Comments on: Thunderhawk Analysis

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:09:49 +0000

That’s right. I remember now. Didn’t Morey’s Piers buy them? Having those Nascar like restraints alone should be a help because there’s nothing to bang your head on.
Flight of Fear is still rough but betting rid of the horse collars brought it from unacceptable to re-ridable.
So anyhow, I’m glad you dared to look beyond the obvious with this SLC.

By: The Coaster Philosopher

The Coaster Philosopher — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:15:27 +0000

I went on it in it’s last year at Geauga Lake and it was very smooth then as well.

By the way, Vekoma has already done the job themselves of designing new trains for the SLCs. It’s just a matter of if the parks want to pay for them, which most don’t.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:42:16 +0000

Adverbialism… huh, I’m learning too much.

It’s interesting the Thunderhawk would experience a brief reprieve after being dismantled and reassembled. My ride was from when it was at Geauga Lake. It was too rough to know what was really happening. The only part I remember is that sideways move up in the air kind of like a camelback. That part alone felt very successful. So I can see how you describe it as having a legitimate design underneath the roughness.
Too bad someone couldn’t come along like the Gravity Group and design new trains for it.

By: The Coaster Philosopher

The Coaster Philosopher — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:58:02 +0000

I’m sure we’ll be able to, mom.

By: J.A. Povolo

J.A. Povolo — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:15:23 +0000

I love that story about your cousin (whose name shall not be revealed for danger of embarrassment). I am glad to know he conquered his fears. Maybe you can talk him into Top Thrill Dragster sometime soon!

By: The Coaster Philosopher

The Coaster Philosopher — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:28:50 +0000

For anyone curious, Adverbialism was an actual trend that started sometime in the 80′s. The argument for it went something like this, “when we talk about an object we are not talking about the thing-in-itself, which is impossible, but we are only talking about the sense-impressions that occur to us. Therefore, nouns express a confidence in ontological being that we should no longer accept and should use adverbs which only describe the sensations relative to the seer.”

Needless to say the trend didn’t last.