Most Disappointing Ride

[ECG]

I'll see how the redo turns out when i go in for training on the 26th. I might even snap a pic or two for you guys

Please do! We all would like to see the changes they made.

 

[s15c]

I must go with Magnum XL-200. Everyone said "Oh! It's the best! Rated as the seventh best coaster in the world! [Insert more raving here]"

I got off with a bruise where my lap bar had been and feeling like I wouldn't ever want to go on a ride with airtime again. It was awful.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

@s15c: Well, it's really the last of its kind. I heard somewhere that it was the last to be hand fabricated (the track) or something. It's drop looks over the beautiful lake and that's not even counting the actual ride itself.

 

[Snoo]

So I suppose you simply do not like Hypers ot begin with? That makes me feel a little better. You don't hate just those two, you hate 'em all

As for I305, I like the fast, low to the ground experience. The High Speed turns are freakin' awesome too. I'll see how the redo turns out when i go in for training on the 26th. I might even snap a pic or two for you guys

Well if we are talking a simple 'general' hyper.. then no.. as I have several in my top 30. In terms of B&M.. then yes.. as floater isn't my cup of tea. I enjoy myself some nice strong ejector.. really gets my juices flowing.

305 past the drop is actually pretty good.. reminds me of Maverick in many ways.. and I have nothing against that.. besides the two horrid airtime hills. Of course, when you take the drop out of a Giga.. it really just nulls the whole experience for me. That isn't to say I hate the ride.. as it is 31 of 260.. just that if it had that drop and airtime that was raved about before the trims.. it would probably be #3.. right in front of Maverick. It has so much potential.. I envy the folks who got on it before the trims.



btw.. just a quick note.. stick around buddy! I enjoy discussing things with you.. seem like a good guy who knows what hes talking about.

 

[Rush]

I have one more to add from last time I posted in this thread, that being Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Studios Hollywood.

I rode this a year after I rode Mummy in Florida (which I LOVED) and was expecting it to be up to a similar standard. It was not. Slower, less impressive and just "okay". I'm sure if I'd ridden it first, I wouldn't have thought less of it but I didn't, so yeah that probably clouded my judgement.

It's not a bad ride, just when compared to Florida's Mummy it's CRAP.

Oh and just to re-iterate, Nemesis was a massive disappointment. :wink:

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

Well... *closes and locks door* I heard from someone that KD is taking the trims off when the new turn is finished. It's getting extended back and will have a larger radius when it is complete. It was also clocking it at 100 mph before the trims were put on, and the soft tires were having to be replaced daily. They also put in water sprayers to keep the wheels cool as another precaution to keep the ride running smoothly. Finally, they put trims on after all this failed, and replaced the trains with "hard" wheels, which will make the ride more rough as time goes on. Betcha didn't know that?

 

[Snoo]

Knew everything but the soft/hard wheels..

Of course.. that is all hearsay.. but most of us knew about the widening/hopefully removing the trims.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

It's past news. And like he said, he already knew that stuff. If I told you about some other stuff I could get fired, but I'm not that stupid.

 

[rollermonkey]

100mph?

Not sure that's technically possible, and this is the first I heard that.

Where did that come from?

 

[rollermonkey]

OK, I'm not a physicist, but as near as I can figure, an object falling 300 feet in a vacuum will reach 94.77 miles/hour.

I'm pretty sure your 100mph number is garbage.

Can anybody check my math?

 

[Hixee]

^I make it 42.36m/s, so 95.3mph.

The 100mph figure seems a little off...

 

[Snoo]

I heard most of it on KDFansite.. which you know.. is the most accurate source of them all.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

I'm good friends with 3/4 of the Supers there. They may have been exaggerating a bit, but as far as math goes, I'm betting you didn't factor in the increased weight of the train or the fact that the train has some velocity when it goes over the hill.

 

[Hixee]

^Well the increased weight of the train won't make any difference. We're talking about things in a vacuum, so it's constant acceleration regardless of mass.

As for the lift speed? Well I'm pretty sure that including air resistance would cancel that out...

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

Possibly. Again, it may have been an exageration but the fact is we had to change things to make it safe and trims became the easiest fix for the rest of the season. You can compare it to Mavericks loss of a Zero G Roll if you will. It's unfortunate, as the enthusiasts gripe about it all the damn time But something had to be done to keep it safely operating.

 

[nadroJ]

^Well the increased weight of the train won't make any difference. We're talking about things in a vacuum, so it's constant acceleration regardless of mass.

Damn you I was just about to post this to prove how smart I am! I'll just go and sit in my corner and maintain to perception that I'm stupid =]

XD

Also, who is this KDGrizzly4Life guy, seems kind of angry? Especially at Schwarzkopf for some reason...

 

[Ben]

^Nice to see you're all lovely and welcoming to new members like!

In his defense, that lift is VERY fast, it's not outside the realms of possibility at all. Air resistance isn't THAT big a factor as some people seem to say it is.

 

[KDGrizzly4Life]

Seems like you have no fear calling people stupid and insulting them on the internet. Congratulations jerk, I'm done with this website.

 

[jjjjustin]

I was going to say "No, dont go!" but then I thought if he cant handle UC calling him out once, he shouldn't be here.

 

[Ben]

Or, maybe, we shouldn't have a member who will talk to new people like that!