robbalvey Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Hey everyone! The Ravine Flyer II update from our TPR film shoot has been posted! http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=161&linkid=2619&pageno=1 It was quite the awesome day filled with a LOT of riding and some TPR fun! Enjoy the update! --Robb
grinch1313 Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Great photos and update, Robb! The video made me super excited to ride this on the Behemoth/Ravine Flyer trip in August. I really can't wait. It looks awesome!
downunder Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 RF II looks flipping awesome, that facial expression guy looks like he ruptured a nut. Is it better than Hades?
robbalvey Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 ^ I personally liked it better than Hades, yes. --Robb
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 I so wish I could have gone to this shoot, it looks like it was a blast. Waldameer is one of the parks I need to get to before I move down to Florida... I'm thinking a weekday in August when they are open until 10 would be best. RFII probably gives crazy night rides. Thanks for the update, Robb!
niiicolaaah Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 I just wanted to butt into this thread to say that Ravine Flyer II exceeded my expectations... what a great ride!
ginzo Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 ^ I personally liked it better than Hades, yes. --Robb I'll second that. As far as woodies go, I only like El Toro and Phoenix more.
Meteornotes Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Great update! Makes me sad that my schedule did not work out to go to the filming. I'll have to try and get out there to ride it. dt
coaster05 Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 It has to be better than Hades because it is not at Mt. Olympus.
tnguy Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Very cool! Honestly I didn't really know what to expect with this ride, but it looks like it's turned out great.
RIP Psyclone Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 It really does look like a great ride. Certainly a finalist for best new coaster of 2008. I think everyone just going on the East Coast trip and not the mini trip is really going to be missing out. Ravine Flyer II and Behemoth are probably better than any new coaster on the EC trip.
mcjaco Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 That Cameron is one sexy dude. Glad I share a state with him.
exit english Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Yay! Thanks for posting this, Robb. I love my Blazin' wing picture. -Josh
odene497 Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 That was such an awesome day, thanks for the update! I have no idea what was going through my mind in the second to last picture on the last page, I look like I'm about to burst into tears! That was such a cool experience, I'm so glad I got to be a part of it. -Nick
Dailey Enterprizes Posted June 6, 2008 Posted June 6, 2008 Looks like you caught me Robb! I was just leaving the Tom Ridge Center when you took this shot (blue truck). Waldameer was so nice to us, gotta love Waldameer.
kidcoaster 2 Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 On Saturday they finally pulled out the Blue Train and they were doing 2 train operation. But they were Stacking every time. The Anti Rollbacks on every hill except the lift have been removed so it is going alot faster. It's a big plus for Waldameer and see them doing very well this summer.
vistaway Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I was there Sunday and they were only running one train, at least for the first few hours of operation. Amazing coaster, though.
fergusonat Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 On Saturday they finally pulled out the Blue Train and they were doing 2 train operation. But they were Stacking every time. The Anti Rollbacks on every hill except the lift have been removed so it is going alot faster. It's a big plus for Waldameer and see them doing very well this summer. That is great news about the two-train ops! One week exactly until my first visit to Waldameer!!
RenegadeFan Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 It's also great to hear they got rid of the useless anti-rollback devices. I wonder if they built them for testing and they forgot to take them of?
Real Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Hopefully the weather holds out for tomorrow. Is Waldameer the type of park that will close down entirely for bad weather? Do the rides run in a light rain? Im not all for getting soaked but Ive had tomorrow planned for awhile. Bout 3 hour drive for me.
CoasterLine Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Real, the park stays open for rain, unless its too heavy to safety, or if there is lightning. The opening day of Ravine Flyer II it poured most of the time during the first runs, including mine! Haha. About the anti-rollbacks, they were only for precaution, but once you are in person and you see how the trains fly over the areas that used to have them, you'll realize that they really were pointless... The only time I could see them become useful is in first testing of the season situations, when train runs are extremely slow.
fergusonat Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 once you are in person and you see how the trains fly over the areas that used to have them, you'll realize that they really were pointless... That's really good to hear... when I first saw the POV, I figured they were either anit-rollbacks, or trims...and either one of those did not bode well for the pacing of the ride. I'm happy to hear the ride flies through that portion of the ride
Real Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Thanks coasterline. I called the park as well just to double check. Good to hear because I know some of the smaller parks are more...critical about rain than others. Im really holding out for a nice day tomorrow. Cant wait to ride. Infact, it can rain in the morning, make it faster - then stop when I get there. ha. Ill wish.
**McFly** Posted June 19, 2008 Posted June 19, 2008 The park doesn't fully close down in rainy weather, or even normal thunderstorms. The nice thing is there are a couple of rides that you can do even when it is raining. I really like a couple of the dark attractions there: Pirate's Cove and Whacky Shack are both very cool traditional dark attractions. The dodgems, and carousel are both open during rain too. As for the Ravine Flyer II goes, GET ON IT!! It is an awesome ride, especially in the front seat!!
CoasterLine Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Waldameer has released it's plans for their 2009 expansion: http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS02/310079945 The expansion includes a Zamperla Disk'O, which will be located near the turn around of the SkyRide. The other new ride will be a Zamperla Flying Carousel for 2010, which will be located right next to the final bunny hops of Ravine Flyer II, in the empty lot inside the turn around for the train. Other expansions will be a "further extension" of the midway more South (which will lead towards the new Disk'O), along with improvements in landscaping and also some new/revamped games, and improvements to the main food stands across from the Ali Baba and Karaoke stage. Looks like Waldameer is continuing to grow with around a 20% growth in revenue due to Ravine Flyer II alone, biggest 1-year gain in the park's history. They are keeping up with their expansion plans... really exciting news for Erie and the surrounding area. Next year should bring on more expansion if growth continues.
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