Kings Dominion's FoF

That thing about limited power to the park makes absolutely no sense. If that was the case- and I doubt it- couldn't the problem be solved by launching all the coasters at different intervals?

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Vater said:

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rablat5 said:
Also, how would that even fit into the Congo area?

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I suppose about as well as Flight of Fear did.

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And as well as Survivor:TR fits into PGA's County Fair section. Surprised anyone still thinks Paramount ever cared about proper theming and placement.

The thing about the power grid problem is true. I have a friend who has a friend who did some of the electrical work on the IJTC. I doubt it was a surprise to them, though. I imagine they had planned on moving FOF to Canada's Wonderland before they ever began on the IJTC.

But then wouldn't Canada's Wonderland have a problem with the power grid? ;)

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Rob Ascough said:
That thing about limited power to the park makes absolutely no sense. If that was the case- and I doubt it- couldn't the problem be solved by launching all the coasters at different intervals?

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Fact, When launching PKD's OLFOF the first time it blew out half the circuts in the park.

Fact, It took over a year before they could launch a full train of people due to power issues on Volcano.

Fact, They just added a third electromagnectic launched coaster and it was a last minute decision unlike PKI/PCW so why not reroute the power you had and close one for a season?

I still think it could be a retrofit as well as it was on a paramount survey about a MTV themed coaster.

The power issur doesn't just affect the launched rides, Theres something at PKI where they can't launch a FOF train if drop Zone is ready to drop. Thats why you'll see the op on the phone about every four minutes talking to DZ crew awaiting the all clear to launch. It might be when DZ lifts, I don't know, I've talked breifly with some former ops of FOF and there is some DZ/FOF issue.

Chuck *** Edited 6/29/2006 7:13:18 PM UTC by Charles Nungester***