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Flyin Phil

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  3. Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom - NOW OPEN!

    in The Park Today

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    They can drop independently so I never looked at one dropping .5 seconds later as an issue. After riding Sunday they all drop differently once weight is in them.

     

    I know the gondolas drop independently and of course when various weighted people are in them they will fall at different rates, but I meant with the gondolas unloaded (no people riding) in testing, one of them ALWAYS lagged behind the other two. This does not happen any more.

  4. Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom - NOW OPEN!

    in The Park Today

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    I went yesterday for the media event and was turned around at the security gate. I called the park and they gave me a complimentary ticket for the day with free parking, which was nice !!!

     

    I think there is more to this debacle than simply a lazy inspector or kickbacks. If you notice on the earlier footage of the ride testing, the gondola closest to El Toro would hang up a bit on the descent while the two other gondolas descended at the same rate. I watched them test the ride yesterday and now ALL three gondolas descended together. It seems to me there were adjustments that still needed to be made to have them drop "Together".

     

    Nothing official here....Only my observations !!!

  5. Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom - NOW OPEN!

    in The Park Today

    Posted · Edited by Flyin Phil

    How many months of planning went into this decision to place multiple drop towers on Ka's spike, and no one questioned the safety of doing these drops with the trains launching? Or perhaps they did, since they were advertising this almost immediately after announcing their newest attraction. Corporate "must've" had conversations with state safety inspectors about all of this, or did they?

     

    I can see it now...Do a drop cycle, launch a train, do a drop cycle, launch a train, etc, etc...I hope it doesn't come down to this since it would be super cool to have a train launching while you are ascending the spike, but if safety is the issue here, than I'm all for alternating launches with drop cycles...

  11. MEDIA DAY- Photo Trip Report: May 17th, 2012

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    Very nice picture trip report, Harry, and it was great riding with you yesterday. Your photos from aloft are simply stunning, and I even see myself in more than one of them. The video I shot while riding came out ok, but I really should've used my helmet cam (CMOS lens) as my standard point-and-shoot's CCD lens was a bit jittery as we were spinning rapidly. Nevertheless, I will splice together the best parts and post to my Sky Screamer Trip Report BLOG this weekend.

     

    Once again, though, I can't stress enough how awe-inspiring your pictures are of the park below and the swings in front - NICE JOB !!! :Wow:

  12. ADVENTURE ALLEY - New for 2012!

    in The Park Today

    Posted · Edited by Flyin Phil

    Hey everyone,

     

    Please check-out my Sky Screamer media event coverage HERE. There are nearly 50 pictures from the event and on the ride itself. The turn-out was fabulous, and I got to ride with friends from the forums, including Harry Applegate (this site) & Josh (gadv.com) - Very COOL !!!

     

    Enjoy ;)

     

    P.S. My video is now posted on YouTube and is embedded within my BLOG above...

  13. VOTE! Are you going to ride SkyScreamer?

    in The Park Today

    Posted · Edited by Flyin Phil

    Dunno...I'm still on the fence about this one. I'll be there for the media event, but I can't say for sure if I will have the stones to ride it. I started getting nervous just looking at the picture Harry posted. Flying around the park in a small plane at 2000 feet is one thing, but spinning at over 200 feet in tiny seats while still attached to the ground is surely another (for me, anyway) :Wow:

  19. The Green Lantern

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    Nice addition to the park, though if you are 6 ft - 5 in or taller, DO NOT RIDE...

     

    The op was checking me out and was almost NOT going to allow me to ride, due to the fact that I could not stand-up fully straight without bending my knees, and the rule is.....Keep your legs straight and do NOT bend your knees. This and the fact I was a bit hunched over due to the upper limit of the OTSR. He finally agreed to let me ride, and though all was ok, it's tough on the legs/feet if you are out of shape.

     

    On my second ride in the Front (first was in the Back), it was again hard on the legs/feet, but because of my incorrect posture in the restraint and the fact that my legs/feet were already a bit weak from my first ride, I could feel my back "twinge" (for lack of a better word) at one of the High G-Force Elements towards the end of the ride. No permanent damage except a little sore today, but I now know I can NEVER ride a stand-up coaster again. You have been warned, Tall People !!!

     

    Regardless, the theming is nice and I enjoyed how the path to and from the station runs directly under many elements of the coaster, even though roofs are present overhead.

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