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Track looks brilliant being so close to it, quite hyped now!
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Saw was very squeaky when it first opened but then it died down after a few months, seems it's a pretty standard feature of some new Gerstlauer's.
And Josh (on a phone, forgot to quote!), they'll do all sorts of settings during testing as part of finding the most efficient way of running it. I wouldn't make any judgements about operations until it's open.
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>Not constantly in your face
>First thing you see upon entering the park
It's also one of the most over-rated parks ever, but as Mark said, aside from Millenium Force and Dragster, there's nothing else that is really big and brash (or anything bar the usual America style)... 2 rides out of... 15 odd now? Raptor, Mantis, Magnum are all big rides but show something more substanial than that, Gatekeeper fits into this category of big rides, but does that mean there should be more effort that two giant pieces of bare concrete (something Smiler gets hate for interestingly)...
Maverick is spectacular to watch (and to some degree ride, but then Intamin restraints </3) as well, but I just like my rides to have more substance than the EXTREME cookie cutter experience you get at Cedar Fair parks... At least Six Flags theme some of their rides (N.B. this only applies to DC rides)...
Oh it's definitely in your face, but it's a new way of doing it for them. The entrance view is something that would stick in your mind, it looks iconic, as opposed to something just stuck in a corner or in the middle of a path somewhere. I'd put Magnum and Wicked Twister in the first category, and probably Mean Streak. Magnum might offer something else experience-wise, but stylistically it is just a big and brash hyper coaster. This is probably just down to our own personal way of categorising. I don't really see the 'cookie cutter' experience that you're seeing with Gatekeeper though, unless I've misunderstood? Some other rides, definitely, but the keyhole inversions mean it can't really be in that category for me. It's got purpose.
Also, you'll have to ignore the Alvey part of this video, but there's plenty of good off-ride parts so...
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Cedar Point in not theming all their rides shocker.
Will no doubt be the right answer... B&M's in America just seem to lack a piece of quality on a rather regular basis... Enjoyable, but, nothing that's not been done before or is actually unique...
Whilst it isn't a one of a kind experience, is that such a terrible thing? Cedar Point in the past have only gone for 'standout' records like height and speed, but whilst those are the rides you go for, they haven't got as many you'd want to 'stay' for. I don't think it matters at all whether it's been done before, for Cedar Point, this looks like a great investment. That image of the entrance view already looks spectacular, and gives it it's own little unique twist; flying through the keyhole inversions would give you a great feeling of being 'part' of the whole experience. That image would stay with you. Regardless of whether it's not themed or not particularly 'special', it's incredibly imposing and I think it adds a great deal more depth to Cedar Point's MUSTBECONSTANTLYINYOURFACE line-up than for example, a 0-100 in 0.8 seconds, 26 inverting jumbo-strata-man-eating-7D-plasma-powered-top-spin... coaster.
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Hmmm, seems strange to me. I'd have thought with time being of the essence once a successful run had been made they'd have been testing solidly, not leaving it idle for a day. Unless the tests have been less successful than hoped?
I doubt it's anything other than standard procedure. After the first few runs they of course have to then go through the 'results', you wouldn't just keep sending trains round and round instantly without knowing how it's affected each part of the ride. Of course it's probably unlikely anything would go massively wrong, but it's what testing's for. I'm sure as the next few days pass they'll gradually move onto more consistent running.
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Is it me or does that B&M Invert look boring, I'm sure Nemesis is much better (either of them)
Well when you're comparing any ride to one regarded by many as one of the best in the world, most probably wouldn't fare well.
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Returning to Port Aventura in the summer, just a few days after Disney. Shambhala!
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Possibly an alteration requested with noise in mind? But with Oblivion's lift nearby, that would seem odd. Are there any residencies near the X-Sector side?
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this is going to be a fantastic opportunity to socialise with our Northern counterparts
I'm out...
- James & Co. and Sidders
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What a ridiculous 'adult' you are, please take yourself and your petty, ignorant views somewhere else.I don't want you feeling sorry. Neither does my stomach. I take risks in life, big ones. Try it.
I feel sorry for your stomach having to live with your personality.
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Loving the album way more than I expected to after all the pre-drama. It's just a really fun one to listen to, all the variety works a charm.
Especially loving the three little ukelele interludes.
Glad they decided to work with synths a bit too, the outro on this works really well:
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Have you seen how Grizzly Mountain's works? (I.e. NOT like Everest's)
It's AMAZE <3
The plan was to not know about any of it.
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There's some rumors going round some other website forums that the vertical lift could stop and freefall backwards before climbing it again, similar to the freefall chain lift in expedition everest and big grizzly mountain railroad. Do you think this could possibly happen and be the long awaited secret element?
Urgh...
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Since Rameses was installed, the 're-branding' phase of the mid-00's and the Merlin takeover have provided two opportunities for an attitude change to the ride. The fact that it's still there shows that both Tussauds and Merlin consider it to be a suitable ride for Chessington. If it was going to be removed for being too much of a 'thrill' ride it would have left years ago.
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The quality of that is so unclear!
The natural effect of taking a photo of a screen. I assume the quality is much better in person.
Even though it's something you'd expect to have been done over the closed season, I'm glad they've been implemented now rather than leaving it for the rest of the season, something I'd feared before.
As a side note to the previous discussion, I'm unaware of how Alton Towers' boards used to run, but the three times I've been this season they've been completely useless.
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If this is how it's been then no wonder they've closed it now rather than waiting until Smiler opens!
There was actually about 7 or 8 people waiting in the next group, but we asked for it and we got it. Kudos to that staff member. One of us was seperated and chased around the final room for quite a few minutes before being allowed to leave.
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So, The Sanctuary in a group of 3 is pretty great.
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Personally this whole "marmalisation" thing or whatever it is called doesn't interest me in the slightest. Without knowing much about it, it just looks like a heap of pointless gimmicks added to an otherwise, visually appealing ride.
I don't mind the structure itself but having all those ridiculous car washer, hypnotic boards and possibly giant syringes (judging by the app, attached will just do nothing for the coaster, and may even weaken it somewhat.
Still, I guess I can't judge till it is complete.
I'm a bit lost on this one. Can you explain further why you consider it all to be a gimmick and why it will either add nothing or weaken the attraction experience? It's clear now that the theme is unusual, but I think that's an incredibly unfair branding considering it hasn't even been finished and you say yourself you don't know much about it. Would you rather have had something easier to understand but considerably lazier and lacking in depth, originality or intrigue such as Saw or Thirteen?
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There's a good reason the last thrilling flat they installed was in 2005...
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Really, resetting Stealth is easier?!
Yes, once the brakes stop the train after a roll back, they release and allow the train to naturally roll back into the station, as can be seen as 2:24 here...
Colossus on the other hand would have to be pulled externally over the turnaround and into the brake run.
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The thing I don't get is in the past Stealth has failed to open in temepratures as low as what we've had lately. So far, it seems to have run better than Colossus and Saw.
I was starting to think it was down to the ride manufacturer, but I don't think that's case.
Many possibilities. Colossus struggles to make it around the final corner in low temperatures, and in temperatures as low as we're seeing it's got a too high likelihood of it valleying for it to open. Stealth doesn't have this problem, as it only has to launch it's way around a 13 second circuit to the brakes. Of course it still has the risk of rolling back, but this seems to happen less frequently nowadays, and when it does it's considerably easier to recover than Colossus. Other reasons could be that they're different ages and different types of rides, for example maybe Colossus's lift motor has problems in low temperatures just like Saw's does. Stealth again wouldn't have the same problem as they use different systems which might be able to deal with the cold weather.
As for it failing to open in years gone by, we can only really make assumptions. Maybe as Intamin have developed, they've replaced older parts with newer ones more able to withstand colder temperatures? Maybe it just gets better maintenance now than it did before?
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It tested on two swings in the morning but was only open on one. When it was open it barely reached 90 degrees too.
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So it begins.