B&M parts at SFOG! - CoasterBuzz

Is there any place that I can go to see pics of the dual loading station?

I still have my doubts if its actually a B&M flyer.

Coasterman Mike

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Total rides on Phantom's Revenge: 49
Total rides on Pittfall: 255
Total rides on Superman:UE : 633

C-Mike: I'm not sure if my word is good enough to remove your doubts but I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt SFOG's 2002 coaster *is* a B&M Flyer, their second [AT's AIR being the first, naturally].

Why would it have a dual track station if it wasn't a flyer? No other type of B+M has that feature.

Yes, it will be a flyer!

Wow, some of you guys are stubborn. :)

Doesn't SFoG open in late March? I wonder when the Superman will be finished. I'd hope it opens by at least April.

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"That's BS you MF! They're WT!" -- CP's R&D team

well B&M coasters have always opened when they say they're gonna open or at least that's my memory of it, but I don't understand why Alton Tower's project was started so early and SFOG's so much later. it may have just been to compensate for the construction of the tunnels, but until the announcement I have to wonder if it going to be ready for next season and if it is ready, when it will open.
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Knott's Berry Farm Cuba ~South Park

Hey guys. This is my first post, so please be nice to me. I had my spy in ATL take a flight yesterday over Six Flags and he snaped these few pics of the new construction site. The quality is porr i know, but try flying a pland and taking good pics at the same time. Anyway, you can get a good idea at the scale of the site. In pic 2 you can see both the dual station and supports being raised Let me know what you think. I will try to get some more as construction continues.
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/wvufreshman

Later guys.

a little better focus would be nice, but I'm not complaining. anyone who takes pics from a plane like that I'm cool with 'cause they're spending their time and money for us. anyway, are there any ground pics of the site. I know there were some when the supports arrived and the site was being preped for construction, but I haven't seen anything as of late.

and Circuitboy, don't worry. most people here are nice enough and the ones that are complete arseholes you just have to ignore.

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Knott's Berry Farm Cuba ~South Park

gamndbndr said:
"On another topic, if the vehicles tilt on the lift since they are dangling underneath then the angle of the lift hill will assist the full tilt back via gravity. Same thing on the brake run, the tilt locks release and gravity will drop down the seats. This is only conjecture about what's been written to now but seems to make sense."

I'm not sure where it was that I read this, but it was stated that the trains will do all of their reclining in the station. There is a power supply that runs the length of the station (such as on X-Flight and Batwing) to help the trains accomplish this. I believe you can see this electrical supply in the following photo:
http://www.john-wardley.demon.co.uk/images/alton/photo46a.jpg

EDIT:

I have since read elsewhere that each car will contain a set of wheels that ride on their own rail within the station. This rail is pulled up or down to assist in moving the seats from reclined to down and back again. I would assume this is the more logical answer as to how the seats with be positioned, but I can't say for sure.

(but I'm not positive, so don't quote me on this ;o)

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http://draegs.livejournal.com
"Legend is a wooden Jesus"

*** This post was edited by ACEerCG on 1/12/2002. ***

Okay, there will always be someone who doesn't agree, but It IS a B&M flyer...and if it wasn't it would be an invert, and we all no it's not that (B:TR). Why? I have seen the construction, I have seen the Blue B&M inverted supports, I have seen the red lift hill floor attached to them, but I couldn't see any track yet. Since Monday, at least another complete support has gone up, and the lift floor has been extended on this support, and a litthle further. The lift is well over the trees and can now easily be seen from surrounding roads (I didn't have a camera with me), and within the next few days, I'm sure the lift will be high enough to be very easily seen from I-20 and many Atlantans who have no idea what is coming, until the anticipated announcement. You don't have to believe me, but I saw it with my own eyes no less than a couple hours ago.

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"A gun is not a weapon...it's a tool...like a butcher knife, a harpoon, or an alligator"

Do you think they could store the track any further away from the construction site? lol. Has anyone heard of an announcement date yet? I know it's mid to late January, but I was looking for a more specific date. Come on Robert. Fill us in. lol. :)
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The trains will do all of their tilting inside the station. It sounds insanely dangerous (and against practicality) to let the trains tilt down in the brake run.

See the news. It's the 22nd.

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The legend lives!

their are some new picts of the lift hill! Now nobody cant say it isnt a flyer.

http://www.thrillnetwork.com/boards/showthread.php?s=&postid=227414#post227414

coasterjedi said:
well B&M coasters have always opened when they say they're gonna open or at least that's my memory of it, but I don't understand why Alton Tower's project was started so early and SFOG's so much later. it may have just been to compensate for the construction of the tunnels, but until the announcement I have to wonder if it going to be ready for next season and if it is ready, when it will open.
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They started Early in England for one very good reason. THE RAINY SEASON. In England it rains twice as much as in Boston, or Seattle.

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ahh...thanks Intamin. I've been wondering that for some time now.
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has anyone gotten the invitation that Screamscape is talking about??? if so? scan them in...

Rainy season? It rains everyday here ;)

If I may disagree with your post Intamin, I'd suggest that it began construction a lot earlier due to the large amount of tunneling and earth moving that had to be carried out, for the two tunnels. Also the lift hill had to be put up after the park closed for the night- due to it crossing over Nemesis, therefore taking longer than if it was constructed through full days, plus after completing the track in early November, it has allowed four months for testing, (it is a prototype after all), as well as adding theming and the water features.

Has anyone heard of this site??? Its so weird seeing roller coasters being sold like this. Anyway, Anyone interested in buying one?? jk

check it out @ http://www.italintl.com/coaster/index.htm

they also have a lot of ferris wheels..

forgot to ask, If you had the money, Which one would you buy??

And this has nothing to do with SFOG.