gasmspiritblue Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 What are these wooden box things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 As far as I know those are just head choppers for effect at the end of the ride. It's always fun to watch everyone duck as they pass under them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiller Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I always thought they were a finish line when the ride raced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I always assumed that they were part of the structure put in place to reduce the stress of the cars going into the flat turns back into the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'FormerRideOp Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 As far as I know those are just head choppers for effect at the end of the ride. It's always fun to watch everyone duck as they pass under them! You are again correct! They are head-choppers placed there to help folks "remember" to keep their hands inside the train and hold on because the last turn really requires you to hang on! Anyone notice how rough these turns have gotten over the years??? Used to be pretty smooth and fast... now it's painful, louder, shakier, and slower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honda rider Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 The poles at the end of the ride are for making standers sit down. I worked at the ride in 1999 and 2000. We also lost the slow down brakes (inactive)before the poles since they have not been used since there were 5 car trains on the ride. Lots of the far curve on the inside was rebuilt over the winter in 99. The coaster 1 (inside track ) original drop and curve was visible for a time but not anymore , only in pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasmspiritblue Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 There is a old video on youtube of rolling thunder with the slow down breaks its funny to know that people would stand up! Here is the right side, there is also a left side video. http://youtu.be/D39LncmH6YM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlee Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I can't ride this anymore. The last time I was on it was 3 years ago. It hurt my back so much that it hhurt to breathe. How does one stand up on a coaster? I never understood that. How and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest racinggal17 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 What are these wooden box things.... Why is those poles there anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Why is those poles there anyways? Please read the entire thread before posting; the answer can be found above: As far as I know those are just head choppers for effect at the end of the ride. It's always fun to watch everyone duck as they pass under them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterharrison'98 Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 I only assume that the pole things are to keep riders from standing up, that last turn is pretty hard since its not banked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGadv123 Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 I always thought they were a finish line when the ride raced. That is what I thought, I never thought of it being used for getting riders to sit down. It just looked to me like a finish line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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