Weird, Wacky & Strange Coaster Bits

[Gavin]

Gavin says the airtime on those things is really, really good.

The first drop on Big Boom (the blue one with the **** ed up brakes) is MENTAL. I'm sure it must have been the steepest drop, or at least very close, until the dive machines came along. Then factor in that it has a regular train and takes a little run up to the drop. The backseat is insane.

 

[rollermonkey]

I LOVE the noise. Can you imagine the stench that would come off of these bad boys </3

Stench? Yes.

Airtime? Worth the stench.

 

[Lofty]

Thanks for that..............

Burning Rubber is by FAR one of my pet hates of smells </3

 

[Xpress]

^Surely by that logic if I put my car in Neutral and roll down a hill it's a credit then? :?

Well would you count it as a cred?

 

[Martyn B]

Just how wrong is this?!

 

[Antinos]

I'm not following. Are you referring to the cantilevered support or the wacky worm train?

 

[Xpress]

Yeah I'm with Antinos :?

 

[Lofty]

I think we all are..

 

[Ben]

It's obvious he's talking about the train.

A train commonly associated with one type of kiddie coaster is on a totally different type of kiddie coaster.

He's not asking you to work out the riddle of the Sphinx or anything guys.

 

[Lofty]

That coaster is also named "Big Apple". Just another fact.

 

[Martyn B]

^ Where abouts is that coaster located, Lofty?

 

[Gavin]

^Allou Fun Park in Athens, just to spoil Lofty's fun.

Did you know he's been there?

 

[Lofty]

Yeah, I knew it was THAT, I just didn't want to post the whereabouts of the coaster so people who think they're amusing can try and take the piss out of me BECAUSE I WORKED AT THE PARK INSTALLING THEIR NEW ATTRACTION WHICH IS A MASSIVE SUCCESS AND THE MORE POPULAR IN THE PARK - It's true, I've got the stats

 

[Ben]

Oh Lofthouse, we all cared the first fifty thousand times we heard it.

 

[Antinos]

It's obvious he's talking about the train.

A train commonly associated with one type of kiddie coaster is on a totally different type of kiddie coaster.

He's not asking you to work out the riddle of the Sphinx or anything guys.

It's still a kiddie coaster, and hell, the trains aren't even the same if you compare the two. What I find more weird is that Allou Fun Park has two Big Apples, an actual Big Apple model and a Tivoli.

 

[Lofty]

Oh Lofthouse, we all cared the first fifty thousand times we heard it.

Well, I don't apologise for being passionate about something and proud that I've done something productive with my life

 

[ECG]

For those of you that didn't see the Galveston Pier - Iron Shark update:

It may not be weird, wacky or strange in your book, but it's definitely ingenious.

 

[owentaylor121]

I saw that picture on their facebook page, I seems to rather cool that you're bracking over the sea.

 

[Jer]

Hard to believe it's still sturdy with that little tick, weird shape indeed.

 

[Antinos]

It's all in the material selection. Type of material, thickness, and defects all play a part in it. They're probably using iron for both the track and supports and the support tubes are probably 1/2-3/4 inches thick. In addition to that, there's that other tube coming off at an angle attaching to another support somewhere.