Adventureland | Dragon Slayer | S&S Freespin | 2021
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Dar
Hyper Poster
There's a hell of a lot of slack in those holes! (fnarfnar) I assume it's for cost saving reasons, less precise manufacturing is cheaper, but it still looks a bit weird to me!
I wonder what S&S's tolerances are for manufacture, it seems similar to the Gerst way of getting it near enough and then finessing the fit later. Compared to B&M or Intamin that have much more precise fittings and seem to not need as much wrenching into place
I wonder what S&S's tolerances are for manufacture, it seems similar to the Gerst way of getting it near enough and then finessing the fit later. Compared to B&M or Intamin that have much more precise fittings and seem to not need as much wrenching into place
i305_zack
Mega Poster
Wait, do you mean 2021??
Antinos
Slut for Spinners
I believe the slots would actually be a cost increase since each flange would have a longer time to cut. Despite this, the slots are cut concentrically and would only allow radial variation, but by doing this the fabricators can avoid precisely welding the flanges onto the tubes at a specific angle.
Magic-Man
Mega Poster
Oop, yeah. My bad.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Eh it could be worse. Hopefully it's a different layout to the SF models (as long as it isn't the same as the Chinese one). Hoping for lots of spin fins like Arashi.
toatkuroski
Roller Poster
the second picture is mineRed freespin track has shown up
i’m so proud of myself lmao
If you're reffering to the six-element vs 10 element layout, it looks like the park will be going with the more family-friendly first option. Think of it as Kirnu at Linnanmäki compared to Insane at Gröna Lund. This will be more like the one in Finland, with the Six Flag versions more like the one in Sweden. Hope you understand the comparison in ride size and intensity, because I'm not trying to compare Freespins with ZacSpins.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Rupert
Mega Poster
Joker at SFNE is one of the most insane coaster experiences I’ve had - not sure if it was weighted weirdly or what but had consistently fast spinning, forward and back, with no real idea what was happening until the final brakes. Is this the experience of others from the Six Flags ones? It was so much better than I expected, though not a coaster I could reride.
If this is to be a family version then surely it would have to be slower or some kind of brake on the spinning, which goes against the model’s name!
If this is to be a family version then surely it would have to be slower or some kind of brake on the spinning, which goes against the model’s name!
The spinning can be adjusted on every variation, which is why each of the current clones gives a different ride depending on how the park sets them. Some parks, like Six Flags Great Adventure, even have the two sides set differently so that one side spins more than the other. Therefore, the family friendly version I'm talking about is smaller is size, regardless of the spinning (which would likely be less intense since this one won't be as large as the current clones).
Markus.Downhill
Mega Poster
Oh great ?, another 4d free spin, should’ve gone for the axis, fed up of these clones
Hutch
Strata Poster
These seem to be very hit or miss based on my experience. I really liked the one at SFNE, enough to ride it multiple times, but my ride at SFGAd was dreadful: I immediately got tombstoned back to back on the first to valleys.
I'm still all for smaller parks getting these. They're much better than Boomerangs and I still probably prefer them over the Sky Rockets as well.
I'm still all for smaller parks getting these. They're much better than Boomerangs and I still probably prefer them over the Sky Rockets as well.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Is this not the 10 element model?
I was under the impression the Six Flags version was the 6 element model.
I was under the impression the Six Flags version was the 6 element model.