GAcoaster Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Our wish for Day Six: Add "soft" restraints to Kingda Ka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 After trying the soft restraints on Maverick earlier this year, I would really like to see this happen. They are much more comfortable than the regular restraints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgcassady Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I would like to see this happen as it is rumored that this will happen next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) Soft restraints would be great but I'd rather see many other things done to fix Kingda Ka first. At the minimum use the back loading dock as an unload station. Find a way to get the state to allow Ka and Zumanjaro to run together. Then, we can talk about new restraints (even though it's a very simple fix). Also in the next few years we should see a repaint as Dragter has started that process already, but realistically I don't see that happening unless the parks invests significant capital into park appearance (pathways, parking lot, new paint, etc). Sorry to go off on a tangent but I think it would be a really awesome move for the park to repaint Nitro and Kingda Ka all at once in an offseason. Nitro has never been repainted, right? It's been 15 years now. That's pushing it quite a bit. Edited December 6, 2015 by Password121 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC98 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) ^ Yes as far as I know Nitro has never been repainted. I agree that it really needs it. Also weren't there rumors of Ka's tower getting netting on it so it can run with Zumanjaro? What happened to that? Soft restraints would be nice although I've never really had a problem with the current ones. I just always ride in the front car so it isn't rough. Edited December 6, 2015 by RC98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Time-wise, Nitro should be getting painted soon based on the past. For reference, GASM was painted in 2005 - sixteen years after being built. Although Ka is a little faded, it still looks good after 10 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 ^I apologize, Harry. Thanks for the bit on Scream Machine. As for the restraints, Maverick (which I believe is pictured) did receive new soft restraints in 2015. I rode Maverick many times before the change, and while personally I'm tall enough to not have an issue with the hard restraints, I'm looking forward to trying them out next summer. Also, I'm almost surprised nobody mentioned this--how about an entire "Ka refurb"--complete with four new lap-bar only trains like Top Thrill Dragster? Obviously we'd have to hear a mechanic's input, but I do believe Ka's top-heavy trains have been a root cause of the roughness in recent years. Dragster is one of the smoothest coasters I've ridden and has no vibrations in the back seats. I also imagine it would improve capacity. Sorry to get somewhat off-topic again! What I do love about this calendar is that some of them have come true in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro1118 Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 While they'd be a welcome addition, I'd much rather see either regular lap bars, or Zumanjaro-style restraints on KK. Regardless, most anything would be an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 ^I apologize, Harry. Thanks for the bit on Scream Machine. I actually put the "off topic" for my response being I was completely off topic. Yours was at least partially on topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyroger Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 While they'd be a welcome addition, I'd much rather see either regular lap bars, or Zumanjaro-style restraints on KK. Regardless, most anything would be an upgrade. Kingda Ka isn't a long ride but Skyrush at Hersheypark has restraints kind of like Zumanjaro, and it crushes your legs during the ride, so I'm not sure if that would work well on Kingda Ka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro1118 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 Kingda Ka isn't a long ride but Skyrush at Hersheypark has restraints kind of like Zumanjaro, and it crushes your legs during the ride, so I'm not sure if that would work well on Kingda Ka. They do, but it hurts largely due to the insane ejector airtime on the ride. I think on KK it wouldn't be such a pain (literally). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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