IOA | Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure | Intamin LSM Launch (Dragon Challenge replacement)

[Matt N]

Even if it isn't the best ride in Universal or Florida as a whole, I am certain that this will be an absolutely fantastic ride experience that visitors to IOA in 2019 will love. Despite the supposed family target audience of this ride, I think that it looks to have real Taron vibes about it!

 

[Lofty]

That banking definitely is not for a small family coaster. Really shaping up to be something super cool.

 

[b&mfanboy123]

Now pay 120 dollars to wait in a 3 hour line now at universal's ioa

 

[Pear]

Hey at least it isn't as bad as Flying Dinosaur's 12 hour queue when it opened.

 

[b&mfanboy123]

Hey at least it isn't as bad as Flying Dinosaur's 12 hour queue when it opened.

true but still so many lines

 

[gabe]

 

[MLDesigns]

Great shots! Where on the ride is that first picture? Can’t puzzle it together in my head

 

[b&mfanboy123]

the max height looks to be about 70-80 feet based on those pictures which means the speed could very well be around 45-50 mph.

 

[gabe]

Great shots! Where on the ride is that first picture? Can’t puzzle it together in my head

After the 3rd launch (the one after the figure 8ish element)

 

[Ethan]

the max height looks to be about 70-80 feet based on those pictures which means the speed could very well be around 45-50 mph.

The tallest track section is the spike though, so it's hard to get a true idea of speed anywhere else in the layout.

 

[b&mfanboy123]

The tallest track section is the spike though, so it's hard to get a true idea of speed anywhere else in the layout.

but usually most rides have the lauch before the highest point be the fastest, but i could be wrong. Only time will tell.

 

[Ethan]

but usually most rides have the lauch before the highest point be the fastest, but i could be wrong. Only time will tell.

Yeah, you could definitely be wrong on that one.

 

[bob_3_]

Yeah, you could definitely be wrong on that one.

There is a reason for this, it may not be completely true for all launch coasters, but it helps with emergency stop/ failed launch scenearios. If you place the highest point straight after the launch, if the launch fails or the ride shutsdown mid launch, the train will be able to roll back onto the launch track without valleying mis course. The idea is that if the train makes it over the hill after the launch, it should be able to safely make it to the next evacuation point without trouble.

If you place the highest point mid way, there's a higher chance that the train will get stuck in an area thats difficult to evacuate from.

 

[Ethan]

Yeah I get that, but I'm saying that the train isn't supposed to make it over the highest point on this ride anyway.

 

[Crazycoaster]

That logic works with a coaster that only has one launch section, however this ride appears to have multiple launches, therefor the tallest part of the track is irrelevant, as each launch will be able to estop/hold a valleyed coaster.

 

[gabe]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017888363343437826

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017841792065196034

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017838560051957760

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017838105016131585

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017837798102102024

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017836978283401216

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017835759607472128

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017834677791576065

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017833901157478402

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017832810063847424

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017825963172945923

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017824648036220931

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1017823976264032259

 

[Hixee]

The aerial shots are excellent - but where are they coming from? I didn't think you'd be allowed to fly drones over the park.

 

[davidm]

^ Helicopter - number of firms do tourist flights over/around the parks (eg) and that twitter account is always posting aerial shots from all over Orlando - whether they are part of one of the firms or just their best ever customer I dunno.

 

[peep]

that twitter account is always posting aerial shots from all over Orlando - whether they are part of one of the firms or just their best ever customer I dunno

Yeah, I think he must at least have a connection with the helicopter company. He does it every week, alternates between Universal and Disney. I think air space around Disney is slightly more restricted so I don't think he can get close ups of at least Magic kingdom?

 

[davidm]

^ that'd be the Reedy Creek rules ; this is an interesting read for all the "special" deals that they get (book is a bit old now, but enlightening anyway)