Blake Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Off Topic: Lol Cedar Fair Stop with the red track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 i personally love the red track, expecially the really dark red like Diamondback and Firehawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 i personally love the red track, expecially the really dark red like Diamondback and Firehawk. Yes, it is pretty good but Diamondback and Maverick are good not 4 coasters with this color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 what? are you saying the color doesn't make the ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Actually, I don't think the color makes a coaster. When I'm riding, I'm not paying attention to the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvo Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 ^Agreed, but when you're not riding you don't want to see 10 different coasters all with the same color scheme. A lot of the general public use the color to describe what rides they enjoyed, i.e. "I love the green and blue ones at Cedar Point, but that wood one is just horrible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Yeah, I knwo. I don't want hiddeous colors for the track, and then other colors for the supports if the colors clash. That just looks bad. Also, what is the green and blue ride at CP?... seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDCOASTERFAN Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 If the track is the same as the ride being built at ferrari world then all we have to do is figure out the manufacturer....RCDB should have that information & then the problem is solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast79 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 mmmm....like Oh my god you don't want colors clashing in your park god it would be like people throwing up over the colors not the riiides.......come on people your coaster must look fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 ^^I read RCDB di have the FI coaster at Ferrari World listed as being made by Premier. I checked today to see if anymore info was on there, and now no manufacturer is listed. Also, just because it's the same track as F1, that doesn't mean it will be a similar coaster. As others have said, it could be a new track type that (probably Intiman) will start using for their coasters. So, the coaster could be a mega coaster, a giga coaster, or a launch coaster that goes very fast (if it's a launch coaster, I would hope they make it go nearly as fast as they could. The F1 coaster is supposed to be a world record. I don't expect it to be that fast, but I would hope 100+ mph), or anything in between. So no, the problem is not solved. Speaking of problems, I hope there are no problems with the ride (or more problems if something was wrong with the supports). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 ^if your going to spend the money to make it go that fast, why not go all the way and break a record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Maybe CF think there will be less maintenance issues with it. Right now, F1 is supposed to go around 150 mph. Maybe CF saw no need in going that fast. Or it could be CF wants it to go around 100 mph to be one of the fastest coasters in the world (I believe that would put it at like 5th), but they still wanted TTD to be the fastest in the CF chain. Finally, it could've been a lot cheaper to have it go say 90 mph versus going 140 mph. ***As you can see, I really have no answer for you. Just possible ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 i don't know either, but i think if Cedar Fair chooses to build a ride that goes over 100 mph, i could see at least beating the record in the u.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorba Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 150 on a coaster sounds painful with bugs and raindrops. I rode Titan once in a light rain, front seat, it felt like a hundred little needles in my face . Still I would take the pain for 150mph . As for the color, the red track isn't bad but I don't like yellow support. I personally think they should do a tie-die track or a neon track with black lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 i don't know either, but i think if Cedar Fair chooses to build a ride that goes over 100 mph, i could see at least beating the record in the u.s. Which currently is 128 miles per hour at some park in New Jersey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yournamehere Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Why is it only 128? you would think they would round to 130 or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 And have the other park companies complain about the rounding? It is what it is. It is 128. It is NOT 130. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Um. Because that is how fast to coaster goes. That is probably what the system allows the train to run and it still be safe. Also, they can't lie and say it goes 130 mph if it only goes 128 mph. They get even more specific with The Beast and say it goes 64.8 mph. They do that with other coasters, too. Edit: Terpy beat me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDCOASTERFAN Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 One thing needs to be taken into account here & that is the limits of bio-engineering....while we can always find a way to increase the structural engineering of a coaster by re-enforcing the track with a larger spine we cannot change the limits of the human body. Just look at the forces exerted on riders on KK as an example,that 128 mph launch has really got to do a number on one's body that it simply wasn't designed by nature to withstand so I don't really see a need...let alone advantage for coasters to get much faster than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 And have the other park companies complain about the rounding? It is what it is. It is 128. It is NOT 130. but sometimes the train can launch faster than that, i've even seen top thrill go 126 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Top Thrill Dragster, according to ride ops who's names I don't know, won't clear the top unless going about or over 121 mph. Depending on train wieght, weather conditions, and the varying speed of the cable pully, the train's speed can change drastically. When they say 128 mph, I would bet it can change between at least 125 and 131. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 ^i've seen a train clear the top hat going 118 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 One thing needs to be taken into account here & that is the limits of bio-engineering....while we can always find a way to increase the structural engineering of a coaster by re-enforcing the track with a larger spine we cannot change the limits of the human body. Just look at the forces exerted on riders on KK as an example,that 128 mph launch has really got to do a number on one's body that it simply wasn't designed by nature to withstand so I don't really see a need...let alone advantage for coasters to get much faster than that. I was reading about the acceleration of Ring*Racer (the ride that will become the fastest in the world). On its launch, it puts you under about 2.5 g's. That can be easily withstood byt the human body. And have the other park companies complain about the rounding? It is what it is. It is 128. It is NOT 130. but sometimes the train can launch faster than that, i've even seen top thrill go 126 mph Do they have a machine like a speed gun that tells you how fast the launch was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 ^I believe sometimes park clocks it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Do they have a machine like a speed gun that tells you how fast the launch was? Yes. HTCO, who just HAD to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianapolisman Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Do they have a machine like a speed gun that tells you how fast the launch was? Yes. HTCO, who just HAD to... They used to have a display board showing the riders their speed. It is no longer there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 When did they take it out? It was there last season when I visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 yea, i was there last august and it was still up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDCOASTERFAN Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 The latest updates from KD seem to show that footers are being poured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Diamondback's footings were starting to be poured before the beginning of the season, this ride's in the middle of June. Diamondback's track didn't appear on site until late August, this ride, Early June? Am I missing something?....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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