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Old 07-12-2005, 02:37 PM
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Zamperla puts a new "Top" Spin on things - New Backlash
I was surfing around Zamperla and found this:

http://www.zamperla.com/download/new..._Windshear.pdf

Looks interesting how the arms rotate opposite of each other.
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Old 07-12-2005, 02:41 PM
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....Ok the ride is nothing new at all.. Zamp has been makeing the ride for many years. As does Moser, Vekoma, and SBF? . The only thing they did now is make it floorless.. lol
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Old 07-12-2005, 04:12 PM
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Oh ok. They made it sound like a brand new ride.

I'm sure floorless is not a good thing on this ride. Much like it's not a good thing on Acrophobia. Although Acro didn't hurt as much this year as it did the first time I rode it.
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Old 07-12-2005, 04:19 PM
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Yeah the ride has bene around for over 8 years.. .SFKK had one.. Rye playland has one SFNO has one a few fiars own them. (not the floorless ones.. but that "Style" ride)
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Old 07-12-2005, 05:36 PM
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SFKK must have removed theirs, or it's somewhere I didn't see it.

The only thing somewhat similar I saw was a Rainbow. Which I rode.
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Old 07-12-2005, 06:48 PM
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Paramount's Kings Dominion is noting like that ride! We have the huss version which is way more advanced! This is Tomb Raider: Firefall... PKD new attraction for 2005! This ride is awsome. It flips 8 times and has cool water, steam, and fire effects! Im not sure if this is the simular ride you guys saw because the link didn't work for me but is it?
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Old 07-12-2005, 07:55 PM
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SFKK must have removed theirs, or it's somewhere I didn't see it.

The only thing somewhat similar I saw was a Rainbow. Which I rode.
! lol I said "SFKK Had"
They had Quake a Vekoma SuperFlip that never worked.. So it was replaced with a tornado slide.
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Paramount's Kings Dominion is noting like that ride! We have the huss version which is way more advanced! This is Tomb Raider: Firefall... PKD new attraction for 2005! This ride is awsome. It flips 8 times and has cool water, steam, and fire effects! Im not sure if this is the simular ride you guys saw because the link didn't work for me but is it?
Huh? No one mentioned anything about Tomb Raider...
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Old 07-12-2005, 08:38 PM
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I said is that the simular type of ride in the link because the link didn't work for me...
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The only thing Tomb Raider and this ride have in common is the floorless seating. The two rides are probably nothing alike. Different rotation and ride experience wise.
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Old 07-12-2005, 09:54 PM
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Yeah but look at this version. It's just like it.
http://www.zamperla.com/dettaglioImm...windshear3.jpg

See, heres another pic just like it.
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Old 07-12-2005, 11:21 PM
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I've been on that I think at the CNE...It wasn't floorless.
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The floorless versions of these rides are very new...The first was if I'm not mistaken was RipTide at Knotts Berry Farm, which opened last year.
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Yeah... RipRide was first... then came Tomb Raider: Firefall (the best one so far ) then next came another RipTide at Valley Fair.
 

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