I think my favorite moment of the ride is going to be the sideways airtime hill. The pacing on the ride looks great. I just wish there was one or two more airtime hills. 

Wow, and that's also without test dummies! I'm pretty sure there are no test dummies, looking at the shadows and the train in the station, it looks like they are empty.

4 minutes ago, Gplez90 said:

I can’t tell, but if looks like the on ride-photo is at the head chopper under the first drop. This thing absolutely hauls!!!

That is where it is!

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4 minutes ago, disco2000 said:

That is where it is!

Right here

Definitely see some grass growing back by the turn around

Looks rough...

 

 

 

Yes, I know it’s the camera in the mount getting thrown about on a light train; but I didn’t get much out of it that the GCI rendering did not already show save for the on ride camera. 

I don't know if any of you noticed but Flight of Fear's old tower is back

@Benjamin22 pointed that out from the pov

That thing hauls, I’m so excited to be going opening day!

25 minutes ago, Waltny said:

Looks rough...

 

 

 

Yes, I know it’s the camera in the mount getting thrown about on a light train; but I didn’t get much out of it that the GCI rendering did not already show save for the on ride camera. 

It’s not.

1 minute ago, Kyle Kruthoffer said:

It’s not.

What would you compare it to smoothness wise? Is it even smoother than Diamondback and Banshee?

6 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said:

What would you compare it to smoothness wise? Is it even smoother than Diamondback and Banshee?

Its a new coaster so I think it'll naturally be smoother than Banshee and Diamdondback by default.

 

7 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said:

Its a new coaster so I think it'll naturally be smoother than Banshee and Diamdondback by default.

The B&M rattle will show up soon enough.  It always does.  

14 minutes ago, Kyle Kruthoffer said:

It’s not.

Poorly translated or received sarcasm. 
 

Ergo, I digress...

4 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said:

The B&M rattle will show up soon enough.  It always does.  

What causes that?  

2 minutes ago, King Ding Dong said:

The B&M rattle will show up soon enough.  It always does.  

I don’t think Banshee or DB has that bad of a rattle, they are not in the same class as Kumba, Rugaroo, Kraken, or Dominator. 

Kumba, Kraken, and Rougarou were all built with ball joint supports, which has proved to add to the headbanging.

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So when’s that drone video from yesterday coming out? 

8 minutes ago, Waltny said:

I don’t think Banshee or DB has that bad of a rattle, they are not in the same class as Kumba, Rugaroo, Kraken, or Dominator. 

DB and Banshee both definitely have a little rattle. While not horrible it is there. Banshees is just kinda throughout the whole ride. Diamondback is worst right after the turn around and isn’t awful or anything imo. 

2 minutes ago, tuxedoman52 said:

Kumba, Kraken, and Rougarou were all built with ball joint supports, which has proved to add to the headbanging.

I wonder when B&M stopped adding ball joint supports to their rides. Riding Rougarou vs riding Valravn is like night and day when it comes to comfort

I wonder when B&M stopped adding ball joint supports to their rides. Riding Rougarou vs riding Valravn is like night and day when it comes to comfort

Late 90s I believe.

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1 hour ago, Waltny said:

Yes, I know it’s the camera in the mount getting thrown about on a light train; but I didn’t get much out of it that the GCI rendering did not already show save for the on ride camera. 

GCI rendering? I thought this was a B&M! 

1 minute ago, TombraiderTy said:

GCI rendering? I thought this was a B&M! 

Fingers faster than my mind, CGI of course(or I’m just too deep into this coaster enthusiast thing...) 

15 minutes ago, tuxedoman52 said:

Late 90s I believe.

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Would that explain why Afterburner is so smooth with the old style over the shoulder restraints?

 

Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America opened in 1999 and it has ball joints.

2 minutes ago, DejaVu2001 said:

Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America opened in 1999 and it has ball joints.

Raging bull has clamshell restraints and no inversions so the roughness might not be as noticable

Would that explain why Afterburner is so smooth with the old style over the shoulder restraints?

It's very possible. I'm actually having trouble finding an invert with the ball joint supports. You can see the difference between ball joints and fixed supports on Afterburn and Rougarou.

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It's very possible. I'm actually having trouble finding an invert with the ball joint supports. You can see the difference between ball joints and fixed supports on Afterburn and Rougarou.

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Ball joints weren’t used on inverted track, only track that was set upright....

Ball joints weren’t used on inverted track, only track that was set upright....

Looks like it.

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