Verbolten (Project Announcement Fall 2011 Through Opening Discussion August 2012)

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If the train comes to a near stop then they prolly won't end up trimming the hell out of the drop. But who knows, they have trimmed things for no reason before. Ex. Alpengeist drop at the very beginning
 
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Crackel said:
If the train comes to a near stop then they prolly won't end up trimming the hell out of the drop. But who knows, they have trimmed things for no reason before. Ex. Alpengeist drop at the very beginning
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That's so the back of the train isn't pulling on the chain when the front begins to descend.
 
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Just out of curiosity, wouldn't you know the free fall drop is coming up when you slow down and stop? Or does he train continue at full speed, stop abruptly and fall. I hope it does slow down, like I expect it to.
 
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^It will probably decelerate then crawl onto the drop track... Plus, most of the GP doesn't even know the drop track exists
 
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Party Rocker said:
Just out of curiosity, wouldn't you know the free fall drop is coming up when you slow down and stop? Or does he train continue at full speed, stop abruptly and fall. I hope it does slow down, like I expect it to.
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You will if you know the layout by heart (Enthusiasts). But remember: Darkness is a very disorienting thing.
 
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Other than knowing the layout by heart, I would think the train slowing down significantly will be a great hint the drop is coming. However like cpt Awesome said, most the GP doesn't know so even if the train slows down and stops, they won't know/understand what is going on.
 
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Also remember that the train isn't going full speed so the brakes on the bridge might be set for the full speed not for the slower speed. So anything can change. I wonder why there theming the roof. you will only see it looking up when inside of it. The least thing you are going to be doing if your gp is looking at the theming. There going to be looking at the drop ahead of them. Maybe to show that bridge is a ruined bridged by having sunlight come in? Also don't know how themed the walls will be on the bridge.
 
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I was referring to the free fall drop in the event building Evan, however as for the bridge themeing, it is perfectly understandable why they theme the roof. After all, the point of themeing is to completely immerse the guests in another world, so even if you aren't on the ride, perhaps nearby looking at the bridge, they want you to see how incredibly dangerous that bridge looks. Theme is a big thing with Verbolten. What saddens me is, when they built Drachen Fire, the house in the village of the BBW were fully built since guests would be able to see they were originally cut outs, so the park really care about themeing then. That is until DarKastle came and ruined that aspect. It used to be that from anywhere in the park the guests couldn't see anything behind the scenes like, or not themed. Now, with DarKastle and Verbolten's buildings not being fully themed, guests loose that immersion into another world.
 
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i have a question about the themed wall. when you leave the station and get closer to the wall, wont you see the missing side and therefore lose the illusion....and also when coming out of the building wont you see the backside of the wall? or will they have something to block the view?
 
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I305Evan said:
I wonder why there theming the roof. you will only see it looking up when inside of it. The least thing you are going to be doing if your gp is looking at the theming. There going to be looking at the drop ahead of them. Maybe to show that bridge is a ruined bridged by having sunlight come in? Also don't know how themed the walls will be on the bridge.
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Well, I think they aren't cutting corners on the bridge since it is replacing one of the most photoed areas of the park in the BBW days in hopes that it becomes as iconic. It's just as much about on the ride as off the ride here.
 
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BGjames said:
Youngster Joey said:
Is The drop track the first thing in the event building? I don't remember the layout.

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no its the last thing right before you leave the building
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Thanks. I couldn't remember if it was first or last. Glad to know and I hope the lines aren't bad in early June when I can finally go back to BGW
 
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they just need to replant some very lush trees around the front of the building to conceal everything, cuz it wont be cool to see the launch out of the building and the bridge just up ahead before you even take that right turn into the building!
 
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They are going to replant trees. That was one of the things discussed when they were working on getting the permits. So only time will tell if they can completely hide the ride, especially during HOS and CT.
 
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I figured out how busch can claim that Verbolten is 20ft taller than BBW... 1. When they say 88ft drop, they mean 88ft of straight drop, not the entire straight and turned part of the drop. 2. They made the track closer to the water than the track of BBW (since BBW was a hanging coaster, It needed quite a few feet below the track to have the train clear the water) 3. Again, since BBW was a hanging coaster, the eye line of BBW was below the track while V's is above the track... essentially, BBW's and Verbolten's track are at the same height at the top of the hill, but the way the rides are designed, you get virtually 20 extra feet of drop... If you measured the difference of the eye line of riders at the top of both rides to the level of the track at the absolute bottom of both coasters' drops, you would probably get a number around 20... Just thought I would share that idea with you guys... does it make sense?
 
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Actually, that's wrong. The WHOLE drop of Verbolten (sloped brake run at the top and sloped turn at the bottom included) is almost 88 feet. Now, depending on where you get your information, the Wolf had a DROP of 80, 99, or 100 feet. Whether you're above the track or below the track the height of the drop doesn't change. If you're below the track, the height of your drop will be the same as the total change in elevation of the track just as it would be if you were above the track. Furthermore, during the live stream after the hard hat tour Larry Giles actually stated that the drop was ten feet taller than the Wolf's- not twenty as PR stated via Twitter.
 
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