- November 9th, 2009, 8:53 pm
#35920
http://holidayworld.com/node/3071
Voyage is getting the new Timberliner trains from Gravity Group. These are supposed to ride smoother and lose less speed to friction than the PTCs due to better tracking around curves. These seem to be their answer to the GCI Millennium Flyers, although they're not a clone of those by any means. They almost look like a wood coaster version of B&M hyper trains in some respects.
So far, so good with the smoother and faster part. I wonder about that restraint a bit though, and wonder if it won't hamper the airtime one gets with the PTCs. And to be honest some of the appeal of Voyage was that it wanted to kick your *** and wasn't at all shy about doing it. I wonder if a "kinder, gentler" train will diminish that a bit. Of course more speed could make it even more intense and the airtime could be even more extreme, all the while being easier on the body. I'll be awaiting trip reports on this ride almost as much as I was when the coaster opened.
Oh, another bonus for those of us older, taller and / or larger folk - they mention being more accommodating to those with longer legs and wider hips.
Voyage is getting the new Timberliner trains from Gravity Group. These are supposed to ride smoother and lose less speed to friction than the PTCs due to better tracking around curves. These seem to be their answer to the GCI Millennium Flyers, although they're not a clone of those by any means. They almost look like a wood coaster version of B&M hyper trains in some respects.
So far, so good with the smoother and faster part. I wonder about that restraint a bit though, and wonder if it won't hamper the airtime one gets with the PTCs. And to be honest some of the appeal of Voyage was that it wanted to kick your *** and wasn't at all shy about doing it. I wonder if a "kinder, gentler" train will diminish that a bit. Of course more speed could make it even more intense and the airtime could be even more extreme, all the while being easier on the body. I'll be awaiting trip reports on this ride almost as much as I was when the coaster opened.
Oh, another bonus for those of us older, taller and / or larger folk - they mention being more accommodating to those with longer legs and wider hips.
