Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Someone on Facebook in a live video said he predicts that the theme of this coaster will be you're on a mission to save the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Don’t forget during the deconstruction of Firehawk, the image of the track being pulled apart by a “Vortex”-like robotic hand pulling the track and the deep maniacal laugh that accompanied the destruction. Does anyone here have a copy of that to post? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasterfan Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Nobody has stated the obvious that asteroids caused the Dinosaurs to go extinct and ties in with Dinosaurs Alive which this runs through. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Coastermaniac624 said: Hypothetically speaking, if the lift hill was 296 but the drop was 325 (longer than fury’s) would people consider it a giga. Or would people still be hung up on the lift hill height? 99% of the general public and enthusiasts would agree that a 296 foot tall coaster with a 301 foot drop is a giga, as will be the case with ours. I look at it this way: It is the drop, and not the height, that determines the ride experience of a coaster. Therefore, if there is a drop that is over 200/300, it's a hyper/giga. So Apollo's Chariot and Phantom's Revenge are Hypers. If the drop is under 200/300 feet, but the height is over and there's not some outlandish discrepancy between them (such as the "900 foot" coaster that once operated in Vegas with about a 10 foot drop) then it also counts. So Magnum and Millennium Force count despite their drops being not quite 200 and not quite 300 feet. Someone many, many pages ago mentioned that 10% is their rule of thumb. I think that's decent enough, but setting a hard line at 10% is a bit too cut and dry for me. I feel like if it was 11%, I'd count it personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, upstop said: Don’t forget during the deconstruction of Firehawk, the image of the track being pulled apart by a “Vortex”-like robotic hand pulling the track and the deep maniacal laugh that accompanied the destruction. Does anyone here have a copy of that to post? this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APE Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 9 minutes ago, ohiocoasterfan said: Nobody has stated the obvious that asteroids caused the Dinosaurs to go extinct and ties in with Dinosaurs Alive which this runs through. I’m with you on this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said: this? No not quite. It was a visual robotic hand pulling it apart with a maniacal laugh. I think it was on a Facebook page. I can’t be sure because I don’t have Facebook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, upstop said: No not quite. It was a visual robotic hand pulling it apart with a maniacal laugh. I think it was on a Facebook page. I can’t be sure because I don’t have Facebook. Did it kind of look like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretcoasternerd Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Whatever the final stats are, I know it's going to be a really fun coaster that will bring in good crowds for the park. Maybe I'm too hung up on superficial stuff, but I'm already not thrilled with the blue/white color scheme so I'm REALLY hoping that the name doesn't end up being Polaris or Orion. Neither sounds intense enough to be attached to such a big coaster, especially given the context of all the teasers, and Polaris just makes me think of the Polaris mall in Cbus. ANYTHING but those names lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, secretcoasternerd said: I'm REALLY hoping that the name doesn't end up being Polaris or Orion. Neither sounds intense enough to be attached to such a big coaster, especially given the context of all the teasers, and Polaris just makes me think of the Polaris mall in Cbus and I have a cousin named Orion that I can't stand so...please ANYTHING but those names lol. It could be worse. We could be getting a big, bad B&M Hyper with a completely unintimidating name like Candymonium. 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterDude48 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Nobody has stated the obvious that asteroids caused the Dinosaurs to go extinct and ties in with Dinosaurs Alive which this runs through. When researching the crater Chicxulub and the asteroid that made dinosaurs go extinct, I found this mission executed in 2016 (around the time that this roller coaster project would’ve been forming) that I thought sounded interesting. It also may just be my optimism that the height will be 350+ feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decyferite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, secretcoasternerd said: Whatever the final stats are, I know it's going to be a really fun coaster that will bring in good crowds for the park. Maybe I'm too hung up on superficial stuff, but I'm already not thrilled with the blue/white color scheme so I'm REALLY hoping that the name doesn't end up being Polaris or Orion. Neither sounds intense enough to be attached to such a big coaster, especially given the context of all the teasers, and Polaris just makes me think of the Polaris mall in Cbus and I have a cousin named Orion that I can't stand so...please ANYTHING but those names lol. Thursday 10 pm: Polarorion is announced 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 43 minutes ago, Hucklebuck41 said: L. Brezhnev.........That eye stache is EPIC It has nothing to do with him. The eyebrow & land clearing COMPLETELY contradict each other. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, homestar92 said: I look at it this way: It is the drop, and not the height, that determines the ride experience of a coaster. I agree. As much as facing up a great height can be intimidating, looking down is far scarier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decyferite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Browntggrr said: It has nothing to do with him. The eyebrow & land clearing COMPLETELY contradict each other. Maybe the land clearing matches the Unibrow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretcoasternerd Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, homestar92 said: It could be worse. We could be getting a big, bad B&M Hyper with a completely unintimidating name like Candymonium. I actually don't mind the name Candymonium. Yes, it could be more intimidating, but it's unique and really fits well with the park. 3 minutes ago, decyferite said: Thursday 10 pm: Polarorion is announced I would cry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Just now, Joshua said: I agree. As much as facing up a great height can be intimidating, looking down is far scarier. Not to mention, you can build a coaster off of the end of a 900 foot building (which was done in Vegas), but if you only have a 10 foot drop, you're still only going to reach a speed of under 20 mph. The drop is what determines the speed of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 minute ago, decyferite said: Maybe the land clearing matches the Unibrow? The land clearing he needs for that unibrow would be comparable to the land being cleared for SoB......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, Kodistict said: Did it kind of look like this? Yes. And it was gripping Firehawk as it was being destroyed. Followed by a maniacal laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 sorry this might seem a little late for you guys but I will have a CSF track update for you guys at about 6:40 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decyferite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Polarorion: Revenge Of The Unibrow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Big closed semi heading back on the service road under Banshee right now. No track delivery though from what I see. Been watching cam all day haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, upstop said: Yes. And it was gripping Firehawk as it was being destroyed. Followed by a maniacal laugh. I couldn't find the hand ripping up the Firehawk track but at the end of the promo it is holding The Vortex track followed by a laugh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 L. Brezhnev.........That eye stache is EPIC Bill Berry from REMSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsUp Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Just want to make sure it's been discussed that Brezhnev, Bruce, Lester Bangs, and Bernstein are all mentioned in REMs classic tune: TEOTWAWKI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decyferite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Thanks to this thread I'll never be able to ride this coaster without images of that glorious unibrow popping up in my head 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 interesting that i get bashed multiple times, after the rules of the "friendly" forum get posted, for stating that the common way for giga is height and admitting that the other people that brought exceptions are right without me knowing. oh well we'll see what the coaster looks like on thursday. i hope it has a height of more than 296' so that the park doesn't get crap about it not being the shortest of the giga class 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucklebuck41 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, decyferite said: Thanks to this thread I'll never be able to ride this coaster without images of that glorious unibrow popping up in my head they will sell these on the giga exit shop..... 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubicleDave Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 55 minutes ago, CoasterDude48 said: When researching the crater Chicxulub and the asteroid that made dinosaurs go extinct, I found this mission executed in 2016 (around the time that this roller coaster project would’ve been forming) that I thought sounded interesting. It also may just be my optimism that the height will be 350+ feet. what if the drop continues underground - like the coaster is the meteor hurtling towards earth and plummets into earth... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decyferite Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hucklebuck41 said: they will sell these on the giga exit shop..... ^This... I am buying something like this for every ride on this... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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