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[KikoKea]

As much as possible for- -ever

Actually, go here and enjoy for maximum space mountain:
http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/5d9bba58ce2ea-the-star-tunnel-experience.php

Beautiful! That's my blood pressure-lowering, chill music. I've sat in the Dr's office with eyes closed, hearing that in my head, and my BP will drop many points. Love it! Thanks

 

[SaveDinosaur]

That was the plan until it was axed. Same lifts as Everest.

Do you know if the plan was to refurb the entire ride or just the lift?

 

[T.Will]

Do you know if the plan was to refurb the entire ride or just the lift?

The plan was to refurb everything. But the refurb was slashed and so we got minor upgrades and changes.

 

[marni1971]

Do you know if the plan was to refurb the entire ride or just the lift?

The plan was to refurb everything. But the refurb was slashed and so we got minor upgrades and changes.

 

[Movielover]

Actually, Everest's lift hills use Intamin's quiet lifthill system which isn't quiet simply because the anti-rollback dogs are smaller. Instead, it uses a device that keeps the dogs retracted up under the train so that they don't make contact with the rollback teeth at all, as long as the train is moving forward at a specified constant speed. That's why you hear the dogs clanking at the bottom and top of the lifthills, the train isn't moving at a constant speed. But once it settles into the lifthill speed, it's silent.
Were the lift to stop, the rollback dogs would no longer be held up, they'd drop and engage the teeth in the track.

Superman here at Six Flags New England is an Intamin that uses the same system. One season there was something wrong with the lift motor for a couple months, causing the lift to run slower than it was supposed to. The dog retractors weren't spinning fast enough to keep them up out of the way and the train clanked its way up the lift EXTREMELY loudly...

Edit to add: Realized that one additional thing that makes noise at the bottom and top of the Everest lifts are the chain dogs clanking along the chain.

-Rob

I was about to say:

Thanks, wasn't 100% sure how that new system worked. Cheers!

 

[Coaster Lover]

Actually, Everest's lift hills use Intamin's* quiet lifthill system

*Vekoma (though I do believe Intamin was the first manufacturer to implement such a system [on Millennium Force]... the tech is used by quite a few manufacturers now)

 

[trainplane3]

*Vekoma (though I do believe Intamin was the first manufacturer to implement such a system [on Millennium Force]... the tech is used by quite a few manufacturers now)

MF was the first notable one but I think the Intamin Superman ride at Darien lake actually did it first. At least the videos with its lift is pretty quiet.
When Millenniums quiet system doesn't work, it's extremely loud. Louder then just about any other system I've heard:

vs

 

[DisneyNittany]

Because it’s rough?

i rode Disneylands last week. What an amazing difference. Just how Orlando’s was intended to be but much more enjoyable as a ride.

We went to Tokyo this year, and I thought that was the best version of Space that I've been on. I've only been to WDW and DLR though, so not much of a comparison point. DLR Space is definitely better than WDW's.

 

[Bocabear]

We went to Tokyo this year, and I thought that was the best version of Space that I've been on. I've only been to WDW and DLR though, so not much of a comparison point. DLR Space is definitely better than WDW's.

I disagree completely... The WDW Original has a much better track layout and an amazing ( or used to be) preshow queue and post show exit... Perhaps it could use some tweaking but the original bones are larger nicer and much more stylish than the Disneyland version.

 

[SplashJacket]

I disagree completely... The WDW Original has a much better track layout and an amazing ( or used to be) preshow queue and post show exit... Perhaps it could use some tweaking but the original bones are larger nicer and much more stylish than the Disneyland version.

Personally I prefer DLP over all of them. Those new trains have some beautiful restraints. The rides are entirely different so does not matter which I prefer.

However, the WDW track has gone so long without replacement it is dire need of repair. I agree it has a superior layout than the one in Tokyo, Anaheim, and Hong Kong but the track truly hinders the ride to a huge extent. Therefore, in its current state, I have to say WDW is the worst.....

 

[marni1971]

Those new trains have some beautiful restraints.

That they do.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Those new trains have some beautiful restraints.

That they do.

50 Shades of Teal

 

[SteamboatJoe]

I disagree completely... The WDW Original has a much better track layout and an amazing ( or used to be) preshow queue and post show exit... Perhaps it could use some tweaking but the original bones are larger nicer and much more stylish than the Disneyland version.

I can't speak for Tokyo, but this is correct in regards to DL SM vs. WDW SM. DL currently wins out simply because its ride experience has been given proper love and attention. If WDW was given the same effort, it would be the better overall experience, entrance to exit. Other than the shared entrance and the rooftop queue, I can't say I remember much else of the non-ride experience at DL's SM.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I can't speak for Tokyo, but this is correct in regards to DL SM vs. WDW SM. DL currently wins out simply because its ride experience has been given proper love and attention. If WDW was given the same effort, it would be the better overall experience, entrance to exit. Other than the shared entrance and the rooftop queue, I can't say I remember much else the non-ride experience at DL's SM.

Well, there's the John Hench nod in the queue, which automatically gives it a few points.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Because it’s rough?

i rode Disneylands last week. What an amazing difference. Just how Orlando’s was intended to be but much more enjoyable as a ride.

Rode with a friend last month who hadn't been in ten years and he said he wished he'd gotten right with God beforehand.

 

[Bocabear]

It is not that bad...Really it isn't. The Disneyland version is all a series of banked gentle inclines, all the same direction...there is not nearly the thrill they designed into the original WDW version... switchbacks, sudden drops, it is all a much more complex layout... Sure they could smooth it out a bit, but in general, it is still a great ride, and if they replace the track, I am hoping for a carbon copy of the original layout...Far superior to the Disneyland, Tokyo, and Hong Kong versions.

 

[marni1971]

It is not that bad...Really it isn't. The Disneyland version is all a series of banked gentle inclines, all the same direction...there is not nearly the thrill they designed into the original WDW version... switchbacks, sudden drops, it is all a much more complex layout... Sure they could smooth it out a bit, but in general, it is still a great ride, and if they replace the track, I am hoping for a carbon copy of the original layout...Far superior to the Disneyland, Tokyo, and Hong Kong versions.

Yes, really it is. Layout notwithstanding. But layouts aren’t the discussion.

 

[trainplane3]

I really don't think anyone in this thread wants them to copy DLR's layout. Everyone wants the same layout we have now except with track and supports that don't need welded frequently to maintain integrity.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

I really don't think anyone in this thread wants them to copy DLR's layout. Everyone wants the same layout we have now except with track and supports that don't need welded frequently to maintain integrity.

...and onboard audio that syncs with the layout (which is what really stands out to me on the DL version, except during the overlays when it's too cheesy).

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Any way to change the cars so they could mimic a banked turn without change to the track? I'm thinking something like the 7DMT but controlled rather than free-swinging. I'm sure how high the cars sit on the track comes into play.