Author Topic: 'Rockit' will roll'em at Universal Orlando in 2009 (Read 13031 times)

WadeJ · « **Reply #25 on:** May 27, 2009, 02:42:31 PM »

Yes, but it also has onboard audio (that you can really hear) with your own mp3 playlist to choose from from up to 80 songs. It also creates an on-ride video from several vantage points and they can instantly rip to dvd afterwards.

This ride is so many times ahead of farenhieht that they probably won't even be close to the same ride.

Of course this is coming from the guy that likes storm runner more than farenheiht anyway lol

Bubba Z · « **Reply #26 on:** May 27, 2009, 04:35:29 PM »

Plus take a look at any gerstlauer euro-fighter , that lift hill style has been around since 06 . When was Farenheiht built 08.

AV Matt · « **Reply #27 on:** May 27, 2009, 07:09:41 PM »

I think most people prefer Storm Runner over Fahrenheit. At least Storm Runner is more than half a coaster.

Bubba Z · « **Reply #28 on:** May 27, 2009, 07:30:49 PM »

^ come on , we like that one air time hill.

kingdakafan · « **Reply #29 on:** May 27, 2009, 08:09:07 PM »

It almost as powerful as el toros hills or even as powerful.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2009, 04:14:25 PM »

When I was there they had the loop up... never saw it up close though.

WadeJ · « **Reply #31 on:** May 29, 2009, 01:44:10 AM »

After seeing it test several times tonight, all I can say is this ride looks amazing! It glides effortlessly and smoothly and quietly through everything. And although you may notice it stops sometimes on the blocks in the videos, that is only for testing the zones. It will glide right through them assuming each zone is clear.

PcMan · « **Reply #32 on:** May 29, 2009, 11:23:21 AM »

Florida again ? nice
Yes I'm excited for another coaster I go there once or twice a year and stay on property and get bored of the other two big coasters so this should make my stay more enjoyable. Or I should just rent a car and run to some of the other parks in the area.
And loop looks very cool

I got my Universal pass renewal up
I save about $100 if I renew with the discounts and perks and one or two visits a year it pays for itself

Robert T Ackerman · « **Reply #33 on:** May 29, 2009, 02:55:01 PM »

Quote from: kingdakafan on May 27, 2009, 02:03:26 PM

Looks sorta like a rip off of Farenheight (this ride was awesome!) Not saying it won't be good but, enough "we got the biggest best and the first ,hahahaha!"

The only things similar between this and Fahrenheit are the red track and vertical lift hill. Rockit looks, to me anyway, way better than Fahrenheit. I cannot wait for it to open. I'll let everyone know how it is after media day.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 29, 2009, 04:07:15 PM »

PcMan · « **Reply #35 on:** June 06, 2009, 02:37:55 PM »

Hmm looks good

NEW Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster POV Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR8cbXaMOfg#noexternalembed

TRAINS \/

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seat closeup

updated info \/[/b]

-- The ride vehicle, called an X-CAR, will feature stadium-style bucket seats ensuring all riders have unobstructed views. And it won't have an over-head/pull-down restraint system; instead riders will be secured only by a newly designed lap bar, which Universal says "allows for unprecedented freedom of movement."

-- Guests will choose their ride soundtrack from touchpad screens built into the lap bar. Universal says the screens are "military-grade durable and waterproof."

-- Each seat will have 165-watt stereo speakers that pump out 90 decibels, in a sound system similar to the kind installed on wakeboard boats.

-- Fourteen video cameras will be mounted throughout Rockit, six on each vehicle and eight along the track, which will operate for up to 14 hours a day. The same kinds of cameras are used on high-speed trains.

-- Laser-triggered timing devices have been installed to ensure that each rider's music and video are in sync and the resulting video package will be wirelessly downloaded from the X-CAR to a viewing kiosk in 25 seconds. Guests can buy the "an edited take-home version of their experience."

-- Universal says Rockit will be the only coaster in the world with daytime LED color-changing lights, which will be programmed to change color and rotate between steady, strobe, twinkle, race or pulse patterns. The result will be an "ever-changing light show" to spectators on the ground.

-- Rockit will also feature the country's only moving coaster load platform -- essentially a people-mover-style conveyor belt that speeds up the loading process and allows vehicles to leave the station every 23 seconds.

-- Each vehicle's cameras and computers are recharged each time they pass through the load station, similar to how an electric subway is powered.

"This is where high-speed coaster meets outdoor mega-concert meets user-generated content -- all shot on production-quality video," Mark Woodbury, president of Universal Creative, said in a press release. "No one has ever created such a sophisticated ride experience. And no one has ever used technology the way we have to pull it all together."

Ogolo · « **Reply #36 on:** June 06, 2009, 04:06:07 PM »

I was expecting a real POV by now.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 06, 2009, 05:12:33 PM »

Bubba Z · « **Reply #38 on:** June 06, 2009, 05:59:41 PM »

I wonder how much room are under those lap bars?

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2009, 06:13:24 PM »

^ They look squishy.

overlord · « **Reply #40 on:** June 06, 2009, 10:37:55 PM »

Did they forget the inversions that X-Car coasters can handle like the Bent Cuban 8?

Robert T Ackerman · « **Reply #41 on:** June 07, 2009, 02:10:21 AM »

The ride has been testing, but isn't again because they took parts of the lift off to add anti-roll backs.

overlord · « **Reply #42 on:** June 07, 2009, 10:46:33 AM »

Seems like this ride is more hassle then beneficial.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #43 on:** June 07, 2009, 11:15:25 AM »

/\ That is so true!

Robert T Ackerman · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2009, 12:34:39 PM »

So far it seems that way, but I have a feeling once it opens it may be one of the best coasters in Orlando.

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 07, 2009, 12:51:23 PM »

/\ Yes that seems to be the case!

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #46 on:** June 07, 2009, 12:52:55 PM »

I don't think were are getting a real pov in a while. People want to enjoy their first time on this "beast" and not concentrating on holding their camera strait.

Quote from: Ogolo on June 06, 2009, 04:06:07 PM

I was expecting a real POV by now.

WadeJ · « **Reply #47 on:** June 07, 2009, 02:24:14 PM »

Being that nobody has ridden just yet, I'd say holding a camera is of no concern

. Other than the anti-rollbacks, nothing about this ride has been a nuisance. Other logistical challenges in and around the site have certainly slowed things up but the anti-rollbacks are really about it as far as the actual ride itself. And even there we are really only looking at a 2 week delay. It is simply faster to remove the track and work on the ground rather than in place.

The current testing is nothing more than putting the systems through their paces so things are moving along nicely.

kingdakafan · « **Reply #48 on:** June 09, 2009, 11:38:30 AM »

sorry i just need one more post to get up to 75 posts.

Ogolo · « **Reply #49 on:** June 11, 2009, 07:10:28 AM »

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