bkroz Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Micechat has a great podcast this week left over from this year's IAAPA interviewing president of Premier Rides, Jim Seay. Mr. Seay has fantastic recollections on his time working for Six Flags, then Premier, and has plenty to say about the development of The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear. He also mentions visits by Disney executives who rode the ride and were blown away and complimentary of the theme. His comments on Flight of Fear, Al Weber, and Paramount's Kings Island begins at 23:00. http://micechat.com/65640-season-pass-podcast-jim-seay/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Jim Seay is one of the bright and shining stars of the industry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Premier coasters have always soared to the top of my favorites list like a Sky Rocket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Are you saying they have always explored the Outer Limits? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I have a news paper article from the Enquirer back in 1996 about Flight of Fear, and it goes on to say even the US Navy and NASA looked in on Flight of Fear's development, stating they were looking into LIM technology to help launch their respective aircraft/space craft. I know we like to wail on Paramount and their flaw laden park management practices, but I must give credit where its due, they got Flight of Fear right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 4 replies so far and no mention of the hue difference the restraints that are on FoF today made compared to the ones that originally were on FoF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 4 replies so far and no mention of the hue difference the restraints that are on FoF today made compared to the ones that originally were on FoF. Hue difference? The original OTSR's were black. The restraints now are orange. There you go. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Premier coasters have always soared to the top of my favorites list like a Sky Rocket. I do like Premier Rides coasters a lot, but not quite my favorite company. I like B&M and INTAMIN this much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Two of my top three roller coasters in the world are Premier. The other isn't B&M or Intamin, either! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Let me guess it's Chance Rides I'm starting to like them a lot with Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom Sent from my iPhone using... You get the point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Betcha it's a Zierer. In the parks goodyellowkorn tends to like best, Chance rides are next to verboten. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegajone Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I have a news paper article from the Enquirer back in 1996 about Flight of Fear, and it goes on to say even the US Navy and NASA looked in on Flight of Fear's development, stating they were looking into LIM technology to help launch their respective aircraft/space craft. I know we like to wail on Paramount and their flaw laden park management practices, but I must give credit where its due, they got Flight of Fear right. While the LIM technology had never been used on a roller coaster in the way Flight of Fear used it, that technology had actually been used on at least one roller coaster over 15 years prior...on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad of all rides. I think the People Mover even used it as well. But I like Flight of Fear's use of it a little more to say the least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) 4 replies so far and no mention of the hue difference the restraints that are on FoF today made compared to the ones that originally were on FoF. Hue difference? The original OTSR's were black. The restraints now are orange. There you go. I'm pretty sure the original OTSR's were green, but you made your point. EDIT: I just checked rcdb to confirm my memory. There are no pictures on there of KI's OL:FoF with the original OTSR's, but there is one of KD's... which were green. Edited May 19, 2014 by XGatorHead 8904 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Green on the outside, the interiors were black. But, yeah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Let's not argue over semantics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOULLBEBACK Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Sorry to drag up an old post, this was a great listen! Do you guys know of any other good KI related podcasts? There was one long review from Coaster Radio that was awesome to listen to, but I don't see many more like that from a quick google / itunes search. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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