RCF Posted November 30, 2014 Posted November 30, 2014 Wicked's design was from Dal Freeman from Lagoon, but it was engineered by the stengel group and manufactured by Zierer. This is wrong. Wicked is designed and engineered by Dal Freeman. The only part the Stengel firm had was to give a second opinion, on the request of Zierer. That wouldn't explain any reason why ART Engineering would then have been a part of both Bombora and Cannibal then. If they were designed and engineered by Dal Freeman, why would ART need to be a part of it?
scbt Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 The drop is complete and it looks absolutely bonkers. Source
Woodie Warrior Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Oh my effing god. That drop looks amazing.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 LOL, this is just silly. HAHAHA. It looks fun, don't get me wrong, but its just silly.
coasterbill Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 This ride hasn't really been on my radar (well... except for the fact that I can't get over how ugly it is) but that drop looks amazing. This one picture makes me want to buy plane tickets to Utah.
GwaziBSRider1 Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Damn, that's steep! This is literally the only thing so far that has made me super interested in this coaster.
jonskinny12 Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Yeah that's going to be awesome. Nice to see the drop finally completed.
chickenbowl Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 That drop looks incredible! Completely insane! I said this last time, I just hope this coaster is designed smooth! We don't have the vast experience in building to expect greatness here, but I am willing to leave my reservations, I want this thing to be awesome.
Jcoaster Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 What the hell is going on Lagoon. They've lost their minds.
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Now that the first drop is complete, it doesn't look as ugly. Would be interesting to experience an over 90 degrees drop that tall, can't wait to see more of the layout.
rcdude Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Okay, now I really want to get back to Lagoon as soon as I can. It's only a 10 hour drive from me, so maybe I'll be able to get there at some point next year. Based on what is known about Cannibal and what Lagoon's current coaster collection is, I think the park is about to become a must visit destination for enthusiasts.
BugEyed Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 That photo.... YAY! The whole thing makes me so happy.
YoshiCraft2011 Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 Dat drop though. It's so steep. And this is in Utah?
tatsu_dude Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 That is absolutely ridiculous looking! Holy crap! Now let us pray to the coaster gods it is smooth... Apparently BomBora is glass smooth though, so I am optimistic. Must. Get. To. Utah.
ThemeParkJunkie51290 Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 That drop is INSANE!!! OMG!!! I must get there some way, some how.
DoinItForTheFame Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 I must say, that drop has officially put this coaster on my "coaster bucket list."
rcjp Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 ^It does look awesome. Just a shame they had to use trims. I guess the Gs would be too high.
A.J. Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 ^It does look awesome. Just a shame they had to use trims. I guess the Gs would be too high. I would argue that the brakes are there for the sheer terror of looking down over the drop rather than G forces.
rcjp Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 ^Possibly, but they would have to change the shape of the drop if there weren't any trims.
KingRCT3 Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 This shape wouldn't have been possible without trims. There would have been g-forces you don't want to experience (except if you liked that crazy chinese Screamin' Squirrel ). By the way, I made an analysis about that drop that I can copy/paste here, it might help to understand it better: At first I was like "WTF is this shape? It's weird and looks like a poorly-shaped and stretched NL drop!!". But then I get it. The transition between negative g and positive is not just like your average past 90° drop. I made a drawing (once again ^^) explaining how I think this drop is intended to be: - The trimmed plunge : Those are magnetic fins, so the train won't be able to stop like a dive-machine here. It will slowly get to 90°. - Past the 90° mark, the train will roll on it's own. The radius is still quite tight so the airtime will be massive! Heck yeah! - Now comes the most beautiful part : the zero-g free-fall. Look how it has a parabolic shape. That means you won't feel any g here, you'll float. But as you just had a masive airtime, you'll float at the edge of your seat! - Then the pull out, where the strong positive g forces will hit. The tunnel will make a darn good headchopper. So at first I wasn't pleased by this drop, but now I think it's a freaking masterpiece.
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 ^So just like a taller standard El Loco first drop with extra 0G section?
KingRCT3 Posted December 3, 2014 Posted December 3, 2014 "with extra 0G section", that's the whole point and it changes everything. On El Locos or Euro-Fighters, you go from negatives to positives in one transition, more or less sudden. Here, you have three distinct phases: negative, zero and then positives.
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