Colossos sports sexy Intamin wood trains
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You've seen the seats on Intamin hypers and giant flumes, now you'll see them on wood coasters as well. The giant Intamin-built Colossos at Germany's Heide-Park sports new wood trains.
Check the photos from this German site.
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Those trains are disgusting! I'm sure they are comfortable and all, but as far as looks go, sexy is the last word I'd use to describe them.
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Randy, someone took care of your first comment about OTSR's. As for your 2nd comment, does having one hyper woody preclude having another? Besides, have you noticed the first word in my screen name? I want an Intamin woody.
You guys can talk about the look of the trains until the cows come home. I hardly even noticed the trains, I was to busy picking my jaw off the floor from looking at those MASSIVE airtime hills!
Um, its height is 197 ft. right? So technically, its not a hyper.
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Don't touch the watch.
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Don't touch the watch.
Please... who cares? Do you think that $9.95 isn't really $10?
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Jeff
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Jeff
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If I handed a $10 over and asked for change and got $9.95 back, I'd be pissed. So no, $9.95 isn't really $10.
And no, I think the trains looks ugly. However, I'm sure they run well.
And no, I think the trains looks ugly. However, I'm sure they run well.
When do we get a US clone of this ride. That thing looks asbsolutely incredible!:)
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2001- the year of flight!
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2001- the year of flight!
Looks like someone may have solved the problem of big rough woodies. If this works...maybe we could get Mean Streak redone like this? ooohhh the potential that ride has.....
I would kill to ride this new ride, looks great intamin!
I would kill to ride this new ride, looks great intamin!
I need to win a huge lottery jackpot so that the USA gets a MUCH MUCH larger intense version of this ride!!!!!
I'm a little confused about why you would say that the "problem with big woodies" has been fixed just by looking at the pictures. It's not even finished yet, right?
I love the seating arrangements on the trains, but the car itself looks like something from a "Roadrunner Express." I like the idea of just taking the car away completely.
And yes, Jeff. Even more plainly. $1.97 is "two bucks" to me. :) *** This post was edited by Jacob on 4/6/2001. ***
I love the seating arrangements on the trains, but the car itself looks like something from a "Roadrunner Express." I like the idea of just taking the car away completely.
And yes, Jeff. Even more plainly. $1.97 is "two bucks" to me. :) *** This post was edited by Jacob on 4/6/2001. ***
Folks,
Many people on here have commented about the steel rails of this coaster. I agree, that in a normal wood coaster, you have about 6 or 7 layers of wood, then a steel rail on top of (and on the inside of) it.
But, looking at this picture (http://www.cordes-row.de/3/6/4/0/0/ia91a7e8-008.APD/C017.jpg)
if that was the case with this ride, what are the grayish/white metal things sticking out of the end of the track? It would appear by looking at that picture that there are no layers of wood, but a metal beam with a layer of wood on the sides of it, then the steel track on top and to the sides of it.
I looked at the other pictures on the site, and I did not find any that showed the end of a track segment close enough to try and figure out what they were. Other close-up pics of the track seem to indicate that it is normal wood coaster track. Could thse be some kind of spacer between track sections, or maybe some kind of "cap" to protect the end of the sections of wood and steel before the next section of track is put into place?
--Brian
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E-Mail: saurses@home.com
Many people on here have commented about the steel rails of this coaster. I agree, that in a normal wood coaster, you have about 6 or 7 layers of wood, then a steel rail on top of (and on the inside of) it.
But, looking at this picture (http://www.cordes-row.de/3/6/4/0/0/ia91a7e8-008.APD/C017.jpg)
if that was the case with this ride, what are the grayish/white metal things sticking out of the end of the track? It would appear by looking at that picture that there are no layers of wood, but a metal beam with a layer of wood on the sides of it, then the steel track on top and to the sides of it.
I looked at the other pictures on the site, and I did not find any that showed the end of a track segment close enough to try and figure out what they were. Other close-up pics of the track seem to indicate that it is normal wood coaster track. Could thse be some kind of spacer between track sections, or maybe some kind of "cap" to protect the end of the sections of wood and steel before the next section of track is put into place?
--Brian
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Brian A. Plencner
E-Mail: saurses@home.com
Hi to you all!
I'm Rolf, I'm living 20 km south of "Heide-Park", and my son (Stefan,8), and I had been watching all the construction of the gigantic woody, "Colossos", from the first concrete fundaments on.
When I watched the first tests with dummys, my blood ran cold. I am a glider pilot and flight instructor, but I was scared. The feeling when riding on top of the mountain after the first drop must be the same like having a cable break in a sailplane while being launched by a winch. Incredible! Stefan wanted to ride the coaster at once, but he was not tall enough (1,40 m min.).
So I will have a stay till next year.
If you want to see construction pictures from the first days on (approx. 150), go to http://www.cordes.row.de/3/6/INDEX.HTM and click on "Heide-Park baut weltgr...".
You also can order a VHS PAL movie cassette of the construction there.
Regarding questions on this page, I can tell you that much: The train is running on plastic coated metal wheels. The tracks are made of laminated wood- but these tracks were produced before inserting them as app. 15- m - long parts into the wooden construction. The metal things that you see, are the connectors between the segments. I can send you detailed photographs, if you like.
My son and I visit this park about 20 x a year (we have season cards, app. 45 ยง ea.)
Best greetings from Germany
Rolf
I'm Rolf, I'm living 20 km south of "Heide-Park", and my son (Stefan,8), and I had been watching all the construction of the gigantic woody, "Colossos", from the first concrete fundaments on.
When I watched the first tests with dummys, my blood ran cold. I am a glider pilot and flight instructor, but I was scared. The feeling when riding on top of the mountain after the first drop must be the same like having a cable break in a sailplane while being launched by a winch. Incredible! Stefan wanted to ride the coaster at once, but he was not tall enough (1,40 m min.).
So I will have a stay till next year.
If you want to see construction pictures from the first days on (approx. 150), go to http://www.cordes.row.de/3/6/INDEX.HTM and click on "Heide-Park baut weltgr...".
You also can order a VHS PAL movie cassette of the construction there.
Regarding questions on this page, I can tell you that much: The train is running on plastic coated metal wheels. The tracks are made of laminated wood- but these tracks were produced before inserting them as app. 15- m - long parts into the wooden construction. The metal things that you see, are the connectors between the segments. I can send you detailed photographs, if you like.
My son and I visit this park about 20 x a year (we have season cards, app. 45 ยง ea.)
Best greetings from Germany
Rolf
Terribly sorry-
the correct address is:
http://www.cordes-row.de/3/6/INDEX.HTM
There must be a dash instead of a dot between cordes and row.
Rolf
the correct address is:
http://www.cordes-row.de/3/6/INDEX.HTM
There must be a dash instead of a dot between cordes and row.
Rolf
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