Canobie Coaster Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 REALLY like those colors! Agreed! The green and blue should really stand out when you enter that end of the park.
rcjp Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Looks great! How comfortable are wicked's restraints?
A.J. Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I really don't like how the riders' feet don't appear to completely touch the floor.
RideofSteel Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Looks great! How comfortable are wicked's restraints? Not going to lie, they're extremely uncomfortable. This is due to them tightening during the launch though, so hopefully Impulse won't have this problem.
KingRCT3 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I really don't like how the riders' feet don't appear to completely touch the floor. With your feet on the floor, you feel more vibrations than when they're not. (If the ride has any vibrations in the first place)
larrygator Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I really don't like how the riders' feet don't appear to completely touch the floor. I generally don't like shin guards, but I'll wait until I ride before I judge this.
linearinduction Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Looks great! How comfortable are wicked's restraints? Not going to lie, they're extremely uncomfortable. This is due to them tightening during the launch though, so hopefully Impulse won't have this problem. Obviously Knoebels didn't have a problem with them when they were at Lagoon Looking at Wicked and Spider. I think it was in 2013 they were there. Interesting they changed from the Big Rotors on Wicked's Trains to These Ones.
A.J. Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I generally don't like shin guards, but I'll wait until I ride before I judge this. Oh sure, I've never been on Wicked so I have little idea of what the experience is really like. I don't know why, I guess that it's somewhat of a pet peeve. I'm around 5 feet 11 inches tall and my toes just barely touch the floor on B&M mega coasters, which drives me nuts because I can't lay my entire foot flat like on, well, pretty much every other coaster. I want to rest my feet somewhere so I try and place them on the big lap restraint anchor in front of me but I always fail because, again, I can't reach completely.
cfc Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) I really don't like how the riders' feet don't appear to completely touch the floor. I generally don't like shin guards, but I'll wait until I ride before I judge this. It doesn't bother me if my feet don't touch the floor, but I agree with Larry about shin guards. Edited March 14, 2015 by cfc
_koppen Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Awesome looking trains! I've never been bothered by shinguards to be honest. At least not when I know that the alternative to them are this:
rcjp Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I generally don't like shin guards, but I'll wait until I ride before I judge this. Oh sure, I've never been on Wicked so I have little idea of what the experience is really like. I don't know why, I guess that it's somewhat of a pet peeve. I'm around 5 feet 11 inches tall and my toes just barely touch the floor on B&M mega coasters, which drives me nuts because I can't lay my entire foot flat like on, well, pretty much every other coaster. I want to rest my feet somewhere so I try and place them on the big lap restraint anchor in front of me but I always fail because, again, I can't reach completely. Interesting. I actually do enjoy having my feet floating about which why I'm not a fan of the way you sit on most intamin trains as your feet are firmly against the floor.
cfc Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 ^^Yes, shin guards are probably better than head-banging OTSRs.
Jcoaster Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I've never been on a coaster with restraints like this, but I will say they cannot be worse than Thunderbolt at Luna Park's restraints.
linearinduction Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I've never been on a coaster with restraints like this, but I will say they cannot be worse than Thunderbolt at Luna Park's restraints.The Laptrays are definitely different.
Sporky Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 I wonder if Impulse will have 20 second dispatches like the Phoenix? The loading has to at least be faster than most other coasters simply because its Knoebels.
A.J. Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Impulse test run video! [fbvideo] [/fbvideo] I'm willing to give Knoebels the benefit of the doubt here due to A) the test car just barely crawling over the top (it will probably be going faster when it opens) and B) an unstable camera mount.
MagnumFreak25 Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 What do they mean by "Test Car". Hopefully it will run a lot faster later.
A.J. Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 The test car is a train chassis with heavy I-beams mounted on top instead of seats and restraints.
coasterbill Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Thumbs up from me. That barrel roll looks incredibly fun and the helix will likely pack a nice punch. I don't expect Phoenix or Twister but I expect another incredibly fun ride to join their seemingly endless collection of incredibly fun rides. This ride was a perfect choice for Knoebels.
rcjp Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 The test car is a train chassis with heavy I-beams mounted on top instead of seats and restraints. Is it supposed to be as/nearly as heavy as the actual car?
JJLehto Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Looks fun! A nice addition and improvement to the already awesome Knoebels. Can't wait to visit this year!
Comeagain? Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 It's wheels are fairly substantially different from the regular trains. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was a fair amount slower and rougher because of it.
cfc Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 The test car is a train chassis with heavy I-beams mounted on top instead of seats and restraints. The test car looks like "Extreme Bench: The Ride."
p-sychiatrist Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Impulse is looking great! I've just planned a 2 day trip to Knoebel's at the beginning of July (Tues July 7th and Wed. July 8th). I've never been there before and I'm extremely excited, I just have a couple questions (sorry if they've been asked or answered before). 1. What are crowds like on weekdays (specifically Tuesdays) in early July? Is it easy to get multiple rides in on Phoenix, Flying Turns, and Twister? 2. I know all about the coasters, the Haunted Mansion, Black Diamond, the two Flume rides, and Stratosfear. I'm not super into flats, but I've heard too many great things about them here, so are there any must ride flats? The type I wouldn't find at a typical Cedar Fair or Six Flags park... 3. Do they sell beer or any alcoholic beverages in the park? I'm going for my 21st birthday, I'd love to drink my first beer at Knoebels Anyway, I'm unbelievably hyped!!!!!
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