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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Ccron10 » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:51 pm

A good portion of the supports are up.
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby IanKgtr » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:17 pm

Wow. That first picture. :lover:

Based on the blueprints, I origionally pegged that part of the ride as a "weak point", a place where the track just seemed to meander around. Seeing that picture made me realize how insane the Stengel Dive will really be...

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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Fooz » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:19 am


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Here's another cool youtube, surveying the site yesterday from a crane/cherry picker thing. Cool perspective!

You can also get a good idea of the overbank (looks like a pretty crazy entrance/exit), and the bunny hill finish is taking shape, which looks very twisty.
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby FaithnotForgotten » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:09 pm

Someone online found this, thought I would share here:
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Bryce232 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:41 pm

I may be wrong, but after the 3rd high-speed curve, is that where the Stengel dive is supposed to be?
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby _koppen » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:49 pm

Bryce232 wrote:I may be wrong, but after the 3rd high-speed curve, is that where the Stengel dive is supposed to be?


Yes, but I wouldn't call it a stengel dive, it's more like a regular overbanked curve.
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Tanks4me05 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:03 pm

^That was going to be a Stengel Dive? Where'd you hear that? According to the NL version they made for the press release video (I know, it's just in NL, but that's all I have to go by) it's just another hill with a gentle bank at the top.
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Bryce232 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:06 pm

I thought I read about it possibly being a stengel-dive somewhere in this thread.. maybe I'm just insane or something. :oops:

Does anyone know when they're gonna place more track?
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby COASTER FREAK 11 » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:11 pm

One of the photos they released seemed to have that.
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Re: The Hersheypark Discussion Thread

Postby Synshine » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:21 pm

By the look of the supports they have erected for that hill, it looks more like I-305's final climb and turn into the brakes.
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