gburn07 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Alright, being a big fan of Intamin freefalls, Drop Zone is clearly my fav. free fall out of many others that I have been on. There was one thing that felt different from the second generation free falls that they have made though. Despite its longer drop of free falling, the speed barely gets past the Pittfall at Kennywood that has a 30+ less feet of free falling. Drop Zone doesn't seem to get its speed as quickly as the older Pittfall gets its. Has anyone else ever felt the same about DZ and the 2nd generation free falls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I also think Drop Zone is a really fun ride. Hi I am new I love PKI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 They all have the same rate of accelreation unless an outside force would be acting apon it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburn07 Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 On the stats of both rides, Pittfall is listed with a 229 ft drop with top speed of 65 while DZ is a 264 ft drop with top speed of 67. I do know that DZ has a bigger brake section..but aren't the stats for the drops the actual free fall part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 The ride is the whole ride. If you were on Vortex you wouldnt count out all the brake runs as ride time now would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburn07 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 Hey dude it was just a question. I'm no genius on how they measure the ride time for free falls lol so how would I know that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 It would be also very hard to count the brakes on FoF it would be a lot harder than The Vortex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburn07 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 uhhh what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Drop Zone needs new paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Yes the colors have faded badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburn07 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 Eh it wasn't all that bad....i've seen other towers actually worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Do you no the Drop Zone simble on top of the line house where u wait in line. It is so very faded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsMasta Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 On the stats of both rides, Pittfall is listed with a 229 ft drop with top speed of 65 while DZ is a 264 ft drop with top speed of 67. it's very possible that pitfall's website or whatever exagerates the spead a bit.. like FoF.. it's only like 54mph i believe.. but i hear many people/sites say it's 60.. just to brag or whatever.. so the stats could be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburn07 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 Well that thing on top of the roof shouldn't be a big worry because its almost like worrying about the tops of buildings in the park. On DZ yes you do see them just like you see the top of the roof for the DZ que, but it should not matter what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Christopher Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 To the question at hand, it seems there is a difference in where the breaking section is on the giant drop and gyro drop rides. On the giant drops, such as Pit Fall, they seem to have a longer drop portion, with the breaking section closer to the ground. Gyro drops seem to have a shorter drop, with the breaking section earlier in the drop. Both may have relatively close specs, but it's all in the design and execution of the thrill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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