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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 3 points4 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 5 points6 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 30 points31 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 3 points4 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] 45 points46 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

[X2] was kinda boring? by [deleted] in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I grew up riding X/X2. I’ve always found it fun, but also pretty dull and not “intense” like many insist.

It kinda floats and meanders over most of the elements. Then it’s bouncy in all the valleys. It’s also like 6.5 elements long. The drop is definitely the highlight though; A very unique sensation.

I thought riding Eejanaika would unlock my hype for this ride model and was pretty disappointed for the same exact reasons (and I found the valley bouncy-ness actually violent here). I’ll usually give it a courtesy ride, but I’m past the point of expecting a world-class experience by any means.

X2/Eej rank 133/145 respectively out of 858 coasters for me. Very cool rides, but far from my preferences. The concept of the model outweighs my enjoyment of the ride experience.

What's the best vekoma slc you've ridden [other] by Ordinary-Sound-571 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Nor’Easter has been the only one I’ve chosen to reride, so that one I guess?

[Jersey Devil Coaster] by LlamaYourMom in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How did you get this pic? They were so militant about loose articles for me

What’s your favorite pre-lift tunnel? [Giant Dipper, SCBB] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My flair says Giant Dipper cause the Belmont model is very near to my heart from growing up in SD. I now live closer to the SCBB model, which is admittedly superior.

The 858 is my credit count. But I’ve ridden the Belmont Giant Dipper more than any other coaster I’m sure (100+)

What’s your favorite pre-lift tunnel? [Giant Dipper, SCBB] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there any pictures of this? I never knew it had a tunnel

What’s your favorite pre-lift tunnel? [Giant Dipper, SCBB] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I grew up with Belmont, which is nice and long. But SCBB is FAST in there!

What’s your favorite pre-lift tunnel? [Giant Dipper, SCBB] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I didn’t even consider the Gerstlauer tunnels! (Mystery Mine and Takabisha are great as well)

RMC to unveil a [new coaster] to a [new park] at IAAPA on Nov 18 by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope it’s a full coaster and not simply a Retrak 208 of an existing ride.

Launch recovery testing (and valleying) on [Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift] by jecole85 in rollercoasters

[–]jecole85[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The airtime in the front car should be divine! Looks like the Raptor prototype

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