I also don't see how a floorless coaster is different than a traditional sit down one?? I rode Kraken in Sea World and it was good, but being floorless didn't add anything to it in my opinion
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[/quote] Technically a dive coaster is a floorless coaster.... My point being I would rather have a more intense ride than a slow drawn out cookie cutter one.[/quote]
Some are not floorless, like Oblivion at Alton Towers.
CoasterRiderSC wrote:I also don't see how a floorless coaster is different than a traditional sit down one?? I rode Kraken in Sea World and it was good, but being floorless didn't add anything to it in my opinion
You sit higher up on a floorless train than a traditional sit down one. It gives you the same feeling of a stand up without the discomfort.
RollingCoasting wrote:A Stand-Up Dive Coaster would be amazing (Though would probably hurt your legs)
Stand-Up Wing Dive Coaater with Georgia Scorcher trains. That way it will be smooth.
No no no, what we need is a 4 way coaster train with stand up seats above the track, inverted seats below and free spin pivoting winger seats on the side. Capacity is 144 people per train and requires a triple level station house.
RollingCoasting wrote:A Stand-Up Dive Coaster would be amazing (Though would probably hurt your legs)
Stand-Up Wing Dive Coaater with Georgia Scorcher trains. That way it will be smooth.
No no no, what we need is a 4 way coaster train with stand up seats above the track, inverted seats below and free spin pivoting winger seats on the side. Capacity is 144 people per train and requires a triple level station house.
And of course it dives. And is a giga.
Can it include a pretzel loop and an Immelman
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Tardis1972 wrote:[quote="RollingCoasting"]A Stand-Up Dive Coaster would be amazing (Though would probably hurt your legs)
Stand-Up Wing Dive Coaater with Georgia Scorcher trains. That way it will be smooth.
No no no, what we need is a 4 way coaster train with stand up seats above the track, inverted seats below and free spin pivoting winger seats on the side. Capacity is 144 people per train and requires a triple level station house.
And of course it dives. And is a giga.
Can it include a pretzel loop and an Immelman [/quote] Yes. At the mid course brake run the stand up trains lean back like a Vekoma Flying Dutchmen while the inverted trains pull up into B&M flying position. It hits a launch and the second half of the ride is a 15 inversion speed machine
staticshadows wrote:Based on yesterday's announcements, I would like to see the following: - Rocket Blast Water Coaster added above/around Viper - Zamperla Giant Discovery called Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth replacing the Former Sky Trail - Skyscreamer replacing King Chaos
I am still hoping we see a custom Premier or Mack Launch Coaster replacing V2.
Also Camp Cartoon turned into DC Superfriends Land and Go Karts removed and turned into Bugs Bunny Boomtown.
staticshadows wrote:Based on yesterday's announcements, I would like to see the following: - Rocket Blast Water Coaster replacing the Pictorium - Zamperla Giant Discovery called Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth replacing the bumper cars in front of Superman. (St Louis, Over Texas, and now Over Georgia have removed their bumper cars) - Skyscreamer replacing Revolution
I am still hoping we see a custom Premier Launch Coaster from next to the Dark Knight to where the markings in the picnic grove were this year.
Zamperla Discovery Revolution preferred but Giant Discovery would be nice and more likely as no Sf's have the Revolution model
Zamperla Endeavor " Wonder Woman Lasso" or " Catwoan Whip"
UFO ride and call it " Round Up" in SW territory
Zamperla Hawk
Prefer the Windseeker swing ride over Skyscreamer, but same concept of high elevation swing based ride. For a swing ride what height would you want.? They go up to 400 on some Skyscreamers. Most SF the 200 -240 ft model, OT got 400ft.
staticshadows wrote:I think the standard model that Six Flags put in most parks is 240 ft. If it was up to me, I would put in a 310 ft Skyscreamer to protect the park's maximum height limit. Sky Trek Tower will need to be retired eventually, and this would prevent the FAA from changing it's mind and attempting to lower the park's maximum height. If I remember correctly, the FAA already tried to do this with Over Georgia.
Very good idea to protect the park's height limit (to be "grandfathered in") ! Take Sky Trek down and put the Sky Screamer in same spot!
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staticshadows wrote:I think the standard model that Six Flags put in most parks is 240 ft. If it was up to me, I would put in a 310 ft Skyscreamer to protect the park's maximum height limit. Sky Trek Tower will need to be retired eventually, and this would prevent the FAA from changing it's mind and attempting to lower the park's maximum height. If I remember correctly, the FAA already tried to do this with Over Georgia.
The only parks with the 400 ft model are OT and NE, a bunch have ones around 240ft range, La Ronde and DK have the 150 ft models. With Am getting the 240 ft model in 2017, it leaves just MM, Escape and us without them. You're right, the 310ft would be nice to keep the height limit and the possibilities for big coasters or other altitude rides.
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I've long wanted them to go for a 300ft SkyScreamer (there was a year when it could have been the world's biggest, but that ship has sailed). The one thing about it is we don't know if Gurnee would be cool with it. Yes, it's technically allowed, but in 40 years they haven't tried to go anywhere near that high so they might not want to approve it. That's not a reason not to do it, you don't know until you try, but maybe it's making them hesitate?
