Ensign Smith said:
The ride looks like a real blast.I'm still kind of hung up on the idea of using the same name for two different coasters in adjacent states in the same year. It really does feel too 'Six Flag-ish' to me. After all, the English language does contain a few hundred words or so to pick from....
NO! Six Flaggish would be build the same ride and give it the same name but wait, we will have different videos to go with it ala dark knight...
Intimidator 305 the tallest most hated coaster nobody has ever ridden...
Ensign Smith said:
I'm still kind of hung up on the idea of using the same name for two different coasters in adjacent states in the same year.
Technically its not adjacent states as its built on the South Carolina side of the park ;)
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The Six Flags move would be to design one coaster and install it in five locations. These are two unique designs by two different designers.
So who wants to be the first to start the abbreviations to distinguish the two rides?? Not that it will be difficult to do.
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Someone asked how Magnum can run three trains without a midcourse...
Magnum XL-200 has four blocks: ending in the station, the top of the lift, the safety brake at the end of the ride, and the transfer table. The key to making it all work is timing. It takes a little more than a minute to get from the station to the top of the lift hill; it also takes a little more than a minute to get from the top of the lift hill, out to the turnaround, and back to the safety brake. From the safety brake to the transfer table is a low-speed "victory lap" around the ride plaza that ends up taking about 30 seconds.
Technically, Magnum has a mid-course brake, but it is positioned in such a way that it acts like the end of the ride, even though it's a good 45 seconds away from the loading platform.
I haven't looked too closely at Carowinds ride, but with the brake coming just before the helix I wonder if they're doing something conceptually similar to Magnum's blocking.
At first glance, I'd say Carowinds has the better Intimidator, and a better Flying Scooter to go with it. Given a choice between going down IR-77 to Carowinds or picking my way across the mountains to go to Kings Dominion, I think Carowinds has the better new ride...!
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Hmmm. I really like that second hill that transitions into a sharply banked curve, and the 2 curve descent from that hill. That looks quite fun! And gotta love parabolic hills!
I'm a little surprised that it has that MCBR, which is more like a 5/6thsCBR. They're only gaining like 20 seconds by having that.
Still, looks like a cool design. Not a big NASCAR fan (I find it insanely boring), but I personally don't feel it detracts from the ride.
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