June 12, 201312 yr comment_160636 The building is 199ft tall. This is to avoid having the flashing beacon that would be required if it was 200ft or over. I think the actual evevators go slightly underground... #spoilers
June 12, 201312 yr comment_160637 How tall is tower of terror? It's a little tricky to tell considering it moves around and all that...
June 13, 201312 yr comment_160654 The building is 199ft tall. This is to avoid having the flashing beacon that would be required if it was 200ft or over. I think the actual evevators go slightly underground... #spoilers Isn't 199ft the height of the building rather than the actual lift shafts though?
June 13, 201312 yr comment_160660 Florida Tower Structure height of 199ft. Max elevator height approximately 170ft (where the elevator doors open). While the Floridian version is randomised you are guaranteed two drops from the top; one is 'fake', while the other is a full drop to the basement. I don't think FL Tower goes underground (which would make the lowest point the offload floor) due to the water table. The top section of the tower is taken up by 2 motors. The motors are 12 feet tall, 35 feet long, and weigh 132,000 pounds. They are able to accelerate 10 tons at 15 times the speed of normal elevators. They generate torque equal to that of 275 Corvette engines and reach top speeds in 1.5 seconds. Cali/Paris Tower Although the building is officially 183ft tall, it also extends 40ft underground. Like Florida, the elevator does not reach the top of the structure due to three large motors. This is the reason for the 'ears' the building has at the top. While the drop sequence is the same every time, there are slight differences between the shafts and elevators. Tokyo Tower Same ride system as Cali/Paris so I'd assume a similar height/drop sequence but I'd rather wait to find out in person than spoil it. "Hollywood Tower Hotel... Yes Ma'am that will be sent up immediately. And, oh yes, please let me know when your children are finished playing with the garden shears. The gardener would like them back."
June 13, 201312 yr comment_160670 Thanks for that. When I said moving around, I meant the fact that I knew that the Paris one was slightly down, but didn't know if Florida was or by how deep. Edit: oops, probably should have thought to use the spoiler tags. Sorry guys! Edited June 13, 201312 yr by Tommy Added spoiler tags
June 16, 201312 yr comment_160927 Ste, If you "find" Detonator to be such, may I suggest you lose it? ? That comment makes no sense?
June 18, 201312 yr comment_161233 I do not find Detonator thrilling or intimidating in any way, and will ride it (if there's minimal queue just to say I've been on it). I love Apocalypse at Drayton Manor, which is an Intamin, especially with the stand-up position tilting forwards like 15degrees (or something along the lines of that). Would actually love to go back to America (only been once in 2005!) to ride all the new attractions at the other parks, and especially to experience this new drop tower, looks unbelievably awesome! I've also heard that Falcons Fury is an Intamin...
February 12, 201411 yr comment_176375 Our affiliate in Tampa is receiving reports and viewer images of riders stuck on a roller coaster at Busch Gardens. UPDATES: http://bit.ly/1eURVVm LOL just LOL
February 12, 201411 yr comment_176378 Thats Cheetah Hunt...never would have thought it would get stuck because from what I can remember It maintains its speed very well around the layout:S
February 12, 201411 yr comment_176379 On the first turn as well! Tragic. My thoughts go out to the families of those on board...
February 12, 201411 yr comment_176380 That's the one place I'm not at all surprised it has stalled on! The train goes tediously slow over that before diving into the main launch. The first time I watched it in person last year I thought if anythings going to roll back it'll be that.
February 13, 201411 yr comment_176386 My thoughts go out to the families of those on board... They haven't died?!
February 16, 201411 yr comment_176646 Hmm... Here's hoping they put all the fatties in the right places so I can avoid that.
March 24, 201411 yr comment_179177 ^ Why? It's still being constructed and you have no idea what they could add on to it?
March 24, 201411 yr comment_179178 ^ Why? It's still being constructed and you have no idea what they could add on to it? I mean the blue on maroon thing they have going on, I personally think it is a bit yuck
April 20, 201411 yr comment_181432 Double post ahoy... So this is testing now, but I believe this is the first video showing the tilting of the seats. Because of the positioning of the seats and the potential speed of just a freefall drop, it seems like the brakes kick in quite early. Shame. Then that 'flick' of the seats to face outwards again doesn't look exactly comfortable either. And there's what seems to be a loose hinge-thing for one of the seats? Rides can normally be summed up with a handful of words, and this ride's words are looking to be 'Oh dear'...
April 29, 201411 yr comment_182132 Still feel like that tilt when you're dropping is going to be really uncomfortable... Does look quite intimidating on ride though. The slow tilting to face forward will no doubt scare the living daylights out of most!
April 29, 201411 yr comment_182180 Sure I've seen a very similar ride logo font before... GOD DAMMIT MERLIN.
April 29, 201411 yr comment_182214 Well it looks... different. A bit of a shame that the seats tilt back before you stop descending properly, it ruins the effect a bit IMO.
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