stephenmayes Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Hello all.. I hope everyone is having a great day. I was looking at the pics from the construction tour and i saw this pic. What ride do these go to anyway? Well have a good one God Bless Steve What is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 (edited) It looks like the Cars to Runaway Reptar under a shelter near the Picnic Grove Edited January 1, 1970 by Scooby_Doo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterrz Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 That is indeed what they are. The park built special trailers for the cars so that they can wheel them around and better move them for mid-winter maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbeast Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 That's the Picnic Grove... DUH Yeah Reptar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 That's what they use to torture people who break the gag order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StXBomber Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Yup, thats definatly Reptar. Considering the only other inverted coaster we have is Face/Off, and those don't look like F/O. (Before anyone argues, Top Gun is swinging, not inverted) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 i agree..Yup Top Gun is swinging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I guess the cat is out of the bag. Those are the new stand-up cars for Days Of Thunder in 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelixSpiral Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryler87 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Those apparatus are pretty nifty, I must say. It makes sense though that they would buy/build something like that to keep the coasters in better condition. It would make sense to see Top Gun and Face Off trains to also be hung on those things. It looks like they disassemble the sit-down trains that are stored in the picnic grove. Would it make more sense just to build makeshift track rails to set the individual cars on instead of having to take the things apart? I know that when any park recieves new coaster trains from Intamin, they ship the individual cars on their own makeshift rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerGuy Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I doubt that making rails for the trains would make much sense. They probably do things like replace wheeels and brake fins and other things on the bottom of the train. Also, putting them on tracks would take much more space to store them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Not only would it take more space to store them... it would be that much more hard to transport them. They currently have specially designed racks that the cars sit on which are "fork-able". Thus they can drive a flat bed truck up, pick up each car with a fork lift and load a bunch on the truck and drive away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I guess the cat is out of the bag. Those are the new stand-up cars for Days Of Thunder in 05. LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryler87 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Not only would it take more space to store them... it would be that much more hard to transport them. They currently have specially designed racks that the cars sit on which are "fork-able". Thus they can drive a flat bed truck up, pick up each car with a fork lift and load a bunch on the truck and drive away. I suppose that does make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosscountry4891 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 If that's where Runaway Raptor's trains are stored...then where are Face/Off's trains stored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelixSpiral Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsMasta Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 yea they store them inside the FoF building. um..they probably just put them somewhere else.. there's plenty of shelters they can (and do) put trains in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbeast Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 California. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryler87 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Is it neccessary for coaster cars/trains to be stored under a shelter of some type? Or does PKI just go the extra mile? The reason I ask is becuase Cedar Point stores many of their coaster cars/trains out in the weather. (Take a look at their web cam of TTD - you can see the Dragster cars sitting on the ground!) I've also seen desktop wallpaper of Gemini when it was snowing, and the Gemini trains/cars are sitting right on the Gemini midway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Punk Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I would imagine that it doesn't matter, but it is probably better for the cars and it makes the cars easier to inspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I'm no rides mechanic but common logic would tell you keeping them out of the elements in the winter would save on wear and tear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbeast Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Some of them are out in the weather, I've seen SOB, Adventure Express, and Vortex trains out by PKIU. Obviously it was just the fiberglass cars though, no wheels or lap bars, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I think most of the rides at PKI are kept in some kind of shelter. I know SOB trains, WWC boats, Express trains, and I think some HB rides arent kept in shelter but have covers on them. Even the cars/trains that are kept in shelter (most of them) have covers on them anyway just to go that extra mile to protect from the winter weather. Oh and also Racer trains are stored outside of FoF. I dont know, this might have changed but thats the way it was the last time I saw and that was in the middle of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbeast Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 When I saw the trains outside by PKIU, it was right before the season started, so they were probably recently moved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoObKiNoS Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 i agree..Yup Top Gun is swinging Suspended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Whatever..... in my eyes Top Gun is a Swinging Coaster because thats all you do on that Coaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryler87 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Swinging Coaster? What the...? It's a suspended. If something is suspended, it can swing. I see why one MAY call it a swinging coaster, but that name is ludacris! The official model name is the Arrow Suspended Coaster. Calling it a swinging coaster is like calling a Corvette a dragster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StXBomber Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Actually, he is right. A swinging coaster is called Suspended, and a Vekoma looper is called an Inverted coaster. There is a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenmayes Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 it may be something different...but just call it whatever you wanna call it!!! Its a free country!! Haha.... Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Probly rehab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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