CONFIRMED! B&M for WOF in 2006

No offense "Fun" I still do not see what you are talking about, I know the deal with WT, but on patriots train were are you seeing this? I would love to know if that would be the case. Ahhh I take it back I do see what you are talking about, the three strips. Well when the parts were arriving on site this one showed up so I am not sure if this takes care of the theory or not. http://www.worldsoffun.org/photogallery1.asp?ID=328 *** Edited 2/17/2006 4:34:50 AM UTC by CPman***

That looks accurate!

Same type of bus-bar as on Venom at GL... Electrical is nice until it gets dirty! ;)

No Offense taken CPMan! Just before you posted, I began to see some flaws with my theory, that the bus bars are used to unlock the restraints.

Upon further inspection of Nemisis Inferno, in this picture we can see that this Invert also has the bars on one side:
http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/gallery/thorpe_park/nemesis_inferno_i4.shtml

However, just a few pictures later we see the Mechanical spring system:
http://www.rollercoasterpro.com/gallery/thorpe_park/nemesis_inferno_i39.shtml

It also appears that Silver Bullet has both the bars on one side, and the spring/wheel on the other. So now I'm confused.

One of two things is happening:
1. B&M, for some reason, decided to include both a mechanical and electrical means to unlock the restraints in the Station, or...

2. More likely, those bars are not there to power a motor to unlock the restraints. Instead, they relay some other information, such as whether a restraint in the row is open.

I cannot tell just by looking at the photos what the purpose of those bars is, considering both Nemisis Inferno and Silver Bullet have the old fasion "Spring Wheel" unlocking mechanism.

*** Edited 2/17/2006 5:06:20 AM UTC by Fun***

Jeff Mast and Jennifer Lovesee-Mast have posted a "teaser" of the update they will have later this week. You should check these photos out!

Entrance to the station. Jeff and I have had some discussions about this, but we THINK that the small staircase on the right is the single rider line. Nick did say Patriot would have one.

http://www.worldsoffun.org/pictures/patriot_0215_2.jpg

The trains, see how nicely they are wrapped?

http://www.worldsoffun.org/pictures/patriot_0215_3.jpg

The front of the station, that staircase is actually the exit.

http://www.worldsoffun.org/pictures/patriot_0215_4.jpg

Does anybody know if Patriot is still on track to be ready by Opening Day? It seems to be coming along well, so I imagine it would be. Just wondering if anybody knows anything for sure.

I believe it is DIL. Construction of the ride I believed finished ahead of schedule. They are just doing ground work and finishing touches on the landscaping and station. The weather has turned more like winter here in the Midwest so really anything could happen in that regard. As long as there are no major glitches in the control system, I would think it would be ready to go on schedule.

Yep.

It's frickin' cold here.

It is NOT cold in KC -- it's cold up here in Chicago. -25* windchill today. Now Jason is thinking "why is he in Chicago" and to that I reply "Missy goes to IL State."

We scored a giant update today and it's all thanks to WoF's PR Manager Nick.

Check it out.

http://coastercommunity.com/smf_forum/index.php

We went ahead and added a Patriot preview article to the main page.

The link is in the signature.

Enjoy. :)

So we wait...for the pull through.

Great photos and thanks for the update Jive2!

Quick question for those familiar with the park. I'm planning to visit the park the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of April. I will only be going for one day, so which day would be better do you think? Saturday, when it's open longer, but might be more crowded; or Sunday when it's only open until 7:00, but might be less crowded? Thanks in advance for the "insider's info"! ;)

Sunday is the better choice.

The hours won't be a factor due to the parks size.

Hey Patriot has had it first test run, and a totally success, with no problems!!!!! Here is a link to pictures and video will be up later this evening.
http://coastercommunity.com/smf_forum/index.php?topic=66.new#new

yeah!!!

That looked great. Thanks.

I'd actually recommend going on that Saturday, because the additional crowds should merit running the coasters at capacity, which will result in a shorter wait time than if you were to go on a lighter day when they only run 1 train on TW and 2 on Mamba.The line will probably be shorter for Patriot on Sunday, as they will probably run two trains on it both days since it will be in high demand, but I personally prefer to be at parks at night anyway, so the later hours on Saturday are reason enough for me to pick that day. Now come July, DO NOT go on a Saturday. :)

or you could go to Coaster Mayhem and get ERT on the coasters and not worry about it. ;)

Yeah, that would be the bestest option. ;)

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Swoosh said:
or you could go to Coaster Mayhem and get ERT on the coasters and not worry about it.

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that's right, I will be bringing 4 peeps that day