Klabergian Empire Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 Giga Viking Fury 230ft tall truss takes riders the full 360 degrees around at a max. height of 305ft speeds of 70mph 1 Quote
jensenracing77 Posted August 23, 2019 Posted August 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Klabergian Empire said: Giga Viking Fury 230ft tall truss takes riders the full 360 degrees around at a max. height of 305ft speeds of 70mph Would have to go MUCH faster than 70 MPH just to get it over the hump, lol. Maybe they could add counter weights to make it easier to get over the hump. Quote
jensenracing77 Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Was open Saturday. I got my kids to yell with me "TASTES GREAT" but couldn't get anyone to understand what I was trying to do. When we got off, the other riders getting on said they remembered and thanked me for bringing back a great memory. If it wasn't so busy I would have gotten back on and on the other sad from those guys. Quote
Klabergian Empire Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, jensenracing77 said: Was open Saturday. I got my kids to yell with me "TASTES GREAT" but couldn't get anyone to understand what I was trying to do. When we got off, the other riders getting on said they remembered and thanked me for bringing back a great memory. If it wasn't so busy I would have gotten back on and on the other sad from those guys. I know Im gonna get it for this, but what is the whole "tastes great" thing? Tbh I have no clue..... 1 Quote
Kingshaven Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 51 minutes ago, jensenracing77 said: Was open Saturday. I got my kids to yell with me "TASTES GREAT" but couldn't get anyone to understand what I was trying to do. When we got off, the other riders getting on said they remembered and thanked me for bringing back a great memory. If it wasn't so busy I would have gotten back on and on the other sad from those guys. 33 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said: I know Im gonna get it for this, but what is the whole "tastes great" thing? Tbh I have no clue..... When we were there for the announcement., I tried to get it going with "Less Filling" . A couple of people figured it out but there were only 14 people on the boat so it really wouldnt have made much of a difference lol Quote
FUN&ONLY! Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Klabergian Empire said: I know Im gonna get it for this, but what is the whole "tastes great" thing? Tbh I have no clue..... I second this! I have no idea as well... 1 Quote
decyferite Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 I dont know the history at KI, but the "Tastes Great, less filling" was a Miller Lite slogan for a long time 2 Quote
standbyme Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 7 hours ago, jensenracing77 said: I got my kids to yell with me "TASTES GREAT" but couldn't get anyone to understand what I was trying to do. Those were good times! Back then, whoever the person was that originally started that tradition should be proud...it lasted years longer than the ad campaign did! Quote
Kingshaven Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, standbyme said: Those were good times! Back then, whoever the person was that originally started that tradition should be proud...it lasted years longer than the ad campaign did! It's just 2nd nature to do that when on the Viking Quote
MDMC01 Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Thanks for posting that commercial, @decyferite! I now get the origin of “Tastes Great... Less Filling”. I think I’ve shared this story before, but @Magenta Lizardand I tried to get that started on VF during the Passholder preview night; it was hilarious! 1 Quote
WhatTheBlazes Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 7 hours ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I second this! I have no idea as well... The commercial they posted above was the Miller Lite slogan for years in the 80's. It was a thing back then when most of the ship would yell this pretty much every time you would ride Viking Fury. The people facing one way would start it and yell "Tastes Great!" at the Apex of their swing and the other side would yell "Less Filling." once they reached theirs. I was a young kid at the time, and didn't realize it was a beer commercial, but would yell my heart out every time. Never understood then when I did this why the adults would laugh at my yelling. Good times. 3 Quote
jensenracing77 Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 You young pups make me feel old. I am 45 and remember those days like it was yesterday. Had a great time doing that back then. Does the forum have a large meetup at KI any time? Would almost be worth going just to take part in getting it going for a day, lol. Does KI ever do any thing like have a 70's or 80's week? 2 Quote
IndyGuy4KI Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 11 hours ago, jensenracing77 said: You young pups make me feel old. I am 45 and remember those days like it was yesterday. Had a great time doing that back then. Does the forum have a large meetup at KI any time? Would almost be worth going just to take part in getting it going for a day, lol. Does KI ever do any thing like have a 70's or 80's week? We have not had an official group Meetup in a while. I will add a VF takeover to the agenda when we do. 4 Quote
lifetimecoaster Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 I am 38 and remember those days well. My dad was a Miller Lite drinker, so I knew the slogan. We would ride that ride together and always would jump right on in with the slogan yelling. Good times, good ol days. 3 Quote
decyferite Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 11 hours ago, lifetimecoaster said: I am 38 and remember those days well. My dad was a Miller Lite drinker, so I knew the slogan. We would ride that ride together and always would jump right on in with the slogan yelling. Good times, good ol days. I'm 36 and for the life of me dont recall it... I dont doubt it because I know my memory can be a bit spotty, I was never much into the flat rides and was more for coasters... Quote
RivertownRaider Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 8:33 PM, jdawg1998 said: Viking Fury responds very poorly to rain. If it rains enough, the ship will hydroplane on the tires that drive the ride's swing. Not only will the ship not be able to make its full swing while this happens, it can even mess up the tires, which is an even worse off mechanical issue. It can take an entire 24 hours for the tires to dry up. In my time working at Viking Fury, we sometimes had to close down after cleaning up vomit because the hose we used made the tires too wet. Overall, the ride is just very fragile when it comes to rain. More often than not, it will close down when it rains. So weird being you see this type of ride at carnivals and fairs operating in the rain when they shut down most other carnie rides. Quote
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