Gatekeeper Test runs

TheBestPlaceOnEarth

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 4:36 PM
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Coasterfanatic2012, I thought it looked awesome behind Pinks as well! Awesome job Tony! I guess I can relax now until I get to fly in a couple of weeks.

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CoasterBob62

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 4:52 PM
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Great update, Tony! Well worth the wait. Bad thing is having to wait another month to ride it.

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TTD Man

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:23 PM

30 days til Media Day!


Stephen P.
2008: Raptor
2009: Front Desk Clerk; Breakers Express
2010: Assistant Front Office Manager Breakers Express

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TTD 120mph

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:24 PM
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Wow.......that was delicious! I've dabbled in video editing a bit but Tony is definitely in a league of his own! I always look forward to the quality work he does with these pointcasts. Maybe one day, I'll be as good as him.

Now can I be invited back to the media day event?


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

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Corkscrew Headache

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:37 PM

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwPovyR9HY :p

Last edited by Corkscrew Headache, Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:38 PM
4 summers of employment in ride operations does stuff to you.
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ChrisC.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:39 PM
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^Funniest YouTube link I've opened on this site.

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liebevision

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:53 PM
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t2fastspin said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSfEL15h1E

Yep, I'm ready!

Well, you are going to have to wait for the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRqIgCjp0pE
to get here


Demon Drop 2004
Castaway Bay Lifeguard 04-05

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MeanStreakCoasterFreak

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 6:30 PM

Thanks for the video Tony! I was having Gatekeeper withdrawal and that hit the spot. Cant wait to ride!! I'm counting the days until I am there may 15-18th. Four days of adrenaline filled awesomeness!


May The Millennium Force Be With You!

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Dvo

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:32 PM
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TTD 120mph said:
Wow.......that was delicious! I've dabbled in video editing a bit but Tony is definitely in a league of his own! I always look forward to the quality work he does with these pointcasts. Maybe one day, I'll be as good as him.

Now can I be invited back to the media day event?

Brown-noser. :)


384 MF laps
Smoking Area Drone Pilot

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TTD 120mph

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:22 AM
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Whatever gets me out of Frontier Town and back over to Gatekeeper. :)


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

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Sealedseven

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:19 AM

TTD 120mph said:
Whatever gets me out of Frontier Town and back over to Gatekeeper. :)

What if they put in another kiddie coaster in the back? There could be anything in the back. Even new boats on Shoot the Rapids! We'll take the back!

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Gatekeeper2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:32 AM
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Or tony was just getting TTD away frome gatekeeper and nothing is happening in the back at all.

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SteveH

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:44 PM

"you'll be in Frontiertown..." because that's where the end of the wait queue for Gatekeeper will likely be this year.

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harmakhet

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:09 PM

Does anyone know why B&M's brake runs are at a downward angle now? I've been noticing that a lot lately.

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David Sagert

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:41 PM

Because gravity works easier than kicker wheels. And gravity never breaks!

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harmakhet

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:46 PM

It all makes sense now

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DejaVu2001

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:54 PM
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B&M's brake runs have always been angled down. Only thing that's different on the newer ones is how steep. Just about all B&Ms only have drive tires in the station and on the transfer track

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mmckenzie123

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:25 PM

Hopefully they get all the fast wheels on and going by opening day. Rain has slowed testing today. Drove out to view it today during lunch and not much going on. Weather could slow things the next few days. I will spend some time out there Saturday again.

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ThunderbirdsMT

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:32 PM
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^I'm sure they will have the fast wheels on by opening day. Like he said in the video, they're in the testing phase right now and will slowly take the slow wheels off and put the fast ones on.

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DejaVu2001

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:03 PM
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That part of the video seemed strange to me, as usually more of the fast wheels are replaced by slow wheels as testing progresses, since the early test runs are when there's the biggest risk of valleying.

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