dubaidave Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Just ridden it. Twice. All I can say is it far exceeds any of my expectations. Dubaidave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Everything is getting ready! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be0wmhylN7M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anac0nda Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I_can_not_believe_this. The guy who rides next to the designer - the guy who is the first to ride Formula Rossa in the first row - is finnish! Anyway, a great video, still waiting for the POV though And it's good to know they really do give goggles to the riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Ok. Here's a slightly better ride review. I have to start by saying I have not ridden kingda ka or top thrill dragster. I have ridden stealth and dodonpa. This thing bar far knocks spots off anything I have ridden before. I rode twice. In the middle and the front so will describe it twice. The first ride was in the middle. It was nothing short of amazing. The comments about the launch vid being speeded up are not true. This thing just keeps accelerating. Even when u think its at full speed it just keeps getting faster. When you hit the first hill you feel the trims kick in but still get a nice pop of airtime. The fast hilixes are so close to the ground you feel you are going even faster than you are. The hills are filled with airtime and there's a couple of nice headchoppers too. Then into the last two bunnyhops that still give good airtime and you are still travelling pretty fast wheb you hit the breaks. Now the front seat. The launch feels much faster in the front and you seem to hit the first hill a lot faster. The airtime is somewhat diminished in the fron but the headchoppers are even better. Overall I much preffered my ride in the middle than the front. Whilst the front produces more feeling of speed the middle provides a much better ride. It could almost be two different rides in the middle and front. It is a ride that delivers on every aspect. The train is well themed. The station has great pumping music. Its has amazing speed and acceleration whilst still providing a long ride and decent airtime. As you can tell I am very impressed. One last note about the music. To get to formula rossa you pass through a kids themed area and the kids music playing the almost seamlessly blends into the pumping formula rossa music as you enter the station. Tomorrow. Is opening night so we can only wait to see what it brings. By the way. There is another coaster and lots of other amazing rides in ferrari world as well. I hope to try some out tomorrow and wil, of course, update everyone. Dubaidave By the way, the finnish guy is the cameraman I am working with and he got a sneaky ride last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the review, Dave! Now it's time for everyone who has not ridden it, and will not ever ride it, to find ways of saying it sucks for this or that mundane reason....whatever it may be. Edited October 26, 2010 by BeemerBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Can't wait for the update. The thing is that roller coasters will only get faster and faster. I wonder when they can't go any faster due to some reason that the body can't handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 The wheels and track are constantly sprayed with water to keep them cool. In the station and on the launch track water sprays help to keep the wheels cool. dubaidvae I305 has its wheel's sprayed in the block brakes and before the drop but they still trimmed the first drop. I am just wondering how long FR is going to last as it is before they make any adjustments. I hope they wont have to and pending FR's success I hope that it could lead to 1305 being untamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 ^not.every.coaster.is.created.equally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 At this point this ride seems absolutely incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Millennium Force has it's wheels sprayed in the station too, so I doubt it was because I305's wheels were exploding. It's just a tactic Intamin uses to keep the moving parts of the train cool on a hot day. The problem is that all Intamin wheels go bad, regardless of condition, speed, or forces. Wheels age, some quicker than others; it's just something to deal with. I think as Robb's pov review shows, the reason I305 has been tamed is because it was hurting the riders, not it's parts. That's the same reason Magnum has trims...it's the same reason any coaster has trims. The structure can handle it, it's just the forces that hurt riders which cause parks to slow their rides down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Man, FR doesn't waste anytime launching...and that is one of my favorite sounds ever. Anyone know who that was on the ride from Intamin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Are all of DubaiDave's "sneak peek" pictures gone for everyone else, too? Looks like they were edited out? Also, the YouTube video was removed by the user? Seems odd to edit out pictures with no explanation....but maybe I missed it! Will be interesting to see how everything goes for the first week or so!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 The press release I got had an embargo until midnight last night, Dubai time, which is now passed. Hope this doesn't mean a cable snapped. -RO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaidave Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 No, The cable and the ride are fine. It was embargoed so as not to spoil too many surprises on opening night Dubaidave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 That's what I figured. Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait! I haven't been this excited since my Japan trip. Whenever I can go to a brand new, major park, that's great. And, since I'm sick and tired of chicken and rice, which is apparently all Saudis eat, I'm extremely excited about the Italian restaurant too. Oh, and alcohol, and seeing women's legs again. -RO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldek Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Looks like we'll have to wait a week as this was just posted on their Facebook. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi - Official In respect of the passing of the late Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, today’s soft opening of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has been postponed. The Soft Opening of the Park will now take place on Thursday 4 November 2010, starting 12 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walibi owner Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Millennium Force has it's wheels sprayed in the station too, goliath and Xpress (walibi world) have also wheel coolers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/the-opening-of-ferrari-world-is-delayed/ Minor delay in opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 A few more photos of the Press Days have appeared online... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 ^The train obviously isn't launching in that picture. How lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 ^The train obviously isn't launching in that picture. How lame. WHO CARES? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Fanboys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 They used parts of that footage for the news on TV here in Italy. That thing is FAST!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 The Fioraono GT Challenge coaster is funky looking ride with all the unbanked turns and the height of the track that never goes over what looks like 30 feet or so. I hope its a fun coaster, it looks like or could be really fun or really lame. This really is a cool project, the whole concept of the park. It's like an amusement park that isnt really an amusement park. I mean even though it has coasters and a log flume and a drop tower the place looks more like a mall or a cool museum than a traditional theme park. Even the traditional attractions are a bit quirky, a log flume through an engine block, a flat un-banked dueling racing coaster, a super fast coaster with a relatively uninteresting layout, and a tower ride through the roof. A very unique project at least and I cant wait to see more about the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 (edited) edit Edited October 29, 2010 by Hilltopper39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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