maverick opening delayed.

http://www.cedarpoint.com/index.cfm

That is odd, I wonder what exactly they are going to change?

My quess is that the G forces where abit too much on that turn coming off the tunnel launch. I think they are gonna spread that turn out a little more.

^ i think that 3 segments is to short to spread out the turn maby they chance the banking on the turn a bit

Well, that sucks. But I wasn't planning on going till later in the year anyway.

It says in this article I found that the heartline roll is the problem

http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/FREE/70508011/1096&Profile=1096

The heartline roll did look like it had excessive speed and forces. I'll be disappointed if they remove it though. Well, CStreak, looks like we may be getting on it even closer to the opening date !!

wow, LAME

suckers. They take out the roll the ride will suck. That roll MADE the ride. [;)]

^Not nesessarily, but it was a really cool and unexpected element.

There's one less reason for me to ride Maverick.

Originally posted by CoAsTeRkRazY

suckers. They take out the roll the ride will suck. That roll MADE the ride. [;)]

Fo sho, that roll was like the entire ride.

[coolbeans326]

Yea, its the thing that made me say, "I want to ride this.... NOW!"

Everything else looks great, but that, imo, was the stand out element that made this ride unique.

I don't know if its just me, but a heartline roll on an intamin doesn't seem unique. They are so common on an intamin. They have made more than 30 heartline rolls i would like to see an immelmann or a vertical loop.

I would imagine there are more vertical loops in the world than heartline rolls. There are less immelmans, but they couldn't fit a 3-piece immelman into the ride, could they?

Originally posted by blackhand1001

They have made more than 30 heartline rolls i would like to see an immelmann or a vertical loop.

Here ya go

I didn't say they should replace it with that. I said i would have rather seen one of those then see a heartline roll.

that shot of patriot looks quite real..........

In america intamin hasen't done a ride with an inversion for a while.

Yeah since Storm Runner.

Heartline Roll > Immelman = Loop.

So!? Who cares if there are lots of heartline rolls, when's the last time you saw one so low, so fast, so hidden and unexpected, and so tight? It looks crazy.

But the word is it's being extended a bit, it's just a rumour I think but yeah, glad to hear it's staying.

The heartline roll is gone! they are taking the track out today and replacing it with a s curve...

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/blog/index.cfm

[Brtnboarder495]

Yea, I saw this coming. You can't make these forces dissapear to make a situation like this just work. Very, very dissapointing. Tsk, tsk Intamin!

*Looks on eBay for Maverick track pieces...*

Originally posted by RRollergod

*Looks on eBay for Maverick track pieces...*

i just did the same thing...! lol, i bet theyll sell them or something... theve got too..

yeah they will probably be sold unless intamin wants to recycle/reuse the steel