Cedar Point '07 Project

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DawgByte II said:
Restraints for a looping coaster of this nature, of which consists of not a straight loop, but more of a corkscrew HAS to have some kind of shoulder restraint.

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Wrong. Joker's Jinx at SFA has one of these: http://rcdb.com/ig544.htm?picture=3 and doesn't have OTSR's: http://rcdb.com/ig544.htm?picture=8

Wow 2,000 replies very impressive.

^^ Well that is becuase it has those giant box shape seats. Almost all the Premimiter (Sp?) LIM coasters have lap bars now. Like Outer Limits, Flight of Fear, Joker's Jinx, Polterguist (Sp?), and Mad Monguse.

The point is, just because a coaster has corkscrews doesn't mean it has to have OTSR's.

Anyway, sorry about changing topic, but seriously that picture that Screamscape have is dead-on same as to what they have built so far.

In my opinion, it seem real to me, and I can imagine a coaster like this end up in Cedar Point. From the today's webcam, you can see a upward left turn after the launch, which is same as picture on Screamscape. If I'm correct that part haven't been built when that picture was released on internet. It's either someone made a really good guess or it's real.

^Wooo hoo 2005th post, same as my graduation year :)

Anyways, on topic if the screamscape picture is correct count me on the excited to ride list. While its not a record breaker, it looks like this thing is going to be constant speed the whole way, much like Storm Runner (my favorite Intamin launch to date) cant wait to ride this bad boy in May!

Look at the middle of this picture. Doesn't it seem like that would hurt?

http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?i=5495

To end the french language issue, "a la" IS used, and it is french. Not english. The English language took it for the "a la cart" but the term has been stretch to mean different things. But whatever, keep thinking that phrase is american, and isn't used by the language it's from.

I beleive FoF uses the T Bar doesn't it? That or an alteration of it. But it has 2 corkscrews I believe, and doesn't have shoulder restraints. But for those of us who feel secure and love the ability to move, and can fit, would do fine with T bars. But yes, It probably won't be T bars.

Oh and Matt. Nice Signature. Me at its finest.

Look at the middle of this picture. Doesn't it seem like that would hurt?

That slight turn at the end of straight track in the opposite direction of the turn that follows is quite common. In fact B&M uses it a lot as does Intamin. It's used to keep the transition from straight track to turning track [and vice versa] smooth. Because riders are seated a distance above the track the car will actually rotate around them...or rather their heartline. You'll hardly feel it.

You know that "slam" you get on Arrow rides when you enter a turn? Guess why that happens?

I'll search for some examples:

http://www.rcdb.com/ig1549.htm?picture=31

*** Edited 9/3/2006 8:33:28 PM UTC by Mamoosh***

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DantheCoasterman said:
Look at the middle of this picture. Doesn't it seem like that would hurt?

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If you're referring to the not-so-straightness of the launch track, I am still hanging onto the fact that the three sections will be brakes, wait, and launch.

No one ever said that "a la" isn't used in french. We're saying that although it IS (originally) a french word, it *IS* also (now) an English word. The English definition would appear to be "incorrect" *IF* we were speaking french. But, all 67 pages and 2000+ posts in this thread are for the most part English.

And if you want to get technical, it's also Spanish. Let me beat my chest and say how I took 4 years of Spanish in high school so I'm better than you and an official expert on it. "a la" means "at the" in Spanish. So there, you're ALL using it wrong :P *rolls eyes and turns sarcasm off*

Just admit you're wrong. It's not hard, it's not painful, and people will actually respect you a little if you admit it every once and a while. Especially when there is concrete proof that you're wrong unless we're speaking french, which we're not. Your ego will recover - I promise!

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SFoGswim said:
I am still hanging onto the fact that the three sections will be brakes, wait, and launch.

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All the better to observe the theming in the launch area?

Observe? You'll be in a tunnel...presumable in the dark. What's to observe?

All the better to observe the themeing in the tunnel that won't neccesarily be dark?

And everyone knows a launch from a standstill is much more exciting than a boosted launch.

dannerman? How does that make me wrong? It's french, came from the french language, and AMERICANS took the phrase and are trying to use it. And when you know what it means, and you hear/read it used in a way that isn't technically correct, you're not affected. I knew what he meant, It just needs correcting.

Destroying my ego would be proving me wrong. And you definately didn't. You just tried, and added some useful info, that spanish also uses "a la." But it still doesn't work in normal conversation unless you're speaking in that language or use it in the correct form.

but that's the end of that.

What theming would be in a tunnel? the only tunnels that i've experienced to have theming were Space mountain(lights) and Lochness Monster at BGE(cave drawings). So if this were like a jungle canyon type ride, that's what I get from the SS picture, then he tunnel theming would be a simple foliage, nothing spectacular.

Maybe it'll be like a cave with some sort of rock formations.

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BANDandDCI said: I knew what he meant, It just needs correcting.

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The problem with that thinking is that he doesn't need correcting, anymore than you need a friendly slap for being overly "language pretentious." The simple fact is we all use slang, and other forms of non-english lingo to get a point across. Look at how many times someone uses i.e. wrong, or e.g.? Who cares? I know amazing intelligent 50+ year old adults who consistently (and wrongly) say flustrated, combining the terms frustrated, and flustered. Who cares?

I'm older, wiser, and significantly smarter than you as well as many others on this site. ;)

I don't care.
You shouldn't either.

One last thing... Quit poking in there with your observations about how intelligent you are (or for that matter, have a better handle on a various language), then abruptly change the subject to the thread's topic. You look like a tool doing that, and you're just not very good at transitioning, ok?

Gosh, I can't wait to ride this new coaster! :)

Anyone else find it ironic that the person who is trying to correct other's usage of "a la" was just a few pages back being scolded for not using proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Kettle Black, party of one...you're table is ready ;)

"Do not write so that you can be understood, write so that you cannot be misunderstood."

Epictetus

So Cedar Point - I heared their making there announcement about the new ride up they're. I just hope they don't put lots of breaks on it. :)