Shockwave Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 ^I was one of those worried about the breakdown of the investment. It's costing just 1/2 million dollars less than the Voyage, yet it's less than half the length. I really hope this is a $6 million ride, and not a $6 million ride thanks to a very expensive bridge. What concerned me about the Voyage was the cost relative to the ride itself. Now that thing is huge. Really huge, and yet it seemed like they either got a great deal for the ride, or (as I suspect by the retracking work that's already been been done) it didn't have enough invested in it. That sort of major work on a ride that young comes across as very out of character. It would be very sad if Ravine Flyer II were to suffer the sort of problems that the Voyage has, and it began to hinder the park's development with a bigger bill for wear and tear than first anticipated, as I do like the place a lot. Throught my visit and from the comments of Steve Gorman, Waldameer comes accross as a park that has a great team behind it who really know their business well, and I really want this to be a great ride for the park, because they deserve it for all their years efforts into getting it to be a reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The Parks Owner and some of the Coasters builders talking about the new ride: http://yourerie.com/content/fulltext/?cid=6713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The coaster looks like its coming along great! Does anyone know when it is supposed to be open by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_e219 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I believe when the park opens in May, but I wouldn't be suprised if it didn't open when the park opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hopefully it's open on the 17th, as I'm planning to stop on my way to Cedar Point. If not I'll come back at some point to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I Wonder if they will play "That Thing You Do" in the que? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Ravine Flyer II now has an opening Date! May 17th, 2008. This just in from Waldameer: The long awaited Ravine Flyer II opening has slipped to Saturday May 17, 2008. The delay was caused by one of the coldest and snowiest months of March on record. Despite the weather, much has been completed: - all steel structure is erected - Station, Motor House and Control House are constructed - steel arched bridge over Peninsula Drive is complete, coaster track over it will be done soon - 5 tunnels are built - trains are complete and sit in the warm shop at Philadelphia Toboggan Attached is a photo I took this afternoon from the top of the lift hill. We are well on our way. We look forward to seeing many of you this summer. Steve Gorman Waldameer Park, Inc Note: There will be a fundraising event for the opening weekend to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. On-line auction for the first train seats will begin April 14 at www.947bobfm.com If you haven't signed up for our Behemoth/Ravine Flyer trip yet, there are some spots still open and we will have ERT on this sucker! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That photo looks awesome! I really hope my plans work out to get there in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen_Dk Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Personally I find it really cool that it's going over the road.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Hopefully the bridge isn't enclosed since that would ruin the fun of seeing all the cars/ the people in the cars seeing riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Hopefully the bridge isn't enclosed since that would ruin the fun of seeing all the cars/ the people in the cars seeing riders. I would imagine it would have to be for liability reasons. What if something flys off the coaster and hits a car? --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^ You never know though. I thought they'd have the same concerns with Goliath @ SFOG. Either way, I think this one looks good with or without the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^ I guess the different I see with Goliath and Ghostrider is that at that time you are entering a parking area or a service road, which is usually fairly slow moving traffic. If something hit a car, I don't see much chain reaction happening on the street. And if something did happen, you are at least on park property. This goes over a highway where I imagine people would be driving at 60MPH or more. A cell phone flying off the ride and hitting a windshield could cause quite the multi-car accident at those speeds. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMeasures Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Well that tunnel looks like a construction tarp. But they could always but large nets on the sides of the bridge. You can see through them and see the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^^Yeah but there's also a lot more pedestrian traffic underneath Goliath and Ghostrider; taking a cell phone to the head at 70mph could cause some serious damage. I personally don't understand how those rides aren't liabilities, and I have to agree that I think it would make more sense for them to enclose the bridge even if it may slightly detract from the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^^I hope those are just construction nets! Silver Star also goes over a road (albeit it's probably not as busy as the one in Waldameer) but it gives the ride such a cool effect and it would be a shame if it were covered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_e219 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Thank God it will be operating when I go up there for my yearly trip I take in June, it will not drag on until late this summer like other coasters.....cough..cough..cough...Flying Turns...cough.....cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 How would an enclosed bridge hurt the ride? Don't we all love tunnels?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dammie16@vt.edu Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Honestly, I would be more concerned with some random group of immature teens or drunk anybodies who decide it would be funny to try and wing something at an on coming coaster. A story from near my home town comes to mind where on a parkway about 20 minutes from me where a group of like 4 teens decided to drop a frozen turkey off an overpass and it smashed the windshield and killed a lady. I just imagine the ride like "WOO the highway bridge!!! YEH OW A ROCK!" I say go with the nets idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Sweet, I was hoping to stop at Waldameer on the 17th on my way to Cedar Point. Looks like I'll be there opening day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^ I guess the different I see with Goliath and Ghostrider is that at that time you are entering a parking area or a service road, which is usually fairly slow moving traffic. If something hit a car, I don't see much chain reaction happening on the street. And if something did happen, you are at least on park property. This goes over a highway where I imagine people would be driving at 60MPH or more. A cell phone flying off the ride and hitting a windshield could cause quite the multi-car accident at those speeds. --Robb From our interview with Steve Gorman: What kind of challenges had to be overcome to allow Ravine Flyer II to travel over the highway? We needed to satisfy the requirements of PennDOT, which really weren’t too difficult. But it took several years of many discussions with their engineers and legal department to get final approval. PennDOT required the screening over the bridge to prevent any objects from falling onto the road, and chose the color blue for the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimace Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 ^Ugh, so that's the final color of the bridge? I thought that it was just tarps or something to cover the track construction. I don't know, I guess it makes sense that those covers would be the final ones, but the blue fits into the ride rather awkwardly in my opinion. It still should be a killer ride though, I just have to have a picky enthusiast moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rideslover Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Oh, I love to see the Ravine Flyer II with the Bridge over the freeway and a tunnel. I can't wait to go on ride and I will be there to the Waldameer on August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Why can't they just use nets like Goliath? Or why can't they make the walls to the tunnel nets, instead of enclosed? --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Why can't they just use nets like Goliath? Or why can't they make the walls to the tunnel nets, instead of enclosed? --James The answer is a few posts up.... "We needed to satisfy the requirements of PennDOT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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