Montezooma's Revenge Video

[Twister II]

Dose anyone have a Montezooma's Revenge video?

 

Im heading out to Knotts next week, and my 6 year old cousin says that he is interested in it, but I dont think he really understands what it dose, so I think a video would help.

[coaster_type_of_person]

RCPRO has one but for some reason the site hasent been working for me....but they have an onride video.

[Canobie Fan]

I have a POV on GL at SFKK... Its not MR.. But overall its the same ride at a different park...

http://www.canobiefan.com/vids/povs.html

8th video on the left. Its front and back seat POV.

[Nrthwnd]

Greezed Lightning at (sigh) Astroworld was the same, too.

 

One of the Originals of this type, Tidal Wave, was at (then called) Marriott's Great America, CA.

[Rusty Nail]

Wow that coaster barely goes up the back spike

[Canobie Fan]

Yeah SFKK trims the hell out of it sadly

[Gnome]

WeeWeeSlap.com has it. It's got everything except it stopping in the station, its enough for him to see what it does.

[zburns999]

RCPRO has one but for some reason the site hasent been working for me....but they have an onride video.

 

RCPro won't work for me either.

[ebl]

"Yeah SFKK trims the hell out of it sadly"

 

That's not the problem. There are two models of Schwarzkopf shuttles. The original one operated with a falling weight that pulled the train out of the station. That's the big tube under the front spike of the ride, and SFKK's ride has that, as it was once Marriott's/Six Flags Great America's ride and was one of the first. (PGA's Tidal Wave/Greased Lightning was the first generation model, too.) The track behind the station doesn't go out as far, so the the trains are trimmed before going up the back spike.

 

The newer model is like the now-former SFAW's and Montezooma's Revenge. Instead of the falling weight, there's a huge flywheel under the track. When the button is pushed to start the ride, a clutch mechanism grabs the cable, launching the train. The track on the return trip goes farther back behind the station, so, with a bit more room, trains aren't trimmed going up the back.

 

Hope that explains things.

 

Eric

[robbalvey]

^ This is what I thought too until I rode the flywheel versions at Walibi Belgium and Toshimaen which also trims the train on the way back into the station. Could be shorter back spike, I never thought to check.

 

--Robb "I have a POV of Monty, but I now realize I've never put it on any DVD!" Alvey :shock:

[robbalvey]

Ask and you shall receive!!!

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=93185

 

Ok, while it's not Monty, it's REALLY close!

 

Enjoy!

 

--Robb

[euphoric]

RCPRO has one but for some reason the site hasent been working for me....but they have an onride video.

 

RCPro won't work for me either.

And I thought I was the only one. Does anybody know what happened to it?

[zburns999]

Haha. Isn't it odd. RCPro being hacked in late july-early August is what made me join the forums here (I'm glad I did!). I see the same happened to you euphoric Anyway, back on topic.

[euphoric]

^Well I had been registered to this site for a while but never started posting until RCpro went down. These forums are very... interesting. I'll leave it at that.

 

On the plus side, there are TONS of boobs on this forum, which make it an instant hit with me.