SOB Status Update Question.

Yeah, for better or for worse, DK is about one of the straightest shooting CEO's in America!! So I believe this!

Gerstlauers + *insane speeds* + lateral-heavy layout = might be Sonny's last season....ride it while you can....if you dare! ;)

The thought of riding SOB with Gerstlauers is frightening! To be honest though 'gator I don't think SOB really has the lateral forces of say Legend or Villain, those helices are banked pretty well and I don't remember having to peel myself off of the side of my seat.

But still, Gerstlauers + 214ft. Drop + 78Mph = Does not Compute!

^ The laterals I was thinking about aren't IN the helices, more in the entrances/exits, esp. into and out of the first helix. Certainly not the "constant" lateral forces of Villan's turnarounds or the *repeated* laterals found on Legend, but sudden SHARP instances.

Note to Gerstlauer - please stick to building steel coasters...much like B&M, your forays into wood-coaster train manufacturing only hurt the guests and the rides! ;)

^LOL, ain't that the truth. I'm wondering if my next SOB ride will be my last thanks to G-arbage trains.

There seems to be conflicting "reports," but there is a picture of the car on the tracks posted on another website. There are also some reports of the full train being in the station.

Do we even know exactly what replaced the loop yet? Is it just an s-curve?

nope, It's a gental continuation of the drop right up to the second helix. No swoop, No air hill, no nothing.

There has to be a little bit of a turn, the begining and end of the loop are offset from each other.

yeah it veirs the ten feet needed to get to the entrance of the helix but it's not a curve. Just a gental gradual slant of the existing drop/rise

Yesterday, late afternoon, I noticed a red train parked in the station from the Eiffel Tower. Later, riding Drop Zone and walking Top Gun's exit ramp, I saw a closer glimpse of what I was sure to be a Gerstlauer there, loaded with the water dummies, along with two people walking around the station - not sure if they were rides or maintenance. I have not seen a second train, but assume it is somewhere on property, if not on the way.

Though I might not be able to say likewise about the ride experience, but being able to get seated in the Gerstlauer train has to be much more comfortable than the Premier trains and its raised floor.

The raised floor was added second season to the Premiers. It's first season it didn't have it and was much more comfortable even to those who didn't have problems.

As for the ride quality, YMMV

So maybe they are doing early morning testing before the park opens, as no one has yet claimed to see it testing.

Does Gerstauler make a trailered train?

It's a piece of garbage....just tear it down and save everyone the money and time.

The footprint of the ride is boring, the best part of the ride was removed. I don't understand why they are wasting money on trying to fix something that can't be fixed. The upkeep on this type of ride has to be outragious.

^Well that didn't take long. Tear it down...we don't hear that in every thread about SOB do we? The GP loves the ride, well they did, and I think it is far from garbage, or at least I did until I heard about G-trains. We'll have to see how those trains work out. I hope SOB doesn't end up like The Boss...ouch!

http://www.break.com/index/norweigian-kids-mess-with-train.html

Theres where the loop went. Id ride it :)

Um... yeah.

KIcentral.com has new pics of the new trains. Looks like they are doing a lot of testing with 3 cars before they put the big ones on.

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rollergator said:
^ The laterals I was thinking about aren't IN the helices, more in the entrances/exits, esp. into and out of the first helix. Certainly not the "constant" lateral forces of Villan's turnarounds or the *repeated* laterals found on Legend, but sudden SHARP instances.

Note to Gerstlauer - please stick to building steel coasters...much like B&M, your forays into wood-coaster train manufacturing only hurt the guests and the rides! ;)

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Have you ridden Balder with the second gen trains? i've heard nothing but compliments.

Chuck

Well after enlarging that photo and and cleaning it up a bit from KI central. It's infact standard G train lapbars. The frame of the train however looks to have been cut down the middle and spread to fit the track Probably filled in with a bigger floorpan or something.

Chuck

Maybe I'm just not familiar enough with his site, but it took me a long time to find those pics.