Spinball Whizzler question

"Brave sir robin ran away, bravely ran away away"

How about a "bring out yer dead" cart ride for the kiddies?

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BATWING FAN SFA said:
It looks like MS is going to become the B&M of spinning mouse coasters so Mack has got some serious competiton in that general category.

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And when is the last time Mack built a spinning coaster? Only *one* has been purchased since the ride first debuted six years ago. In other words, Mack really isn't in the spinning coaster business.

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It's also the same scheme as a Swiss ride in the CF chain that we're familiar with ...
And if you've been to Ohio to ride that color scheme, your impression of that scheme would probably be a lot higher

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What am I missing? What CP coaster is green/blue and red?

-Nate

Xcelerator.

And oh the possibilities for a Sir Robin coaster ... *** Edited 1/16/2004 4:14:34 PM UTC by Impulse-ive***

When did Xcelerator move to Ohio?

-Nate

Uh, last time I checked the CF chain isn't restricted to Ohio ... but perhaps I missed something?

New pics taken today of Dragons Fury, the other new spinner. The first drop looks awesome for a little ride.

http://www.cwoaguide.com/parkupdates/200304/page2/index.shtml

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Impulse-ive said:
It's also the same scheme as a Swiss ride in the CF chain that we're familiar with ...
And if you've been to Ohio to ride that color scheme, your impression of that scheme would probably be a lot higher - I sure see that as the mark of a great (or at least surprising)coaster.

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What am I missing?

-Nate

You're missing two different statements ... let me rephrase it so you won't miss it this time:

The color scheme of Spinball Whizzer and Dragon's Fury, a combination of a pinkish-red and a sea green, has been seen before outside of the Mind Eraser SLC models in the Six Flags chain. This color scheme has also been seen in a Swiss ride within the Cedar Fair chain, known as Xcelerator, which is located at Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim, California. The color scheme is also used on a coaster in Ohio called Serial Thriller at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. This SLC which has a similar paint scheme to Xcelerator and the mice in England is known for being rather smooth in its class and the padding makes the ride enjoyable, unlike other SLCs as was mentioned in your original post. With this reasoning, perhaps the color scheme that you referred to does not automatically make a bad coaster as what is arguably the best SLC, a great coaster in Xcelerator and two potentially excellent coasters in England all have this scheme and are pretty good.

There. The only abbreviation would be SLC and since you used that, I'm assuming you know what it means. Clear enough for you?

After that, I'm exhausted ...

Okay, but what you're missing is that *I* wasn't the one to comment on the color scheme in the first place. The other thing you're missing, which caused the confusion over your post in the first place, is that almost *every* SLC in the Six Flags chain has that same color scheme (though SFA's is reversed). It's not just the SFWoA SLC that carries a green/blue and red color scheme.

And there are far better SLC's than SFWoA's rough Serial Thriller.

-Nate

I was "this close" to open up a new thread for this, but then I found this topic again.

Anyway, there is a video of a full "Spinball Whizzer" testride. Complete with people (or dummies) and a revolving car. The sun is blinding sometimes, but it is a nice chance to evaluate the amount of spinning the car does.

Its a zipped file:
http://www.atdatabase.co.uk/videos/Spinball.zip

My Immelman brings all the boys to the park, and damn right, it´s bigger than yours!

http://www.cwoaguide.com/parkupdates/200304/page3/pics/march04-1.jpg

complete Chessington update:
http://www.cwoaguide.com/parkupdates/200304/page3/index.shtml

tricktrack, thanks for posting that video....looks like FUN (even though I was hoping for a little more SPIN, it will likely *loosen up a bit* over time).