bob_3_
Giga Poster
Wait, testing footage "looks slow"...
Isn't it a running joke with enthusiasts that thats always the statement at this point? Has no one learnt yet?
There are a few things to bare in mind here. Firstly, in this periods of testing, they do alter the speed, they will start playing around with weighting the trains, testing forces and the impact on maintenance. Launching at the minimum and maximum power. Of all the coaster models out there, these are the ones you would most expect to run a little slower initially. The new gen Blitz coaster trains are fairly light weight too which means the addition of guests will make a big difference in speed (notice how they're not using water dummies for some reason =/). EDIT: Just rewatching the videos, there are dummies, I'm blind. Some are empty though?
Then the other thing worth looking at regarding the first half - you're only really seeing snippets of the high-points of that sections, which will naturally look a little slow in isolation.
And lastly, Taron as an example falls massively foul to needing to warm up, it's especially noticeable towards the end of each half in the morning. Weirdly I never felt this with Taiga, but I rode it during some really hot days. There's a reason night rides on Taron are so highly regarded. (also side note, I do agree Taiga is a superior coaster if you just base your opinion of ride hardware...although I rate Taron higher for overall experience). It is abit frustrating when a ride doesn't always run at it's best though, I have to admit that.
Isn't it a running joke with enthusiasts that thats always the statement at this point? Has no one learnt yet?
There are a few things to bare in mind here. Firstly, in this periods of testing, they do alter the speed, they will start playing around with weighting the trains, testing forces and the impact on maintenance. Launching at the minimum and maximum power. Of all the coaster models out there, these are the ones you would most expect to run a little slower initially. The new gen Blitz coaster trains are fairly light weight too which means the addition of guests will make a big difference in speed (notice how they're not using water dummies for some reason =/). EDIT: Just rewatching the videos, there are dummies, I'm blind. Some are empty though?
Then the other thing worth looking at regarding the first half - you're only really seeing snippets of the high-points of that sections, which will naturally look a little slow in isolation.
And lastly, Taron as an example falls massively foul to needing to warm up, it's especially noticeable towards the end of each half in the morning. Weirdly I never felt this with Taiga, but I rode it during some really hot days. There's a reason night rides on Taron are so highly regarded. (also side note, I do agree Taiga is a superior coaster if you just base your opinion of ride hardware...although I rate Taron higher for overall experience). It is abit frustrating when a ride doesn't always run at it's best though, I have to admit that.
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