The Interpreter Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 PRETTY SURE THERE IS. Yet again, here is a picture of a ride just like Flight of Fear (other than the reinforcing rings around the midcourse section). Where is this loop? http://www.rcdb.com/ig544.htm?picture=5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirocksnroll Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Sorry i guess you are right, see i was riding, in the dark it felt like it. im sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 PRETTY SURE THERE IS. what a vertical loop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirocksnroll Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 PRETTY SURE THERE IS. what a vertical loop? yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 nope..none...here look at this... it feels like there is one but there isnt..its just cobra rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 FoF and Vortex are still my favorite coasters at Kings Island. Don't know who to give the edge to. But dang, I wish they didn't have to put the MCBR on so hard! My friend who operates the ride said it's to make it a longer ride, but I don't buy it. The ride went from great! to good. Oh, and Vortex doesn't give headaches, it's the rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 dont know lol...all i know is its a good ride lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 For what it is worth, neither Joker's Jinx nor Poltergeist even have mid-course brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirocksnroll Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 check out this video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 oh yea i have seen this one before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 For what it is worth, neither Joker's Jinx nor Poltergeist even have mid-course brakes! BUT I've talked to guys about these two other rides and they say the launch/first half on FoF is WAY more intense than on Polter/JJ. They call it "Pansy mode" haha And check out the footage KI gives you along with the video. But there's some stupid girls on the ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 For what it is worth, neither Joker's Jinx nor Poltergeist even have mid-course brakes! BUT I've talked to guys about these two other rides and they say the launch/first half on FoF is WAY more intense than on Polter/JJ. They call it "Pansy mode" haha lol might be. wouldnt know havent been on either of those yet. hoping to go on pol though next time im down in SA seeing family..my aunt lives like 5 min from SFFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Interesting....having ridden all four of the US Premier LIM-launched Flight of Fear type rides, I have not observed any such weakness in the launches of Poltergeist or Joker's Jinx. I dare say the launch needs to be the speed it is to properly negotiate the track without valleying....I have ridden Poltergeist only a relative few times, but I have ridden Joker's Jinx many, many times...and see no substantial difference between it and the Flights of Fear, until you hit what would be the midcourse brake...if Joker's Jinx had one... Also, according to rcdb.com, the Flights of Fear do 54 miles per hour, while Poltergeist and Joker's Jinx do 60mph, so, it would appear, if anything, that the Poltergeist and Joker's Jinx launches are actually more powerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Interesting....having ridden all four of the US Premier LIM-launched Flight of Fear type rides, I have not observed any such weakness in the launches of Poltergeist or Joker's Jinx. I dare say the launch needs to be the speed it is to properly negotiate the track without valleying....I have ridden Poltergeist only a relative few times, but I have ridden Joker's Jinx many, many times...and see no substantial difference between it and the Flights of Fear, until you hit what would be the midcourse brake...if Joker's Jinx had one... Also, according to rcdb.com, the Flights of Fear do 54 miles per hour, while Poltergeist and Joker's Jinx do 60mph! yea on rcdb it says 54 then im trying to remember which site but then another one says 58 for the same ride lol...so im just guessing its around 55 mph on average lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 So.....FOF is the slowest one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear4thtrain Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Yes it is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 This saddens me deeply... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I also remember my first ride on it with the new lap bars - I was riding with Jeff Siebert, before the ride opened to the public with the new restraints. This was also during the short period while the mid-course breaks were off, and before the LIMs had been re-adjusted to accomodate the new weight of the trains. What an amazing ride - the feeling of going through the corkscrew at the end with your arms uninhibited at breakneck speeds was incredible! That sounds amazing. I just feel like boo-ing when the train hits the MCBR. I mean it's kinda cool being at the top of the coaster and being able to look at everything but the experience of the rest of the ride suffers. Anyhoo.... How'd you get that ride? Yes, it definitely was a highlight. I was a Manager at the time - we were doing testing on the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 PRETTY SURE THERE IS. As a former manager I can assure you that FOF does not have a complete loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOF/Z 4-ever Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Everyone is correct. FOF does not have a vertical loop. Also, FOF used to launch the riders at 60 MPH, but they fine tune the launching to slow it down a bit. The launch was soo intense that they at one time thought that was what was giving the riders the headache. As of today, the launching speed depends on the weight of the train. As it's going thru the launch tunnel, if the launching speed isn't correct (going to slowly), then it will jerk foward and pick up speed right before it enters it's first "loop". If it doesn't do this, then the train will not make it all the way thru the 1st loop and roll back and stop in the launch tunnel in the breaks. Yes, I've worked on the ride for 3 years and was a sup on it for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No Loop Here; but there is a pretty sweet cobra roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOF/Z 4-ever Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Here's a nifty little fact. Half of the Flight of Fear tracks at Kings Island belongs to the Kings Dominion's Flight of Fear and half of KD's FOF tracks belongs to KI's FOF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I'm pretty sure kirocksnroll meant to say that FoF has an inversion but mistakenly thought that any coaster element that goes upside-down is a loop (whereas the term is an inversion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 A certin old coasters trains are sitting in the Flight of Fear building. (King Cobra). Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No Loop Here; but there is a pretty sweet cobra roll. Thats what happens when you let a drunk designer make a ride lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 A certin old coasters trains are sitting in the Flight of Fear building. (King Cobra). Lol. You mean? Because those of us that went to the KIC Event also saw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 how DO u get tickets to the kic event? i have heard some ppl talk about it but never even really asked how u get the tickets lol..think it would be pretty neat to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 IF there is such an event this year, the details will be announced here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatbandguy8807 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 IF there is such an event this year, the details will be announced here.... ok thanks for the info! i will of course keep comming to this site for updates, and the forums of course lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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