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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Mind Eraser - On Ride POV | Six Flags America [Vekoma SLC]





Brand New POV of a Vekoma "Classic" called Mind Eraser!  There was a period when every park seemed to be building one of these out of the box, duplicated, disaster of a theme park ride.  I feel the coaster community and the general public have a pretty unanimous feeling about these roller coasters, they're terrible!



This one was also one of the roughest, and jerkiest of the variety that i've had the displeasure of experiencing (and I've been on 4 different ones).  I liked Six Flags America overall, but not really this ride.  Somehow, I did manage to ride it twice.  It's tucked away in the back of a corner of the park though so not a very "high traffic" area to begin with.



I'm glad that Vekoma has redesigned their track models, i wish parks would give them a chance, because i've heard they give alot better ride experience.  Also, the new trains that Vekoma uses also improves the ride experience.  Lots of parks that have these rides should at least consider doing that to help.  It's not like the structures are completely unsalvageable.  We've also seen now that the track on steel rides like this can be replaced.  (HINT HINT SIX FLAGS)

Saturday, July 26, 2014

New for 2015 - Thunderbird at Holiday World, the World's First Launched Wing Coaster!

New for 2015!  The 1st Launched, B&M Wing-Rider EVER!

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- See more at: http://absolutecoaster.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/35/holiday-world-new-for-2015-thunderbird-launched-bm-wing-rider#sthash.hMSmj4tj.dpuf


Well this is an interesting development, I do remember hearing rumblings of a launched steel coaster at Holiday World, but never thought we'd be treated to a Bolliger and Mabillard Launched Wing-Rider.  A very "out-of-left-field" kind of announcement.  The ride looks fun, and fairly compact for a wing-rider.  Personally, I haven't ridden one yet, but the general consensus is they seem fairly tame on the G-Force front.  At any rate, watch the video's below to decide for yourselves.  

Thunderbird - Off-Ride, Fly-Around View

Holiday World's Thunderbird flyaround


Monday, November 18, 2013

The New Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay!

How on earth this park pulled through, I have no idea!  But now, the New Kentucky Kingdom is BACK and it's "better than ever!"  Ahem, but really friends. . . I really like the direction this park is taking in the immediate and near future!  They're opening with a new coaster Lightning Run, and Thunder Run, one of the best Dinn & Summers woodies, has been completely re-tracked!


Lightning Run looks like it will be a sick Chance-Morgan Hyper GT-X Coaster, continue for more!