Dodonpa Being Reborn In 2017

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Testing!

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[Coaster Hipster]

Got to love that sound. Must be even better at the park!

 

[Coaster Hipster]

A picture showing the trains in their new livery... and new restraints. Say goodbye to the old lapbars, and welcome to the OTSR...

Some more testing on the loop too, which has trims before the entrance:

No insane Top Hat, OTSR added and trims before the loop. I know the launch is still awesome but I can't help being a little disappointed about this. Oh well I'm not going to ride this anytime soon anyway

EDIT: Dat launch though <3

 

[Olaf]

Well.... ****

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[Hyde]

dat hangtime doh

 

[Hixee]

I mean, the removal of the top hat and the addition of the OTSRs should really make me hate this, but I just can't.

 

[Olaf]

I mean, the removal of the top hat and the addition of the OTSRs should really make me hate this, but I just can't.

They also added trims before the loop. Do you hate it now?

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[Hixee]

They also added trims before the loop. Do you hate it now?

Not quite.

 

[Pink Cadillac]

Here is a POV

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[Coaster Hipster]

Glad to see this launch still counts as one of the most breathtaking coaster experiences ever!

The loop though? Hard to tell, but looks nowhere as epic as the vertical Top Hat with ridiculous airtime

 

[Olaf]

They even ****ed up the trains. It isn't pick with white dots so it isn't as fancy as it was.

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[ATTACKHAMMER]

The new trains and lightening effects look great, the launch still looks amazing but it is heartbreaking to watch the POV and not see the incredible top hat.

 

[Ben]

Where's the fabulous zebra print or pink trains?!

God we can't have anything nice.

 

[Hutch]

Was hard to tell, but was there a bit of a trim just before the loop?

 

[CrashCoaster]

^Unfortunately, yes.

 

[Olaf]

So the acceleration is now at 3.7 g instead of 2.7... Wow

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[Ben]

TBF, Dodonpa's launch wasn't actually that amazing to start with - because it's so fast. It's incredible but, it doesn't give the force and effect of a hydraulic launch. It's more like you don't notice it and then you're 100+mph, so I kind of feel like making it even faster will actually make it even more blink and you miss it.

 

[Rollercoaster David]

good news for anyone planning to visit though, it seems the park are selling fast passes in advance on the website

 

[EthC]

Found a side by side comparison. The both launches seem to be synced up almost perfectly and you can tell that its now slightly faster, but still that top hat looks soo much better!!

 

[Jake Martell]

So it appears the ride opened successfully July 15th but was shut down the following day...
Anyone know if it's just a temporary complication or more of a long term issue?