2006 Coaster Draft-Round VOTING BEGINS SOON!!!

So far Im liking Kyle, Chris, Dcs, Bigboy, and Hyper.

I select... Thundercoaster at Tusenfryd!

Thundercoaster looks absolutely amazing, from the wonderfully twisted and lateral filled first drop, to the powerful bunny hops throughout the entire ride. The crowning element on this ride, however, is the insane second drop, travelling down a hillside at a implausibly steep angle, delivering "perhaps the most outrageous dose of airtime safely possible on a roller coaster." The rest of the ride is a frenzy of airtime, great pacing, and strong laterals. Combine this with a beautiful landscape and exceedingly comfortable trains, and you've got a winner.

An excellent, full length review of Thundercoaster can be found here... http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk ... r_main.htm

Here are some main points from this review, in which the author rated the ride 5/5 stars.

[In reference to the second drop and subsequent turn] "As you rise from your seat, the track gets steeper and steeper still. As you turn towards the ground, the train is pulled from under you. You continue to levitate from your bench, your thighs hit the lap-bar, your toes curl in fear as you wonder just how much steeper, faster and intense this drop will get.

A final lurch sends you further skywards towards an overhead stretch of track crossing, before you are pulled back into your seat as the train levels out and sweeps around a 180-degree right-hand turn.

In one of the fastest stretches of track I have ever known on a wooden coaster you absolutely pelt it round into a skyward climb up into a double bunny-hop, the second jump of which throws you over the lift-hill."

"this parabolic drop is perhaps one of the finest drops ever crafted out of wood."

"For the first time since Tonnerre De Zeus, Thunder Coaster has got the fine balance of airtime and laterals just right. Also well balanced, the ride is smooth enough to give a potent and forceful ride, but throws you about enough to remind you that you?????????re on a wooden coaster."

"Thunder Coaster is beautiful. The mottled mix of sweeping turns envelope the towering peaks of the lift-hill and infamous second drop as the whole ride straddles the rocky hillside on which it is built. The pathway wraps around the ride, as it undulates up- and- over the dramatic landscape, dotted intermittently with evergreen trees, lumps of rock and grassy knolls."


Pictures
http://rcdb.com/ig1042.htm?picture=3
http://www.coastersandmore.de/previews/ ... ster.shtml (fourth picture down, left side)
http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk ... er_014.jpg
http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk ... er_005.jpg

Thumbnails
http://rcdb.com/ig1042.htm

Information
http://rcdb.com/id1042.htm

If you're registered, you can find a great onride video of Thundercoaster here... http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/ under the "exclusive content for registered cool people" forum. Also be sure to check out that Georgia Scorcher POV, also found in the same forum.

[Coasterkidmwm]

You type too much.

lol, I find his descriptions interesting, thanks Dcs

You're welcome SFMM homie, and thank you for the shoutout in your last post before this one.

I also think theyre nice, and thanks for the review link. Great review by whoever. I don't really have the writing skills to write a long report. Im just doing the:
Coaster - Park
(rcdb link)
Thanks for taking the time to write those out.

And I pick Coaster at Playland, located in the city of Vancouver, Canada.
It is one of the last Carl Phare coasters still standing. The single bench articulated trains that are found on this coaster were the inspiration (as far as I know..) for GCI's Millenium Flyer trains. These trains allow for some incredibly tight turns.
One of the few coasters that keeps getting more exciting right up to the final brake run.

Enough with the words, pictures do this ride enough justice;
http://rcdb.com/ig320.htm?picture=2
http://coastergallery.com/2003/PNE01.html
http://www.joyrides.com/pne_playland/index.htm
^also note the single position lapbars [:D][:D]

[coolbeans326]

I choose Rampage at Visionland, if that's taken then I choose Medusa at Six Flags Mexico, if that's taken then I choose The Boss at SFSL, if that's taken then I choose The New Mexico Rattler@Cliff's amusement park.

Great pick Fornie, I'd say personally that thats is one of the top 5 woodies in the world, the airtime and overall thrill as well as the single-position lapbars cause for an amazing ride.

[coolbeans326]

^ nightride (if any of you know him) said it has violent air time, and it gave him bruises from hittin the restraints so hard. I don't know about you, but next time I'm up in that area (should be some time in the near future) I'm definately dragging my parents there.

lol, yea Joe(nightride) talks that ride up so much. It is incredible.

whos that?

For those lazy enough to not download the word document jim has, or someone who has mac, here are all the draft picks so far, with rcdb or other site links.


Round 1

Jakizle - Nemesis (Alton Towers) http://www.rcdb.com/id776.htm
Dirk Ermen - Expedition GeForce (Holiday Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id977.htm
Pad - Thunderhead (Dollywood) http://www.rcdb.com/id2451.htm
Coasterkidmwm - Superman: Ride of Steel (Six Flags New England) http://www.rcdb.com/id628.htm
e-man - Dueling Dragons (Islands of Adventure) http://www.rcdb.com/id558.htm
bigboy 1234567 - Storm Runner (Hershey Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id2498.htm
Jimmy Yoshi - Hades (Mt. Olympus Theme Park) http://rcdb.com/id2667.htm
dcs221 - Millennium Force (Cedar Point) http://rcdb.com/id594.htm
Fornication Nation - Goliath (Wailbi World) http://rcdb.com/id1565.htm
coolbeans326 - Raven (Holiday World) http://www.rcdb.com/id136.htm
hyyyper - Raptor (Cedar Point) http://www.rcdb.com/id1.htm
RCT-3-Crazy - Balder (Liseberg) http://www.rcdb.com/id1562.htm
guitarplayer673 - Montu (Busch Gardens Tampa) http://www.rcdb.com/id87.htm
x - Missed
Woodie Man - Ghostrider (Knott's Berry Farm) http://www.rcdb.com/id526.htm
jimths08 - Raging Bull (Six Flags Great America) http://www.rcdb.com/id535.htm
RRollergod - SheiKra (Busch Gardens Tampa) http://www.rcdb.com/id2662.htm
ragan - Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure) http://www.rcdb.com/id1106.htm
screamomatic - Missed
DJ Tommy - G'sengte Sau (Erlebnispark Tripsdrill) http://www.rcdb.com/id1011.htm

Round 2

Dirk Ermen - Tonnerre de zeus (Parc Ast?????????rix) http://www.rcdb.com/id752.htm
Pad - Phantom's Revenge (Kennywood) http://www.rcdb.com/id123.htm
Coasterkidmwm - Olympia Looping (Traveling)
e-man - Boulder Dash (Lake Compounce) http://www.rcdb.com/id602.htm
bigboy 1234567 - Missed
Jimmy Yoshi - Katun (Mirabilandia) http://rcdb.com/id764.htm
dcs221 - Kingda Ka (Six Flags Great Adventure) http://rcdb.com/id2832.htm
Fornication Nation - Ozark Wildcat (Celebration City) http://www.rcdb.com/id1888.htm
coolbeans326 - Superman Escape (Warner Bros. Movie World) http://www.rcdb.com/id2999.htm
hyyyper - X (Six Flags Magic Mountain) http://www.rcdb.com/id750.htm
RCT-3-Crazy - Magnum XL-200 (Cedar Point) http://www.rcdb.com/id11.htm
guitarplayer673 - Top Thrill Dragster (Cedar Point) http://www.rcdb.com/id1896.htm
jpecool- Missed
Woodie Man - Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) http://www.rcdb.com/id277.htm
jimths08 - Kumba (Busch Gardens Tampa) http://www.rcdb.com/id94.htm
RRollergod - Mean Streak (Cedar Point) http://www.rcdb.com/id16.htm
ragan - Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) http://www.rcdb.com/id531.htm
CoAsTeRkRazY - G Force (Drayton Manor Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id2926.htm
DJ Tommy - Missed
Jakizle - Xcelerator (Knott's Berry Farm)

Round 3

Pad - Colossos (Heide-Park Soltau) http://www.rcdb.com/id988.htm
Coasterkidmwm - Pyrenees (Parque Espana-Shima Spain Village) http://www.rcdb.com/id1227.htm
e-man - Incredible Hulk (Universal Studios Islands of Adventure) http://www.rcdb.com/id557.htm
bigboy 1234567 - Avalanche (Timber Falls Adventure Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id2588.htm
Jimmy Yoshi - Dragon Khan (PortAdcentura) http://rcdb.com/id760.htm
dcs221 - J2 (Clementon Amusement Park) http://rcdb.com/ig2586.htm
Fornication Nation - Top Gun - The Jet Coaster (Paramount's Carowinds) http://www.rcdb.com/id527.htm
coolbeans326 - Colossus (Thorpe Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id1412.htm
hyyyper - Rita: Queen of Speed (Alton Towers) http://www.rcdb.com/id2787.htm
RCT-3-Crazy - Kanonen (Liseberg) http://www.rcdb.com/id2905.htm
guitarplayer673 - Lightning Racer (Hershey Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id597.htm
Woodie Man - Volcano: The Blast Coaster (Paramount's Kings Dominion) http://www.rcdb.com/id474.htm
jimths08 - Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Great America) http://www.rcdb.com/id1977.htm
RRollergod - Thunder Dolphin (LaQua) http://www.rcdb.com/id1845.htm
ragan - Missed
CoAsTeRkRazY - Diving Machine G5 (Janfusun Fancyworld) http://www.rcdb.com/id1417.htm
DJ Tommy - Batman la Fuga (Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid) http://www.rcdb.com/id1365.htm
Jakizle - Tremors (Silverwood Theme Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id550.htm
Dirk Ermen - Eurostar (Traveling) http://www.coastersandmore.de/rides/eur ... _eng.shtml

Round 4

Coasterkidmwm - Jupiter (Kijima Amusement Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id1254.htm
e-man - Shivering Timbers (Michigan's Adventure) http://www.rcdb.com/id478.htm
bigboy 1234567 - Phoenix (Knoebels) http://www.rcdb.com/id143.htm
Jimmy Yoshi - Missed
dcs221 - Kraken (SeaWorld Orlando) http://www.rcdb.com/id581.htm
Fornication Nation - Rampage (Visionland) http://www.rcdb.com/id475.htm
coolbeans326 - Superman Krypton Coaster (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) http://www.rcdb.com/id605.htm
hyyyper - The Legend (Holiday World) http://www.rcdb.com/id582.htm
RCT-3-Crazy - Missed
guitarplayer673 - Missed
X - Missed
Woodie Man - Vortex (Paramount Canada's Wonderland) http://www.rcdb.com/id65.htm
jimths08 - Boss (Six Flags Saint Louis) http://www.rcdb.com/id616.htm
RRollergod - Beast (Paramount's King Island) http://www.rcdb.com/id67.htm
ragan - New Mexico Rattler (Cliff's Amusement Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id1659.htm
CoAsTeRkRazY - Loch Ness Monster (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) http://www.rcdb.com/id110.htm
DJ Tommy - D?????????monen (Tivoli Gardens) http://www.rcdb.com/id2504.htm
Jakizle - Lisebergbanan (Liseberg) http://www.rcdb.com/ig1061.htm
Dirk Ermen - BORG Assimilator (Paramount's Carowinds) http://www.rcdb.com/id2514.htm
Pad - Megafobia (Oakwood Leisure Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id756.htm

Round 5

e-man - Superman: Ride of Steel (Six Flags Darien Lake) http://www.rcdb.com/id541.htm
bigboy 1234567 - Riddler's Revenge (Six Flags Magic Mountain) http://www.rcdb.com/id470.htm
Jimmy Yoshi - Missed
dcs221 - Atlantis Adventure (Lotte World) http://www.rcdb.com/id1646.htm
Fornication Nation - Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness (Silver Dollar City) http://www.rcdb.com/id1903.htm
coolbeans326 - Tornado (S?????????rk?????????nniemi Amusement Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id1076.htm
hyyyper - Superman: Ride of Steel (Six Flags America) http://www.rcdb.com/id699.htm
RCT-3-Crazy - Missed
guitarplayer673 - Superman / la Atracci?????????n de Acero (Warner Bros. Movie World Madrid) http://www.rcdb.com/id1366.htm
Woodie Man - Cornball Express (Indiana Beach) http://www.rcdb.com/id741.htm
jimths08 - Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Great America) http://www.rcdb.com/id5.htm
RRollergod - Poseidon (Europa Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id1891.htm
ragan - Viper (Six Flags Great America) http://www.rcdb.com/id10.htm
CoAsTeRkRazY - Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm) http://www.rcdb.com/id2536.htm
DJ Tommy - Booster Bike (Toverland) http://www.rcdb.com/id2747.htm
Jakizle - Timber Terror (Silverwood Theme Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id176.htm
Dirk Ermen - Hydra: The Revenge (Dorney Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id2528.htm
Pad - Wildfire (Silver Dollar City) http://www.rcdb.com/id720.htm
Coasterkidmwm - BMRX (Kobe Portopialand) http://www.rcdb.com/id1200.htm

Round 6

bigboy 1234567 - Talon (Dorney Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id735.htm
dcs221 - Georgia Scorcher (Six Flags Over Georgia) http://www.rcdb.com/id556.htm
Fornication Nation - Lost Coaster of Superstition Mountain (Indiana Beach) http://rcdb.com/id460.htm
coolbeans326 - Silver Star (Europa Park) http://rcdb.com/id1414.htm
hyyyper - Batman - The Dark Knight (Six Flags New England) http://rcdb.com/id1549.htm
guitarplayer673 - Wild Thing (Valleyfair!) http://www.rcdb.com/id137.htm
Woodie Man - Medusa (Six Flags Marine World) http://www.rcdb.com/id617.htm
jimths08 - Wicked Twister (Cedar Point) http://rcdb.com/id1571.htm
RRollergod - Air (Alton Towers) http://www.rcdb.com/id1458.htm
ragan - Medusa (Six Flags Great Adventure) http://www.rcdb.com/id502.htm
CoAsTeRkRazY - Roar (Six Flags America) http://www.rcdb.com/id485.htm
DJ Tommy - Missed
Jakizle - Dominator (Geauga Lake) http://www.rcdb.com/id632.htm
Dirk Ermen - Gravity Max (Discovery World) http://www.rcdb.com/id1357.htm
Pad - Anaconda (Gold Reef City) http://www.rcdb.com/id1169.htm
Coasterkidmwm - Insane Speed (Janfusun Fancyworld) http://www.rcdb.com/id1500.htm
e-man - Steel Force (Dorney Park) http://www.rcdb.com/id276.htm

Round 7

dcs221 - Thundercoaster (TusenFryd) http://rcdb.com/id1042.htm
Fornication Nation - Coaster (Playland) http://rcdb.com/id320.htm
coolbeans326 - Medusa (Six Flags Mexico) http://rcdb.com/id640.htm

[coolbeans326]

Originally posted by Fornication Nation

whos that?

www.freewebs.com/nightride
He's a legend of sorts in the NL community, although he may not seem like it on his website.

^never heard of the guy. his site seems kind of wierd, and that coaster he has that he is on, that is depressing, no coaster should go to waste.

and ive just downloaded some of his tracks, i dont see how he could be considered a legend. he sucks at NL. his "best track ever by me" sucks ass. pumps and bumps all over the place.

Ragan, I have a Mac and run word. No problems with Jim's doc here.

[coolbeans326]

Originally posted by ragan

^never heard of the guy. his site seems kind of wierd, and that coaster he has that he is on, that is depressing, no coaster should go to waste.

and ive just downloaded some of his tracks, i dont see how he could be considered a legend. he sucks at NL. his "best track ever by me" sucks ass. pumps and bumps all over the place.

nevermind that fact that they were made a year or 2 before tools started coming out. [;)]

How dare you even question the greatness of Joe dude. Hes got more talent in one of his tracks than youve ever build in your life. You clearly dont have the NL-developed eyes enough to see that the shaping of everything is PERFECT, many people dont see about shaping, but smoothness these day. You should try to look a bit deeper and ignore those transitions. After looking at the last 2 helix's on Project shine, come back here and tell me sucks. [}:)]

sucks.

sucks

[Dirk_Ermen]

hyyyper has untill: 01/30/2006 : 10:15:37 PM

who are next:
5-guitarplayer673
6-Woodie Man
7-jimths08
8-RRollergod
9-ragan
10-CoAsTeRkRazY
1-DJ tommy
12-Jakizle
13-Dirk Ermen
14-pad
15-Coasterkidmwm
16-e-man
17-bigboy_1234567

Thundercoaster was another good choice dcs... It was a hard decision for me between that and megafobia, as they have a very similar feeling to them IMO. I mainly went for Megafobia because it's a CCI, and because it seems to offer more straight (bunny) hills and I had the very twisted stuff on Thunderhead already. [approve]

Originally posted by dcs221


An excellent, full length review of Thundercoaster can be found here... http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk ... r_main.htm

Too bad the ride hasn't aged very well. In its first season it was running amazingly. The Second drop was just insane. Imo this coaster was propably bether than Balder. But now the ride is rough and slow. The second drop is still fun, but nothing compared to its former glory. I've heard some people say it is because of the heavy cars. After what I've heard the ride was designed for some other cars. Anyways I hope the park will restore the ride some day[:)]

Yeah SFMM homie, that Joe guy is only decent. I don't think he sucks like some people here, but he's not that great, at all. Some of his shaping is good, but some of the turns and stuff aren't true to the style he's building in. Also his pacing in some of the tracks, while exciting, is way too fast for a real ride...combine that with insane lengths on that one ride, and you have a pretty unrealistic coaster. I enjoyed them, but he's definately not any where near greatness.

X- I've employed only the most qualified mechanics in my park, comparable to those at Holiday World. Once moved to my park, they should be able to restore Thundercoaster, using conventional methods like retracking and intense daily inspections.

Thanks for the comment though, like other people said, I like to hear peoples' opinions of rides, especially ones I haven't been on.

[hyyyper]

wow, that's fast lemme think:

Superman: The Ultimate Flight
<http://www.rcdb.com/id1976.htm>

the sfgadv one, btw