Hello FP, im here to talk to you today about something we all love or hate, Rollercoasters :v: I love rollercoasters, there adreniline packed thrills, and fun as fuck when your on with your mates, many people fear rollercoasters, mainly cause they look, and can be so fucking dangerous, but some people love them, like me, 'cause they give you a thrill you can get nowhere else, its like, you could die at any minute, whilst getting thrown all over the place, and getting twisted upside down etc etc , on the other hand fair enough you could jaywalk across a motorway for a same thrill, but somehow i dont think it has the same effect :buddy:
I recently went to alton towers, and i only had time to ride 3 rollercoasters, the ques are so fucking long :/, but what i did ride, i loved. I've also been to many other themeparks, but i really cant remember them. Here are the 3 i got to ride.
Some copy and paste.
[b]Oblivion[/b]
Construction started: Early 1997
Designed by: Tom Sargeant and Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Manufacture: Bolliger and Mabillard
Ride type: Diving Machine
Constructed by: JJ Cavanagh Construction
Ride opened: 14 March 1998
Total cost: Approx £12 million
Length: Approx. 377 metres
Highest drop: Approx. 180ft
Height Above Ground: Approx 65ft
Top speed: Approx. 68mph
Maximum g's: 4.5g's
Number of trains: 7 (only 6 in use at any one time)
Passengers per train: 16
Max throughput per hour: 1900
Ride duration: Approx. 76 seconds
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EA0l9JUsc[/MEDIA]
This gives you a mega rush, you feel like your properly falling, with nothing at all touching you.
[b]Air[/b]
Construction started: Mid 2001
Designed by: John Wardley
Manufacture: Bolliger & Mabillard
Ride type: B&M flyer
Constructed by: JJ Cavanagh Construction
Programmed by: Consign AG
Ride opened: 16 March 2002
Total cost: Approx £12million
Length: Approx. 840metres
Highest drop: Approx. 20metres
Top speed: Approx. 75kph
Maximum Gs: 3.5Gs
Number of trains (crafts): 3
Passengers per craft: 28
Max throughput per hour: 1500
Ride duration: Approx. 90seconds
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3mdChXl14Q[/MEDIA]
This can be shocking, as at some parts you feel like your going to fucking lose your shins by hitting shit,but its an awesome ride, though not really one of the better and biggest at Alton Towers.
[b]Nemises[/b]
Construction started: 1991
Designed by: John Wardley and Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Manufacture: Bolliger & Mabillard
Ride type: B&M inverted
Programmed by: Consign AG
Ride opened: 19 March 1994
Total cost: Approx. £10 million
Length: Approx. 716 metres
Highest drop: Approx. 13 metres
Top speed: Approx. 50 mph (80 km/h)
Maximum g-force: 4.5[citation needed]
Number of trains: 2
Passengers per train: 32
Max throughput per hour: 1400 (approximately, 1400+ has been recorded but not often)
Ride duration: Approx. 80 seconds
Inversions: 4 (corkscrew, zero g roll, loop, corkscrew
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik9bWZS1gG4[/MEDIA]
This is really jerky and can fuck your neck up, but it is a really fun ride, and i reccomend for any speed thrill lover.
[i]I'm going to include this, even though i havent been on it, just cause it looks fucking awesome, seriously.[/i]
[b]Rita[/b]
Location Alton Towers
Park section Dark Forest
Type Steel- Launched
Status Open
Opened April 1, 2005
Manufacturer Intamin AG
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Accelerator Coaster
Track layout Steel twister
Lift/launch system Hydraulic Launch
Height 69 ft (21 m)
Drop 52 ft (16 m)
Length 2,122 ft (647 m)
Max speed 62.14 mph (100.00 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 0:49
Max vertical angle 53°
Capacity 800 riders per hour
Cost £8,000,000
Acceleration 0 − 62.1 mph in 2.2 seconds, maximum 1.5 g (12.6ms-2)
Max G force 4.7
Height restriction 4 ft 6 in (137 cm)
[/MEDIA] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovgb2t_9K8I&feature=fvst[/url] [/MEDIA]
Could someone tell me what this is like, and ill add it to the OP, it looks awesome imo.
Now, for anyone who loves rollercoasters, this will be the place to discuss, argue, or even brag about what you have ridden :v:
you forgot to add my penis, 99 % of hot chicks say it was the best ride ever
Six Flags: Magic Mountain is a great coaster park.
They've got a coaster called Goliath witha 365 foot drop, it's incredibly fun.
[QUOTE=The Vman;24496429]Six Flags: Magic Mountain is a great coaster park.
They've got a coaster called Goliath witha 365 foot drop, it's incredibly fun.[/QUOTE]
Yeah i heard about that ride :v:, looks awesome.
The ultimate at lightwater valley is pretty awesome. Couldnt get enough of it!
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Balder_rollercoaster.jpg/800px-Balder_rollercoaster.jpg[/IMG]
"Balder" in sweden
scandinavias biggest rollercoaster that's made of wood
copy paste from wiki:
[quote=wikiepdia]Balder is a wooden roller coaster at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. It opened in 2003 and was an instant success. Balder has twice, 2003 and 2005, been voted Best Wooden Tracked Roller Coaster in the world in a major international poll - not because it is the biggest or fastest roller coaster, but because of the high percentage of "air time" during the ride[citation needed].
Balder is very different from a traditional wooden roller coaster because it is a prefabricated wooden roller coaster. This means that instead of trackers cutting, shaping, and laying down the track on site by hand, the track is laser cut in a factory[citation needed]. This means that the track is manufactured to a higher degree of precision than could ever be achieved by hand. The track is also made so that it snaps together like Lego pieces[citation needed]. The track also is made of more layers of wood that are tightly bonded together instead of nailed together by hand like a traditional wooden roller coaster. This has three major benefits, two being to the park and the other being to the riders.
The "Plug and Play" aspect of the coaster speeds construction of the coaster since track does not have to be completely manufactured on site. In addition, because of the speed of construction, the costs of building the coaster are lowered due to less manhours spent on the construction. The riders benefit from a coaster, that while being wooden, is near steel smooth. However, some roller coaster enthusiasts may find that aspect to take away from the ride since it would not have the same character as a traditional wooden roller coaster[citation needed]. Balder is praised by many roller coaster enthusiasts around the world, and is said to be one of the best roller coasters in Europe. Three other prefabricated wooden roller coasters currently exist, Colossos at Heide Park, El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure, and T Express in Everland[citation needed].
[edit]Facts
Negative G-forces: experienced 10 times during the ride
Number of trains: 2
Passengers per train: 30
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Top speed is 90 km/h I think
It's really fun to take a ride in it.
[QUOTE=TippZ;24496487][img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Balder_rollercoaster.jpg/800px-Balder_rollercoaster.jpg[/img_thumb]
"Balder" in sweden
scandinavias biggest rollercoaster that's made of wood[/QUOTE]
Wooden coasters are the best.
[QUOTE=TippZ;24496487][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Balder_rollercoaster.jpg/800px-Balder_rollercoaster.jpg[/IMG]
"Balder" in sweden
scandinavias biggest rollercoaster that's made of wood[/QUOTE]
Jesus christ.
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[QUOTE=rampageturke;24496514]Wooden coasters are the best.[/QUOTE]
Have you seen that one in coney island?
[QUOTE=ragawaga;24496518]Have you seen that one in coney island?[/QUOTE]
I recreated it on rollercoaster tycoon 3 :v:
[editline]09:12PM[/editline]
I never go to ride on rita, always kept breaking down.
Trains are better.
[img]http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/usa/images-3/train-1.jpg[/img]
I went on oblivion and was disappointed, it just felt like I dropped and that was it, not long enough.
That balder ride looks like a gangbang of metal:buddy:
Who could forget this classic?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQrC_C6SexI[/media]
[QUOTE=Kingy_who;24496897]I went on oblivion and was disappointed, it just felt like I dropped and that was it, not long enough.[/QUOTE]
Hmm it is short, but the feeling you get is fucking awesome imo
[editline]09:23PM[/editline]
mah automerge :'(
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCVFjjMCAo[/media]
After waiting for an hour to get on this ride, this was engraved into my mind
Rollercoasters make me scare-ed :saddowns:
[QUOTE=acidcj;24497035]Rollercoasters make me scare-ed :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
I dont get why people are scared if the truth be told
[editline]09:33PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=XplodingNoggin;24496943][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCVFjjMCAo[/media]
After waiting for an hour to get on this ride, this was engraved into my mind[/QUOTE]
Also same, but i waited like 2 hours 10 mins :/
[QUOTE=ragawaga;24497144]I dont get why people are scared if the truth be told
[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I guess I'm just a coward. :smith:
[QUOTE=acidcj;24497174]Yeah, I guess I'm just a coward. :smith:[/QUOTE]
:hug:
Also i would think a good solution would be just to ride alot of them, you might like them at the end of it all :v:
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;24496420]you forgot to add my penis, 99 % of hot chicks say it was the best ride ever[/QUOTE]
The 1% is the girls that aren't in POV porn movies
Kraken. Seaworld.
That shit is awesome - rode it 3 times at closing time 8 years ago, and went again last month.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQ6kRkzU50[/media]
[QUOTE=SuperLoz;24497261]Kraken. Seaworld.
That shit is awesome - rode it 3 times at closing time 8 years ago, and went again last month.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQ6kRkzU50[/media][/QUOTE]
Looks good.
I also hate how stupid people can be on rollercoasters, i just sit back, maybes scream, but thats if i genuinely feel threatened lmao
[editline]09:40PM[/editline]
also 10.00 for a ride photo is ridiculous lmao
I love rollercoasters. I used to be borderline fanatic about them.
Six Flags over Georgia opened one in the past couple of years that has become my favorite called "The Goliath".
[img]http://www.aroundhawaii.com/assets/articles/2006/02/371/images/200602_aw2005waf2006_2013.jpg[/img]
Riding the Kinda Ka is on my todo list before I die.
[QUOTE=SuperLoz;24497261]Kraken. Seaworld.
That shit is awesome - rode it 3 times at closing time 8 years ago, and went again last month.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQ6kRkzU50[/media][/QUOTE]
I got front seat on that when my family went to Sea World last summer, shit was so cash :frogc00l:
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;24496420]you forgot to add my penis, 99 % of hot chicks say it was the best ride ever[/QUOTE]
That ride is too small.
200+ ft. on the first drop.
[editline]03:41PM[/editline]
Automerge destroyed.
[QUOTE=pyrofiliac;24496420]you forgot to add my penis, 99 % of hot chicks say it was the best ride ever[/QUOTE]
I assume it goes up and down all the time as well then?
[QUOTE=User-Maat-Re;24497334]I love rollercoasters. I used to be borderline fanatic about them.
Six Flags over Georgia opened one in the past couple of years that has become my favorite called "The Goliath".
[img]http://www.aroundhawaii.com/assets/articles/2006/02/371/images/200602_aw2005waf2006_2013.jpg[/img]
Riding the Kinda Ka is on my todo list before I die.[/QUOTE]
That looks crazy , god i need to go to some abroad theme parks, they're much crazier than england, or so it seems
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