Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread

[hersheycoaster13I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I never considered this but will the creek look good because in this animation it looks great but how good will the scenery look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuScOUv8nww&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

[COASTER FREAK 11"CACTUS SHARP!!"]

That animation is just a persons recreation of the ride in No Limits. You can not take any of that video as accurate as far as the foliage or scenery goes. The coaster looked pretty accurate though.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

If I know what your talking about I dont see any support at the CROWN of it. If im wrong tell me and explain it.

The support for the crown of the lift is going to be directly under the track. Basically, they beef up the steel and make "super lift hill track." It creates an arch (like the one in St. Louis) that can support itself. The lift hill of Intimidator 305 was built in pretty much the same exact fashion. This is a picture of the 305 lift hill track prior to construction that shows you how massive it really is.

[odene497I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

^The truss makes the actual track part on top look TINY.

[vdejarnetteI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

It looks like the only difference between the lift support structure of SkyRush and I305 is that it uses 2 plate girders for the arch instead of a arch truss-span between the 2 big support frames that Intimidator 305 used. I'd imagine this means the SkyRush arch beam was significantly cheaper to produce.

[hersheycoaster13I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

No offense but this is a HERSHEY PARK thread not a lets argue about i305 is better then skyrush(Skyrush is better by the way.

[QueerRudieFull Fledged Meat Enthusiast!]

It looks like the only difference between the lift support structure of SkyRush and I305 is that it uses 2 plate girders for the arch instead of a arch truss-span between the 2 big support frames that Intimidator 305 used. I'd imagine this means the SkyRush arch beam was significantly cheaper to produce.

Actually: Part of the shift from the truss to the thinner structure is the height difference between the two- Far less stress on a 201 foot tall arch vs. a 305 ft. arch. In all reality though, Intamin/IntaRide LLC most likely has been refining the design of the two-support lift structure. I'd expect in the future we'll see more of this type of build on Intamin coasters.

No offense but this is a HERSHEY PARK thread not a lets argue about i305 is better then skyrush(Skyrush is better by the way.

Ummm... Who's arguing about that? You're the one who brought it up. Our member was comparing the structure of A to B.

[Dragon KhanWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

No offense but this is a HERSHEY PARK thread not a lets argue about i305 is better then skyrush(Skyrush is better by the way.

What did you just post in Leviathan's thread ?

[hersheycoaster13I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

No offense but this is a HERSHEY PARK thread not a lets argue about i305 is better then skyrush(Skyrush is better by the way.

What did you just post in Leviathan's thread ?

What did you like it.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

Actually: Part of the shift from the truss to the thinner structure is the height difference between the two- Far less stress on a 201 foot tall arch vs. a 305 ft. arch. In all reality though, Intamin/IntaRide LLC most likely has been refining the design of the two-support lift structure. I'd expect in the future we'll see more of this type of build on Intamin coasters.

That was my thinking, as well. Great minds think alike!