Okay now that we have the info and videos my thoughts.
This is an absolute homer. I rode wild eagle and loved it. This is a bigger version with more elements. The color is beautiful on this thing and will fit in awesome Love that they are re doing the entrance and have the coaster flying over it Gatekeeper name is lame they should have gone with Lotan. But that's a complaint that doesn't matter.
I will be there opening day if I can
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
Physical Dimensions Track Length: 4,164 feet Lift Height: 170 feet Angle of Lift Hill: 40 degrees Vertical Drop: 163 feet Time, Speed, Capacity Time: Approximately 2 minutes, 40 seconds Maximum Speed: Approximately 67 mph Capacity: Approximately 1,710 riders per hour Design Ride Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), Monthey, Switzerland Model: Full-circuit winged coaster Structure: Steel tubular track Vehicles Trains: Three (3) 32-passenger trains Coaches: Eight coaches, with four seats per coach, per train Design: Fiberglass and steel coaches with over-the-shoulder restraints and interlocking seat belts Color Scheme Supports: White columns Track: Azure Blue (dark blue) and Strata Blue (light blue) track Train colors: Sunset Gold, with Zenith Gold, Meteor Gold and Orion Gold accents Additional Facts Ride Site: 3.5 Acres Total 2013 Investment: Approx. $30 million
Features The ride layout is specially designed for Cedar Point, featuring a track that dramatically flies above the main entrance of the park, passing over arriving guests with rolling flyover maneuvers – twice, sliding by buildings and narrowly slotting through new front gate portals for near miss excitement. Elements of the ride include:
Wing Over Drop – once riders crest the top of the lift hill, the coaster train will rotate 180 degrees to the right, turning riders upside down before plummeting toward the ground at speeds of more than 65 mph! Immelmann – a maneuver where riders enter a half loop, go through a half twist and curve out in the opposite direction from which they came. Camelback – riders will fly over a giant, 105-foot-tall camelback hill that will be filled with “airtime!” Giant Flat Spin – a hair-raising 360-degree flip that will provide two different ride experiences for guests on each side of the train. Zero-G-Roll – a flying element that takes riders through two support towers that will dominate Cedar Point’s new Main Entrance. Inclined Dive Loop – a tight, 180-degree turnaround pushes riders through an overbanked turn and rockets them back towards the station. 360° In-Line-Roll – an element that will take riders extremely close to the new massive support towers while flying over guests entering the park below. Camelback Drop – a quick drop that will help propel the train and its guests through the rides final thrilling element, the spiral. Spiral – GateKeeper’s track rotates a wicked 360 degrees before bringing the coasters train back to the ride station.
i like b&m and im more than excited about this ride but i do seem to enjoy intamin more. its just that they push things so much and usually provide a much more intense and wild ride.
You tryin to be a hero fool? You wanna see badass mother fucker?! I'll show ya a badass!!!
Comments
This is an absolute homer. I rode wild eagle and loved it. This is a bigger version with more elements.
The color is beautiful on this thing and will fit in awesome
Love that they are re doing the entrance and have the coaster flying over it
Gatekeeper name is lame they should have gone with Lotan. But that's a complaint that doesn't matter.
I will be there opening day if I can
Physical Dimensions
Track Length: 4,164 feet
Lift Height: 170 feet
Angle of Lift Hill: 40 degrees
Vertical Drop: 163 feet
Time, Speed, Capacity
Time: Approximately 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Maximum Speed: Approximately 67 mph
Capacity: Approximately 1,710 riders per hour
Design
Ride Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), Monthey, Switzerland
Model: Full-circuit winged coaster
Structure: Steel tubular track
Vehicles
Trains: Three (3) 32-passenger trains
Coaches: Eight coaches, with four seats per coach, per train
Design: Fiberglass and steel coaches with over-the-shoulder restraints and interlocking seat belts
Color Scheme
Supports: White columns
Track: Azure Blue (dark blue) and Strata Blue (light blue) track
Train colors: Sunset Gold, with Zenith Gold, Meteor Gold and Orion Gold accents
Additional Facts
Ride Site: 3.5 Acres
Total 2013 Investment: Approx. $30 million
Features
The ride layout is specially designed for Cedar Point, featuring a track that dramatically flies above the main entrance of the park, passing over arriving guests with rolling flyover maneuvers – twice, sliding by buildings and narrowly slotting through new front gate portals for near miss excitement. Elements of the ride include:
Wing Over Drop – once riders crest the top of the lift hill, the coaster train will rotate 180 degrees to the right, turning riders upside down before plummeting toward the ground at speeds of more than 65 mph!
Immelmann – a maneuver where riders enter a half loop, go through a half twist and curve out in the opposite direction from which they came.
Camelback – riders will fly over a giant, 105-foot-tall camelback hill that will be filled with “airtime!”
Giant Flat Spin – a hair-raising 360-degree flip that will provide two different ride experiences for guests on each side of the train.
Zero-G-Roll – a flying element that takes riders through two support towers that will dominate Cedar Point’s new Main Entrance.
Inclined Dive Loop – a tight, 180-degree turnaround pushes riders through an overbanked turn and rockets them back towards the station.
360° In-Line-Roll – an element that will take riders extremely close to the new massive support towers while flying over guests entering the park below.
Camelback Drop – a quick drop that will help propel the train and its guests through the rides final thrilling element, the spiral.
Spiral – GateKeeper’s track rotates a wicked 360 degrees before bringing the coasters train back to the ride station.