What is The Hulk Like at IOA ??????
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Since I live down here in South Florida... I'll give my ride report.
You start out slow, tires under the train move it to the launch area. Then tires underneath on each side grab the train. It's like those machines that pitch base balls real fast, except in this case, the rail under the train is in the middle. You go up the hill slow at first, get about half way up, during all this time the story is being told. An experiment is going on... The computerized voice starts saying "Malfunction, Malfunction..." Then David Banner comes on and say, "Uh, I think it's going to work this time!!!!" And off you go! 0-40 in 2 seconds. But, what makes it so cool is that you don't see the ground until you come out of the tube. It seems like you're going to be shot into the sky. You flip over, a Zero-G-roll, which sends you down towards a cobra roll. This leads to a loop which goes under ground thru a cold mist of water. You can feel the G-forces on these turns and loops, you are pinned into your seat.
There's some banked turns, another loop, and then its into the mid course brakes.
Now, a few have complained about the brake run, but I disagree. After the brake run, you drop down a hill which actually gives you airtime. Kraken does the same thing, in fact, most B&M sit downs do this, so I don't mind the brake runs, you get air time and accelleration off of them.
After this, it's a few more turns, the camera shot, and you're home.
I really like it. I've rode Medusa West, Kraken, Batman Knight Flight, and Hulk is my favorite.
You start out slow, tires under the train move it to the launch area. Then tires underneath on each side grab the train. It's like those machines that pitch base balls real fast, except in this case, the rail under the train is in the middle. You go up the hill slow at first, get about half way up, during all this time the story is being told. An experiment is going on... The computerized voice starts saying "Malfunction, Malfunction..." Then David Banner comes on and say, "Uh, I think it's going to work this time!!!!" And off you go! 0-40 in 2 seconds. But, what makes it so cool is that you don't see the ground until you come out of the tube. It seems like you're going to be shot into the sky. You flip over, a Zero-G-roll, which sends you down towards a cobra roll. This leads to a loop which goes under ground thru a cold mist of water. You can feel the G-forces on these turns and loops, you are pinned into your seat.
There's some banked turns, another loop, and then its into the mid course brakes.
Now, a few have complained about the brake run, but I disagree. After the brake run, you drop down a hill which actually gives you airtime. Kraken does the same thing, in fact, most B&M sit downs do this, so I don't mind the brake runs, you get air time and accelleration off of them.
After this, it's a few more turns, the camera shot, and you're home.
I really like it. I've rode Medusa West, Kraken, Batman Knight Flight, and Hulk is my favorite.
Let's review something here TITAN_FAN_13. You've replied SEVEN, yes SEVEN times to your OWN thread. That can almost be considered spamming, since you never bothered to edit. Next time, you should try condensing it in one post... Sheesh.
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.:| Brandon Rodriguez |:.
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TITAN_FAN_13 said:
"Is there any Air time in the ride ?"
Steel loopers are generally not built for airtime.
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kRaXLeRidAh said:
"TITANFAN13, You have an odd obsession with The Incredible Hulk, and the thing is that you haven't even ridden it before!"
Sorry, I am just very intrested in this ride ,it looks amazing and I'am dying to ride it but I live in texas and Iam not heading to florida this summer, so I thought could get some infomation on this ride here at this web site. I could not find very much information on it anywere else.
mamba said:
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Does any one know where I can see a lay out of The Hulk ?
"Hey Apollo I typed it right!!"
Isn't layout one word?"
Yep.
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What do I think of Hulk?
Great Start shame about the Finish.
Nothing will beat the first minute of Hulk. The launch. Zero-g roll. Cobra. Vert Loop then the corkscrew over the launch tube but from there I wasnt really impressed with what followed. All respects to IOA and B&M but after the jump over the tube its a pretty flat ride - another vert loop, flat spin, s-curves and some high bank turns, pace is great but I didnt feel in danger during the second half. But then I remember its a family park and everything make sense.
Dont get me wrong, Id ride it 'til the cows came home but if I had the choice between say Hulk and the Dragons, Im on the Dragons. It is a must-ride attractions and deserves it all-high steel coaster ratings but in the end, it doesn't float my boat if you know what I mean.
Hmmm Is it that I dont like it or was it the long wait or was it the $11 on-ride photo ... maybe its just because I have bad memories of the Hulk experience and this translates into a bad rating for the ride. I dont know.
I loved IOA and like all of B&M works that Ive been save Flashback. It mustve been the experience, I guess. Just do it. And tell us what you think when the time comes.
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If Lifes a Rollercoaster, I want a Flawless
Great Start shame about the Finish.
Nothing will beat the first minute of Hulk. The launch. Zero-g roll. Cobra. Vert Loop then the corkscrew over the launch tube but from there I wasnt really impressed with what followed. All respects to IOA and B&M but after the jump over the tube its a pretty flat ride - another vert loop, flat spin, s-curves and some high bank turns, pace is great but I didnt feel in danger during the second half. But then I remember its a family park and everything make sense.
Dont get me wrong, Id ride it 'til the cows came home but if I had the choice between say Hulk and the Dragons, Im on the Dragons. It is a must-ride attractions and deserves it all-high steel coaster ratings but in the end, it doesn't float my boat if you know what I mean.
Hmmm Is it that I dont like it or was it the long wait or was it the $11 on-ride photo ... maybe its just because I have bad memories of the Hulk experience and this translates into a bad rating for the ride. I dont know.
I loved IOA and like all of B&M works that Ive been save Flashback. It mustve been the experience, I guess. Just do it. And tell us what you think when the time comes.
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If Lifes a Rollercoaster, I want a Flawless
I thought Hulk was an excellent coaster...up until the helix. The launch, although not the strongest, caught me off guard and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The dive roll is insane and the cobra roll and vertical loop are fun. I especially liked the dive into the mist-filled tunnel, but after the helix I lost interest. The second half of the ride is slow and the pacing really lets up. The inversions are nice, but I don't think they make up for the rest of the layout. With the amount of room they had available, I just think a better ending could have been designed.
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James Draeger
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"Legend is a wooden Jesus"
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James Draeger
http://draegs.tripod.com/
"Legend is a wooden Jesus"
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