Launch

Scream, I was talking about FoF at PKD. With the numbers you provided on FoF at PKI, the launch pulls 0.51 Gs - the weakest of the bunch.

Tom

They ARE vectors, Fluidcoasters. Don't try to correct me really, lol. ta ta.

Tom, ok, sorry about the misunderstanding. I corrected my post. But at least now people know that PKI's FoF is a pretty weak launch. So you can expect a heck of a lot more from Dragster.

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I have ridden hypersonic xcl and its really intense, so dragster isn't gonna be as intense, but the height really ads a bit to it...

damn. i would have really wanted them to match dodonpa or something. As long as it's not painfully intense, then bring it on. Hopefully the hydraulics will start off slow, go half way on the acceleration track, then shoot off faster, although that would totaly ruin the whole dragracer thing

Maybe it actually starts really intense, like 2.5G's and goes down to around .5 by the end, but keeps a good 2+ for a bit of time. It's not like i am going to be in japan any time soon, and i really want a super intense launch.

Front seat rider, dont use the animation video as a time reference. The video is a 3D animation by Cedar Point, not Intamin. The video does not show any reall accelleration it just shows it stopped on the drag tree and then just flying down the track. Cedar Point just wants to give the people an over all preview of the rides features. Nothing more, nothing less.

Is PKI's FoF less intense than PKD's? I know that was one of the first LIM launch coasters and it's pretty slow, but RnR is REALLY fast.

But we'll have to go and see how fast TTD launches on opening day...
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The Mole
*** This post was edited by The Mole 1/15/2003 9:47:50 AM ***

My feeling is that S&S has gone a little too far with Dondonpa, getting splattered like a bug on a windshield is not all that much fun, and could be painful as well.

Intamin seems to have hit a good compromise, a very intense launch that takes enough time to let you enjoy it, not just survive it.
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the bottom line is this....Xcelerator's launch alone makes you feel like your heart is coming out of your throat...and thats just to 80 mph. 120, i think it will just be the same feeling with a longer time...but the launch is still amazing.

That's pretty scary. Now I'm getting scared...

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