Also this http://rcdb.com/m/1457.htm?p=0
Was ok but nothing great as people that went on the Euro Live will confirm.
Was ok but nothing great as people that went on the Euro Live will confirm.
Thirteen, Intamin ''psychoaster'' - Alton Towers 2010
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Mit deLuxe
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So basically the only thing people know about this coaster 100% is that it is Intamin.....
For all we know AT could have asked Intamin to put that 'family coaster' sticker on it, so when they do announce it it will be huge......(We hope)
On another note...the picture below show some kind of supports behind the men for something that looks like supports for a wall that goes quite deep if it needs supports. Plus note the curve of it...Interesting!
For all we know AT could have asked Intamin to put that 'family coaster' sticker on it, so when they do announce it it will be huge......(We hope)
On another note...the picture below show some kind of supports behind the men for something that looks like supports for a wall that goes quite deep if it needs supports. Plus note the curve of it...Interesting!
Yes Ollie that drop was good, but the one on Piraten was better, so not sure what your point is? We thought it was going to be rubbish as we thought it was Vekoma, it was smooth and ok but not great and not something to rush back for. In fact we only rode it once and there was no queue.
This new coaster could have been a lot worse, at least they have gone for a good make and I hope a good coaster can be made from the spec.
Am going to wait now to see what they do with it then pass judgement
This new coaster could have been a lot worse, at least they have gone for a good make and I hope a good coaster can be made from the spec.
Am going to wait now to see what they do with it then pass judgement
Uncle Arly
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I suspected it would be Intamin, so I'm happy.
Whatever it is, I'm sure we'll all enjoy it!
Whatever it is, I'm sure we'll all enjoy it!
andrus
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Well, a family coaster to fill in the gap between the mine train and spinball whizzer sure would be good! But then what's up with the SW6 and the "worlds first"?! To hype the coaster like this makes everybody think it will be more thrilling than Rita (who wasn't SW-labeled) only creating dissapointment among the visitors...
marc said:Yes Ollie that drop was good, but the one on Piraten was better, so not sure what your point is? We thought it was going to be rubbish as we thought it was Vekoma, it was smooth and ok but not great and not something to rush back for. In fact we only rode it once and there was no queue.
This new coaster could have been a lot worse, at least they have gone for a good make and I hope a good coaster can be made from the spec.
Am going to wait now to see what they do with it then pass judgement
So why does thinking it is Vekoma make you think it will be bad? That's a pretty daft opinion.
Anyway, there are shock absorbers around, are they normally on coasters? I'd thikn there would be some kind of suspension, but shock absorbers? Maybe it's to do with the world first?
Although I have had enough of people, myself included, saying every little detail is to do with the mysterious world first.
andrus said:
It will be more thrilling than Rita. In fact it would have to go some way not to be.
Sorry should have made myself clear, we thought it was just a Vekoma kiddy coaster. Some of us just thought the trains had been changed etc so when we went down the 1st drop we were a bit shocked as we were not ready for that.
I just hope they use lap bars on this, there should be no reason not to.
I just hope they use lap bars on this, there should be no reason not to.
OH, thats OK then.
I hope the use lapbars, but it doesn't neccasarily mean there won't be airtime if OTSRs are used. Just 99% likely. There is no reason not to, unless there are going to be things very close to riders that would be dangerous to touch so OTSRs are used to limit movement. But I doubt that. Even with the accelerated lift this is almost certainly going to have and drop section it may have, OTSRs probably won't be needed.
But then again, Rita has them and that certainly does not need them. Maybe they are just there for reasurance because of it's speed and size?
I hope the use lapbars, but it doesn't neccasarily mean there won't be airtime if OTSRs are used. Just 99% likely. There is no reason not to, unless there are going to be things very close to riders that would be dangerous to touch so OTSRs are used to limit movement. But I doubt that. Even with the accelerated lift this is almost certainly going to have and drop section it may have, OTSRs probably won't be needed.
But then again, Rita has them and that certainly does not need them. Maybe they are just there for reasurance because of it's speed and size?
I believe so, as it is less likely for you to fall out and they add an extra degree of safety.
But this is Intamin, on eof the biggest companies in the world, if anyone can make a safe ride, they can (unless it's in America, but that was a few years ago now), so lap bars will do in that respect.
On the height problem, if they want a low restriction, maybe a new type of lap restraint can be made, like some realy soft foam that can mould around your body to fit, or something like on Mumbo Jumbo where there is a big bar and you rull it towards you and then around you.
But this is Intamin, on eof the biggest companies in the world, if anyone can make a safe ride, they can (unless it's in America, but that was a few years ago now), so lap bars will do in that respect.
On the height problem, if they want a low restriction, maybe a new type of lap restraint can be made, like some realy soft foam that can mould around your body to fit, or something like on Mumbo Jumbo where there is a big bar and you rull it towards you and then around you.
I went today and as someone mentioned the curve earlier, that curve comes straight out of, or into a helix, which could go underground and into a tunnel and come out from the big hole. The steel girder things which were holding it up until the concrete had set were removed later in the day and there is scaffolding in it lower down which could be where the tunnel would be. Just an idea.
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