Hurler
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Well, if they're bringing in GCI, hopefully it means more than just a retracking. Fingers crossed for a Carowinds-style reprofile.
This has me a bit excited. Though I am much closer to Carowinds than the rest of you so I could always ride theirs. Also have a trip to Kentucky Kingdom planned for this summer so it is very likely that I will ride all three Hurler Clones in one season.
So far there isn't any visible work being done. The trains are not on the track. New handrails were added to the first turn, but other than that, I don't see any evidence of construction. I didn't spend too much time on the Eiffel Tower because it was simply freezing up there. Otherwise, I would have spent my time with my 50x optical zoom camera trying to look at any detail that can't be seen from the ground.
I must say, this coaster (like the Dominator, Volcano, or Intimidator) is one that I could ride quite a few times before getting bore of it. It is very fun although a little jerky. But I think that I could ride the Rebel Yell way longer than this ride.
Is it just me or is it to the point where Hurler needs to be retracked every year now
Time to set this POS on fire and let it die
Time to set this POS on fire and let it die
Wooden coasters need some sort of retracking done every year. Just there's a difference between minor track work like say redoing a segment of the rails and totally deconstructing the thing and starting over. Hurler is closer to the latter every year but since maintenance isn't really Cedar Fair's strong suit it has to fall into this kind of condition before they actually decide to do something like with its sister in the Carolinas.
Hurler was themed to Wayne's World right? Does anybody have the preride footage of Wayne and Garth by chance?
1 train operation, a zig zag after one of the turnarounds due to the ride envelope, and NO BLOODY TRIMS.
So, I rode Carowinds' Hurler today.
GCI quite literally outdid themselves with the renovations they did to the first turn. Simply put, it's masterfully done. That first turn was even smoother than the turns on Evil Knievel when I rode it on its opening year (original GCI creation at SFSL). It truly is icy smooth. That said, the rest of the layout wasn't touched and is still, basically, absolute garbage. In all honesty though, the taste of a true, quality woodie that the first turn now provides just makes me even more bitter that we have to drive so incredibly far to get to a high-quality wooden coaster.
tl;dr: Turn is amazing. The rest of the ride is better used as firewood.
GCI quite literally outdid themselves with the renovations they did to the first turn. Simply put, it's masterfully done. That first turn was even smoother than the turns on Evil Knievel when I rode it on its opening year (original GCI creation at SFSL). It truly is icy smooth. That said, the rest of the layout wasn't touched and is still, basically, absolute garbage. In all honesty though, the taste of a true, quality woodie that the first turn now provides just makes me even more bitter that we have to drive so incredibly far to get to a high-quality wooden coaster.
tl;dr: Turn is amazing. The rest of the ride is better used as firewood.
Is it in any possible that they could reduce the shakiness of the ride? I wish it was less shaky because it makes me nauseous after. Although, it is a very fun ride.
I was with Zach at Caro's Hurler and I have to agree that the first turn is glorious. I don't think the rest of the ride is firewood worthy though. I do think they should have hired GCI to reprofile all the banked turns. The straightaways where fine. And if they only rebuilt one more part of the ride I would vote for the second turn, the rest weren't that bad, not good either, but not as bad as the first turn.
At the end of the day, Hurler is still one of my least favorite wood coasters. Still have Kentucky Kingdom's version on the books later this summer so we shall see....
At the end of the day, Hurler is still one of my least favorite wood coasters. Still have Kentucky Kingdom's version on the books later this summer so we shall see....
Okay so whats up with the Hurler, I thought it was gonna close but then I see it running mid-way through the summer... was there track work?
Yes, the first turn-around after the lift was re-tracked. The ride reopened around late spring/early summer. Unfortunately, the track work didn't really do much in the way of improvements for the ride.
I don't recall it being re-tracked at all, from what I saw/heard they just replaced a bunch of the handrails
Can't we just have a ceremonial bond fire for Hurler and replace it with an awesome wingrider that won't do much but will still look cool? I really want to see BGW or KD get a wingrider becaues the closest one to my house is Wild Eagle. Could anybody describe the torture experience on Hurler?
Hurler is pure pain, but the presence of Shockwave at the park makes even Hurler seem acceptable.