SKYRUSH - Hershey Park 2012

El Toro was the last major Intamin in the US without shoulder restraints, and looking to make the most comfortable and highest quality product without compromising safety is a great reason to redesign restraints. It's really that simple.

It's ok, I won't judge you if you're mad that you live in the Netherlands and this incredible coaster with minimalist restraints is a couple hours from me. It's understandable.

[hyyyper]

haha, I'm not mad, I just hate everybody getting their hopes up for lap bars and then it turns out to be OTSRs.

I haven't followed the entire construction, so I am not aware of everything that hershey said, but at this point, I am not entirely convinced that this ride have only a lap bar as restraint.

But believe when I hope for everybody that will get to ride this thing that it will have no shoulder restraint. It upsets me to see 'simple' hypercoasters and megacoasters that have OTSRs for all the wrong reasons.

Sooo...where is said shoulder restraint going to attach? Are they going to drill holes on site? That in itself already sounds pretty illogical.

Well, in Intamin's case, lap bars have just been a source of trouble. The redundancy of their new restraints with OTSRs is all because of fat people, stupid people, and even more stupid ride operators.

Originally posted by dcs221

It's ok, I won't judge you if you're mad that you live in the Netherlands and this incredible coaster with minimalist restraints is a couple hours from me. It's understandable.

Yesssss


I don't think the restraint design that they have on the trains now would permit the addition of the shoulder straps, as DCs just noted^... I doubt they will anyhow. If anything, Intamin will go back and change something about the track if it's too harsh for riders....coughmaverickcoughi305

I thought seeing many new replies since this morning meant it was finally testing, -_-

Originally posted by Jakizle

Well honestly it looks like everything is done except the queue railings (which will take no time) and testing. Assuming everything goes well in testing I would assume May will easily be feasible, but I have been hearing Memorial Day weekend all along (and am planning a trip that weekend) so I would still say that is the target date.

Nooo. My school goes on the 23rd. >:(

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by hyyyper

It upsets me to see 'simple' hypercoasters and megacoasters that have OTSRs for all the wrong reasons.

This is part of my ever growing "fat people ruin everything" list.

A worker posted a video of skyrush rolling freely on the track! Here is the link!

http://www.allamericanthrills.com/rolling1102.htm

[mkingy]

The pacing looks a bit slow.

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hehe, it failed e-stop.

[yoshifreak]

Now we wait for the video.

Here you go! [youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=GgPSY658VhI [/youtube]

^Your link isnt working for me. It's just blank

Yeah, I definitely have a feeling this will be the best new ride this year!

^^Yeah I tried posting it on my phone so it must not have worked. Oh well...

UGH

Did you damn see that AIRTIME?

Oh my ****ing poophole. Those first two hills... that first hill. The drop!

This is the best ride of 2012.

From Kathy Burrows' twitter:



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I love how open these trains are. The outside seat is going to be amazing.

Oh my god...that first airtime hill honestly caught me off guard when I watched it the first time...that's going to be some absolutely WICKED airtime. This is looking to be one of the best rides ever, I would say.

[gouldy]

Intamin doing 4 seat cars just feels so weird... but I love it! Looks like it's going to be a seriously good addition to the park.

And the middle seats are so high up it's almost like they are floorless anyway

New testing video with different views of the ride! The lift hill seems to be at full speed and man does that thing fly over whole course!