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Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video!
Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video!
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 5:46 pm
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Here are some pics to get you drooling until I figure out how to get the blueprint to stand still lol.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 6:11 pm
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Sorry for the spam.
Coasterkidmwm wrote:
gouldy wrote:
Just don't employ stupid people and you're golden.
That's like finding a Waffle House with no white trash in it.
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 6:12 pm
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Me is jealous.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 6:48 pm
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To much coaster porn lol
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:34 pm
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deere839 wrote:
porn
Who do you think you are? Blaze?
Coasterkidmwm wrote:
gouldy wrote:
Just don't employ stupid people and you're golden.
That's like finding a Waffle House with no white trash in it.
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:34 pm
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Very nice!
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:35 pm
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coasterdave wrote:
Very nice!
1012984_10206219464390040_3714503761598271361_n.jpg
Love, love, love it. Where'd you find the picture?
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:47 pm
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Twitter I believe by holiday world
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:48 pm
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Yupp. Twitter: @HolidayWorld
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 7:58 pm
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That's the best head chopper ever
All hail your great Arrow Dynamics overlords.
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 8:02 pm
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Rickrollercoaster wrote:
Yupp. Twitter: @HolidayWorld
I love how there are hand-shaped cutouts in the wood.
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 28th, 2015, 8:33 pm
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Paradox, put your stabilizer on or something. Those are extremely shakey photo's
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Seen it various times on several rides. Stays a good joke for the GP to actually think you can hit that.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 2:17 am
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Why did they leave a piece of wood floating lol
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 12:57 pm
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Yes, Its from their twitter. My bad.
^Probably to keep the hand imprint more defined.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 2:58 pm
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Thunderbird as of January 29th, 2015
This is just to show how far it's come since June of 2014. Really proud of my home park.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 5:01 pm
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Don't know why but don't like that colour combo. Anybody knows max. Speed?
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 5:01 pm
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0-60 mph in 3.5 utilizing a LSM powered by Flywheels.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 5:14 pm
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Rickrollercoaster wrote:
0-60 mph in 3.5 utilizing a LSM powered by Flywheels.
Thats and average acceleration, is'nt it? 0,78G Acc.
Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 29th, 2015, 5:20 pm
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Holiday World's more of a family park, I don't think they were going for too extreme.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 30th, 2015, 12:34 am
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the weight of the trains also probably had something to do with it being a low acceleration rate.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 30th, 2015, 1:08 pm
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Turbo wrote:
the weight of the trains also probably had something to do with it being a low acceleration rate.
According this article:
http://www.coastersandmore.de/rides/ach ... 2014.shtml
That is correct.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 31st, 2015, 2:15 pm
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More photos from the Thunderbird Microsite:
http://www.holidayworld.com/thunderbird/photos/
The Tips of the wings have LED's on them.
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 31st, 2015, 2:49 pm
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Those near misses look great. Can't wait to see a train running through that.
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Dirk_Ermen wrote:
Those near misses look great. Can't wait to see a train running through that.
You and me both!
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Re: Holiday World Adds a Launched WingRider - Pics and Video
January 31st, 2015, 3:15 pm
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That last catwalk bothers me so much.
Coasterkidmwm wrote:
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Just don't employ stupid people and you're golden.
That's like finding a Waffle House with no white trash in it.
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