Any one here ride this beast yet? Im going hopefully for another round with the king again soon.
This one kills me
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dI3Z64r5k ... re=related
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2cdqDMcUW0
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=HN8nv4tVFuA
Kingda Ka
I went on top thrill dragster at cedar point a couple years back (practically the same thing, but Kingda Ka is a bit taller).
Ddefinitely breathtaking and exhilirating, but it's all over before you know it.
Tallest and fastest is a nice marketing claim, but I've been on far more exciting coasters that last a good bit longer.
Ddefinitely breathtaking and exhilirating, but it's all over before you know it.
Tallest and fastest is a nice marketing claim, but I've been on far more exciting coasters that last a good bit longer.
You're arguing for a universe with fewer waffles in it. I'm prepared to call that cowardice.
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I watched the Travel Channel's special on the "Most Extreme Rides" and they have a segement on the Kingda Ka coaster. With a breathtaking speed of 128 mph in 2.3 seconds. It is a very impressive coaster, indeed. ^_~
The powerplant used to generate such rapid acceleration is insane, 12,000hp rated powerplant used to generate such high speed torque on a coaster of this caliber and scope. To see the powerplant in action is nuts, looks like it must go "bust" at any moment.
The use of magnets to considerably slow down the coaster (mounted on both the roller-coaster itself and on the tracks) upon it's descent back into the unloading/loading passenger bay is quite effective and it doesn't need to use any energy whatsoever. ^_~
If you have heard of the roller coaster group called "American Coaster Enthusiasts" (or ACE in shortened form), they travel all over the world in search of the best and latest roller coasters.
I recall back in the mid-1980's at the Santa Clara based Great America amusement park, they had the old-school roller-coasters with names such as: Tidal Wave, The Demon, The Whizzer, and The Grizzly. It was fun to stay in your respective seat and ride the Tidal Wave roller coaster seven or eight times in a row (assuming if there wasn't very people waiting in line, of course). How have the times have changed since then with bigger, faster, and taller coasters to ride on. The roller coaster wars are still contuning to this very day. ^_~
The intense G's felt during such dips, turns or loops is quite something. ^_~
PC Engine Fan X! ^_~
The powerplant used to generate such rapid acceleration is insane, 12,000hp rated powerplant used to generate such high speed torque on a coaster of this caliber and scope. To see the powerplant in action is nuts, looks like it must go "bust" at any moment.
The use of magnets to considerably slow down the coaster (mounted on both the roller-coaster itself and on the tracks) upon it's descent back into the unloading/loading passenger bay is quite effective and it doesn't need to use any energy whatsoever. ^_~
If you have heard of the roller coaster group called "American Coaster Enthusiasts" (or ACE in shortened form), they travel all over the world in search of the best and latest roller coasters.
I recall back in the mid-1980's at the Santa Clara based Great America amusement park, they had the old-school roller-coasters with names such as: Tidal Wave, The Demon, The Whizzer, and The Grizzly. It was fun to stay in your respective seat and ride the Tidal Wave roller coaster seven or eight times in a row (assuming if there wasn't very people waiting in line, of course). How have the times have changed since then with bigger, faster, and taller coasters to ride on. The roller coaster wars are still contuning to this very day. ^_~
The intense G's felt during such dips, turns or loops is quite something. ^_~
PC Engine Fan X! ^_~