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RNRC question
- Thread starter mattfz
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It has a cobra roll and an corkscrew. The definition, from ultimaterollercoaster.com - "The cobra roll is a double inversion similar to Arrow's boomerang element. Riders are enter the element and are sent upside down twice and leaving going in the opposite direction they were as they entered. The design of the element looks like the hood of a striking cobra. "
bhg469
Well-Known Member
mattfz said:
Tell you what, i hate roller coasters, i wont set foot on one more than once and there are alot that i won't go near. But, i will ride RNRC all day long without an issue. Its worth trying once. the inversions are very smooth and you really cant tell unless you stop and think "hey im upside down" but at that point its kinda fun.
mattfz said:
I'm curious. What is it about going upside down that bothers you? Because on just about any rollercoaster, going upside is hardly noticible. Mostly because the forces are going to make it feel like being pulled towards your seat, even though you are upsidedown...
So what is the fear of it?
Gucci65
Well-Known Member
You are upside down before you know it - don't want to elaborate for fear of ruining it for anyone who has not ridden it yet. (is that possible?:lol: ).
I think because it is in the dark, you will be okay.
Unless you have ridden it a million times like some of us have, you won't know at what point in the ride you are heading for a loop or cobra roll.
And it's not a stupid question at all.
Hope you are able to try it at least once!
I think because it is in the dark, you will be okay.
Unless you have ridden it a million times like some of us have, you won't know at what point in the ride you are heading for a loop or cobra roll.
And it's not a stupid question at all.
Hope you are able to try it at least once!
3fordisney
New Member
I am not a rollercoaster person at all. I rode it for the first time this past Dec. I knew it went upside down, but hardly noticed it when it happened. Its over pretty quickly and very smooth. I would ride it because you just never know till you try. Its not so bad. I was expecting it to be so much worse that I was actually a lil disappointed because it wasn't!
Everyone says things like, "It isn't so bad." What do you consider bad? Because I've been on many many roller coasters, and Rock'n Rollercoaster is no different from any other (meaning the feeling of going upside down), so what do you feel IS bad when you say this one ISN'T so bad.
shoppingnut
Active Member
I'm not too much of a rollercoaster person and I can tell you that when I was told it went upside down, my reaction was where, when, I didn't notice.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
HauntedPirate said:
Actually, if you want to get REALLY technical, the first two-inversion element is not a cobra roll/boomerang, but rather what Vekoma calls a Roll Over. It's two twists in the same direction, and you exit the element going in the same direction as you entered, and not making a U-turn like a boomerang does. The key is that as you go from the first inversion to the second, you keep rolling over in the same direction. In a Boomerang you change directions halfway through.
You can see the element clearly in this pic from rcdb.com:
http://www.rcdb.com/ig769.htm?picture=8
(and compare it to a boomerang element from this pic: http://www.rcdb.com/ig629.htm?picture=4 )
The first pic is a coaster in Belgium that for the most part is the exact same layout as RnRC, just outdoors. Some of the track and curves are stretched out a little to account for a faster launch speed.
Not sure if the pics are going to help change the mind of the original poster, but at least they'll know what it is they're getting on. :animwink:
-Rob
Rockin Roller
New Member
kind of off topic but on Expedition Everest when you are in the dark going backwards doesnt it feel like you go upside down at one part. I know you dont but I was just wondering if anyone feels like they do.