The holding brake can help, however it’s not activated anymore. The front of the train barely reaches the vertical section, whereas the back of the train experiences minimal airtime if any. Unfortunately, this is where the height restrictions have taken their toll. The train then slowly unwinds backwards and falls into the launch where even more crazy speed is picked up via a second launch, backwards. Riders in the front will complete almost the entire inversion, riders in the middle will be suspended upside down for a second or two for some sweet hang time, and riders in the back will be suspended on their sides. The train will begin to spiral through the inversion before it loses momentum. The train will then rise up to the 45 degree inclined tower, and this ride uniqueness becomes apparent. We’ve heard several guest actually say that those were screams from riders. The first launch may not reach top speed, but the linear induction motors provide some good acceleration that can be very surprising if you’re caught of guard! The launch mechanism makes a lot of noise, sounding like screams. Once the restraints are locked and the seat belt is buckled to the appropriate buckle (there are 2 buckles on the side of the seat, the one that fits best is to be used), you are clear and ready for launch! They’ll then choose their row and board Intamin inverted trains. It’s almost like Vortex’s line, as these switchbacks never really fill up, even if the park’s very crowded.Īfter likely bypassing most of the switchbacks and entering the station, riders will first have to pass under a 6’3 bar, to make sure they do not exceed the height limit. Once riders actually reach the rides entrance (It’s a bit of a walk from the entrance to the park), they are greeted by a V2 logo, and then with a huge set of switchbacks. It creates a Gatekeeper-esque effect in the way you are sized up by the coaster before you even enter the park. When approaching the entrance to the park, riders pass under V2’s unique inversion and can’t help but stare. The vertical spike had been reduced to 150 feet and the twist on the other end was changed to a 45 degree angle, qualifying it as an inversion, this ride exists as one-of-a-kind ride, due to these changes and we sure love it! When it reopened around a year later, it had a new twist. The city noticed, and Six Flags Marine World, its name at the time, was to remove V2 or comply with the city limit. The park was aware of this height limit, and though it was obviously taller than the 150 ft tall Medusa, the park still advertised it to be a 150ft tall, though all other Six Flags parks with the same model, used the accurate stats, 186 ft. However, due to local height restrictions, the ride was closed in June of 2001 to be retrofitted in order to comply with the imposed 150 foot height limit. When it opened in 2001, it existed as the “classic” impulse design at a height of about 186 feet and a u shaped layout, with one end being a vertical spike, and the other having a 360 degree vertical twist. It had quite a history, and it’s also quite amazing! The best part though is the air that comes from the small humps going over the lift hill and then parallel to the stall under the Asian Camelback (which again provides some fantastic head chopper moments).We’re taking a look at V2: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom! This coaster is a rather unique variation on the Intamin manufactured inverted shuttle coaster, the Impulse Coaster. Although the reverse twist going into the turn was less “extreme” than I expected, it’s still a fun sensation as the car banked back and forth slightly whipping riders. Out of the stall, the coaster flies into the twisted breaking wave turn. Since there’s only one track on The Joker, the effect is magnified as you skim over wooden boards, seemingly inches from outstretched fingers. The stall on Twisted Colossus is great, but because of the distance between the two tracks, unless you’re actually racing the “head chopper” effect is limited. However, the top-gun stall that comes after it is fantastic. The step-up under flip coming out of the drop is smooth, although I’m not sure it felt like anything particularly crazy (or maybe just not as crazy as my expectations based on how it looks). The steep, twisted drop is as great as expected, with some intense positive gs at the bottom of the hill. The lift felt taller than I remember Roar feeling, despite only a six foot difference.
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