there is 2 different flip levels for each side. more aggresive is on the planet snoopy side as zach said.
Project 2022: Tumbili, Reptilian, Arachnidia, & Jungle X-Pedition
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I wish there was something explaining that as staff directed my to the Volcano side each time I rode.
Is there a citation for this? Like, this seems like SUPER important information if true.
One of the employees told me the planet Snoopy side was more intense and I looked at the positioning of the fins that trigger flips there appears to be more on the planet Snoopy side. I rode both sides today and I can confirm I flipped at least twice on the planet Snoopy side and 0 times on the Jungle X side.
I thought it mostly was physics but there were components (fins) added to give the park the ability to control the ride experience to a point?
I never noticed a difference when I rode at Six Flags parks, and always chalked up different ride experiences to the size of pax sitting across from me and whether I was going backwards or forwards. If they indeed can control the flips on one side versus the other, that is awesome!
Adventureland did the same with Dragon Slayer. One side is more intense than the other.
I am a little confused are you guys saying that the ride is actually controlled in how it flips or just that there are more points on one side that it can hit and cause it to swing if it hits it just right?
For what it's worth I rode it twice on the same side and it didn't feel same both rides but I was facing a different direction on each one
For what it's worth I rode it twice on the same side and it didn't feel same both rides but I was facing a different direction on each one
There are magnetic fins of some kind on the initial drop, first hill, and right before the 2nd raven drop. I’ve noticed them on all of the free spins and there is a clear correlation that they cause the seat to at a minimum rotate some and this is often where I see flips in off ride videos.
It was cooler when I thought the flips just happened naturally. Oh well.
This may be unsurprising but you will find my audit report on Tumbili significantly shorter than the report for Pantheon which I realized the other day was one of the longest posts I've ever typed in my 15-20 years of posting on theme park forums..........just really wanted to get my feelings out on Pantheon I guess.
Anyway: Tumbili was my first S&S free spin. I was looking forward to it all year last year and I think it's a fun ride. I like that each cycle is different each seat is different and that certainly adds an appeal to taking a spin on that thing each visit. It looks really nice where it's at and they are clearly going all out with details on theming for it which I really appreciate. I'm not sure if Tumbili is a ride I HAVE to get on each visit to KD but it's a "more likely than not" ride for sure. A ride op noted to me that the Planet Snoopy side is more aggressive and based on my 2 laps I got 2 flips on that side and 0 flips on the side facing Arachnidia.
I REALLY like the lift hill music and monkey sounds at the top. That is a nice tough especially after how much I enjoyed that feature on Manta at SWO. The station also has jungle music and the exit tunnel from the more intense side is VERY cool. The rides presence in Jungle X is nice I rather enjoy seeing it in that spot it's in. The bamboo supports and green track look great. I can't wait to see the ride when they are done prepping the theming. They were clearly far from done, the maintenance building had dry wall with home depot logos showing on several parts of the building yesterday. Overall I believe the finished product will look fantastic when complete. The park had a decent amount of folks in the Jungle X section yesterday, Candy Apple Grove was a ghost town at the end of the day when I went for Timbers.
Review comments:
-The line can move a little slow
-The line will probably extend out of the queue most days, that queue is insufficiently long honestly.
-The ride is short obviously
-The unpredictability of flips and rotations is certainly not going to sit well with some
-They tried opening it during a snow storm for some reason, that is kinda silly.
-I rode with some kids in Harry Potter robes that work at SFA on my initial ride (shout out to those kids if they catch this post).
In my opinion, Tumbili is a cool ride. I didn't care for it as much as I thought I would which is unfortunate, it's mostly due to the lack of flips I got. I don't mind riding it on visits to KD and since it's newer and different each ride it's intriguing enough to hop on. Looks great in Jungle X and it has a place in the parks line up for sure. I can see why some don't care for free spins and I would call myself "in-between" it probably all just really depends on how many flips you get and how much weird rocking sensations there are for it to be satisfying as a seasoned thoosie. A lot of variables.
Anyway: Tumbili was my first S&S free spin. I was looking forward to it all year last year and I think it's a fun ride. I like that each cycle is different each seat is different and that certainly adds an appeal to taking a spin on that thing each visit. It looks really nice where it's at and they are clearly going all out with details on theming for it which I really appreciate. I'm not sure if Tumbili is a ride I HAVE to get on each visit to KD but it's a "more likely than not" ride for sure. A ride op noted to me that the Planet Snoopy side is more aggressive and based on my 2 laps I got 2 flips on that side and 0 flips on the side facing Arachnidia.
I REALLY like the lift hill music and monkey sounds at the top. That is a nice tough especially after how much I enjoyed that feature on Manta at SWO. The station also has jungle music and the exit tunnel from the more intense side is VERY cool. The rides presence in Jungle X is nice I rather enjoy seeing it in that spot it's in. The bamboo supports and green track look great. I can't wait to see the ride when they are done prepping the theming. They were clearly far from done, the maintenance building had dry wall with home depot logos showing on several parts of the building yesterday. Overall I believe the finished product will look fantastic when complete. The park had a decent amount of folks in the Jungle X section yesterday, Candy Apple Grove was a ghost town at the end of the day when I went for Timbers.
Review comments:
-The line can move a little slow
-The line will probably extend out of the queue most days, that queue is insufficiently long honestly.
-The ride is short obviously
-The unpredictability of flips and rotations is certainly not going to sit well with some
-They tried opening it during a snow storm for some reason, that is kinda silly.
-I rode with some kids in Harry Potter robes that work at SFA on my initial ride (shout out to those kids if they catch this post).
In my opinion, Tumbili is a cool ride. I didn't care for it as much as I thought I would which is unfortunate, it's mostly due to the lack of flips I got. I don't mind riding it on visits to KD and since it's newer and different each ride it's intriguing enough to hop on. Looks great in Jungle X and it has a place in the parks line up for sure. I can see why some don't care for free spins and I would call myself "in-between" it probably all just really depends on how many flips you get and how much weird rocking sensations there are for it to be satisfying as a seasoned thoosie. A lot of variables.
It's a weird thing with these 4D Free Spins.... I've been on two of the Jokers and neither one indicates that one side is different than the other but they both are. I also didn't realize the fins thing until I actually looked and you can clearly see them on the track and you can also clearly see them in different positions on each side (at least at SFGAd and SFNE). It's such a weird thing because Dragon Slayer clearly identifies that one side is wilder than the other (signage is shown in RCDB pics) but SF seems to be the same case but doesn't identify it -- which, from what everyone is saying, seems to be the case with Tumbili as well.
Perhaps Six Flags skipped reading that part of the owner's manual?
From when Joker at SFGAdv was getting installed I remember S&S giving parks the options to adjust how intense each side was. Parks typically opt (at least according to S&S) to have some variety because it makes the experience more different each time on top of how different weight in the spoons affects how easily they can flip.
Which begs the question of why you wouldn't document that. On both SFGAd and SFNE you can clearly see the difference if you look at the track.
That's what I don't get.
It seems like a great potential marketing point for the coaster to have a less intense and a more intense side—it would drive A TON of rerides and expand the market of the coaster, right? I know I would have ridden Tumbili again if I had known...
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Dragon Slayer at Adventureland has the Knight and Squire side, which, as stated, drives people to want to ride on both sides, since they see it as two different experiences, and in this case, they are.
The explanation I got as an operator was that they didn't want guests specifically asking for a certain side because it was *better* than the other. In reality as an operator, though. Guests are not as stupid as we like to think and they are a hell of a lot more observant than anyone gives them credit for.