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Upstops are extremely strong, you'd be surprised. In most B&Ms theyre almost as strong as the running wheels. If it did go truely vertical the forces on the upstops would only be a few tenths of a g in the negative. Remember though, most inversions are all in the postive gs.

The wing-rider isnt even a 4D, its a fixed 4D, meaning its just a sitting coaster. As far as coaster definitions go, the added 4th Dimension is rotation about the riders lateral axis (which is also why spinning coasters arent considered 4Ds, they rotate on a different axis). So really there are...

Because B&M said so. I think the real answer is actually related to G-forces. At the angle the drop is currently at it allows for a true freefall, in other words, zero-g on the vertical axis (airtime). Anything more than that would be in the negatives, and might be jerky for the riders.

Re: SFMM losing coaster, SFNE gaining said coaster http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/the ... vrit=70653 Theres no logic to this decision! No MAJOR park should have any boomerangs, much less 2! That park already has long lines, I can only imagine what it will be like to have 2 low capacity...

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland I think this is one of the few instances that coaster enthusiasts agree on something, that CW made a dumb decision.

Re: SFMM losing coaster, SFNE gaining said coaster GAdv hasnt added a flat in 15 years. Theyve removed at least 7, maybe more, in that time, and havent added a thing. Flats are good because all the coasters in that park have such long lines itd be nice for flats to spread the load. I also just...

6 1/2 standing for Kingda Ka on its public opening day. After all of that waiting, if I had waited 30 seconds more I would have been on a rollback.

Re: Leviathan - B&M giga coaster for Canada's Wonderland Look, we simply cant tell how similar or dissimilar this ride's experience will be from behemoth. We simply dont know. We dont know what a B&M giga is like. Adding 70ft will make a huge difference in speed and exposure, especially in an...

I think the old dragons that were torn down for the re-themeing got angry and wanted revenge. Im glad I rode in back in 2004.

I feel confident that Darien can get over this. If they make the same modifcations that were made to the then SRoS in SFNE after their accident then the ride could be safe again. In SFNE's case the rider did have legs but was large around the middle instead. The ride doesnt need to be changed to...

Re: "Unknown" - Canada's Wonderland 2012 Attraction Thats because Silver Star is older. B&M used the straight 4 abreast for its earlier Megas. They went to the stadium seating in 2008, with behemoth being the first to use it. I personally think it really doesnt make much of a difference to the...

Re: "Unknown" - Canada's Wonderland 2012 Attraction I dont know if I totally believe these leaked images. Why would B&M go back to the 4 straight abreast? They left that arrangement to go to the stadium-like seating, like behemoth has. The name is pretty awesome though.

Re: SFMM losing coaster, SFNE gaining said coaster http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/ ... a_new.html

Dont forget the $200 coasterdynamix model, it proves so much. Wait a minute, I own a coasterdynamix model! (courtesy of my high school, thank you very much taxes!) I must be an awesome engineer!

Whoop dee doo. How come I have to hear about every bowel movement that Nemesis makes?

"The rotation is unlimited, so are the possibilities..." He has the utmost enthusiasm. Its basically just the arrow 4D but with different rails. I dont see how it will run any differently than the Arrow 4D. He claims it would be smoother and the trains can be lighter and cheaper but I just dont...

The GP gets everything wrong. I dont know how many people think that when theres a power failure a roller coaster is just going to stop dead in its tracks. Although, its not helping that a few years ago Chiller: Robin lost power during the launch, didnt have enough speed, and stopped upside...

Re: Wierd, Wacky & Strange Coaster Bits I just cant believe that SRoS was actually built. Like, if you own a theme park why would you go ahead with building a coaster with that layout? Why would you go ahead and build a coaster with more straight track than curved track? Building it once...

Re: Son of Beast to be retracked by GCI? ^ Why? The Voyage really is a great ride. Though, the first bit of retracking had to have been done for their own construction mistakes. I have not heard or felt a bigger BANG on a ride than during that transition before retracking.

Great American Scream Machine and Iron Wolf... why cant 1990 era coasters be left alone! :cry: