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Hixee

Hixee

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That looks pretty damn good! I can't wait to see people on it and hear what the reviews are like! :D
 
furie

furie

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Got to laugh at the Facebook comments.

"No loops, it'll be rubbish" :lol:
 
Lofty

Lofty

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SO many **** idiots on that page, it's unbelievable.

Yeah, it does look fantastic. Those two first hills are just incredible.
 
Brett7710

Brett7710

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Can't wait to ride this, looking forward to seeing it from a winged seat too.

Getting just a little bit giddy now :--D
 
reddude333

reddude333

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Facebook said:
"No loops, it'll be rubbish" :lol:
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billybobjoebob said:
Loops are definately the most exciting part of a good coaster :p
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So true! I can't believe this doesn't have any loops! What was Hershey thinking?!?! :p



On a serious note, I better not grow before I get the chance to go to Hershey and ride this :-\ Everything looks amazing; airtime hills, stengal dive, lats...but no loops D-:
 
Intricks

Intricks

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Re: Hersheypark |"Skyrush"| Intamin Mega

Some extra tidbits of info from the lucky few in the Project 2012 group that rode it early today to make a commercial for it:

Very intense to the point in which some of them couldnt hold their arms up after a couple rides. After about 7-9 rides each they had to sit out a few as they couldnt handle the intensity and needed a quick breather.

Guess that means ya'll can ride it (for the live that is) about 25-29 times in a row for those that dont switch seats.

I also wonder how many re-rides this can get before you are too sore to continue.

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Error

Error

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Re: Hersheypark |"Skyrush"| Intamin Mega

Reading that has made me very excited, but also weary. I'll have to remember to bring Advil or something for my head (I hate my family's genetics).

Sent while out and about
 
reddude333

reddude333

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Great news about the intensity although I'm guessing most of us aren't too surprised at this point. Can't wait to hear reviews from CFers! I will be interested in seeing the general consensus as to how it compares to the other 2012 additions.
 
billybobjoebob

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from Spoony52 on All American Thrills:

WooHoo! Had the opportunity to ride Skyrush today (5/23) as part of the Commercial Shoot! There were probably about 60 "extras" called, plus two "families" of professional actors. The pros needed makeup; I guess I did not. The "pros" were only used in the first two rows for all of the rides with the "camera-on-board" and for about half the rides with shooting trackside- I'd estimate for those runs the film crew had about 4 cameras that they moved to various locations around the circuit. After an early arrival(6:30 AM), we were escorted to Looper Famous Famiglia restaurant. I could tell by the gasps that some of the group had never even seen the lift hill before. The film crew completed alignment and testing of the on-board camera and made a few test runs before the first groups of riders boarded about 9 AM. My first ride was on the second trip. OMG! SUPER intense and the airtime/negative Gs have to be experienced to be believed. Words cannot do it justice. They advertise 5 airtime hills, but it's SEVEN, including the lift hill, on which the trains fly (18 MPH) to the top! The winged seats are fabulous, and offer a dramatically different ride than the interior seats. Interestingly, the "ejector" airtime is just about the same no matter where you sit on the train. Front row middle is the smoothest, and rear row wings are downright MEAN- in a great way! Of course, for commercial filming, hands had to stay on the grab bars for the whole ride (safety is #1), but until I ride Saturday and give it a try, I don't know how much I'll be lettin' go anyway. The film crew called it "a wrap" about 12:30; I finished with 11 rides. Many of the participants wimped out after 2 or 3; surprised by that intensity, they were. We also got to see the Memorial Plaque to the late Frank O'Connell that HE&R dedicated with his family the previous night. Without his vision, we would probably NOT have Skyrush to be thankful for this summer. What a class move by Hershey to place that in his memory. DON'T MISS this coaster, surely to be one of the hot rides at any park this summer.
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Sounds great, and definately confirms the intensity! :--D
 
Youngster Joey

Youngster Joey

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On Tuesday I was driving home from Maryland and noticed as I drove through Harrisburg I noticed a digital billboard that said "Skyrush" and had a timer that said 3 Days and Change. I wasn't sure at the time whether that meant it was opening in that time but having now looked at Hershey's website and seeing that it says Skyrush will open Memorial day weekend (this weekend) I am positive. It appears Skyrush will be opening this weekend. Hope someone on here gets a chance to ride it.
 
Snoo

Snoo

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Intricks said:
Some extra tidbits of info from the lucky few in the Project 2012 group that rode it early today to make a commercial for it:

Very intense to the point in which some of them couldnt hold their arms up after a couple rides. After about 7-9 rides each they had to sit out a few as they couldnt handle the intensity and needed a quick breather.

Guess that means ya'll can ride it (for the live that is) about 25-29 times in a row for those that dont switch seats.

I also wonder how many re-rides this can get before you are too sore to continue.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
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I marathoned Corkscrew at CP. This? Nothing. :p
 
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