sfwoa hyper
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Sadly, my opinion of Millennium Force has changed much this year. I once thought this was the greatest ride in history, now I find it just a really good ride.
The B&M hypers have never let me down. I (unlike some others here) adore the B&M trains. To me, it's like sitting on a bar stool, I feel as free as a bird. I always get air, my feet barely touch the floor (I'm 6'4"). Overall, those trains seem more open IMO.
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So many coasters, so little vacation time....
I'd like to see a Beemer at SFWoA as well. There's already Arrow, Intamin, and Morgan nearby, so a B&M would be a nice change of pace.
I also like the B&M hyper train -- yes, that clamshell may be big, but the seats are so darn COMFORTABLE.
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--Greg
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Jack: I'm not sure that'd go over well in the Ohio area after the problems SOB has had (with roughness, etc.)
I think SFWoA is trying to capitalize on Ohio's love for 'big, blue hyper/giga coasters.' Sure, there's only one, but it is the most popular coaster I've ever seen (short of X). That, of course, if there is actually blue Intamin track on its way to WoA.
And there's no way that, if the location is correct, the coaster will be themed to Superman. One is enough. This one, (assuming it's with the Wild Life) will most likely have a 'natural' theme. Whether it be weather, animals, plant life, I don't know, but I've got to believe something along those lines.
I wouldn't say the seats are "too comfortable"....more like a car with really tight suspension ...if the springs had more *play*, and the seats were a tad closer to the rails....you'd feel more "bounce", and the airtime would be more FORCEFUL....
I want another S:RoS somewhere in FL, or even GA for that matter...the POP of air on those hills was intense and long-lasting.....:)
I have absolutely nothing against the Beemers....reliability is unmatched and the GP eats 'em up like candy, meaning more income and more rides...I find them very enjoyable....but the Intamin trains are like a Corvette on the rails compared to the B&Ms, which are more like a Town Car....I maintain that the springs holding the road wheels and upstops against the rails are a little tight.....(maybe we could switch those springs with the ones which seem to drop the lapbars at the first hint of positive g-forces, those are NOT very tight springs at all)....:)
RollerFreak answered before I could get back in here -- yes, I was referring to a B&M Hyper. I know all to well that BKF is also a B&M ride -- I've ridden the thing enough times :)
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--Greg
"Now all I want is to find a way home, to warn Earth -- look upward, and share the wonders I see..."
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Y'all apparently don't know the secret of holding up the B&M lapbar with your leg to keep it from tightening while you are riding ! Let it be known...
Pull down to the red stripe on the bar, put one leg under the bar to hold it up, ride in the last row = Airtime galore on any B&M hyper / Speed Coaster.
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Joe Carroll said:Pull down to the red stripe on the bar, put one leg under the bar to hold it up, ride in the last row = Airtime galore on any B&M hyper / Speed Coaster.
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LOL! This is EXACTLY how and where we ride a B&M hyper. Too funny!
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So many coasters, so little vacation time....
IOArules said:
"I remember a few weeks back Jeff made a post talking about how he was on the phone talking to someone that was watching supports arrive on site."
That was the imfamous Magnumdan who reported back to Jeff on his sighting. I have a feeling very few people actually know where the track and supports are being stored. But I am willing to bet money that there is Intamin steel somewhere nearby that park.
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MWB - It's not that they're too comfortable, it's that the clamshell is a bit too restrictive for my tastes.
I just prefer a more "traditional" seating arrangement, as gator is getting at. I think the ride would be greatly enhanced taken at track level.
Now, whether or not one could just slap another train on such a ride I have no idea. I'd assume that those rides are engineered specifically for those trains.
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"The perfect machine, you seemed to be, when I built you up in my mind..." - Reverend Jon Autry
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