Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread

[angelportI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

My boyfriend thinks Skyrush looks amazing. I asked him why, and he said it's because the ride has so much packed into it, and that the airtime will be different than your normal airtime... Whatever THAT means. lol

[Thom25Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

LOL - It means that the airtime will / could be "ejector" airtime vs floater. We'll know a lot more when the ride starts testing, but Skyrush really looks to be one of the most intense coasters on the planet, not to mention 2012.

[imawesome1124I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

LOL - It means that the airtime will / could be "ejector" airtime vs floater. We'll know a lot more when the ride starts testing, but Skyrush really looks to be one of the most intense coasters on the planet, not to mention 2012.

I wouldn't say one of the most intense on the planet just yet. I think it will definately be most intense of 2012 though. I think it has potential to be really intense, but I want to wait until I see it test first.

[Thom25Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

I agree we need to see a test run, but the numbers really do speak for themselves. The lift is 19 MPH, with a first drop almost the same as Magnums. The second hill of Skyrush (80 feet) is HALF as tall as Magnums (157 feet) second hill. Then looking at how over-banked and beefy everything else is, only leads me to believe the ride is going to fly throughout the course in a similar fashion to I305. Like the rest of us, I can't wait to see this bad boy in action, but you can mark my words, this will be a world class ride (imho).

[imawesome1124I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

I have no question it will be a world class ride, and I bet we will be seeing this mentioned alongside the heavyweights of the steel coasters, Bizarro, Expedition GeForce, I305, Goliath(Walibi World), you get the picture.

[FaithnotForgottenFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

I agree we need to see a test run, but the numbers really do speak for themselves. The lift is 19 MPH, with a first drop almost the same as Magnums. The second hill of Skyrush (80 feet) is HALF as tall as Magnums (157 feet) second hill. Then looking at how over-banked and beefy everything else is, only leads me to believe the ride is going to fly throughout the course in a similar fashion to I305. Like the rest of us, I can't wait to see this bad boy in action, but you can mark my words, this will be a world class ride (imho).

Why are we comparing this to an Arrow Hyper? Also the lift is 18mph, 17.7272mph if we want to get specific

[TXman308I teach at the school of donkey!]

Why are we comparing this to an Arrow Hyper

He's trying to say that Skyrush will fly over the first airtime hill, comparing it to magnum which just gets over its first hill.

[angelportI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I went to Cedar Point and rode the Magnum. It was a pretty long ago but I don't remember the first hill didn't seem as steep as the one on the Skyrush. And the seats are different, too. So I think it's alot different.

[Thom25Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

As TXman correctly pointed out, I was comparing Skyrush's size to Magnums' and nothing else. Magnum's second hill is half that of Skyrush, therefore the train on Skyrush will FLY over the second hill producing significant airtime. I am not comparing the two rides, that are 25 years apart in age, and light years apart in design.

[TXman308I teach at the school of donkey!]

As TXman correctly pointed out, I was comparing Skyrush's size to Magnums' and nothing else. Magnum's second hill is half that of Skyrush, therefore the train on Skyrush will FLY over the second hill producing significant airtime. I am not comparing the two rides, that are 25 years apart in age, and light years apart in design.

I think you meant Skyrush's second hill is half that of Magnum's.
Has there been any word on a pull through yet?