Re: SFGAdv 2006: El Toro


"Newtrek5" <bussboy34@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> All of Intamins wooden track coasters have short track lengths for
> their size. I wonder if they're more expensive than another company. I
> also have to wonder if those trains are capable of holding intense
> speed all the way through their curcuits on this particular type of
> track. I have heard reports that despite Collossos's massive size, that
> it doesn't end very strong, and crawls around the final helix.

The helix on Colossos is actually in the middle of the ride but it isn't
very strong. The ending is very good with three bunny hills. The beginning
sequence (first six hills) of El Toro is essentially the same as Colossos.
I'll give my review of Colossos and you can fill in the blanks as to where
El Toro may rank. I rank Colossos #13 at the moment. I think being "plug and
play" style that the similar elements should be fairly comparable but as
always we won't know for sure until we ride it.

The first drop on Colossos is steep but it immediately goes straight and
doesn't have the curvature to produce much airtime. The next two hills out
perform similar hills on Shivering Timbers. They are the highlight of the
ride, no doubt. From there the turnaround is OK but the next two hills don't
do much of anything. After this point the two rides will be different.
Colossos has an uneventful helix but ends strong with three bunny hills.

The big question for El Toro is will the twister section perform? The curves
on Colossos and Balder are weaker points of those rides. But none of them
have true S-curves. El Toro won't have the ending bunny hills to add
excitement so the performance in the twister section will be key.

--Tim Melago


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