Maverick heartline roll
I don't think there should be any coaster on the planet pulling 6 lateral Gs.
About the speed of the twist - if you look at how some flatrides toss around their riders these days, I wasn't so surprised to see a twist like this in a coaster.
I still think it was mostly the stress on the trains, and possibly the element just didn't feel as great as they had expected - it was definitely quite an experimental location for a heartline roll.
*** Edited 6/10/2007 5:53:17 AM UTC by superman***
Years from now people will talk about the heartline roll being removed, and the only thing that will be said will the the crap that is being said here.
The only thing I know was what was in CP's press release.
You can come to your own conclusions, but I don't think there's any doubt the whip you'd get in that element didn't look fun.
AV Matt
Long live the Big Bad Wolf
Mamoosh said:
Who were the four men in SFNE jackets? Me, Bassistist, Gator, and Flare! We bought them a week earlier on another rainy June day ;)
What's funnier, the ride-op's writing to screamscape about you guys, or the ride-op thinking gator looked like an "executive-type." ;)
I still can't understand how they could have messed up the design so much that that section would need to be eliminated.
Still, the ride is very fun! Did bash my neck pretty hard on that OTSR a couple times, but that's not too surprising. For the most part, it's smooth.
I also didn't get the space-age effects in the tunnel... Not very "Old West." Disaster Transport is very jealous of Maverick's effects.
Otherwise, WHO CARES and enjoy what we have!
My apologies...I guess I would rather read more about how much fun people are having then read the nit picking and complaining about the smallest details.
I'd rather be riding Roller Coasters....or baking.
My apologies...I guess I would rather read more about how much fun people are having then read the nit picking and complaining about the smallest details.
Then you're at the wrong site. ;)
*** Edited 6/10/2007 8:28:10 PM UTC by coasterlover325***
I'd rather be riding Roller Coasters....or baking.
We all know we enjoy coasters/parks - otherwise we wouldn't be here. I'm not sure everyone needs to say it over and over again.
There's a place an time for everything, I suppose.
I'd rather be riding Roller Coasters....or baking.
Who could enlighten us?
There should be some CP insiders around here............ :P
:)
The ride is so much better if you ride it holding on to the restraints next to your shoulders it limits the head banging a lot.
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superman said:
...so, how could we know why the heartline actually was removed in the end?
Who could enlighten us?
We will never get a real official answer other than the one they gave us. If it pulled 47 Gs during testing in that thing and gave the test dummy hepititis C do you think they would tell us that, or say that it caused too much wear on the trains? :)
It was a cold, dark night. The date was November 23, 2005. The nightshift at Intamin that evening was 5 weak, unsuspecting gentlemen, and before they knew it, disaster struck! 5 large, bulky gentlemen from Six Flags Magic Mountain Management swept into the offices and grabbed the Intamin workers. They tied them up, threw them in a room, and farted in their faces...........the invaded the company!
2 hours later, Cedar Points GM rushed through the doors, screaming, "I need a coaster, I need a coaster!" And the 5 invadors took over. They told the general manager that they would build him a 105 foot family roller coaster, with a launch, a steep drop, and, 3 inversions. But what they didn't tell him, is that one of the inversions was................DEADLY!
The GM left, very happy. But all the evil do-ers just laughed and cackled, knowing that once people began to ride the coaster, the highly-over-intense heartline roll would snap thier necks over the evil, dreadful, SHOULDER RESTRAINTS! (Yes, you may scream.)
Well, after construction was finished and everything was tested, the SFMM Managers were very happy, but what they didn't know, is that one of the Intamin workers had gotten free! And he quickly made it to the park and told CP's GM the whole story. So he ran over to the coaster and rapped yellow "caution tape all around because he didn't want anyone to ride. Then he went over to the 5 bulky men, kicked them in the nuts, and farted in their faces....they cried and ran back to California.
But now what? Oh yeah, the snapping necks, what could he do about it? The GM decided to postpone the opening and replace the horrid heartline roll with an element that wouldn't kill the riders. Thus, the S-curve!
So there you have it, the honest truth of how Cedar Point's General Manager saved thousands of lives. That is the true story. ;)
No I'm not kidding! It's true! Just go back in time and watch. It's true, you'll see......you'll all see........ Well its just as true as all the others posts around here...
Yeah I know, I should write a movie! :)
At least the ride isnt ruined but, it might not be living up to its full potential.
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Peabody said:
We will never get a real official answer other than the one they gave us. If it pulled 47 Gs during testing in that thing and gave the test dummy hepititis C do you think they would tell us that, or say that it caused too much wear on the trains?
Or the alternate take:
If the coaster handled the element just fine rider-wise, but put more stress than expected on the trains, do you think they'd tell us, "We don't want to drop the money it'll take to keep the ride in proper running condition" or shoot off a generic, "rider comfort, train stress" excuse? :)
And just to note as well - rider comfort doesn't mean 6 or 7G's, it may have been a little bangy, but I'd bet my house, car and kids that it never pulled those kinds of forces.
This one has the potential to get as big as the "Kinzel said he's going out with a bang" fantasy. ;)
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