Intimidators: Timmy and 305
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CreditCrazy
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RollerCoasterFanatic said:
By "doing TOO MUCH" and "spending money to take away some of the stuff it already did enough of" I assume you are talking about the ride going so fast throughout its layout, that it is causing riders to blackout and is therefore needing trims?
...That's my point. Its speed is too much for its little layout of twists and turns. What I mentioned in my OP is that a smarter idea would be to add some more hills or overbanks; something to burn off speed, so that the whole first drop wouldn't have to be trimmed because the ride is too intense.
But as I said with 13 if you trim the drop then what is the point in building a lift hill that high? If the drop now feels like it does on 13 I would feel let down, it just kills that ride and you can feel it worse than the trims on B&M's.
It is actually one of the worst feelings I have had on a coaster, you can feel the train holding back its not even smooth like at the end of the ride its really stop start start stop
No matter how people try to defend this for me its a huge cock up, one that was predicted by a few people on here.
But its probably still better than the **** we have here lol
It is actually one of the worst feelings I have had on a coaster, you can feel the train holding back its not even smooth like at the end of the ride its really stop start start stop
No matter how people try to defend this for me its a huge cock up, one that was predicted by a few people on here.
But its probably still better than the **** we have here lol
So whose fault is it then: Intamin's for designing/building a layout that they must have known would be too intense for a lot of people, given the speed that the first drop would create, or Kings Dominion for wanting a 300ft coaster, but not wanting to make money (or space) available for a layout that actually suits the sheer size of the first drop?
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
I went on KDs yesterday and Kyle said they've slowed it down. So that's another testimonial.
I wasn't impressed with it at all. The best parts are the neck breaking turns towards the end and the last two bunny hops are pretty good I guess. It's stunning to look at, but that first drop is so unbelievably forceless and utterly boring.
It made me black out on the turn after the first drop, as it seems to with everyone. My vision went from the bottom up. Was like when you film a tv screen and you get black horizontal lines going up it. Also gave me a really bad headache on my second ride.
The speed of the lift is incredible, takes 10 seconds to climb it.
I wasn't impressed with it at all. The best parts are the neck breaking turns towards the end and the last two bunny hops are pretty good I guess. It's stunning to look at, but that first drop is so unbelievably forceless and utterly boring.
It made me black out on the turn after the first drop, as it seems to with everyone. My vision went from the bottom up. Was like when you film a tv screen and you get black horizontal lines going up it. Also gave me a really bad headache on my second ride.
The speed of the lift is incredible, takes 10 seconds to climb it.
SnooSnoo said:Well, don't ask me, just go to KDFansite and take the testimonials of the dozens of people who have been on it and seen the brake fins mounted.
The only thing you'll get at KDFansite right now is bitching and moaning. But yes there are trims Kevin. They're just hard to see at that angle.
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I just rode Intimidator 305, and they added a slight trim near the beginning of the drop. It increases the length and airtime of the first drop, and has little effect on the rest of the ride.
This doesn't seem to take away from the intensity of the ride at all, but adds more airtime to the drop.
This doesn't seem to take away from the intensity of the ride at all, but adds more airtime to the drop.
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
I can't get over how forceless the ride feels, but yet it clearly isn't forceless, because of the blacking out. In fact, on my first ride, I blacked out briefly a second time before the two later hills.
I can only assume it's because the periods of heavy gs are prolonged and increase gradually, and so go unnoticed until your vision goes. There are no rapid changes from positive to negative gs.
I can't say I noticed any airtime worth mentioning. You spend the entire first hill concerned over when your vision will return to normal/intrigued by the lack of vision and so miss it entirely. Maybe after I've ridden it more this will change?
I can only assume it's because the periods of heavy gs are prolonged and increase gradually, and so go unnoticed until your vision goes. There are no rapid changes from positive to negative gs.
I can't say I noticed any airtime worth mentioning. You spend the entire first hill concerned over when your vision will return to normal/intrigued by the lack of vision and so miss it entirely. Maybe after I've ridden it more this will change?
gavin said:
I blame Intamin 100% as they should have said it cannot be done, they need to sort out their computers that work out the speed and force etc.
What do people mean when they say airtime on a drop? People have said this about 13 as well but to me its just you out your seat against the lap bar or what ever due to the trim holding the train back. That to me is not airtime, that is coming out your seat and is more like hang time but its not if you know what I mean.
