rollerross11 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Both B&M and Intamin are as bad as each other for trims.However, I don't recall the last B&M that required extensive retracking AND reprofiling only a YEAR after it originally opened.Intimadator 305, you ARE the weakest link... Goodbye.Intimidator is by far the best Intamin I have ever ridden, actually I think its my favourite roller coaster, I have only experienced it with the 2011 track change but it was so smooth and full of airtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 What exactly did they modify on it this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 ^The ENTIRE first drop and possibly new trains, I've been up for about 5 minutes at the time of this post and I can't be bothered looking further than RCDB for photographic evidence...Either way, it could be the best ride in the world, but if a new ride is so damaging to not only riders but also itself (what with the high velocity round the first corners I dread to think of the stresses and strains occuring on the track there, let alone the train tyre issues they also had) that it has to be rethunk a year later, it just doesn't cut the mustard for me...Besides, this is about Swarm, it has one trim... That is all, it won't kill the ride like the OTHER working trim in the country, it will potentially HELP the ride as Raptor's near-,misses in my opinion worked so much better because of the slower speed...And Wild Eagle is taller than Swarm, sure it's on a mountain, but they would be hard pressed NOT to build it on a mountain or valley in that area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerross11 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 ^The ENTIRE first drop and possibly new trains, I've been up for about 5 minutes at the time of this post and I can't be bothered looking further than RCDB for photographic evidence...Either way, it could be the best ride in the world, but if a new ride is so damaging to not only riders but also itself (what with the high velocity round the first corners I dread to think of the stresses and strains occuring on the track there, let alone the train tyre issues they also had) that it has to be rethunk a year later, it just doesn't cut the mustard for me...true but life is about perfecting it, I'm rather excited for The Swarm I think it will be one of the best rides in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 What exactly did they modify on it this year? Tada.And to think, it used to have similar restraints to Stealth and Rita. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 So basically the drop has trims at the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 The entire first curve was retracked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 It had trims going from the top to about 3/4 of the drop...http://www.rcdb.com/4520.htm?p=33479(Not going to spam up this topic further with a MASSIVE picture of an Intamin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 A wild fuselage appeared!From Go-Merlin mbizzle and Sidders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySkream Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Going back to the ride music subject, I like this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO26TTfwGIgAt 2:15 I want THAT on the ride but longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Oh Hai, there seems to be a stray plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 I spy with my little eye something beginning with PLANE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 I hate the closed season! No piccies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 I hate the closed season! No piccies! There is a picture four posts above yours. tomglazed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Oh right, I cant see it though! :unsure:OK I saw a frog, but now I have registered I see a piccie! Whoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentez Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Looks like there's a little shifting about to do looking at the plans but great to see it all starting to come together, for some reason it's the helicopter section I'm looking forward to seeing most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Another useless viral video...http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150573504014815&set=vb.214001328660864&type=2You'll need Facebook and to be a 'fan' (ahem) of Lez Cougan to view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 So Lez is part of the Swarm then?Ah I swear she said Lezzers... Swear... Luke_A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I was totally getting ready to be given an awesome view of the helicopter... Disappointment.Cool video nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 I was sort of expecting there to be a bigger ending there..Glad there wasn't though - great to see Thorpe doing videos for the sake of keeping interest up. Also interesting to see the use of another female, keeping the idea of who / what Lez Cougan actually is rather mysterious.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Am I the only one that completly skips these Les Cougan videos? YAWnnn Sidders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 No Neil I'm the same. I just feel like, with this video and the previous one (or at least, the last one to make it onto here), they have completely killed the mysteriousness of Lez Cougan as well as his use as a character in what looked to be a very good plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentez Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Wow...... I've let that "I am Lez Cougan" one slide but this is just awful, it's like stock footage filmed for Blue Peter with a potato. Can we not just have more of those excellent big bass videos like before?A few choice track shots here and there, maybe cut in some dialogue from those original Les Coogan 01/08/11 videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lumLLKf3iUs Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I've not seen any of these videos either Neil and Sidders, they don't interest me at all :PHell I'm just gonna be honest at the risk of sounding like a n00b, I actually don't know anything about this Lezbo Cougan geezer plot thing He's the sandwich board dude who was used on park to promote Swarm, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Glad that I'm not the only one!How about some of the great onsite video updates like the ones that came out from Gardaland, with Raptor instead please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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