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Ferrari Park in Abu Dhabi

Hixee said:
That was Xpress' initial post, so I assumed he meant the 'track/train' part instead of the launching mechanism.
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Well, I was talking more about the ENTIRE ride, rather than just the track and the train.

Seems like rossa is the closest to the sea. The majority of the Intamin launchers are more inward on the land. I'd imagine that the salty air might have an effect on major mechanical parts to some extent.
 
Joey said:
It seems like plenty of costal coasters do have trouble anyway, it's just usually with wind... not problems caused by salt water. But how would we know of such issues anyway? Is salt water known to damage other structures on the coast?
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Isn't PMBO's annual re-tracking caused by the the salt in the sea air?
 
We havn't had a launched ride built next to the sea like this before though, have we, so how do you know Xpress' claims will be completely false. The only other launched ride near water that springs to mind is Wicked Twister, and Erie is freshwater as far as I know. The Persian Gulf is one of the saltiest bits of ocean in the world aswell.

Having said that, this isn't exactly on the edge of the sea, it's inland a bit.
 
If you look, it's pretty close to the sea, probably similar distances as Zaturn.

I'd also like to see servicing dates, to see if the "near sea" rides need to be serviced more often than rides that are far from the sea. I'd imagine the salt air would play with components like the steel cables on the launches a bit more than usual.

UC said:
Seriously, haven't you learned anything?
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I've learned more than you can possibly imagine about yourself, now stop being a ****head and contribute to the topic at hand rather than going off topic to make a measly attempt at flaming me, ****er. FWIW, because I know you don't give a ****, because you're too caught up in being right, Google is my most used web page. One glance at my browsing history will reveal that I do infact use it.
 
Huh kind of looks like a mirror image of RITA, except a bit different and enormous. I really cant imagine this coaster being boring, the launch would make me cry for a start, i can see where your coming from though. The layout seems* a bit forceless.

And this thing about coasters next to the sea, what does an aircraft carrier do? :p you may say it has its launch mechanism in an enclosed space but hang on, isnt a hydraulic launch system encased in a building anyway..

The track and train will be fine, i say this due to common sense: I trust they made any changes they needed to, like some coasters and their earthquake-proofness.

But the park looks well, a bit rubbish if you ask me. More like something that man who wears a ferrari hat to do the shopping would enjoy. :wink:

*i may be wrong about the layout.
 
UC said:
jokerman said:
We havn't had a launched ride built next to the sea like this before though, have we, so how do you know Xpress' claims will be completely false.
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Oh really? Are you sure you want to make that claim without looking in to it?

I know because I do research before blindly posting. Which is what I asked Xpress to do, and it's also what you should be doing. The way in which people talk about things they don't understand, or even attempt to understand, truly baffles me. However, in the interest of settling this issue quickly, I'll do all the research for you.

Ever heard of Japan? It's an island nation pretty much surrounded by salt water. Guess what? They have a little ride called Zaturn.

http://www.rcdb.com/3454.htm

Would you like to know how far Zaturn is from the coast?
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.87506 ... 130.811415

Not enough? Perhaps you've heard of a little ride called SkyCar?

http://www.rcdb.com/3466.htm

Would you like to know how far SkyCar is from the coast?
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.07334 ... 113.110188

It's pretty much right on it.

Both rides are the same type as Formula Rossa, and both rides have been operating just fine since they were built.

Furthermore, to think that a company such as Intamin would forget to take in to account air quality when constructing a roller coaster is absolutely ludicrous. We don't live in the 1800's, and you guys all act like engineers have no idea what they're doing. Start researching before commenting on things you don't know about.
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I did actually do a quick search, and didn't find anything. But actually, I was mostly going on what Hixee had said earlier in the topic. To say that I don't do any research is utterly untrue.

I'm not suggesting that they wouldn't have thought of this, simply wondering if any extra precautions and measures have to be taken to deal with it. Although, whilst on the subject, large scale engineering projects often undergo problems where something goes wrong, no matter how much effort is put into thinking them through.
 
Because apparently i want photos of his friends' visits to this palce emailed to my inbox.

But, enjoy.

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Just to clear up a few things from the healthy discussion above - yes, a sea shore location, particularly where wind is involved, CAN affect a ride's design. If I recall correctly, one fifth of what Blackpool Pleasure Beach paid for PMBO went directly on corrosion protection (e.g. galvanising, several coats of specialist paint etc.) so it's definitely not something you ignore. When you poke a bit of hand rail up on top of the Rev at BPB and your screwdriver goes straight through it, you know you've found corrosion... To be fair to UC though (I'd hate for him to get all angry and waste everybody's time), he's right, Intamin will have certainly done their research and covered this problem before shipping the ride. It's not like this is the first steel structure in the Emirates. The hydraulics etc. will also be pretty well shielded from the climate in their housing.

Martyn B said:
Isn't PMBO's annual re-tracking caused by the the salt in the sea air?
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For the record, they don't re-track PMBO every year... geez, you can forget fountains and kiddies parks if you think they need to shell out for that! They do occasionally re-track sections, but this is usually to sort out damage from the p*ss poor Arrow geometry.

Oh, and I know I've tried this before, but one more time - it's Abu Dhabi people, ABU DHABI. Not Dubai, they're different.
 
costar said:
Martyn B said:
Isn't PMBO's annual re-tracking caused by the the salt in the sea air?
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For the record, they don't re-track PMBO every year... geez, you can forget fountains and kiddies parks if you think they need to shell out for that! They do occasionally re-track sections, but this is usually to sort out damage from the p*ss poor Arrow geometry.
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Just to let you know, that was kind of a tounge-in-cheek comment.
 
Found a pov of the 4D Dark ride...except the person behind the camera keeps turning away to film their kids..Sort of just flits from fantasy theme to fantasy theme, with black light scenes tying it all together.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEwMadB0DY[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEwMadB0DY
 
What a monumental waste of time. I mean really, I can never see this this park ever becoming successful. It's going to be like Hard-Rock park, but worse.

Such a shame.
 
Probably doesn't help that everything inside and even to get in is seriously over priced. Got them far didn't it. Failure.
 
Well, i cant say im suprised by this news. The time I went it was dead.. Maybe selling it to the government will actually be a good thing for the park.

I did wonder how long it would last, but never expected it to be this short..
 
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