Drachen Fire POV?

I know it's been mentioned on here before, but i can't find it here, and all the links i find in google are stills or dead links.

There is a Drachen Fire POV video on the net. I've seen it. But I didn't actually OWN a computer, so i didn't save it or anything. Now that I own a computer and want to snag it, I can't find it. Any held would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yeah, I have it. It's a 6.3 megabyte mpg. I can't remember where I got it from however and can't upload it.

I don't know if you are specifically looking for a computer version but Americas Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills in (Not SO) 3D has Drachen Fire on it. The link to purchase it is as follows:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305078890/qid=1095471101/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/002-9769579-1656002?v=glance&s=dvd

prabe I sent you an email, I'll send it if you want.

You can also download my NoLimits recreaction of Drachen Fire. :)

Well, hell, Will. I'd like it too. Something to remind me of that day in 1992 in the first few weeks of its opening. It was smooth as glass.... ;)

Nasai I was just going to say that. I believe I rode in the summer of 1993 when I was like 12 or 13. I remember it being an awesome ride and no more painful than any other megalooper that was around back then. One thing I remember is the camelback before the cobra roll. It was something unique for a looper and it was smooth as glass. The helix that wrapped around the little sitting area was a nice touch also. I can't believe that it had to be removed from the park that soon becuase of guest complaints. It couldn't of been that bad. I mean look at all the Arrow/Vekomas of today. They are great rides but you have to earn them a little bit. Must've been a weak crowd ;)

willh51, could I possibly get an e-mail of DF too. I wish I could have ridden this, and really don't even have an idea of what it could be like.

Thanks

i got to ride it in 1992, when i was 16. honestly, after i rode it, it was my favorite ride of all time, but my friend who was a little shorter than i was, got his ears boxed pretty badly and didn't like it. i didn't think it was rough at all, but my friend disagreed.

it was certainly no rougher than, say, Anaconda or Viper today, or any other arrow looper. it is a real shame, because of all of the arrow loopers, it probably had the most unique layout. my favorite part was how it did a corkscrew loop halfway down the first drop.

Hi Prabe,

the last time it was me asking for it, and somebody pointed out a link - I can't remember the link, yet I still have the P.O.V - it's a 240x180 Pixels 6.3 MB Mpeg video.
If you want it, just mail me I'll try to haul it over to you via mail.
Must have been a cool ride, but the P.O.V also points out some of the rough spots - e.g. the hill after the Cobra roll.

The inverted elements all seem to be built from pre-fabricated elements - the three corkscrews, a torn-apart vertical loop and two "cutbacks", one for the Cobra Roll and the other one inverted for the unique Cutback inversion.

BTW are the two "B&M signature" interlocking corckscrews the first ever of their kind? Or was Kumba first?

Greetings,

jo
*** Edited 9/18/2004 12:29:45 PM UTC by superman***

When I rode it the year it opened and two years later, it had abrupt transitions but other than that wasn't yet the torture device it evidently became later.

And Will: thank you very much. I've got a soft spot in my heart (and maybe my skull) for that coaster.

Hey guys, my email is being a pain (hope prabe got the one I sent) so I put it on my angelfire, but who knows how that will work. Here is the link, best of luck. Copy and paste. I would have loved to have ridden that ride, closed right before I got to ride it...

http://www.angelfire.com/ill/pgasfmw/drachenfire.mpeg *** Edited 9/19/2004 5:20:58 AM UTC by Willh51***

I got it, Will. Twice. Thanks again. My email is being nice, so if anyone wants, I can email it to you if you can't get it from Will's link.

Thank you Will! I thought that this was a great coaster! I rode it before and after the corkscrew out of the block brake and enjoyed it each way. This was certainly the most unique design for any coaster. I bet B&M could make it a even better ride with the same lay out! *** Edited 9/19/2004 4:39:02 PM UTC by Trick Track***