Oldiesmann Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 ACE has apparently made a documentary about Arrow Development which will be premiering on the net sometime tomorrow... http://coasteraddict.com/the-legacy-of-arrow-lives-on-today/ 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Can't wait to watch this. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I saw some time ago it was coming, can't wait to watch it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Always have and will always be an Arrow Fan Boy. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I've tried the link the video provides, blank page so far. :-( If anyone finds a link, please post! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 The article I linked to above says to "check back for the link to the documentary Friday afternoon", so I assume it hasn't been released yet. The website for the documentary is http://www.legacyofarrow.com so I'd watch that site for the link as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 According to the ACE Facebook page, it will be released at 3:00 PM ET, which is in about 45 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 And it was released an hour ago. Here's the Youtube link to their page. Happy watching! https://youtu.be/rGKgVxx5Wu8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 And it was released an hour ago. Here's the Youtube link to their page. Happy watching! And embedded here for those who are lazy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Watching it now. haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Maybe it's just me, but hearing the story of Arrow again, makes me feel like being amazing, being innovative and pioneering things is incredibly hard. It's something that will be envied and challenged by competition. It's not worth it. It's a life of hardship after hardship where you will be the charitable backbone of many other companies' successes.. you ultimately are simply remembered, when you have been let go. It just feels like a bitter sweet story to me, that Im glad happened, and Im glad it's a company we're talking about and not someone's life. For example a lot of former Arrow engineers are apart of other coaster companies. Very interesting documentary. And screw you,Vekoma, you dirty dogs P.s. forgot to say... but it's worth the hell you pay, when it's something you love. And who doesnt love fun? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Mr. Toomer was deathly afraid of roller coasters.... He was a brilliant engineer, not a coaster lover. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Im assuming he loved making things for people to have fun. That's what I meant 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just got done watching. That was wonderful and so well done! If you haven't already watched it, do so now. On a related note, that movie gave me a new sense of how finite life is... which may sound depressing, I suppose. I moreso think of it in the sense of that you can never assume that you have tomorrow to depend on. If you have the gumption and the means to do something good, then do it! It'll be good for you and, even more importantly, it'll be good for someone else. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Watching it now. Since we have a Blu-Ray player with a YouTube app on it, I'm watching it on TV rather than on my computer 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just finished it (had to pause it a few minutes because the dog wanted out). Very well done documentary. I never realized just how influential they were in the industry. It's such a shame they met their fate the way they did. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Absolutely wonderful documentary. Nice to have everything compiled into this one video that really encompasses Arrow as a whole. I'm very glad and somewhat surprised that they included the longer bit towards the end about Schilke and RMC. That's definitely something I've continuously always viewed RMC as, which is a successor to Arrow. The longed-for track design that they were looking for in their later years, Schilke eventually was able to come up with for RMC. Too bad it couldn't have came sooner! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Also interesting to see that Cannibal at Lagoon Park was designed by a former Arrow engineer. I was wondering how a small park could come up with something like that in-house. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Parks, I assume rarely do so alone. It's a team effort between the client and the manufacturer. In other words, doesn't anyone else feel very So Cal whenever they talk about Arrow pioneering the TUBULAR track design?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Charlie Dinn. Beast.... Six Flags Great America...Viper... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Those are wood coasters though - not a steel coaster with an elevator lift and 116-degree drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 One is the longest wooden coaster in the world. True in 1979. True today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 They were also built before the technology was a recognizable option for coasters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Great documentary! I honestly didn't realize how deep some of the relationships were between park and Arrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegajone Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Didn't know HUSS was pronounced "hoose" until I watched this. Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 HUSS-ever company it is can say how it should be.. but it will still probably be mispronounced. It's also all caps btw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I recommend any coaster or theme park enthusiast to check out this documentary as it was very informative. I highly enjoyed it. Did not know Dana Morgan's father was one of the founders of Arrow Development. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Just watched the documentary. Never knew about the Fish Hook Rollercoaster! I also did not know that X cost over 45 million dollars. Interesting that Enron and Arrow filed for bankruptcy within a day of each other. Sorry my brain just thinks that way. The documentary was awesome, I recommend it to anyone! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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