CarolinaRider
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I think the real gimmick of the dive coaster the holding brake. The coaster may seem redundant at first glance but it's really going to be different than anything the park already has.
but why do they still insist of having the MCBR after one element?
Joey said:I think a divr machine is a really weird choice for any park today. They're so expensive and don't... Do anything.
Also, has Cedar Point lost their mind when it comes to naming rides? Seriously?
I think this has to be the most stupid post of the year.Joey said:I mean all dive machines, even the minis.
There's a rumour that Baron only exists because someone screwed up and signed a deal without consulting others and lost their job over it, though I have no idea how true that is.
From the parks perspective, I see no logical reason to get one over a Eurofighter. Actually, even from my selfish perspective, the choice is a boring ride or a painful one, because neither really have anything to them other than those ...Qualities.
Look, the problem with dive machines is that they are extremely forceless... I have no idea why, but their drops "don't do anything". Griffon is the worst one I've done, I think Sheikra is probably the best from a pure ride perspective, though Oblivion is my favourite because branding and nostalgia. How can two coasters so similar as the Busch dive machines be SO different? Who looked at Sheikra and though "yeah let's make the next one less intense".
The reason Sheikra is the best is because it has weird forces on the inversions, forces unique to that ride, similar to what the wing coasters have, but without the roughness. Griffon and Krake lack those forces, because B&M have some hatred for anything fun... Until they made Fury apparently. But Griffon's drop may well be the most boring drop on any major coaster. Its so lacking in force that Darkastle emulates the drop sensation with more success. For a ride all about a 200ft drop, that's crap.
I have no hope for a Cedar Point dive machine because the park hardly has a good history of making interesting sensations on their coasters. Most of the park's lineup is forgettable, and I personally have a similar feeling towards MF's drop in terms of it just lacking sensation.
There are so many coasters that can go vertical these days - I think the criticism that Cedar Point already has several vertical coasters is really valid. The only thing a dive machine is capable of doing well is dropping, and they even manage to do that poorly sometimes, so what is the point of this ride? Its SO Cedar Point in terms of being just another big coaster for the sake of it. Its a shame that the park who brought us Maverick has forgotten how to make something interesting and reverted back to big, boring rides.
djreplay26 said:No offence but some of you come across as roller coaster snobs, yes they could've got a flyer or whatever but I wouldn't say it's a poor choice by any means. The drop is in itself is bigger than any coaster in the UK, and hurtling towards the floor at 75mph from over 200ft can't be described as tame surely.