Originally Posted By DBitz2 What I would like to see them do is inspired by a scene, The Island at the Top of the World. In the movie, the main characters are being chased by the "bad guys" and at one point they are going through some ice caverns, which end up shattering and crashing down in spectacular fashion. I would love it if the long lift hill traveled through some stunningly beautiful caverns with glittering, shimmering icy stalactites and stalagmites. Using the architectural mapping projection effect, as the bobsleds near the top of the lift hill, the ice would seem to come crashing down. It would be better than the "snowstorm" effect that is there now that isn't very effective, and, would certainly add an extra bit of excitement.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Sounds like Baxter may be headed for the pasture.>> Wait, I've heard this song before and often for the last 15 years.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <It would be better than the "snowstorm" effect that is there now that isn't very effective, and, would certainly add an extra bit of excitement. > It would also make more sense than "why is it snowing inside a mountain?"
Originally Posted By DBitz2 Yeah, that one always mystified me! I guess the snow was blowing in through all those holes in the mountain!
Originally Posted By Youtub Never liked the ride, it was always a disappointment to me. It needs a drop that makes you say, Wow!
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Never liked the ride, it was always a disappointment to me. It needs a drop that makes you say, Wow!>> Well being the first steel coaster on the planet, Walt knew not what he wrought. OR The fewer people wanting to ride the Matterhorn, the fewer who get wet in my Bobsled.
Originally Posted By Bellella If they do anything really drastic to the Matterhorn, I hope they make the bobsleds a great deal more comfortable. It would really be a better ride if you didn't have to be either leaning forward or squishing the person behind you. Other than that, no complaints.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I agree Bellella. The bobsleds on the Matterhorn always felt like being seated on a skateboard to me.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Aren't they finally going to bring the 3-in-line with lap bars (like the MK's Space) bobsleds online after the long 2012 refurb? I prefer the current bobsleds to that, but that's just me. Of course, I loved the SINGLE bobsleds pre-'78 though I know they weren't as efficient.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo What I would love is a real bobsledding experience. Or something closer than what we're getting, which is an aging roller coaster. Not that I have any idea how. It's probably not even possible. But if I were in charge, I'd be investigating possibilities.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "What I would love is a real bobsledding experience. " <a href="http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=145&linkid=1527" target="_blank">http://www.themeparkreview.com...kid=1527</a>
Originally Posted By DBitz2 >>Aren't they finally going to bring the 3-in-line with lap bars (like the MK's Space) bobsleds online after the long 2012 refurb?<< I've heard that that will happen in the next shutdown after this one. I just hope that the new sleds are more comfortable. >>What I would love is a real bobsledding experience. Or something closer than what we're getting, which is an aging roller coaster.<< Back in the 1980's, Magic Mountain had a "bobsled" type ride called Sarajevo Bobsleds where the vehicles traveled in "troughs" like bobsleds, except that the vehicles were on wheels rather than sliding on a slick surface. It was moved to Six Flags over Texas after two or three years. I didn't think it was all that exciting. I suppose it could be if it went around the Matterhorn, but, I seriously doubt the lawyers would let that kind of ride system fly at Disneyland. This is a description of the ride as it exists now at Six Flags over Texas - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vibora" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vibora</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've been on a coaster similar to that one, but I don't remember where (King's Dominion, maybe?). Anyway, I agree that it's not nearly as exciting as it sounds, mostly due to the overly cautious design. While I don't think I'd want a dangerous ride either, the coaster itself was similar in size and intensite to Gadget's Go-Coaster, but it probably didn't go as fast. A fun experience once or twice, but I don't feel like I've been missing anything for not having ridden one in 10+ years.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz I rode this once. It was fun enough though not scary. It would be a cool ride built into a large mountain. This particular ride was pretty short though, if memory serves me.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz Here it is. <a href="http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Sarajevo%20Bobsled.htm" target="_blank">http://www.greatadventurehisto...sled.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Scutr I rode that at Great Adventure. My opinion at the time was that it was lame, boring, slow, and pointless. Which, I think, is why it only lasted 3 or 4 seasons. As opposed to something like Lightning Loops which lasted for a good decade or more before it was replaced by Batman.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Yeah, those rides sounded better in theory than there were in reality. KINDA fun, but not enough. Opryland (RIP) had the first modern one, IIRC, called the Screamin' Delta Demon. Cedar Point has one indoors in the dark, which makes it a little better. Although, at least when I was there, they didn't have AC in it! Which was okay when you were moving, but man that lift hill was awfully hot.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I remember the Flying Bobs quite well. I rode two different versions. One was the Screamin' Delta Demon at Opryland: <a href="http://www.thrillhunter.com/ScreaminDeltaDemon.html" target="_blank">http://www.thrillhunter.com/Sc...mon.html</a> (I had an Annual Pass to Opryland the year I was working in Hendersonville.) Fun fact: The Swiss company that invented this attraction created Grizzly River Run for California Adventure.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had forgotten about the one at Cedar Point. That one uses a solid track, like a waterslide, while the other one I rode only had small steel bars making it up, so you could kind of see through it. Same general ride experience, but a slightly different look. The AC was out when I was there, too, so I don't think it was just an off day. It definitely didn't feel like the absolute zero of real space in that lift hill! And if I'm not mistaken, I believe that Jim in Merced, CA was (is still?) in the preshow video for that one.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Really?? I could have seen him and not known it? (Although there was no line for it, and I'm not even sure I saw a preshow video.)
