1. Tatsu covers 1.2 miles of track in 48 seconds? That's pretty fast. RCDB says that it is 3600' of track. Not 1.2 miles.
2. Was that a Linksys wireless router that I saw in the computer room?
3. Finally, I would like to know where I can get a copy of this "manual" that shows you how to build a roller coaster. ;)
I nearly had a heartattack when the head guy wanted the park to dispatch three trains, with one leaving every 40 seconds...wishful thinking.
I can't wait to ride the coaster and now I'll be a little more appreciative when I do.
Willh51 said:
I nearly had a heartattack when the head guy wanted the park to dispatch three trains, with one leaving every 40 seconds...wishful thinking.
lol....not quite the 4-5 minute dispatches I saw in mid-June :)
I was just watching Mythbusters and sfter it the show just started playing!
I always assumed that they'd just simply be satisfied with getting the train to successfuly complete the curcuit without a rollback/valley along the way rather than overall speed.
Another area of interest is in the first test runs....did anyone notice that,like the KK show on NGC a few months back the first test runs on Tatsu were conducted at night simply to keep "spies" in the enthusiast community away? & the situation with the pretzel loop was rather bizarre...as the lower section of track couldn't be placed due to the footer being too large so they had to cut a recessed channel into it in order to get it in there.
You would figure that they would've made not of how big the footers needed to be & where they needed to be placed so as to allow proper track clearances but I guess they goofed on that one.
I always assumed that they'd just simply be satisfied with getting the train to successfuly complete the curcuit without a rollback/valley along the way rather than overall speed.
Well, aside from the obvious timing issues - wouldn't it stand to reason that if the train is finishing the course in 41 seconds instead of the planned 49 that it's running much faster than anticipated. A train running through the elements faster than planned also exerts higher forces on the riders than planned.
Pretzel loops are already pretty intense - I doubt it's a good idea to have the train taking an element like that 16% faster than planned.
Yeah, no joke. On multiple occasions, they called Tatsu "the most outrageous creation ever built" and claimed "no one will ever build anything better".
Geewhzz said:
They always make these programs sound all dramatic....pfft.
Pretzel loops are already pretty intense - I doubt it's a good idea to have the train taking an element like that 16% faster than planned.
I agree. I think that the pretzels on S:UF at SFGAm and SFGAdv are plenty forceful. The one on Tatsu was actually too much, IMO. It pressed my head against the headrest and shook it back and forth--this was probably my least favorite part of the ride.
Other than that, it's the best flyer around--hands down.
coastin' since 1985
Not only is that uncomfortable for the riders but it does tend to put more stress/wear & tear on the trains,structure & track as well.
what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.
Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
I also was really surprised at the speed situation. The thing must have been haulin' during testing. Didn't MF have it's wheels changed after the first year? I thought I remember hearing something about that...or is my memory faulty?
I agree that Tatsu is by and far the best flyer, but, for some reason, I really wasn't 'wowed'. Don't get me wrong, I like the ride, and I am guessing most of the GP really adore it.
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