Shaggy Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 PKI has updated their site with more Delirium shots. Shaggy http://www.pki.com/attractions_Delirium_photos.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 There are also a few more exterior shots of "Scooby Doo and the Haunted Castle" on the site as well. http://www.pki.com/attractions_scooby_photos.jsp Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Thanks Shagster, Delerium is shaping up to be one of the best rides the park has, and Scooby Doo's facade looks almost done, looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 working in Action Zone for 2 years, walking down that path just before you hit az, by the action blast game, im used to seeing cobra, or that little wooden fence with slingshot in the background, but seeing that big thing in the background is gonna take a little while to get used to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Definitely, it wonder how big that thing looks looking right up at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Scooby Haunted Castle face dosent look all that different. And I feel like a should know what the thin is all wrapped up on the Delerium Page. So what is it? How nobody get sick on Delerium... I could see the sign now... "CAUTION: YOU COULD BE HIT WITH FLYING VOMIT! PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 The thing that is wrapped up is part of that metal caging looking stuff on the truck. One of the other pictures I think you can see them lowering it into the hole. It seems that is the stuff for the retractable loading platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKICoasterFreek Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 The ride has come a long way from where it was a couple of weeks ago. I was very suprized by the progress they are making on the ride and having a goal of completion on Valentines Day they are pretty close!!! PKI ROCKS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Actually, I think the item that is all wrapped up is actually a very large hydraulic pump. It appears to have fittings on the one end. Chances are that since the ride swings, the loading platform for the ride probably moves up and down depending upon the cycle of the ride. In addition to this, I am sure there is some type of device that locks the arm in place, probably from the bottom, while the ride is being loaded/unloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Yeah I meant that the cage looking this is part of the floor, which is opperated by hydrolic pumps, so that would be part of the pumps. However, from the weight of that arm I don't think there will be anything coming up to "lock" it in place while loading/unloading. If there is anything that does that, it will all be done up in the motor at the top of the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Weight really isn't a problem when locking something that swings, you just need something that will keep the arm from moving. I am sure the motor will lock at the top, and there will probably be some redundant system in case the ride encounters some type of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 A hydralic pump makes sence. Anywhay, it will have to have a hydralic floor, due to the design of the ride. And its easier for smaller people to get in, that saves time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Again by the weight this is what I meant: Knowing motors and other devices, they don't generally rotate freely, there is always some resistance. Thus with all this weight of the arm and the people getting on/off I doubt there would be enough force to "rotate" the arm any signifcant amount that any locking would even be necessary. If so, it will most likely be done up in the motor, basically putting it in "park" like you do with your car (if its an automatic, leaving in gear if manual). I'm sure that if there is any movement it will be through such a small angle that it is not noticable unless you extend that arm to about a miles length. (Machine design and geometry kicking in here) Not sure what post, if even on this forum (it may be CBuzz) where someone mentions that Huss is making this floor "drop and seperate". Thus the hydrolics are there to move that floor down and out not to be moving any "locking mechanism". Disclaimer: I have no idea how this ride is going to turn out in the end but I just don't see a need for any "locking device" on the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmaster Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 All I know is that on the PCW ride, Psyclone, it has no locking device on the ground. The ride slows down and stops, while the hydraulics in the overhead motor hold the ride in place. No matter how hard you press on the ride, it stays in place. The floor on the PCW model has four hydraulic pumps (one on each corner) which are connected to the four legs of the ride. This lowers and raises the floor up and down, which means you can place all loose items on the floor, since you end up in the exact same spot. However, I read somewhere that PKI's Delirium may have a "splitting" floor. In other words, it will split in the middle, however, I don't know if t is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 I have never seen any ride that did not have some type of emergency and redundant positive locking device. I 'm guessing if we can't see one, then they are all probably located in the top of the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Well if it locks what good is going to do. I see no reason why it would need to stop in mid swing, and that would be very hard. Also, that arm has to weigh a couple tons so no human being would be able to push it I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 Hence the reason I've been trying to get at for why there is "NO LOCKING DEVICE" on this ride. To much weight in that arm for anything "humanly possible" to move it until that motor turns on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dole Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 TR:TR needs no locking device, so naturally, Delirium needs no locking device. they arent very similar, but i'm sure their motors are programmed with reference points as far as where to stop and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 TR:TR needs no locking device, so naturally, Delirium needs no locking device. they arent very similar, but i'm sure their motors are programmed with reference points as far as where to stop and whatnot. Tomb Raider does have a locking device. There is a locking device for the gondola itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dole Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 well go and get specific why dont you. just because i work in food... i swear... no i'm kidding. shows why uneducated people should shut their mouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 ANd your talking still why Bob? J/k. Yea the locking device is on the gondolas because if people were walking it would shake probably. Also since the back row has more seats it would probably tilt back a little. Maybe, but not for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 6, 2003 Share Posted February 6, 2003 I don't belive there's a locking device on Delerium, I would say that there is a "breaking" devive on it. That could "lock" it, but not accually locking it. Like on a bike. (not the kid ones where you pedal backwards and the breaks lock.) And yes, Delerium is ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Usdually E-stops require some kind of manual lock out for anything that moves. It may be a brake that stops the ride, and then locks down, but there is definitely something that will lock the arm in the vertical position in an emergency, and keep it from moving at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKICoasterFreek Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Does anyone know when PKIU will be getting new photos? Just a question!2/12/03 PKI Rocks!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Hmmm vertical posistion I think alot of people would get a little nervous like that. Anyways, I'm not going to argue I just don't see it happening, but I'm sure it could if it'd designed too. I bet there will be some good fences to stop you from gettign in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Does anyone know when PKIU will be getting new photos? Just a question!2/12/03 PKI Rocks!!!!! There isn't all that much to photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 PKIU can have new pictures tomorrow if you really want. I'll just drive past the park, take a picture of snow melting. It will be just as exciting as any picture of the outside of the park. Nothing is visible from outside, and what is visible inside, well I'm not allowed to share that until Mr. Siebert says go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Is that a hint of something big Chris? Changes in the park? I have a feeling sometime in mid-March we'll find out what Chris is talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Is that a hint of something big Chris? Â Changes in the park? Â I have a feeling sometime in mid-March we'll find out what Chris is talking about. I'll say this again. Anyone expecting ANYTHING "big" other than Delirium and Scooby will be very disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Sorry, no hints. Just saying I can't give you pictures of the rides from inside the park because I work for them and it violates park policy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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