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Offline WadeJ

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2011, 10:37:31 AM »
The tight, compact and unique nature of the layout exceeded the capabilities of the trains and this was ultimately the demise of the ride.  By all accounts, the LIM and computer problems were more or less resolved in it's last years.  Well, other than the fact that budgets didn't always allow both sides to have a full set of LIMs but that wasn't the fault of the ride.

Fortunately we still have the Freeze coasters for that tophat fix :)

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2011, 11:24:32 AM »
How's the tophat at Kennywood? Probably nothin like Chiller's.

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2011, 01:05:16 PM »
doesn't compare to the original tophats. Skyrocket's is more of a very inclined over banked turn. Premier's new coaster in Indonesia has a similar, but larger version of Skyrocket's tophot.. arghh I hate calling these new things tophats

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2011, 01:07:38 PM »
^^I think they are referring to the forward launching LIMs and the reverse launching LIMs, meaning there were 4 sets total between the two tracks.

Yes I understand that, but the Mr. Freeze rides have the same concept.

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #29 on: August 18, 2011, 01:56:51 PM »
I'm going on of the Freeze's next year fo sho.

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #30 on: August 18, 2011, 02:29:51 PM »
Got 5 rides on the SFOT Freeze back in June.  It seriously is one of my all time favorite steel coasters and Batman Chiller was right up there with it :(.

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Re: Chiller Remains
« Reply #31 on: August 18, 2011, 03:04:52 PM »
I agree Wade, it's an awesome ride!