PKIVortex Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I also find the front of a car on Arrow trains to be a lot more comfortable than the back of the cars. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 At my size (6'6" 240 lbs), I HAVE to basically lock myself in, or else the ride just beats me to death. I have too much legs and torso to fit right, have to squeeze down to fit under the restraint, which puts my knees right at the height of the lip. 5-1 is a great ride. The front, which I still stupidly jump in from time to time, just beats me to death. Thank you, I feel less like an Old man lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I also find the front of a car on Arrow trains to be a lot more comfortable than the back of the cars. I agree with this. My legs are too long to sit comfortably in the back of a car. On most coasters for me it's like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I circled the spots on Vortex that give me the most uncomfort. I suggest that you brace yourself through these sections. The spot circled closest to the station is just the final break run, which if you ask me, it's quite excessive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I only agree with two of the four spots you have there.. interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I have created a photo that shows what areas of Vortex I think are uncomfortable. Photo by Joyrides.com 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I circled the spots on Vortex that give me the most uncomfort. I suggest that you brace yourself through these sections. The spot circled closest to the station is just the final break run, which if you ask me, it's quite excessive. That "worst spot" that you've circled is a part that personally I have grown to like. I like the "out of control feeling" it gives. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Having just gotten off Vortex about five minutes ago, I can say 5-1 is as smooth as ever. Groovy times. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayzayd13 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I dont think Vortex is all that bad, all you have to do is brace yourself for the midcourse brakerun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 There's no way it was ever smooth. I know this was before computers but still, a high school physics class could tell those transitions were ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Plus it's the beauty of hand bent, hand worked steel, and not always in contact upstop/guide wheels. Reason why I love my arrows. Such a priviledge to work em 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 There's no way it was ever smooth. I know this was before computers but still, a high school physics class could tell those transitions were ridiculous.It wasn't before computers. I used a mainframe UNIVAC computer from Sperry Rand in my fifth grade science class in 1966. That's 21 years before Vortex and 23 YEARS before Magnum debuted. And if a fifth grader had access more than two decades before, Ron Toomer & Associates certainly did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Everytime I ride Magnum, it feels like I GET a Toomer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 And besides, you have to think... It was a massive coaster for its time, and still is! I'm proud to say we have Vortex ! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Everytime I ride Magnum, it feels like I GET a Toomer. Everytime I ride Magnum XL-200 I feel as happy as a fat kid with a Snickers Bar! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Seriously? But what about the jackhammering? Oh wait you're not Big Sexy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 @Jr for Birdy... Hey! Watch it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 There's no way it was ever smooth. I know this was before computers but still, a high school physics class could tell those transitions were ridiculous. By comparison to other rides in 1987, it may have seemed smooth. At one point in the last century or so, a 6 mph coaster in Coney Island, New York was the most thrilling thing ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I honestly don't think Vortex is rough if you just keep your head against the headrest like the ride-ops tell you.....It makes a big difference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 The bottom of the first hill was worst for me. Haven't ridden in it in a very very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I rode Vortex tonight and it still feels great to me! I had to listen to a couple teenage boys in great shape cry about their necks hurting after the ride(maybe they should focus on working out their necks and not their arms so much? Meanwhile my 13 year old female family member who is a twig loved every minute of the ride! Vortex jerks you around a bit but I love that about the ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlafraid Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Yes to the holding the head back. I was told from the day the ride opened to do that and only once did I dare not to and ended up getting stabbed my earrings and a blinding headache. Kept my head back after that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Depending on your size, pushing yourself up in the restraints seems to help as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I have created a photo that shows what areas of Vortex I think are uncomfortable. Photo by Joyrides.com Interesting, you happen to have circled all of the parts of Vortex that I think are thrilling, fun, and just generally amazing. In fact, I seem to be in a very small minority in that the only way I think Vortex could actually be made better is to give it Vekoma's new trains like you find on the Carolina Cobra. Coincidentally, this is the first, and possibly last time you will ever see me offer praise to Vekoma for anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 "Me and my Arrow, do do do do do do do do do...." - Harry Nilsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI1997 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I rode Vortex two times on Friday. I rode in the very front once and then 2-1 the second time. It really isn't that bad, and I still find the ride quite enjoyable. It isn't butter smooth, but its great for a 26 year old roller coaster. The inversions have some excellent g-forces and I love the small amount of hang time you get in the corkscrew element. If you're looking for the best ride, the front of the train is absolutely the way to go as with most Arrow loopers. I do, however, enjoy the nice pop of airtime you get in the back on the first drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Mr. Toomer said the smoothest seat was 5-1, around which the ride was designed. But what would he know? He just designed them, but did not ride them. That being said, I do find 5-1 to have the least violent ride. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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