Author Topic: Live Green Lantern Camera! (Read 5295 times)

jglonek · « **on:** February 10, 2011, 11:18:02 AM »

The park has posted a live Green Lantern construction camera on their official website!

As of this writing I'm mesmerized at the crane moving back and forth.

B-mac · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2011, 02:37:03 PM »

I'm surprised that chang had the old B&M kicker drop before the ride really starts... I never noticed it until now.

Steve · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2011, 02:38:08 PM »

You really feel it in the back row.

Millennium Force 44 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2011, 05:34:02 PM »

Quote from: B-mac on February 10, 2011, 02:37:03 PM

I'm surprised that chang had the old B&M kicker drop before the ride really starts... I never noticed it until now.

what do you mean kicker drop?

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2011, 05:38:05 PM »

Like how Bizarro and Batman have that little flat part post-lift but pre-drop.

GADVwow · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2011, 07:01:26 PM »

There are wooden coasters that do that too, such as Big Dipper at Camden Park or Son of Beast at Kings Island....

B-mac · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2011, 11:14:18 PM »

Wikipedia has a background on it, according to the article B&M had it used on all their coasters except the vertical drop coasters and clones before the 1999 season, where Apollo's, Raging Bull, Medusa, Afterburn, and the Georgia Scorcher all had one. The batman invert clones all have them and so do the medusa copies (scream and medusa @ sfdk). The only coaster built that doesn't follow this is the Batman floorless in SFne, which appears to be a scorcher copy built to run floorless trains. B&M apparently used the kicker as a stress reliever on the lift chain so it could last longer.

Also on the page it shows Alton Tower's John Wardley asking Walter Bolliger "What if the ride stalls out?" Spawning one of my favorite quotes "Our Coasters never stall. They work perfectly the first time."

jglonek · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2011, 09:43:09 AM »

Was there an opening date for this thing? I'm starting to think it won't be done before I move to Florida in late May

Millennium Force 44 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2011, 11:55:09 AM »

That's what I figured a kicker drop was, I just assumed B&M used them on all their coasters (besides flying) with curved drops. The Batman floorless at SFNE does this doesn't it?

B-mac · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2011, 04:19:07 PM »

I said that, it is the only coaster that doesn't conform to their building pattern. But it does look a lot like a Georgia Scorcher clone.

Jerry, I feel the same way. I hope they can make great progress over next week because the weather is supposed to be gorgeous, 45 degrees and little weather qualifies as gorgeous after the last couple of weeks.

Blackhand1001 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:31:08 AM »

Drop is done and loop is almost up.

ChuckR · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:27:19 PM »

Superman looks really faded in that picture.

AV Matt · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2011, 01:29:17 PM »

So does the freshly painted Chang. I think it's just the bad image quality.

richiethebassist · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2011, 01:10:33 PM »

This GL will fit great in this park. As for the Cam, why is it turned away from the site, almost every day? I know there's no one at the park besides the construction works but someone should control this thing.

Steve · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2011, 01:38:07 PM »

We did just have a pretty strong storm roll through with a lot of wind. It could have turned it.

richiethebassist · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2011, 03:41:15 PM »

It was that way for the last three days. If you could find a way to get it back in portion that would be awesome. Thanks.

rjholla2003 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2011, 06:20:29 PM »

I'm sure they are working on it. They stated on the park's Facebook page that they were having some issues with it.

Steve · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2011, 07:04:06 PM »

Quote from: richiethebassist on March 07, 2011, 03:41:15 PM

It was that way for the last three days. If you could find a way to get it back in portion that would be awesome. Thanks.

We really can't do much since we have no affiliation with the park.

richiethebassist · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2011, 04:14:18 PM »

I'm on a mac and I'm getting reports that the cam is back up. I can't see it on safri or firefox. If you have a PC could you check and get back to me if its up agin.

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