Also, why are the spikes on Boomerang and Invertigo shuttles "tilted" so that they meet at the top?
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I assume that the spikes meet at the top because it is cheaper to build only one supporting tower than two.
Mike
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Vekoma also intended Deja Vu to operate this way but the LIM technology wasn't ready at the time SF wanted the ride.
-Nate
It wouldn´t be Vekoma , if this nice idea would have actually worked. Apart from the non-working lift, the cobra roll element was faulty as well. So the lift AND the cobra roll were dismantled, shipped back to Vekoma and everything had to be completely re-designed. When the ride was finally up and running, it was exactly one year delayed! In the meantime, Liseberg installed a S&S tower. (I wonder if the bill was sent to Vekoma.)
Anyway, its a pity that the ride is now being dismantled. Its the funniest Vekoma-experience around.
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coasterdude318 said:
Vekoma also intended Deja Vu to operate this way but the LIM technology wasn't ready at the time SF wanted the ride.
So they installed lifts for a timely reliable opening. ;)
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It was bad timing that Vekoma filed bankruptcy before they opened. Its little known info but Premier Rides helped SF Engineering get the Chicago coaster up and running. I think Arrow helped the one at MM, but I am not 100%. Not sure who finished the one in Atlanta, but never the less, they are operating at what they were designed to do.
There will be more.......
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I can't decide is it BGW or SDC/CC.
Coming to WOF in 2003: A New Dippin' Dots stall :-)
The should be more DVs, I just found that the standard Invertigo provided a similar ride experience with MUCH greater reliability...
Remember when Vekoma listed the upcoming products "Giant Boomerang" and "Giant Invertigo" on their website? Under the specs, Vekoma specifically listed using LIMs to power the ride (as lifts). I don't know how early in development that was abandoned (probably as soon as SF placed the order and demanded them for '01) but even after the LIM lift failed on the regular Invertigo, Vekoma intended on using the idea for their Giant Invertigos.
-Nate
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