New TTD Pictures - CoasterBuzz

I can't *remember* Monday....but if I could, I'll bet it was the worst day of the week....usually works out that way. When you elect me, (and you WILL, buwahahaha) Mondays will be abolished. My platform has always been, and remains...4 Fridays every week, and 3 Saturdays...:)

TTD looks awesome, but a parachute....I don't think that'd be a good idea, too much chance for something bad to happen...

And as far as my crush on Moosh....c'mon, just LOOK at the guy....how could I help myself....;)
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Dr. Thrill IS my family practitioner
Bracketology, half art, half science, ALL excitement...:)

This is *much* nicer than "Tease Moosh Day" [which is usually 7 days a week]. Nice to see the straight guys falling for me...lord knows I ain't having luck with anyone on "my team."

But I know it won't last. The love will be lost. You'll all be back to making fun of me soon enough ;)

Moosh

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WWGD?

Don't worry, I'll never stop loving you Moosh! :)

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

hey moosh-legal *and* european... :)

Hey Dawn....what with you and the "young stuff"....Legal is one thing, but c'mon...;). Now the European thing, THAT is definitely a plus...give me a nice accent, and it's ALL over...:)

And we all know (by now) that I may be hetero, but there's no way I could be any further from "straight"...;)
*** This post was edited by rollergator 3/21/2003 12:47:33 PM ***

I'll have to work on the accent though.. ;)

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

Thanks, DRNK ;) LOL Dawn!

So...how long until this we close this thread?

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PS - Bassistist! Bassistist! Bassistist!

I just want to add that I'm very glad my boyfriend doesn't speak English.. ;) We can close the thread now.

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

Feeling a little guilty, DRNK? ;)

I wanted someone to get the "help themselves" joke...where's chris? He'd get it.

The name of the Bass has been called thrice....won't be long now...;)

But TTD does look awesome, those pics looking "straight down" from the top were SWEEEEET....hope to get there in '04, this year's planned coasting has already exceeded the leave time allotted...thank goodness we can get unpaid leave, or my trips would be a lot shorter...;)

edit: I thought Rob was the one hung up on "helping himself"....and...THERE goes the neighborhood, dawn...:)
*** This post was edited by rollergator 3/21/2003 1:02:08 PM ***

Guilt? What's that? ;) I'm just afraid my boyfriend might hurt poor old Moosh.. :)

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Dutch Coastin' :: European coasters, thrills and theming!

Moosh, sorry to *drag* this back on topic, but....

I don't think the tires will spin. That would mean an electric motor and controls, which means added weight, which means more energy needed for launch, which reduces efficiency, etc...............

Later,
EV
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"I swear -- by my life and my love of it -- that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine"
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957

No worries, EV. Despite how it appears I can stay on-topic ;)

I agree, no spinning tires. But it would be cool to have some smoke and sound f/x. Jack Falfas had told me that Xcelerator was going to have smoke and sounds but I guess they decided against that. My hunch is that with Xcelerator's launch starting in the station they thought smoke might not be a good idea. Perhaps with TTD's trains launching ahead of the station it will be easier/safer to so.

We'll know in a few months, eh?

Moosh - not worried about DRNK's boyfriend!

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Moosh said:

I can't remember 5 minutes ago!

And 'gator said:

I can't *remember* Monday

You know what they say, guys: the memory is the second thing to go. ;)

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Tom Servo said:
I gotta assume that Cedar Point is getting some royalties for having Good Year tires so prominently displayed on the ride....

You may be right, but I would think it's kind of hard to find a drag racing slick without a company's name on it. Still, I guess they .

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tambo

I hope they have spinning tires but I understand with all the eletric motor and controls that it would add more weight and probably won't happen but hey it's a possibilty. Also I hope there is a parachute but I understand with all the problems it could have and that it won't likely happen butI can still dream can I? Roller gator you gotta agree that it is a good idea without the problems it could cause. Even if aren't wheels turning and no parachute, the go lights(not sure what it is called)sound effects and burning of tires will most likely make up for it, That is if there are sound effects and fog.

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Coasterbuzz: Where it's okay to scream like a girl

Oh, I didn't say the parachute isn't a good theming *idea*, just that it's entirely impractical. Now as far as the screeching tire sounds and the fog effects, I have no way of knowing if they'll be there....but if I had themed it, they WOULD be...;). The drag lights also worked well on H:XLC, and reminded me when it was time to put my arms up...er, down, er, whatever I was told to do...;)

Brain Noble...remind me again, what is the FIRST thing to go...;)

I thought of a way they can spin the tires to simulate how dragster tires spin-out briefly before cars drag race without any addional weight on the train!

What if there were small "fins" on the inner side of each tire like on a windmill? Just before launch there could be a concentrated, powerful blast of air from just below the track hit the fins and spin the tires timed to sound f/x of screaching tires.

That is *entirely* doable!

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tambo said:
You may be right, but I would think it's kind of hard to find a drag racing slick without a company's name on it. Still, I guess they .
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tambo

Well, I might be running on flawed Los Angeles logic. I have some friends who work at least in TV, and they all tell me that if you *ever* see a product logo, the company paid to get it in there. They may still show someone drinking a can that is obviously Coke, but the can will be turned so that the logo isn't visible if Coca-Cola didn't pay for a spot. No free advertising/make as much money as you can kinda thing.

Either way, I'm sure that Intamin/Cedar Point could have scrubbed off the logos from the tires. They could also have gone for slicks that weren't really slicks but still look good, or for relatively inexpensive (at least compared to the rest of the ride, I'm sure) hard compound slicks that won't have the manufacturer name on them.

As far as parachutes go, maybe they could just have little tiny plastic ones like the ones that GI Joe action figures had. I'd still be happy with that :)

Anywho...
I cant wait. btw, that thingy at the top of CP's homepage looks cool.

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Well, I used to be able to see TTD from my house, then I moved.
Life's not fair.