I'ma gonna go to DizneyWhirl!
I wasn't expecting it, but this really made me laugh!
I'ma gonna go to DizneyWhirl!
OK, who here isn't stoked about what we know? New Track. New Trains with on-board audio complete with under butt subs and lap bars only. Potter level queue/preshow. New faster and quieter launch.
Oh wait. They are adding more SCREEEENNZZZ!!!!!! Epic Fail!!!!!!!!! I'ma gonna go to DizneyWhirl!
I would assume that the on board audio would emphasis the launch sequence.Quieter launch? But I liked it being loud. Is the on-board audio replacing it?
I do believe that it will have something that holds the feet too. I used the picture to emphasize the lack of anything above the waist. I couldn't find a pic of the new type of restraint they will be using.Disneyhead, are you certain about the restraints? It is a clamshell as well as a something that restraint the legs by the ankle, correct? Definitely would be awesome!
Ok, found exactly what I believe the new Hulk will have:
Notice that in addition to the clamshell lap bar and leg restraints there is also a lap belt.
Remember, gravity will keep you in your seat with a lap bar. The average tourist won't know that. Look at the Tempesto incident where a rider's shoulder collar came loose yet she was fine because the lap bar was still in place and the collar was merely for comfort.
In a regular looping gravity is what would pull you out, centrifugal force is what keeps you inside. (While regular acceleration keeps you pushed back against the seat). Of course most inversions are not simple loopings, but yes, regular lapbar does hold you in place and if the legs are restraint as well, then one cannot fall out. I can imagine why people might get frightened though, because whenever you pop out of your seat a little you always think you might fall out.
Thats not always the case. There are plenty of coasters where at times of an inversion where you feel your weight against the shoulder restraints. Banshee's last inversion is a big example of this. I can't recall if Hulk had moments like that or not, but I think the initial zero G roll it probably happens. I'm not sure how the launch will work exactly, but if, for some reason, it doesn't launch at full speed and it makes a slow pass through there, you will be hanging against whatever restraints they use. Seat belts can be loosened by the rider. Most everyone who enjoys airtime coasters, know that its not hard to get more space when they do their checks. And those clamshells are not that restricting even when tight. With ride-ops having to do thousands of checks a day, not every one is going out is going to be perfectly tight. If they are going to do a no shoulder restrain design, it will be significantly redesigned to take those risks out of it, but i'm still betting on the vests.
True, but sadly Scorpion only loops once and not seven times. It's single loop is probably the equivalent of Hulk's 2nd loop.Interesting sidenote: BGT's Scorpion has a regular lapbar and is looping.
Yeah, but that helix ... man, I love it! Also, circular loopings are rare, since usually they are clothoid.True, but sadly Scorpion only loops once and not seven times. It's single loop is probably the equivalent of Hulk's 2nd loop.