Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Icon | Mack Multi-Launch

[Efan]

Are you actually arguing over whether a brand new coaster from a manufacturer that's renowned for smoothness has a tiny rattle to it? It's extremely insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

 

[streetmagix]

Go and try Altair at Cinecitta world. I rode it the 2nd year it was in operation and it was rougher than SAW or Smiler. Typical Intamin.

 

[Efan]

Go and try Altair at Cinecitta world. I rode it the 2nd year it was in operation and it was rougher than SAW or Smiler. Typical Intamin.

Intamin Colossus clones aren't exactly well known as being smooth rides, are they?

 

[Lofty]

The rattle really is **** all - if people are bothered by it, I'd be quite happy to walk by them at the entrance as they contemplate riding due to said rattle.

 

[Will]

Just had one ride today, second to back row around 5PM - about an hour back up after a breakdown. Sadly, it was very meh, 6.5/10.

I'll believe I'll like it more with a few more rides but that one really didn't gel with me.

 

[MakoMania]

Rode after 9pm today, back row, absolutely brilliant, my shirt nearly came off there was so much airtime.

I've previously said I prefer the front but I think I've now changed my mind.

 

[Dar]

Maybe they're running it a bit slack while everything beds in, leading to a bit of rattle? Tighten it up after a few weeks of constant running?

 

[Pear]

How are you guys still discussing this. Every ride has a bit of a rattle whether it be minor or major. Get over it and enjoy the ride.

 

[rob666]

Great evening on the park, three Icon rides with a thirty minute queue back to the gate, celebrating fifty years of coaster riding.
I concentrated, sat front, middle and back.
No ****ing rattle.
At all.
No vibration.
At all.

 

[sandgrown]

Rattlesnake

 

[rob666]

Good one Sandgrown, I was going to pass such a comment yesterday.
Smoothest coaster I have ever been on, no clunk, clank or bonk from station to station.
Yet to go on it without spotting a dozen familiar faces.

 

[Peet]

I had my first 7 rides on Icon yesterday, I enjoyed it more and more with each ride, especially my last ride around 9:20pm when it was starting to go dark. The sequence of the zero-g roll followed by 2 sharp airtime hops down into the mist-filled tunnel and onto the second launch is one of the very best bits of any UK coaster. There is a surprising amount of ejector airtime throughout.
My only criticism is the lack of punch on the launches, especially the start of the first launch where it creeps forward out of the station, stops, then creeps forward a bit more before it really starts to accelerate.
But overall they've done a brilliant job.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Go and try Altair at Cinecitta world. I rode it the 2nd year it was in operation and it was rougher than SAW or Smiler. Typical Intamin.

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

 

[Hixee]

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

Flying Aces was pretty damn smooth when I rode it a few years back. Probably the same with Skyrush too.

Taron's also remarkably smooth.

 

[Matt N]

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

Thirteen's also incredibly smooth.

But on the subject of Icon, how is it doing for reliability/queues today, if anyone is at BPB?

 

[Pear]

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

Taron

 

[Snoo]

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

A number of them to be honest, even the older ones. I've seen a number of them with shutters over the years, but it isn't consistent across all installations, just like B&M's rattle isn't. Intamin has more instances of it, but I think it depends on the train type then anything.

 

[TheCoasterCruiser]

It also depends on how good the parks are at taking care of their coasters. I imagine certain parks give more of a **** than others.

 

[Zek_Teh_Kek]

Are there any glossy smooth Intamins in operation?

I remember Maverick being pretty smooth in the front.

 

[JoshC.]

Goliath at Walibi Holland is smooth as a baby's bottom in my experience.