Luke_A Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 SkyRush is *almost* topped off!What a great view from outside the park! That thing on top of the middle of the lift with the cables is there to support the track until the crest of the lift hill is added soon.Track in the station and bottom of the lift hill is now in place. This image gives a nice idea as to how steep that lift actually is. The lift hill crest looks ready to be lifted into place anytime now.And trackwork on the main section of the ride continues...THAT airtime hill. :wub:Images from Keystone Thrills & Penn State Theme Park Engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Talk about substance over style... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenC Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 That lift hill has to be one of the ugliest I've seen! Compare Luke_A's photo of Skyrush's lift hill and first drop to JackR's photo of Leviathan's...I think Intamin have regressed with their new track design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Odd thing is... it seemed to suit Intimidator 305! I think it's the retina-burning yellow that does it for me... Makes it looks so industrial and purpose-built without appearances in mind. It's like the politician of rollercoasters. Ugly as sin but it supposedly does the job until we realise it probably doesn't do the job as well as it first promises. Naturally, hips will ache after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 On 1/30/2012 at 4:05 PM, 'BenC said: I think Intamin have regressed with their new track design.Never a truer word spoken. Albeit, Intamin have never been to hot with nice supports (only Stealth and its clone really look minimalistic), their track style has always looked rather arty.That looks yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 ^I much prefer TTD's support design to Stealth's, makes it look a LOT taller when you're stood right under it...But that lift hill is just... MADE OF WHY... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I actually think the new track looks very sexy, it's just the lift hill weirdness that looks ugly as hell. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Well... here it is in all it's glory, topped off fully yesterday. :DAnd in other ride news... Here is the first drawing I've seen of the planned 70M/230ft KMG Speed! 32 seats in total, 16 on each gondola, arranged in two rows of 8 seats on each side. Awesome! Hopefully this new ride type will start to make it's way into theme parks now that it's got that great capacity, I can see KMG doing better with this ride as a Park Model however, as the transport for it on the fair circuit could be very large (approx 3/4 semi-trailers) and therefore cost alot to travel around...Wow :oThe ride support structure will probably end up looking something like that of an XXL, shown below. pluk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 On 1/30/2012 at 8:32 PM, 'Sidders said: Odd thing is... it seemed to suit Intimidator 305! I think it's the retina-burning yellow that does it for me... Makes it looks so industrial and purpose-built without appearances in mind. It's like the politician of rollercoasters. Ugly as sin but it supposedly does the job until we realise it probably doesn't do the job as well as it first promises. Naturally, hips will ache after this.Not sure if your talking about just the lift hill or the track in general, If its the lift hill, Intimidator 305 has a different design, which is much more aesthetically pleasing:Skyrush would of looked much better if it used this lift hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 So it does, Maxy! Urgh, just can't get over Sky-Rush's lift-hill... Look at the photo Luke posted - that drop is so gradual! Old Intamin would've practically forced their riders into a nose-dive after reaching the apex, but Sky-Rush looks like a wet sap of a drop in comparison. It pulls out almost as soon as it hits the steepest part of the drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 it could be worse, it could be made by a company that has a history of killing people on their rides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wodan news update:The trains have arrived.Snowy Wodan.One of the three Blue Fire Megacoaster interactions.That station is enormous...I spy a magnificent pop of air-time on the exit of that banked turn in the distance.Credit to GCI's Facebook.And in Shambhala-related news: Credit to Coaster Friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 for some reason, shambhala just doesn't interest me much, I just think it seems a bit...undaunting. I mean, if you are getting a huge coaster like that, surely you want it to stand out, where as shambhala just doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I could just imagine the daunting task of walking to the top of that lift in an evacutation... *shudders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Leviathan's nearly finished.Credit to CF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I don't care if people call it pointless, forceless or anything else-less, it's pwettyful <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'm loving that turnaround in the foreground on that first photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I absolutely love the new drop tower at Paulton's. It looks brilliant and well-themed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Any artwork or pics or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 leviathan's pretty. I want one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 On 2/5/2012 at 2:37 PM, 'TPGG said: Any artwork or pics or anything?Yes, here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Update of Woden from EP Fans Queue line Tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wild Eagle is go...... I didn't know eagles could roar. Wow. Sheepie and Sidders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 To quote a crazy guy from a recently deceased ride at Universal, Jesus H. Johnson Christ! That roar is insane. Also good to see that the beams the seats are supported on are themed as wings and look quite nice. Makes it even stranger they left the rest though.Woden's tunnel theming and station look wonderful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Shambalallywallydingdong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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