World's Steepest Rollercoaster - in Britain!

Morgoth · 14 Mar 2009 at 17:42

Gog said:
The Hulk still wins for me. Must go back soon.

Amen to that, the burst of acceleration is incredible.

daz · 14 Mar 2009 at 17:42

Gog said:
The Hulk still wins for me. Must go back soon.

It's pretty good but it's miniature compared to the more modern stuff.

sunlitsix · 14 Mar 2009 at 17:49

mattyj1085 said:
Id rather go on this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thSK4tb8siY

I really wanted to go to Six flags when in LA but didnt have time

theyve redesigned the cars on X, its also had a lick of paint and a name change... to X2

http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/rides/X2.aspx

jrodga2k5 · 14 Mar 2009 at 18:04

niiiiiiiiiiice! That looks like a cracking drop!

Oh yeah the girl sitting next to him wasnt too bad

haha

mattyj1085 · 14 Mar 2009 at 18:13

The chairs look amazing, that they tilt when they drop over an edge. Sort of like the 'Eggs' at fairgrounds (except they dont drop off as much!)

Viper² · 5 Jul 2009 at 11:46

Hahahaha. It's about to open. Here's a link to it on the BBC site with hilarious accompanying video.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/8133816.stm

I love how she just stops screaming and is like, "ok, that is just comepletely terrifying, and so is this..."

Another edit: Just realised the coaster in OP is completely different.

xb8browney · 5 Jul 2009 at 11:52

I've never heard any one scream as much lol

Ciphon · 5 Jul 2009 at 11:58

sunlitsix said:
yeah it is, i cant believe that is 11 years old now

Jesus! Oblivion is 11 years old now!? I remember when that first came out, and everyone thought it was amazing!

The girl in the video looks to be enjoying it a lot more than he did! I'd give it a go!

Fuzz · 5 Jul 2009 at 12:01

There is no more "steepness" than vertical. Suspending the car inverted does not make it steeper, it just makes it upside-down.

iviv · 5 Jul 2009 at 12:28

OCdude said:
wait - was that first big drop, the '112 degree' drop?

Looked pretty tame on that Youtube clip

Youtube haven't worked out how to let viewers feel g-forces yet

ron3003 · 5 Jul 2009 at 12:37

I was at Flamingoland for 3 days a couple of weeks ago and the Mumbo Jumbo was undergoing testing with dummies all the time we were there.
I have to say it's a lot smaller than it looks in that video, it's tightly packed into the space formerly occupied by the Tidal Wave ride and there's actually a brake on the big drop so the cars are not going down it really fast.

Overlag · 5 Jul 2009 at 14:22

nokinidea said:
There is no more "steepness" than vertical. Suspending the car inverted does not make it steeper, it just makes it upside-down.

exactly what i was thinking.