Another New S&S Woodie

Im sorry, but that new wooden coaster looks sooo lame. I dunno what can you do with a 65 foot hill!! That only some 30-35 mph not to mention the crazy looking drop, which will slow the top speed down. They must have had an extremely tight budget for this ride.

It doesn't look like to bad of a ride...And as for hating on samller coasters, you have to take a spin or two on Cornball Express or Raven. Then you will see the true power of a smallish woodie!!

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.....and the count goes to THREE!

Isn't anyone going to build a TGG woodie? We kinda know what those guys are capable of, it'd be nice to see TGG build a coaster or two before it's too late and they disband...maintenance (retracking, etc.) alone can't keep that group of engineers contented and well-paid indefinitely.

Also, does S&S have any engineers on staff other than Dennis McNulty....if not, he'd better be prepared to pull some all-nighters, LOL.

Even though it is shorter and not as tall as Timberhawk,it looks to be a much more thrilling ride with drops that go all the way to the ground. looks like might get some airtime on this one.

With a track length of only 2040 feet,it indeed looks like the helix is designed to burn off some speed. If only my home park would biuld one of these:(.

For me ,height of the lift hill has nothing to do with thrill factor.My #1 coaster,the Vancouver PNE Coaster,has a lift hill of only 68 feet,yet this coaster delivers some of most insane ejector airtime known to man.

Lets' bring back Portland,Oregons' Jantzen Beach Big Dipper(1928-1970)Oregon needs some good wood!

I have actually even wondered if S&S actually contracts with The Gravity Group. You never know...it could happen. Then again it might not. If it were up to me I would get one from the Gravity Group or GCI.

Something to consider, people:

CCI#1 - Sky Princess
S&S#1 - Timberhawk

We all know what amazing coasters CCI went on to produce. Perhaps we should give S&S the benefit of the doubt, too?

mOOSH

Having NOT ridden Sky Princess, can anyone compare it to Timberhawk? Moosh? Peabody?

Stan is a madman, yet Timberhawk is clearly a lame duck. I don't know if I trust them yet. Still, we haven't ridden anything else they have produced (wood), but doesn't anyone else fear that this might not be the best company to build wood? Just because his company has pioneered other fine thrill products doesn't put them in the company of CCI or GCI. Just my opinion.

I hope I am wrong. I really wish that Timberhawk had been built with more thrills in mind. It's almost like they did the computations by hand, as there are virtually no thrills to be had. It's like a bad first RCT creation. Thrill ratio: 4.2 "I don't think I will ride Timberhawk again."

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I've ridden both Sky Princess and Timberhawk.

Sky Princess, at about 3/4 the height, is way more fun. I think it's because after the first drop the rest of the hills are pretty low, meaning the train keeps a pretty good pace throughout the entire ride, especially in the helix.

Timberhawk seemed really poorly paced to me, even for a "family" coaster. That 300-foot long flat section of track at the end of the ride is just mind-boggling.

But everyone I've spoken to thats "in the know" says that SFEV asked for a family coaster. Second, it seems the GP really likes it and that's what matters to the park -- well, that and hoping the ride holds up over time and doesn't become a maintenance nightmare.

We'll see if Tsumani is an improvment.

mOOSH

*** Edited 11/18/2003 10:33:56 PM UTC by Mamoosh***

I have both, Robbio....

Personally, I was quite impressed with Sky Princess (more than Moosh it would seem). The airtime was surprising for the park it's in, and the laterals were REALLY strong. All in all, I'd give SP the nod over TH any day, every day, all day....and I *liked* Timberhawk.

Out of the three new S&S woodies, I'm anticipating that the "thrill ride" of the set will be the one in Jersey.....lucky me! :)

You still have Zoidberg.... You ALL have Zoidberg! (V) (;,,;) (V)

Gator - I loved Sky Princess, and it ranks quite highly on my ballot for Mitch's poll. Heck, it ranks higher than Timbers!

mOOSH

Sky Princess puts Timber**** to shame. It was designed to be a family coaster, but for a family coaster it can kick your butt. There are some nice little moments of air, sime excellent laterals, and a great sense of speed....three things that overshadow their counterparts in Timber****. I was really impressed!

I'm anxious to ride S&S's next coaster....I hope they can pull it off. I just hope they don't use a room full of monkeys to design the next one! ;) *** Edited 11/18/2003 10:36:58 PM UTC by Peabody***

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Moosh, I was posting while you were posting....your comment about CCI's first and S&S's first made me think you weren't awfully fond of Sky Princess...your next comment tells me you liked it as much as I did...:)

As for Mitch's poll, I still need to cram a LOT of wooden coasters into my top-10....think Paul Ruben will help me figure out HOW to do that... ;)

Ah, I see. No, my initial comment was that Sky Princess seems relatively tame in comparison later CCIs.

Mamoosh said:
Gator - I loved Sky Princess, and it ranks quite highly on my ballot for Mitch's poll. Heck, it ranks higher than Timbers!
mOOSH

I did a double take when I first saw this post... I thought that you were ranking Sky Princess higher than Shivering TIMBERS!

Rob, I'm pretty sure that IS what Moosh meant....we both got up there around the same time, and ST was *not* delivering anything of note. As far as similar rides are concerned, Silverwood's O-n-B Timber Terror, ranks above Timbers for me.

Rob - On my 2003 ballot for Mitch's poll Timbers ranks at #32 our of 85 wooden coasters I've ridden. Sky Princess does rank higher. So does Leap The Dips.

I can understand why many people love Timbers. I liked it, too and thought it was fun. But I didn't think it was the end-all be-all of wood coasterdom. And I can think of 31 wooden coasters I'd rather ride.

mOOSH

I won't argue your opinion, especially since I've never been on ST. To be truthful, I like the fact that a few people out there don't think it is the holy grail of wooden coasters. I really think that Boulder Dash has a shot at becoming #1 this year because the buzz surrounding ST seems to have quieted, while the buzz for BD seems louder than ever.

I don't remember too much about Sky Princess (I only rode it in its opening year), but I remember a decent family ride. Certainly is a beautiful coaster, though... has nice "lines" for an out-and-back.

Well, PERSONALLY, I'm hoping that Tremors jumps to #1 on Mitch's poll. It sure did for me. I'm not sure enough people were at Silverwood for that to actually happen, but one can hope.

--Greg
"You seem healthy. So much for voodoo."

Yeah, but how many people did it take to vote Tonnerre de Zeus into the #1 spot for those few years?