Verbolten (Project Announcement Fall 2011 Through Opening Discussion August 2012)
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RE: Verbolten
Yeah, I'd say the lower half of the front is exactly like that of V-bolt's trains. The headlights and hood are more Porsche-esque on the trains though.
Yeah, I'd say the lower half of the front is exactly like that of V-bolt's trains. The headlights and hood are more Porsche-esque on the trains though.
RE: Verbolten
I will wait until I see the actuals a bit better before I condemn a German themed ride for having a British car. The era of those cars still held a tremendous amount of tension between European countries so there was not many across certain borders.
I will wait until I see the actuals a bit better before I condemn a German themed ride for having a British car. The era of those cars still held a tremendous amount of tension between European countries so there was not many across certain borders.
RE: Verbolten
I am sure the park wouldn't use a British car, they spent way too much to mess up with themeing
Still pretty good looking car.
I am sure the park wouldn't use a British car, they spent way too much to mess up with themeing
Still pretty good looking car.
RE: Verbolten
Things the GP couldn't care less about #529: The particular model car Verbolten's trains are themed after.
I'm sure the park pulled from a few different cars for inspiration and probably paid very little attention to anything outside of the fact that it was made by a European company and that it looks good.
Ok, back to being on vacation- continue your discussion. I legitimately found it quite interesting.
Things the GP couldn't care less about #529: The particular model car Verbolten's trains are themed after.
I'm sure the park pulled from a few different cars for inspiration and probably paid very little attention to anything outside of the fact that it was made by a European company and that it looks good.
Ok, back to being on vacation- continue your discussion. I legitimately found it quite interesting.
RE: Verbolten
Well, I think the park made sure the cars would at least be German made. Even though the GP may not care about it, the park would still follow through with that themeing. After all, look at all the other things the GP doesn't care about but the park still does it. Such as high safety standards. The GP just wants to ride a ride that gives them thrills but doesn't hurt them. The park goes out of their way to make sure it is 200% safe instead of the regular 40% safety rate at most amusement parks and carnivals*Extreme Exaggeration*. Also, the GP could care less if the trees and bushes look nice, they just love the shade. The GP doesn't care if a show has no relevant theme to the area, as long as it has something that is bright, colorful, and entertaining, but the park makes sure to have one themed aspect for the whole show.
My point, the GP may not care, but the park does.
Well, I think the park made sure the cars would at least be German made. Even though the GP may not care about it, the park would still follow through with that themeing. After all, look at all the other things the GP doesn't care about but the park still does it. Such as high safety standards. The GP just wants to ride a ride that gives them thrills but doesn't hurt them. The park goes out of their way to make sure it is 200% safe instead of the regular 40% safety rate at most amusement parks and carnivals*Extreme Exaggeration*. Also, the GP could care less if the trees and bushes look nice, they just love the shade. The GP doesn't care if a show has no relevant theme to the area, as long as it has something that is bright, colorful, and entertaining, but the park makes sure to have one themed aspect for the whole show.
My point, the GP may not care, but the park does.
RE: Verbolten
:shocked:
Wow, really? I mean it's bad enough when the media
sensationalize theme park safety standards, but when a fellow enthusiast does it?!? No, just no.
Party Rocker said:
:shocked:
Wow, really? I mean it's bad enough when the media
sensationalize theme park safety standards, but when a fellow enthusiast does it?!? No, just no.
RE: Verbolten
That's not an opening date. That's just the time that they have just for people who go to that event.
That's not an opening date. That's just the time that they have just for people who go to that event.
RE: Verbolten
That only confirms the ride will be OPEN then, not that that's the ride's opening weekend
That only confirms the ride will be OPEN then, not that that's the ride's opening weekend
RE: Verbolten
My bad. But another thing, I don't see why they wouldn't open it up Spring Break week. People are already starting to get anxious for their "park fix" in late March. All they would have to do is advertise it heavy starting, say mid March, and by the time spring break comes, everyone and their grandmother will want to get their turn on V-Bolt.
My bad. But another thing, I don't see why they wouldn't open it up Spring Break week. People are already starting to get anxious for their "park fix" in late March. All they would have to do is advertise it heavy starting, say mid March, and by the time spring break comes, everyone and their grandmother will want to get their turn on V-Bolt.
RE: Verbolten
Also, they were selling dates for ERT on Mach Tower last year two months before it actually opened. Just sayin'
Also, they were selling dates for ERT on Mach Tower last year two months before it actually opened. Just sayin'
RE: Verbolten
Actually most parks pretty much undergo the same amount of safety tests that BGW goes through with any of their new rides. Especially with the rules/regulations that most states have in place, the lawsuit-happy state of the country and the news media.
Most carnivals undergo stricter safety standards.
There's a reason why injuries and deaths are pretty rare in the industry.
Actually most parks pretty much undergo the same amount of safety tests that BGW goes through with any of their new rides. Especially with the rules/regulations that most states have in place, the lawsuit-happy state of the country and the news media.
Most carnivals undergo stricter safety standards.
There's a reason why injuries and deaths are pretty rare in the industry.
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Even though the states handle the safety procedures of building rides and maintaining, the regulations in each state are pretty much identical save for a few extra rules and wording of them. Carnivals have to have their rides inspected every time they put the ride up, say if they have 6 locations and they put up the same chairswing in all 6 locations, that ride has to go through inspection 6 times just for being taken down and put back up.
injuries and deaths are like winning the lottery, you'll get struck by lightning before either happen...
netdvn said:
Even though the states handle the safety procedures of building rides and maintaining, the regulations in each state are pretty much identical save for a few extra rules and wording of them. Carnivals have to have their rides inspected every time they put the ride up, say if they have 6 locations and they put up the same chairswing in all 6 locations, that ride has to go through inspection 6 times just for being taken down and put back up.
injuries and deaths are like winning the lottery, you'll get struck by lightning before either happen...
RE: Verbolten
You are right money with your post B-Mac.
All permanently fixed rides are inspection by the state inspectors once a year and parks do other inspections like IR, Ultra-Sonic testing to check for bad welds and cracking in tracks and the trains themselves at least every other year, just to name a few. Rides are also broken down every other year to do major maintenance as well. They also do updates that are passed down from manufacturer themselves. All this for our safety and they even learn from a bad accident to improve the safety of employees and guests.
Six Flags is a perfect example were a manufacturer learned from an accident. That's on SMRoS (Inamin) added seat belts to the lapbars to keep them from coming up if the hydraulics that lock the lapbar fail. Another accident at SFOG were employee was walking in the wrong area under a suspended coaster was killed by a girls legs. What did they learned from this was, maintenance employees now wear safety vests any time while working on the rides and even seasonal ride supervisors carry "LOTO" lock-out tag-outs with them while walking around the park just in case they need walk in a ride restriction area to lock out power (turning it off). This is just not being done at SF parks but other parks like Busch Gardens, Sea World and CF parks.
You are right money with your post B-Mac.
All permanently fixed rides are inspection by the state inspectors once a year and parks do other inspections like IR, Ultra-Sonic testing to check for bad welds and cracking in tracks and the trains themselves at least every other year, just to name a few. Rides are also broken down every other year to do major maintenance as well. They also do updates that are passed down from manufacturer themselves. All this for our safety and they even learn from a bad accident to improve the safety of employees and guests.
Six Flags is a perfect example were a manufacturer learned from an accident. That's on SMRoS (Inamin) added seat belts to the lapbars to keep them from coming up if the hydraulics that lock the lapbar fail. Another accident at SFOG were employee was walking in the wrong area under a suspended coaster was killed by a girls legs. What did they learned from this was, maintenance employees now wear safety vests any time while working on the rides and even seasonal ride supervisors carry "LOTO" lock-out tag-outs with them while walking around the park just in case they need walk in a ride restriction area to lock out power (turning it off). This is just not being done at SF parks but other parks like Busch Gardens, Sea World and CF parks.
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