster and how forceful it is from videos, plus who knows, they might have different wheel compounds on etc. I'm certainly not going to make a judgement on this coaster quite yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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