Skycoastin Steve Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 ^I think the reason they toned down the splash size is because of how bad the deceleration would have been hitting deeper water at that speed. You come down that drop pretty fast, so it wouldn't feel too good to be slammed into the lap bar. Either way, you still get plenty wet on PP. Water gets splashed up onto you during the drop, and then the final splashdown after the run out gets you soaked. So it's not the size of the splash that matters, just how they use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmaverick Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I just saw a really cool picture on the Dragster cam. This fog has rolled in within the last hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiSab Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 ^That looks like a whole bunch of snow. Awesome view there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 They posted this on their facebook this morning: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastersax68 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 That's a sweet photo. Doesn't really show progress, though, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingRunner Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Cool pic, Cedar Point looks so heavenly! I lol'd at little Raptor peeking out of the clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDcoasterMAN Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 That's a sweet photo. Doesn't really show progress, though, does it? It shows awesomeness!! Can't wait for my first trip to CP in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 More Construction photos today... looks like they are taking great advantage of the coaster-riding weather we have had the past few days! All those poor trees, GONE! On-ride photo to the left Final Turn of the Flume View down the station Flume to Lift 1 Station work is underway Concrete, Concrete and MORE Concrete... here is where the "Rock Work" will be located First drops splash down pool is getting its track and guides installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 When was the last time a flume of this size was installed? Still seems like a really weird addition. I always thought that the Flume ride was kind of a dying breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^Last year?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingRunner Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^^Do Pilgrims Plunge, Journey to Atlantis, Splash Mountian, Tidal Force, Poseidon, Jurrasic Park River Adventure, or Dudley Do-Right count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^The only two of those rides, that are evenly remotely the same as STR are Dudley Do Right, and Splash Mountain and they opened a long time before. ^^Pilgrim's Plunge is in a completely different league from this. I am talking about a standard run of the mill open air flume ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I really hope they plant some new trees. I could see them not wanting to though so they don't have to worry about a bunch of leaves getting in the water. It would look so much better back there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^The only two of those rides, that are evenly remotely the same as STR are Dudley Do Right, and Splash Mountain and they opened a long time before. ^^Pilgrim's Plunge is in a completely different league from this. I am talking about a standard run of the mill open air flume ride. My thinking is that every park in the world for the most part has a standard flume ride. Cedar Point HAD two: The Mill Race and White Water Landing, but both were removed to make way for Raptor and Maverick. So if you wanted to ride a water ride, your choices were Thunder Canyon (and get soaked) or Snake River Falls (also get soaked). I am really glad CP decided to buck the trend and just build a good old fashioned flume ride. Can't wait to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmaverick Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^CP also had the original Shoot The Rapids which was taken down to build White Water Landing. The new Shoot The Rapids will be CP's fourth flume, and looks to be the most thrilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgroodog Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I really hope they plant some new trees. I could see them not wanting to though so they don't have to worry about a bunch of leaves getting in the water. It would look so much better back there, though. Well from what I have heard, it is cheaper to tear out the trees and plant new ones after you are done building. Look at Maverick, they planted trees around the ride which are already starting to grow in nicely. It will look bare for a few years, but once the planted trees have time to grow it will look significantly better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 But you five posts they skip the rock work and leave that big pad of concrete as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^The only two of those rides, that are evenly remotely the same as STR are Dudley Do Right, and Splash Mountain and they opened a long time before. ^^Pilgrim's Plunge is in a completely different league from this. I am talking about a standard run of the mill open air flume ride. You do realize that they're the EXACT same ride style, right? They both have flume portions too! Just because one has an elevator, and the other two lift hills doesn't mean they're in totally different leagues... Pilgrims Plunge: Shoot The Rapids: Notice the similarities? These two things honestly aren't THAT far apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^I'm sorry but I respectfully have to disagree. If anything, I would say PP was designed more after a Mega or a Super Splash, whereas STR is a throwback to the old fashioned Flume Rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 For the sake of avoiding one of the most boring and pointless debates in history, I think I'm just going to agree to disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Austin Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Pilgrim's is a Shoot the Chutes, which have bigger 20+-man boats which create a huge splash in a much wider track, and only have one drop. Only one boat goes around the track at a time. Similar rides are Perilous Plunge at Knott's and Tidal Wave at Thorpe. Log Flumes, on the other hand, have much smaller 4/5-man boats, a much thinner, longer track, 2-3 drops and can have many boats going around at the same time. You also tend to stay a lot dryer on flumes than you do chutes. Shoot the Rapids is quite clearly a Flume, and not a Chute. Tedious subject over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLCPfan Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Pilgrim's Plunge is not a chute-the-chutes ride dude. The boats are EXACTLY the same as Shoot The Rapids' are, 2-across five rows seating 10 passengers. The only difference between Pilgrim's Plunge and Intamin's other new and improved log flumes is the elevator lift and 135-foot drop. It is a SUPER FLUME. Yes, the ride is mostly about the drop. Holiday World touted the largest drop from the very beginning. The ability to tone down the splash to make it an acceptable amount of wetness instead of the tidal wave of chute-the-chutes rides is the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasters Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 All these pictures make me excited for StR. I can't wait for May 15th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking2981 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Does it really matter if StR and PP are chutes or flumes? They are both water rides that make a big splash and get people wet. End of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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