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  1. BigBad

    Modern Mack Trains (e.g., DC Rivals, Helix)

    By modern Intamins, do you mean something like Kondaa? I think the most modern Intamin mega I’ve ridden is Millennium Force (Skyrush has a totally different train, ditto for Maverick), so I cannot compare to Kondaa or even some of the more modern launched Intamins like Taron or Pantheon.
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    Modern Mack Trains (e.g., DC Rivals, Helix)

    One of the aspects of B&M trains that I like (and suspect I am not alone) is how open they are. Intamin and RMC have stronger air, but there is something about how open and roomy the B&M trains are that enhances their airtime compared to the tight cars on Intamin and RMC coasters. That my feet...
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    Angle of Airtime: Does it Matter?

    Pure hangtime isn't airtime to me, but riding the Great Adventure Joker gave me a new perspective about inverted airtime. If all you're doing is hanging upside down, such as if you do half of a barrel roll and then just hang against the harness, that's not air. But if you do that half barrel...
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    Best Coaster Countries

    I could buy Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia as better than any country outside of the entire US, so I don't buy the argument the we win because of the size advantage. After us, I see Germany as second-best, with China making a run at taking the silver from the Germans.
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    Warner Bros. Movie World AU | DC Rivals HyperCoaster | Mack

    The physics will be the same, but the sensation would be different.
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    Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)

    I think there's a solid chance this ends up like Fury, where's it far from near consensus that it's #1, but plenty of people think so. There's also no doubt in my mind that Cedar Fair told Schilke to design the best in the world. They've made this request twice before (Maggie, MF) and were...
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    I don't watch POV's before riding...

    I watched the animated Lightning Rod POV, but I haven't seen the real footage, and I haven't even watched the animations for Steel Vengeance or Twisted Timbers, and I don't really want to know how they go.
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    Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)

    I sure do hope that it has the out-of-control pace that other RMCs have, and I think it will. Something to keep in mind about the wider curvatures and banking transitions is that this is going to be going through them faster than any other RMC. With the height that we expect from this, the top...
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    Favourite pre lift hill moments

    Kennywood's Thunderbolt has two nice drops into the ravine. Jack Rabbit across the park has a couple of drops before the lift, too, but Thunderbolt wins this for me.
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    Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)

    I also think that a hyper-length drop and twice the track length should set it apart from Outlaw Run.
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    Saddest Top Ten Removals

    I think I've got to agree with this. Think about how awesome your top 10 coasters are. Now you've ridden something even more awesome. As great as I thought Fury was, I hope the next coaster I ride tops it. The one except might be the Steel Phantom (not Revenge), but it being my top coaster has...
  12. BigBad

    Fun Spot Kissimmee | Mine Blower | Gravity Group woodie

    The rotation in the zero-G roll seems slower than most, agreed? (I like that, BTW.)
  13. BigBad

    Headchoppers and Hands

    I think the reason we hold up our hands is to show (to ourselves, even) that we're not holding on.
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    World longest airtime

    Ejector air won't be sustained for as long as floater air. Curvature has to be tighter, resulting in shorter track with higher speed (all else equal, which it isn't but is a decent approximation).
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    World longest airtime

    Wikipedia says it's Wild Thing at Valleyfair. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Thing_(Valleyfair) I don't believe this. I think it probably is Shambhala. Morgan didn't have that same parabolic shape as B&M that maximizes zero-G time.
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    Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)

    Tons of good photos, and from angles from which I've not seen the construction site. Thank you. Do you mean like the "stall" on Wicked Cyclone? I thought that was a fun element.
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    Continental Collision

    I can't believe some of what I'm reading. The US Eastern Time Zone has most of the world's best coasters. If someone has the opinion that Helix or Taron is the best coaster, that's fine. Both look like fun. But it's not an opinion that most of the most highly regarded coasters are in the US...
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    Rides spoiled by trim brakes.

    Intimidator 232 B&M Hypers are pretty good rides, but this one just didn't have enough speed over those hills to give proper airtime, and it generally felt sluggish. I could see and hear it being trimmed as I walked into the park, too. It was depressing.
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    Best STEEL Coasters at Night

    There has been a lot of talk about how great Kings Island's Beast is at night. Ditto for the Voyage, Boulder Dash, Mystic Timbers, The Raven, and other terrain coasters. These tend to be wooden coasters, and I'm having trouble coming up with any steel coasters I've ridden that provide the kind...
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    Your A-Z favourite coasters

    Afterburn (Carowinds) Banshee (Kings Island) Cyclone (Coney Island) Diamondback (Kings Island) El Toro (Great Adventure) Fury 325 (Carowinds) Great Bear (Hershey) Hydra (Dorney) Incredible Hulk (IoA) Jack Rabbit (Kennywood) Kingda Ka (Great Adventure) Laff Trakk (Hershey) Millennium Force (Cedar...
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