ProdigyRider Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I just like how King's Island first zero-g roll is coming together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Where are Afterburn and Alpengeist located? Besides "Not Kings Island" "Not Cedar Point" and "Other parks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 For future reference, use "rcdb.com" Just search the name of the ride. And Carowins and Busch Gardens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I know all about RCDB, and if I was home and had a laptop with a screen that didn't have a broken front and back bezel (plastic casing) and would actually stay up I would have done that. iPhone + Sprint with very VERY spotty 4G LTE that's still in testing mode = fail and major headache I try to avoid getting on the actual internet on my phone when I'm not connected to wi-fi because it's slow and frustrating. I will have to see if they have an app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 ^ You could always text your brother. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 ^ touché! -does that- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Existential Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I need to carry two phones...one for crosschecking info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Looks like the orange and cream crane is working on the dive loop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 that is just a man lift. likely just torquing the bolts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 surprised to see Clifford is still standing. No noticeable changes at the site yet, or at least not that I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 They have the large yellow man lift bucket hooked to Clifford right now working at the top of the lift hill. Putting the chain in maybe? In the meantime they are building the small crane in the valley. Doubt we will see any supports or track put up until that one is built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds crazy that you can go upside down 28 times next year if you ride all the coasters. Looks like there --- ^^ I was beaten mid-post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Beast_2000 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Where are Afterburn and Alpengeist located? Besides "Not Kings Island" "Not Cedar Point" and "Other parks" Afterburn is at Carowinds and Alpengeist is at Busch Gardends Williamsburg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executioner822 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 i stand corrected about the supports. guess i never paid attention to the rides except Banshee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds crazy that you can go upside down 28 times next year if you ride all the coasters. Looks like there --- ^^ I was beaten mid-post. I could only count 27 loops. What was your count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 looks like CJ is alive (removed pic) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I see Clifford Junior down in the valley now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy15 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds crazy that you can go upside down 28 times next year if you ride all the coasters. Looks like there --- ^^ I was beaten mid-post. I could only count 27 loops. What was your count? 6 - Invertigo 7 - Banshee 4 - FoF 6 - Vortex 5 - Firehawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSoB Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I got 28 also 6-Invertigo 6-Vortex 4-FoF 5-Firehawk 7-Banshee For a total of 28 (looks like I got beat to the punch lol) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds crazy that you can go upside down 28 times next year if you ride all the coasters. Looks like there --- ^^ I was beaten mid-post. I could only count 27 loops. What was your count? Probably Firehawk. Lots of debate on how many inversions it actually has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSoB Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yeah the lay to fly elements are tricky! It's like every two counts as an inversion. The second one being the conclusion of an inversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKenny Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 RCDB has us for 25, but they only give Invertigo 3 inversions so...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Yeah, it was Firehawk. It is really confusing.haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I think baby Clifford is grown up now. Appears to be bending over to work today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Call me crazy, but the new crane didnt look too much smaller than Clifford. Also, the new one is currently laying flat on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 RCDB has us for 25, but they only give Invertigo 3 inversions so...................... Yeah 3 ONE way lol silly RCDB people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Firehawk I count an inversion from going 180* and back to the original laying down position. Much like an inversion anywhere else will have you go inverted and back to the default orientation. So that brings us to 5. And Invertigo has 3 inverting elements, but the ride will throw you upside down 6 times. so... idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 This is a debate when counting inversions on 4D coasters as well (like X2). If we're going by how the track inverts, it only has 3, but add in the times the rider is physically upside down with the spinning and it adds up to the double digits. Eejanaika, a 4D in Japan, has 14 inversions if you count the seat flips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I would say the number of times a rider goes upside-down. Same basic perspective for my number of 6 for Invertigo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Firehawk I count an inversion from going 180* and back to the original laying down position. Much like an inversion anywhere else will have you go inverted and back to the default orientation. So that brings us to 5. And Invertigo has 3 inverting elements, but the ride will throw you upside down 6 times. so... idk. This reminds me of a question I've had. RCDB lists The Great Pumpkin Coaster as 199 feet. If you only went around the track 1 time, would you travel 199 feet or 99.5 feet? Feels like 199 is the right answer Same question with Invertigo RCDB lists it as 1,013.8 feet. If it were possible to start at the top, go to the other side thru the course, then hop off, would you have travelled 1,103.8 feet, or 551.9 feet? or perhaps they could even count the first lift hill more than once since you go up, come down and thru the course and on the way back you go up again and back down to the station. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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