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never met a coaster I didn't ride (except Junior Geminii) :(
Sam A. Marks said:
Got some pix of Drop Zone during their dry run day, Grizzly was HOT, weather
was cool.http://members.aol.com/pkdsdropzone/dropzone.html
For those planning to go to PKD's Opening Day March 22nd, I'm working with the
park for a 1st ride walkback on Drop Zone. I will post the info here, as I get
it. as it stands, You should plan to arrive early (before 10am aprox)
(as always all coaster enthusiasts, from all clubs are welcome to join us)
So, is that one of the Coaster Club walkbacks, or just an "anyone who knows of it" can? I'm hoping its not a Coasterclub one because I'd love to get a quick ride on DZ!
If it does happen, how do you indentify who can go and who can't? Also, where would you meet?
Way to go Sam! Get us a Walkback! :)
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Coreo81 said:
How did Drop Zone run anyway? Was there any downtime at all today?
it appeared to have some down time, as we saw it testing a couple times, as with any new ride...
SAM
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never met a coaster I didn't ride (except Junior Geminii) :(
I sincerely doubt we'll be checking IDs, so if you find me with a group, outside the park, stick with us....AND DON'T BRING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, or we'll be forced to have everyone pull out the club cards:)
SAM
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never met a coaster I didn't ride (except Junior Geminii) :(
speedfreak said:
Drop Zone ran perfectly fine yesterday, no downtime at all. Also,it should be noted, Hypersonic XLC ran without downtime as well.
during the time I was there both Drop Zone and Hypersonic had brief glitches which tok them down for a few test runs then back up, no huge delays, justa little one.
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never met a coaster I didn't ride (except Junior Geminii) :(
Sam A. Marks said:during the time I was there both Drop Zone and Hypersonic had brief glitches which tok them down for a few test runs then back up, no huge delays, justa little one.
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never met a coaster I didn't ride (except Junior Geminii) :(
The only problem I really ran in with Drop Zone was the fact that they had way too many rechecks due to people wanting off. They need a mechanism where you can unlock one seat, not all 64, that's a big slowdown. Hypersonic was testing early, but after about 30 minutes it was running fine.
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When you say that DZ doesn't accomodate larger riders what exactly do you mean by that? does it mean that tall people can't ride or people with a larger build cannot ride? I'm 6ft1" & I am hoping that I can still fit into this behemoth of a ride so please say it refers to a persons build & not their height.
With scrambler's relocation to the congo section it seems as if there might be plans for something big on the former DF site,I'm still hoping for a coaster to go there & if you've got any info on that then please pass it along & slightly off topic how's the construction for PBR atr SFA going? with less than a month till opening day I havn't heard anything regarding the construction progress of the ride,not even site preperations have been done yet although I have heard that parts of the ride are now on site in the lot between JJ & Wild one,so can you fill us in on the rides construction progress at all?
BATWING FAN SFA said:
When you say that DZ doesn't accomodate larger riders what exactly do you mean by that? does it mean that tall people can't ride or people with a larger build cannot ride? I'm 6ft1" & I am hoping that I can still fit into this behemoth of a ride so please say it refers to a persons build & not their height.
I'm sure that he means larger weight-wise... I'm 6' 3" and I've never had any problem with any ride due to that that I can pull to mind other than trying to squeeze onto a few kiddie coasters :)
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After hearing all the problems that taller peeps have had with trying to fit into intamin's OTSR's lately (especially on the impulse coasters) it's a relief to know that I'll have no problem fitting into DZ.
I was a bit concerned about it because TOD's restraints are beginning to become a rather tight fit.
I sincerely doubt we'll be checking IDs, so if you find me with a group, outside the park, stick with us....AND DON'T BRING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, or we'll be forced to have everyone pull out the club cards:)
SAM
How can we identify you? I am driving down from Philly for opening day, and plan to be there at about 10, probably earlier, where should I go? I've never been to PKD.
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-Bill Cobb - Designer, Texas Cyclone
Also, is bringing 3 other people too many? My four friends and I wanted to spend the day and ride Drop Zone first, but this would give us more time to ride other rides in the morning while they are less crowded.
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No offense Sam. My girth is nothing to brag about either.
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