Holiday Park Discussion Thread

^Oh, ok. I thought that they had just made the launch more powerful so that it carries more speed through the top to avoid stalling.

^ On the ride in California they did, but miss launches do happen, so that ride is never going to be 100% safe from the same stalling happening again.

It looks on this ride that if the ride makes is to the top, and over, then it can't stall the same way as the Superman ride, du to the increased slope down the roll.

^But didn't superman stall just before the roll (where the still is no slope)? Because I think that the roll itself also has a slight slope as it is clear the trains gain speed while going through it.

It's kind of disappointing how fast it moves through the roll - I thought the coolest part of Discovery Kingdom's was the unsupported hangtime up there. Though it sounds like Superman moves quicker now too?

^But didn't superman stall just before the roll (where the still is no slope)? Because I think that the roll itself also has a slight slope as it is clear the trains gain speed while going through it.

It's because the track revolves around the track in the roll, which causes a small uphill portion for the train, that is what cause the stall on Superman, it went almost half way through the roll, before it rolled back again. It seems like the roll here is much more down leaning in order to avoid this.

Does anyone happen to know how many brake fins there are on the after the roll on SUF at SFDK?

Seven, just like Sky Scream :

(Source: RCDB)

Superman and Sky Scream have a nice roar to them. I see Premier selling a lot more of these.

The first POV of Sky Scream:

^Really nice that they have released a testing POV and I have to say that, from this video, the roll doesn't really look much if any faster than superman's. So maybe I was just mistaken.

Still looks like a great ride--reminds me I need to get to SFDK and ride Superman!!

Awesome!

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^ Those are some brave germans risking those nice suits around all that fake blood.

^Haha. I thought the same thing!

I find this photo super funny. And.... is that duct tape on his hand?

Found another good onride video here:

Nice shots. Interesting, initially, I thought the roll looked faster than superman's but now I counted the seconds and it's the same.

Just one question, are the station and tunnels going to look like that or is there anything they will still add?

Just one question, are the station and tunnels going to look like that or is there anything they will still add?

The exterior should be finished by July, including a snack bar.

Interior/queue, as well as more buildings (a shop and a bakery) not until next season unfortunately.

I find this photo super funny. And.... is that duct tape on his hand?

There is nothing funny about getting hit with a loose item on a coaster. Robb still uses the duct tape for some of his POVs.

^Serious, much? It looks funny with duct tape all over the guy's hand, just like it would for anyone on, or off, a roller coaster. Nobody said anything about it being stupid or pointless.

^You're right. I said it looked funny. I know it's there for safety reasons and I have seen it before but I still find it odd, that's all. Also, when I said funny I was talking about the picture in general: the guys' faces, the fact that he's being interviewed while riding,... not just the duct tape.

Just one question, are the station and tunnels going to look like that or is there anything they will still add?

The exterior should be finished by July, including a snack bar.

Interior/queue, as well as more buildings (a shop and a bakery) not until next season unfortunately.

Thanks. Well, that's always better than no theming. At least it means there is still plenty to do.

^Serious, much?

YES, WHEN IT COMES TO ABIDING TO PARK SAFETY!

^Serious, much?

 

YES, WHEN IT COMES TO ABIDING TO PARK SAFETY!

To put this into perspective. If someone carries a Sony FDR-AX100 4K video camera onto Formula Rossa, and it flies out of the hand at the very end of the launch track, hitting one of the mechanics walking out of the motor's building at max velocity, it will have a kinetic energy on par with being shot by a .300 Winchester Magnum at about 50 yards, (assuming its 4.3 lb weight is correct) which is the minimum recommended hunting caliber for grizzly bears.

99.9% of the rules at amusement parks are in place for a very good reason.

^Serious, much?

 

YES, WHEN IT COMES TO ABIDING TO PARK SAFETY!

...It's a media video being taken by a member of the media who is clearly abiding by the rules and the park has let him do so. There's no safety issue here, and the original person who said the picture was funny did not once suggest that anyone should take a video sans-duct tape (or at all). So yes, extremely serious for a simple comment about how funny someone looks with duct tape wrapped around their hand.

Anyways, the ride looks sharp. Solid colors, and I'm glad to see more of these popping up around the world.

Hanno was at the park a couple of weeks ago and shot this AWESOME Expedition GeForce video for us! Enjoy!

Still amazing, after so long, I've been there!

Great video, Hanno.

Got to get back to Holiday Park, some future time.

Great video! Looking forward to ride it one day.

Is the first magnetic trim removed because of the weather?