Thriller/Zonga

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Should Schwarzkopf make more thrillers, now known as Zonga


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I say yes I think that it's an o.k. compact ride. Maybe especially for traveling fairs.

yeah, they may be rough but they are awesomely intense rides from what I heard.

Ive never rode one but i think they look amazing so i said yes.

I said yes, too. They look great.

i think they look pretty cool the CNE shouldget one [:)]

i think they should but they should tone down on the g's.. some have over 5! .....has schwarzkopf been doing anything lately? i havent heard of them building or planning to build anything recently. all i hear about them is how all of their jet-star rides are being torn down.

5 G's is what makes it intense, which in turn makes it good.

The high gs are awesome, what makes you think they should make them lower? I would sure like to ride through a 6g loop than a 2.5g B&M loop.

[Kev]

Anton Schwarzkopf is dead, which is why we don't see any of his coasters anymore. I think his company is still around in some form, but he was the creative mind behind it.

[Kev]

BTW - Here is a link that details the history of A. Schwarzkopf, and explains why (aside from his death) his coaster building career ended: http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/unternehmenGF.htm

oh.. so there isnt any successor type person? and no, i'd rather ride a 4 g loop than a 5 g loop.. anything above 3.5 g's makes me black out.( its a bitch, aint it?) i like negative g's a lot more than positive [;)]

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negative g's are awsome i love woodies with lots of negitave G force[:D]

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[Kev]

What's even better than that is a coaster that has a strong mix of both positive and negative. Check out Shockwave at SFOT in the back seats to see what I mean. It gives the sensation that you will be hurled across the park when you drop from the turns after the loops. [:)]

http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/ESshockwaveGF.htm

5.9 Gs in the double loops, yet I still black out more often on Batman: the ride between the first loop and barrel roll. [:P]

really? Ive never blacked out on any rollercoaster, especially not on Batman:The Ride.

The best mix of gs is laterals, positives, and negatives. The last turnaround under the structure of Silver Comet has high positives while having extreme laterals at the same time. And on top of that, the headchoppers on that turn are the best I've experienced. Theres some good airtime coming into it turn, too [:)]

i like the kind of coaster that has good negative g's like the yankee cannonball.. your out of your seat more than your in it on that one! but i also like a mix of airtime and laterals like the back seat on excalibur @ funtown.

"Zonga" has been through a few refurbishments. It was Thriller then the Texas Tornado. Then Taz's Texas Tornado and now it's Zonga at SFMW.