Well Hulk will always be first, so there is that hahaIt was the only B&M to feature a launch, until Thunderbird over at Holiday World opened back in April.
Did someone mention floorless trains?
Well Hulk will always be first, so there is that hahaIt was the only B&M to feature a launch, until Thunderbird over at Holiday World opened back in April.
Isn't this supposed to be closed in september and open in around 9 months? If so, I would not be so sure of a full replacement of track. There has been no sign of hulk color track at the B&M plant in Ohio, and they would need a good lead time to start those pieces in addition to all the other coasters they are working on this year and starting for next year. Not impossible, but I don't see how they could manufacture that much in a short amount of time. They would need those pieces arriving in just a few months time I would assume considering Mako just now has pieces arriving, and should open roughly the same time frame (give or take) as Hulk 2.0.
Coasters like this go up very quickly. They're quick builds and minimal theming normally. Of course, Sea World will do more than your local Six Flags, but still, I don't expect anything amazing from a theme perspective.First, we have no idea if hulk will remain the same color. Second, I thought mako was only given the green light 6 months ago. If true and track is already arriving, it would appear that B&M is quite efficient.
Coasters like this go up very quickly. They're quick builds and minimal theming normally. Of course, Sea World will do more than your local Six Flags, but still, I don't expect anything amazing from a theme perspective.
My post had nothing to do with Hulk. I was simply saying that B&M builds fast because it's simplistic. When I mentioned theming, I never meant it to mean that B&M does the theming. Obviously they don't do that.I am not sure what your point here is. B&M doesn't do theming so I cannot imagine a delay for them working on replacement Hulk track. That was what my original post was regarding, in response to alomar's post.
Correction: Assembling a B&M is fast. Fabricating a B&M, not so much.My post had nothing to do with Hulk. I was simply saying that B&M builds fast because it's simplistic. When I mentioned theming, I never meant it to mean that B&M does the theming. Obviously they don't do that.
I was just reading Screamscape's latest update on the Hulk refurb and they are trying to add fuel to the fire that the Hulk theme is going and replaced by Nintendo.
*sigh* I'm not sure what it will take to get idiots to knock off this crap of Universal giving up Marvel. Walt Disney could rise from the dead and say Marvel is never coming to WDW and the idiots will still probably speculate on a Marvel land at DHS.
Exactly this.Correction: Assembling a B&M is fast. Fabricating a B&M, not so much.
The difference between Hulk and Dragons is that Hulk has basically run for over sixteen years straight. There has never been a long refurb for the coaster. Dragons has had multiple month-plus long closures for track work and painting. It's gotten love more often than Hulk.If the track replacement is done, then I could see Dragon Challenge getting the same refurb down the road. I picture a type of pre show/ screens in the location of the floating candles. I understand the story is you participating in a tri-wizard tournament, but that's only shown when you first walk into the castle and I'm sure the general public doesn't know about the story. World's longest queue line and yet even with longer lines, half of the queue isn't utilized (and probably never has been since opening day)
The difference between Hulk and Dragons is that Hulk has basically run for over sixteen years straight. There has never been a long refurb for the coaster. Dragons has had multiple month-plus long closures for track work and painting. It's gotten love more often than Hulk.
How likely is it that the the entire track will be replaced? Personally I never notice that much roughness on Hulk, especially in the first half of the ride.
As for Dragon Challenge, the greatest problem with that ride is the locker situation, the wait time is consistently low because there are too few lockers.
It sounds very likely, though somewhat unnecessary. Everything following the first corkscrew needs to be completely replaced and maybe even stretched out. With Dragon Challenge, every time I've gone the wait time is generally 5-15 minutes but in reality is more like 25-35 minutes. I encounter the line when you reach the cave tunnel portions when before the non-dueling era the line would start closer to the turn-around before the split off.