djcoastermark Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Um, I'll just leave this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 After an Intamin Accelerator has a rollback, the ride's computer will launch the train slightly faster than normal so it clears the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Except for the years 2008, 2011, and 2017, B&M has built a brand new B&M in the United States every year since 1990 when they were officially formed. 2008 saw two relocations: Goliath at SFFT and Dominator at KD. 2011 saw one relocation: Green Lantern at SFGAdv. 2017 saw a Floorless conversion: Patriot at CGA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 From 1999-2017 Every MAJOR Coaster (Not counting Grovers Alpine Express) added at Busch Gardens Williamsburg was followed by a gap that corresponds to a number in the Fibonacci Sequence in reverse order starting from 8 going to 2:Fibonaci Sequence (for reference): 1,1,2,3,5,8... 1999: Apollo 8 year gap 2007: Griffon 5 year gap 2012: Verbolten 3 year gap 2015: Tempesto 2 year gap 2017: InvadR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 ^Please understand what thread you are in before making a rude reply. There is no disputing the uniqueness of jrd64's observation. He never made a prediction based on the observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLCHeadache Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Vekoma has built four models of the Invertigo design. All of them have been relocated at least once except the Kings Island installation (which has had a name change) Likewise, they've built three Flying Dutchmen, only one of which (Batwing at Six Flags America) has not been relocated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MIntaminGCI Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The original at SFFT also had a mechanism in the station that would rotate the seats forward to assist rider loading and un-loading. This was also omitted from the Gradv installation. It remains to be seen if this was omitted from the 2017 models. Also makes me wonder if cost saving omissions are the reason Gradv had so many problems with Joker opening year, while Batman has been extremely reliable for SFFT. SFGAdv has this, but it's done a little different, instead of having a piston push down a track to rotate the seats, when the cars come into the station, a guide wheel on the inside of the seats goes into a track, the track dips down slightly which rotates the seats forward for easier access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 HangOver was scheduled to have a LSM (or LIM?) drive system, but Vekoma didn't get that to work properly, and they went for a more standard lift instead. The attraction was delayed, and as a compensation they gave to Liseberg two S&S towers, as Vekoma was at the time the european dealer for the Utah-based company.The S&S towers are now gone from the park (they are in France now... Heck, just like HangOver!), but man they were fun! Arrow, S&S, and Rocky Mountain; Will Arrow never learn about working with Vekoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeagain? Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 HangOver was scheduled to have a LSM (or LIM?) drive system, but Vekoma didn't get that to work properly, and they went for a more standard lift instead. The attraction was delayed, and as a compensation they gave to Liseberg two S&S towers, as Vekoma was at the time the european dealer for the Utah-based company.The S&S towers are now gone from the park (they are in France now... Heck, just like HangOver!), but man they were fun! Arrow, S&S, and Rocky Mountain; Will Arrow never learn about working with Vekoma It's probably a little late for Arrow to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 According to rcdb there were nine roller coasters that opened 1967. 3 are still standing where they were built 3 were relocated 3 no longer exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingCoasting Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 With the exception of the wave pool in Hurricane Harbor, all of the coasters/attractions that have killed people at SFGAm have a name beginning with R or S Ragin' Cajun Raging Bull Spacely's Sprocket Rockets Splashwater Falls Superman: Ultimate Flight Also, American Thunder at SFSTL was originally planned for SFNE. This may or may not be the answer to the Guess the Coaster thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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