- April 12th, 2004, 9:01 pm
#5059
As my kids and I were there Sunday and seen by a couple here I wanted to share a few things I had not noticed about our 2 big woodies.
Thunder Road forwards......Riding in the back row and going over the lift hill we noticed a kind of double pump drop. Harder to explain than a pot hole but as we went over we got the usual jerk over the top and just as we headed down we got another jerk down. We rode several times and each and every time from the back this action repeated itself. I have not noticed this in the past.
Thunder Road Backwards.....While riding backwards on the way back to the station going over the second hill the train shudders allot. Not a pot hole or anything like that it's almost like the track is wavy instead of straight.
And, why can't we race? That, I must say, gets my goat every time I ride. We never got to race, although others were close, and the op was even yelling over the microphone for the attendants to hurry up. Do they get rated on how many trains they run per shift or what? I thought it quite odd to hear the girl yelling at them to hurry up even when the other train was still out on the track.
Hurler....Between the bottom of the drop and the first turn we noticed the start of a pot hole, or so it seems. I did not have my camera or I would have tried to get a picture of it to show what I was talking about. There is a little hill developing between the drop and turn that can be seen quite well. I also forgot how much fun it was to ride in the front of Hurler and that it delivered great airtime even with the seat belts but that drop area stings a little.
Has anyone else noticed this or was it just because we rode in different seats than normal?
Thunder Road forwards......Riding in the back row and going over the lift hill we noticed a kind of double pump drop. Harder to explain than a pot hole but as we went over we got the usual jerk over the top and just as we headed down we got another jerk down. We rode several times and each and every time from the back this action repeated itself. I have not noticed this in the past.
Thunder Road Backwards.....While riding backwards on the way back to the station going over the second hill the train shudders allot. Not a pot hole or anything like that it's almost like the track is wavy instead of straight.
And, why can't we race? That, I must say, gets my goat every time I ride. We never got to race, although others were close, and the op was even yelling over the microphone for the attendants to hurry up. Do they get rated on how many trains they run per shift or what? I thought it quite odd to hear the girl yelling at them to hurry up even when the other train was still out on the track.
Hurler....Between the bottom of the drop and the first turn we noticed the start of a pot hole, or so it seems. I did not have my camera or I would have tried to get a picture of it to show what I was talking about. There is a little hill developing between the drop and turn that can be seen quite well. I also forgot how much fun it was to ride in the front of Hurler and that it delivered great airtime even with the seat belts but that drop area stings a little.
Has anyone else noticed this or was it just because we rode in different seats than normal?
