dr_humor Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Not sure what's happening down there, but CP's has been testing at full throttle today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Just to be clear on something, did Kings Dominions Drop Zone ever spin on the way up? No. Crystal clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 This is really off-topic but, am I the only one that found the Blue Racer to be a tad rougher today? I mean my one place got crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_humor Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I find wooden coasters to give different rides on an almost daily basis. That said, I have to amend my above comment; apparently is was operating at about 25-50% speed, not full. Still good to see it spinning, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Not sure what's happening down there, but CP's has been testing at full throttle today. We were at Coastermania there Fri/Sat and the only thing we saw was workers on it late friday night. When did you see it going? BTW, Coastermania was great as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Same here, we were at Coaster Mania from Friday till today. As far as Cedar Points WindSeeeker it look like Kings Island WindSeeeker with the same type of work in progress. It did go up and down a bit over Friday and Saturday and at one point while we were watching All Wheels Extreme show yesterday WindSeeker did spin around at a decent speed but only about 30 feet off the ground. Shortly after that not much more than the usually work scene we have all grown accustom to. I did like Cedar Points WindSeeker location a lot. It will give great views of the lake and while sitting on the edge of the amusement park border it will allow a great view of the park with out too much need to look straight down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 KI WindSeeker is spinning. Not at full speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_humor Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ^ A little bit later in the day it ascended and did the same thing at the top. Then again at the middle, and then again at the top. It would ascend/descend and then start rotating once it got to its spot that they wanted it in. Odd, but this is the most movement CP has had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Concept Credit: HTCO Spreading Joy About It: DiamondbackCMH and HTCO Photo Credit: DiamondbackCMH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Concept Credit: HTCO Spreading Joy About It: DiamondbackCMH and HTCO Photo Credit: DiamondbackCMH That is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagoda Gift Shop Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 New for 2011! WindSeeker! Diamondback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Same here, we were at Coaster Mania from Friday till today. As far as Cedar Points WindSeeeker it look like Kings Island WindSeeeker with the same type of work in progress. It did go up and down a bit over Friday and Saturday and at one point while we were watching All Wheels Extreme show yesterday WindSeeker did spin around at a decent speed but only about 30 feet off the ground. Shortly after that not much more than the usually work scene we have all grown accustom to. I did like Cedar Points WindSeeker location a lot. It will give great views of the lake and while sitting on the edge of the amusement park border it will allow a great view of the park with out too much need to look straight down. Yes we will be back again at CP later this year (with Platinum Pass) and hope to ride it then. It will by far be the best with views. Finally rode power tower down this year and view at top will be similar and is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Kings Island posted this on their Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonor_Drummer Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 It's looking pretty good. CW posted videos of there's testing weeks before opening it. Could this be a sign that ours is underway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I really hope that's not the standard ride cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonor_Drummer Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I really hope that's not the standard ride cycle. I highly doubt it will be. It's only a test run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Well it appears that CP has their WS in test mode now. Cams show what appear to be in a spin cycle. They were working on it quite a bit during CM this weekend. If CW has theirs going maybe all will be up soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I really hope that's not the standard ride cycle. It didn't appear to fully climb the tower. However, by judging from Canada's Wonderland, the cycle doesn't appear to be too much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 The park has stated that the ride will last 3 minutes, so it will indeed last longer than that test cycle did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKrazy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Unless after (apparently) taking a page from Bat's book, WindSeeker will follow The Crypt and have a much less intense ride cycle than advertised. I hope they are able to run the ride as originally depicted in the animations, but that video doesn't make me any more confident it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 We will just have ro wait. I'm sure it will be more intense than that, but not like Diamondback. We can't make assumptions now because this is just the first stage of testing. Give it a little bit more time and we should see regular test runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 On a flat ride like this, when they post the "ride cycle" as 3 minutes, does that mean from when it starts to move until it stops? If that's the case it seems like not a lot of time will be spent spinning up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Test runs can be vey different, so keep watching the webcams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frisbeefan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 On a flat ride like this, when they post the "ride cycle" as 3 minutes, does that mean from when it starts to move until it stops? If that's the case it seems like not a lot of time will be spent spinning up top. From what I remember reading, the ride will take 1 minute to ascend, 1 minute spinning on top, and 1 descending. I'm not sure if this is will remain true though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 That sounds about right. But it will go by very fast! I'm kinda nervous about the waits for the lines. It seems like it will take a while ro load and unload. How many pairs of seats are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 It is way to early to even start discussing how long the actual ride cycle will take other than what we have been told through press releases and marketing information. When WindSeeker opens and only then will we be able to know what it truly is. They love us to discuss WindSeeker to build anticipation and the fact they posted something about it would say they are getting close to opening. What I got out of the video was I m loving the lighting package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I completely agree! The light package very well maybe the best in the park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 That sounds about right. But it will go by very fast! I'm kinda nervous about the waits for the lines. It seems like it will take a while ro load and unload. How many pairs of seats are there? 32 pairs of seats for a total of 64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 On a flat ride like this, when they post the "ride cycle" as 3 minutes, does that mean from when it starts to move until it stops? If that's the case it seems like not a lot of time will be spent spinning up top. From what I remember reading, the ride will take 1 minute to ascend, 1 minute spinning on top, and 1 descending. I'm not sure if this is will remain true though. Well watch the CW WindSeeker run and if you time how it runs now that seems to be the answer. It seems to take longer on way down but think that is now just because they have just started running it. Like all rides, it will get tweaked as they learn and use it more. But I do not expect more than 1 min on top. It is a pretty big arc so it may seem slow but think it is moving faster than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 What I got out of the video was I m loving the lighting package. I completely agree! The light package very well maybe the best in the park! I agree, can't wait to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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