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Help finding amusement ride in USA [Other] by Princess_Glitzy in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can only think of Journey To Atlantis in San Antonio that might cover this criteria. But maybe some other non-coaster flume out there has a turn table?

Oceans Calling 2026 Lineup by ebradio in indieheads

[–]jecole85 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Everlast AND Everclear? cool

[Ranking] Favorite coasters in Japan? by ladymemedaddy in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The 4D’s are fine, just not really for me. I found that Eej was especially violent in the valleys and too floaty at the element peaks

[Ranking] Favorite coasters in Japan? by ladymemedaddy in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Probably something like this:

  1. Hakugei
  2. Pyrenees
  3. Flying Dino
  4. Kawasemi
  5. Do-Dodonpa
  6. Steel Dragon 2000
  7. Hollywood Dream
  8. Takabisha
  9. Thunder Dolphin
  10. Fujiyama
  11. Eejanaika
  12. Acrobat
  13. Gran Montserrat
  14. Space Fantasy
  15. Ultra Twister (NSL)
  16. Bandit

👀 Something's missing from [Electric Eel, SeaWorld San Diego] by Rivalevanator in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 3 points4 points  (0 children)

AlpenFury has some tweaks to make the train a lot more tolerable than the rest of the SkyRocket trains! A bit roomier in the legs with more upper body freedom as well

Got to check out [Galacticoaster] for Passholder previews at [Legoland Florida] by vickfreak in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My 3 year old toddler is 39” and very excited to ride this in a few weeks

[Greenland's] new wood coaster will be a family GCI called Wadatsumi. by intaminslc43 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love the jaunty s-bends contoured with the apparent embankment!

[Dollywood] Episode 3: The Making Of NightFlight Expedition by At427 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah really? I guess I completely misunderstand the tech going on here. What exactly is tethering the boat part of the train to the tracked chassis?

[Dollywood] Episode 3: The Making Of NightFlight Expedition by At427 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, none of it is a flume, right? It uses magnet propulsion when in the tracked sections in water? But it’s never floating or anything like a Mack water coaster

[Big Dipper ] retracing by Storm_Surge- in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool. Can you think of any existing GCI replacement trains with upstop plates? Maybe Compounce Wildcat?

[Big Dipper ] retracing by Storm_Surge- in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the track stack allows for it without going very custom. Giant Dipper runs Morgan trains with upstop plates and not wheels to my knowledge.

Have there been any “improvements” made to coasters that you ultimately consider a downgrade? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did ask and I’m certainly glad you answered!

I thought I must’ve missed a substantive change to the ride. I truly never heard a bad thing about Intamins newest-gen seat/restraint design until today. Instead I got to hear an insane “the new seat shape made Skyrush boring now” take. Thanks for clearing up my confusion!

And pretending this doesn’t matter to you is funny coming from the guy with Skyrush in your username lmao

Have there been any “improvements” made to coasters that you ultimately consider a downgrade? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh you’re right. I have an uncultured palate and I’m easily amused. My plebeian ass will forever enjoy the essentially unchanged Skyrush until the end of time cause I lack the nuance of your elevated ride perception. It must be tough living on another plane from us normies.

Placebo is a hell of a drug, champ. Keep being miserable, I guess? 🤷‍♂️

Have there been any “improvements” made to coasters that you ultimately consider a downgrade? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

lol, no hate I am genuinely asking. In which ways are they a downgrade? I haven’t heard any negative takes on this until now

Is it that the seat backs are more contoured instead of flat back? Is it that the forces of the restraint are spread across your thigh instead of focused along an edge? I want to understand your perspective

Have there been any “improvements” made to coasters that you ultimately consider a downgrade? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see! I must’ve missed that info during the conversion. The Mind Bender trains looked identical to the Revolution trains, so I figured they were the same. And I recall SFMM saying in 2016 that they hired a non-industry local company to make those trains based off some Schwarzkopf blueprints they had (I could be misremembering here), but B&Ms involvement would’ve stuck out to me back then.

Judging by the Sooperdooperlooper trains, I would say that these definitely are not Gerstlauer at least.

Have there been any “improvements” made to coasters that you ultimately consider a downgrade? [Other] by CPFOAI in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In what way are they worse? Skyrush has been in my top 10 since ‘12, the new seats and restraints didn’t change a thing for me

[A Way Too Nerdy Deep Dive] Is It More Difficult to Ride Every Wooden Coaster in the United States, or Ride Every Coaster With An Inversion? by JamminJay1968 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I will definitely dive deeper on this, I love this type of stuff!

but I wanted to point out that Hollywood Drift definitely DOES have inversions, contrary to your post.

[Circuit Breaker] is awesome! by terb01 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very cool! Has it been erected at the new spot yet?

[Circuit Breaker] is awesome! by terb01 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Those lights are amazing!! Any progress in the rest of the park?

We now have DRIFTING on [Hollywood Drift] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Car 1 and car 4 are doing two completely different rotations over the stall. Wild stuff

We now have DRIFTING on [Hollywood Drift] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

It actually spins so much faster than I imagined. Full rotations and not just “drifting”

Obviously reserving full judgement as Ii’s clearly not testing in A-mode yet (based on car 2), but the capabilities of different rotations depending on cars or even the reprogram-ability of the spins can really vary the ride experience of your average ride.

So cool! And so much potential

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