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TheCoasterCruiser

TheCoasterCruiser

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^ And here's some videos of it!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052oDYsXmfs&feature=related[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRxcpDwaiQI&feature=share[/youtube]
 
owentaylor121

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^ Thanks for sharing them, looks like it's going to have a dencent amount of airtime. Hope they speed up that lift hill though.
 
TheCoasterCruiser

TheCoasterCruiser

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owenrita121 said:
^ Thanks for sharing them, looks like it's going to have a dencent amount of airtime. Hope they speed up that lift hill though.
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You can be absolutely sure that this is not the final lift speed.
As you mentioned yourself, this is the very first day of testing.
- Also meaning that we maybe will see a faster Wodan when operating

Can't wait until riding this beauty in may.
 
furie

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Looks like it runs at a decent lick to me. Really nothing concerning about the speed at all (other than the lift, which I've no doubt will run faster in the end).

That curving first drop, I just love it :)
 
oriolat2

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Dar said:
I dunno, looks a bit slow to me. Hopefully it'll speed up as it warms up ؟
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Well, if you thought that was slow wait until it breaks in...

To me that looked like VERY fast for a first test run.

About the lift hill, I agree with UC; it has to be that speed for capacity reasons. When they run 3 trains simultaneously (with no MCBR) the trains will have to clear the brakes before the next one crest the lift hill. :--D
 
Mushroom

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Europa Park have posted a video of Wodan... ON RIDE! And if that is the soundtrack they are using for it... ****!!! Take that one Thorpe!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VQYBmAleGM[/youtube]
 
furie

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Wow! That video is fantastic, really good quality stuff :)

Though it does look a little... Erm... Speeded up?

Also, the cars have nothing on the front where that angled box thing goes, so it must be decoration :)
 
Colossus

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That was awesome, a really well put together piece.

Agreed it looked a tad speeded up, but the ride still looks awesome. Cant wait to see a full POV now.
 
furie

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Who's the Viking dude at the end? Wodan had only one eye (he exchanged one for eternal wisdom... or was it eternal life?). Though he also has a big red suit with white trim, a white beard, large bulging sack and a propensity to go "ho ho ho".

I wonder if it'll open on a Wednesday?
 
Lofty

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It does look fantastic. That video make it look really good, also, that trick track piece inside the station fly-by is fantastic.
 
furie

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Okay, I was being flippant earlier, but the guy at the end is clearly Nordic, whereas Wodan was Saxon. It's such a fundamental error and I can't believe that the park made it - where was their research. Even if you laid claim to an obscure re-use of Nordic helmet passed down to a Saxon descendant, the lack of a braided tunic is a dead give-away.

What is the world coming to eh? It's an absolute disgrace! I just don't know how these people can sleep at night ;)

Seriously, I've loved this coaster right from the start and that's not stopping at all. Even if it's a bit "flat" or short to ride, it doesn't matter, it's delicious looking and really elegant.
 
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B&MintaminGCI

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I noticed that if a ride runs too slow, you try to justify it by saying it hasn't broken in yet, but if it runs fast, that's not possible, the video is sped up. i don't get it.

Anyways, Wodan has had it's first human riders. This ride is flying.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PTBYgJMnc[/youtube]
 
furie

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B&MintaminGCI said:
I noticed that if a ride runs too slow, you try to justify it by saying it hasn't broken in yet, but if it runs fast, that's not possible, the video is sped up. i don't get it.
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Wow, I'd never noticed it before, but you're right... You know what? It's almost as though it was different people saying these things, amazing when there is just you and one other person in reality :p

Anyways, Wodan has had it's first human riders. This ride is flying.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PTBYgJMnc[/youtube]
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See, that's an unofficial video and I can believe it and it does look like the official video is right. The thing really does actually go that fast :lol: That's incredible; fantastic looking coaster.
 
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