verticalzero Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Where is the nearest "Intamin Halfpipe" to the UK..?
Astat Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Well, only 3 Intamin Halfpipe coasters have been built so far, and only 2 of them are operating. One is at Six Flags Elitch Gardens in the US, the closest one to the UK is the one in Finland: http://www.rcdb.com/id1826.htm
rollermonkey Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 ^ Darn Japanese. Who wouldn't want a rollercoaster operating withing 50 feet of your apartment windows? Sheesh.
Astat Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 ^ 50 feet is pretty generous in Tokyo anyway! Anyway have you heard anything about what's gonna happen to it? It's just SBNO according to RCDB but it being a brand new coaster I'd expect them to pack it up and either ship it back to Intamin or relocate it...
rollermonkey Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 On 29 January it was still SBNO. One of these days I'll catch a train up there and look at it myself. I figure eventually, something has got to happen. Of course, I'm hoping it opens, but who knows?
MattJackson Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 Well, only 3 Intamin Halfpipe coasters have been built so far, and only 2 of them are operating. Where is the 3rd halfpipe? Anybody know?
SharkTums Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 They're talking about it. It's the one in Japan that was built, but never got permission to operate because of neighbor complaints.
Ed Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 ^ I didn't know The Ropers had moved to Japan...
rollermonkey Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 The Don Quijote store that this was built on is in a neighborhood called Aoyama. My wife says that the Ropponggi subway station is the nearest station to it. When I first heard about it, it was still under construction, and I was out to sea. When I got back to Japan, the news was already out about the noise complaints from the neighbors. (The store got permission from the city, but didn't inform the local neighbohood groups.) It is unknown if the ride ever opened to customers, or if the noise complaints arose from the testing phase. I will be getting up there sooner or later, but every time I have been about to go check it out, I get an update from someone or other saying it's still SBNO, so I go somewhere else instead!
kenshinmac Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 On RCDB now... During the construction there were many complaints about noise. So the ride was removed. Whether or not the ride ever opened to the public hasn't been determined. WTH... Is that for real? I mean seriously that is a pretty intense thing to do. If that is for real man the Japanese are crazy... They should have just figured out some way to build like sound walls or something... You could make it look like a real half-pipe with some sort of surround.
rollermonkey Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 ^Woah, dude! Don't believe everything you read on the internet! For some reason, Duane's site (That's RCDB) is difficult to edit, as opposed to making additions. That phrase has been there since late December/ early January. If you look at the pictures, they were taken on 29 January, AFTER he put in that statement. The ride is still there as far as anybody knows, just not open for operation.
Twister II Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 Hashpipes are REALLY loud. Loud enough you can hear it from a good mile away.
verticalzero Posted February 20, 2006 Author Posted February 20, 2006 Why build a rollercoaster operating withing 50 feet of your apartment windows..? The park should look for other space to put the Halfpipe. No wonder it's SBNO. You could photo the scared riders when it passes your windows.
Alexander Nagel Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 ^ It's not really "a park" from what I gather. It's just a ride put on the top of a building in the middle of Tokyo.
SharkTums Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 It's sort of a department store in Japan, and on the roof of this particluar one in Roppongi they have several smaller rides, this was just another addition, but I guess it was deemed too loud.
rollermonkey Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 Is there other rides up there? (Wait... ) Are there other rides up there? (Yeah, that's better. ) In the pics on RCDB, it really doesn't look like there's anythng else there. I guess I'll have to go check. How's 4 March sound? Or would y'all rather I check out Fuji-Q's 4D construction instead? Let me know!
nicktheride Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 Is there other rides up there? (Wait... ) Are there other rides up there? (Yeah, that's better. ) In the pics on RCDB, it really doesn't look like there's anythng else there. I guess I'll have to go check. How's 4 March sound? Or would y'all rather I check out Fuji-Q's 4D construction instead? Let me know! Well, if you could do both it would be awesome! I would also like to see how far the 4d coaster have gone since least.
ScOtT k Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Hashpipes are REALLY loud. Hashpipes??!! anyhow, they aren't that loud. they are noisy, but B&M's are just as loud.
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