Time for another update. :wink:
I mentioned last week that I wasn't able to do any on-ride filming on opening day, so I returned to the park this weekend to get that done. I was only able to film an on-ride POV this time around and I'll be going back at a later date to film a ridercam video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ehAGIGS-s[/youtube]
I actually filmed all my off-ride footage on opening day, but held off posting the video until I had the on-ride to go with it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDHFdxc434[/youtube]
How about some more photos?
Let's start with the station.
Here's another cool feature I forgot to mention.
Knoebels is a very family orientated park and they didn't want to exclude the little ones from riding Impulse, so the coaster has its own version of booster seats.
Yes, it takes about 10-15 seconds to put them into place and another 5-10 seconds to take them back out, but I don't want to hear about how that will cause massive queue line delays.
The wait times are never really that long at Knoebels and a less than one minute delay every now and then is well worth giving the kiddies an opportunity to ride.
FYI - The wait was about 45 minutes on opening day and about 30 minutes on Saturday - the third day of operations. The wait times will only continue to drop the more the crew gets used to operating the coaster, just like it did for Flying Turns.
The queue line also gives all you support huggers a chance for some coaster lovin'. :--D
Although I've seen the coaster up close and personal many times, I still can't get used to the transitions from the flat track to the vertical.
And now for the final two videos I filmed on opening day, for those that are interested and haven't seen them yet.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6SA7V0ByKE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnD4N2ZWNew[/youtube]