Roller Coaster Testing | I Didn't Know That
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Published 2012-09-18
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All Comments (21)
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In fact, for every person that dies in a roller coaster accident, 600,000 die in car accidents.
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Glad to know that there are people who really do check roller coasters everyday!
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We do that everyday operating day at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It's called a "Block Check".
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Sandbags have life's too😢
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The sandbags would be used in the preseason testing, but not likely in the daily testing. Block checks are done every day no matter what, they're extremely important.
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hope those engineers find the motivation to do this perfectly everyday. els...
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Most parks DON'T go through that much maintenance every morning. strapping sand bags into every seat? Right... they just send it around a couple times and if nothing happens, it's good.
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As a Theme Park 'Enthusiast' so to speak, who lives in a town about 30 minutes from Blackpool, and a regular visitor to the park, I can safely say that the Big One is an amazing experience the first ride you have, but after that it goes down hill... Literally. Due to the rides age, (It opened in 1994), the tracks have become increasingly rougher, and it is not a pleseant ride- especially if you have back pain. It also ALL first drop, after that the layout is pretty boring. If I were you, do it once, and then spend the rest of the day riding all the other thrills- Valhalla, The Big Dipper and Nickelodeon Streak are my favourites, they're brilliant rides.
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That's why I always set my roller coasters to inspection every 5 minutes in roller coaster tycoon
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That fear you feel is the fear of not being in control, similar with riding on an airplane.
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the stuff i watch when im board
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another point on my must-do-before-die list :)
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So cool!
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Thank you so much! Maybe I'll go there one day! It looks fun :D
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pretty cool!
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they also do a test where they stop the ride at 100 ft and check the underside, I saw it happen, I've been on this ride, loved it.
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OMFG THIS PARK IS IN ROLLER COASTER TYCOON 1 :OOOO
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That was fun!!
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why didnt they make it a straight first drop? Most curved drops are lousy. No air time,no free fall sensation or stomach in the throat feeling.
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Looks fun
