PKICoasterFreek Posted May 20, 2004 Posted May 20, 2004 I was just curious, but has Drop Zone been painted lately? The last time I was at PKI it was about two weekends before closing last season, so I don't know if it have been painted. But all I know was last year it looked really bad..... crusty and chipped, and also faded. Good ride just the same. Can anyone help me? Quote
StXBomber Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Drop Zone does has not had a new paint job since it opened. Does it need one? In the next couple years, I think so. Right now, not quite. Quote
Dane Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 Nope Photo: http://www.pkicentral.com/Parkinfo/photo/d.../L/DSCF0102.JPG Quote
coasterrz Posted May 21, 2004 Posted May 21, 2004 While the paint has faded some, I don`t think it is that noticable. On the other hand, Face Off has some spots of rust showing as well as patches of paint that are almost white from where they touched up the factory paint after they assembled it. Quote
fyrfyter Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 i think the only thing new it has, is seats and restraints that they put on last year. Many people do not like them, since they do not have as much shoulder room for bigger people as compared to the old style seats. Quote
coasterrz Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 The restraints that they put on this year are exactly the same as the restraints as last year. The only thing they changed for this season was that the actual seats went from yellow to black. I`ve heard that the seats are ones that were removed from VOlcano at PKD. Quote
fyrfyter Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 The restraints that they put on this year are exactly the same as the restraints as last year. The only thing they changed for this season was that the actual seats went from yellow to black. I`ve heard that the seats are ones that were removed from VOlcano at PKD. Whatever they did, screwed up the ride big time. A friend of mine who had no problem getting onto DZ last year, cannot get the harness down to snap the buckle this year at all, and on top of it all, the ride ops said that people are complaining more this year about the seats and the restraints. Quote
matth Posted May 22, 2004 Posted May 22, 2004 well then people are stupid, the seats are identical size and shape, and the restraints and belts are the exact same ones from last year. Also if you look closely you can see some parts of the ride have been repainted. ..matt Quote
dxrunner Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 that thing would be a pain in the @$$ to paint..... Quote
PKICoasterFreek Posted May 24, 2004 Author Posted May 24, 2004 Though drop zone doesn't NEED paint for a while but it sure could use some. But if they are going to paint anything, let them paint Face/Off first!! Face/Off looks sooooo bad, its does have spot where the paint is chipped off and cracked. the rides are still great of course but, it does look sorta bad....... When they do paint Drop Zone I think they should paint it exactly the same way it is right now. Racing checkers and all! Quote
beastdude Posted May 24, 2004 Posted May 24, 2004 if you think about it you might on have to paint about a 100 feet of DZ and then blend it in. If it was done good you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Quote
StXBomber Posted May 25, 2004 Posted May 25, 2004 I was at the park today and took a close look at F/O and DZ. DZ still looks fine, but F/O does need some work. Very spotty in some places. Quote
coasterrz Posted May 25, 2004 Posted May 25, 2004 Yeah, the paint on Face Off is looking a little bad, especially where there are large rust marks. Drop Zone isn`t that bad, at least not in my opinion. How crowded was the park today, on the first Monday of daily operation? Quote
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