Magic Mountain officially announces three new coasters

Well just a thought but it will be a tie between SFMM and CP. Superman:The Escape is a thrill ride not a coaster. It's a reverse free fall.

Well, there was a question at the press conference as to what type of lift was to be used on Deja Vu, and the answer was a simple "chain lift". I heard it with my own ears. Whether the spokesperson for SF knew what was up is beyond me. But he did seem to be well informed.

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Say no, to lap bar nazis!

I know that we are all in total "aweness" over "X", but keep in mind people the ride hasnt even been built yet, let alone anyone has ridden it. So, we cannot make a judgement on whether or not it will be a good quality ride. Im hoping that the new Arrow has worked out the kinks in their ride design and track so it wont become rough in the years to come.

Chris: First off, a vertical drop with your face and chest paralell to the ground and a vertical drop with the point of your head paralell to the ground seem totally different to me. Second, I too wonder how a headfirst dive would feel. One part of me thinks that too much blood would rush to the head. OTOH, based on the principle of inertia, your blood would also tend towards your feet. I trust that Arrow has done studies on the ergonomics of the ride and belive that X will prove a pleasureable experience for most.

Third: The backwards thing. Here I see a discrepancy b/w the animation and the written disclosure. The wite up says the 200ft drop will be "head first" and "face down". However, the video shows the passengers leaving the station, seated upright but backwards. Furthermore, it looks like they take the first drop head first, but face up. Several points of the animation appear to have the riders going backwards...I REALLY want to see the finished product :)

Fourth: Is it just me, or is the soundtrack slammin'?
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In the video the "X" train does leave the station facing backwards and turns over so that it is below the rails, like Stealth. That way, when the seats are tilted the correct way, it is a flying position. Also in the video they show the train cresting the lift twice. The second time the train seems to be above the rails and the people seems to be facing forward. This is either a mistake in the animation or I am seeing it wrong. Regardless of that...if they go with the backwards setup, I still can't figure out why they would choose to do it that way. If the train left the station with the seats facing forward, you could achieve the head first, face down drop, and you could also accomplish the flying position. Strange. I am sure they have reasons to do it like that, but I don't get it (yet). It sure looks awesome though.


*** This post was edited by Camel on 12/20/2000. ***

Yeah I kinda got confused as to why the train travels backwards (relatively speaking)entering the lift hill. If it does, it would give riders and awesome, one-of-a-kind view going up the lift hill. But if it does that, then the riders will enter the first drop Head first upside down. That does seem to be kinda weird.

Actually, I am practically amazed. Is this some cruel practical joke, or is this for real? Congrats to SFMM, and I applaud SFMM for not using any recycled names either! That "X looks crazy. I'll probably never get to go to SFMM for a long time! Guess I'll have to settle for that piece o crap Millennium Force(sarcasm).

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Coasters- a little slice of heaven

Have you noticed on the MM web site that X already has specs including how tall you have to be to ride it. Deja Vu on the other hands doesn't have specs.

I dunno about the Deja Vu in MM, but the one in sfga will be getting cable lifts (like on the milennium force) *** This post was edited by SLAYER on 5/10/2001. ***