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Paultons Park: General Discussion

QTXAdsy said:
In contrast to Smiler's build...makes you wonder what if Smiler's construction had gone as well as Drakon's though TBF Smiler did have a lot of bad weather to deal with but I digress.
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The Smiler is a much larger ride and more complex plus it was also a brand new model of coaster. Drakon is also much faster build then any other coaster wonder if it has the world record for quickest buildup
 
Skyscraper said:
That's crazy! Must be a record for a thrill coaster 😛

Apparently it also marks the completion of the UK's first Zero-G Stall! (Hyperia's is a Stalled Dive Loop, before anyone asks).
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I didn't know that about Hyperia. It will be interesting to feel how a Eurofighter traverses such an element.
 
QTXAdsy said:
In contrast to Smiler's build...makes you wonder what if Smiler's construction had gone as well as Drakon's though TBF Smiler did have a lot of bad weather to deal with but I digress.
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They used different companies for construction hence it was riddled with problems. That was well known at the time
 
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PhalanaxOperativeA1127 said:
Started landscaping today, according to Lawrence on X.

(Merlin, take note; landscaping does not need to be ignored, or left until the dying embers of the project on opening day ... thinking of Hyperia & Minifigure Speedway)
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Didn't Wicker Man have some landscaping done?

Though tbh, doing last minute work on opening day has been an issue going back to Tussauds with Oblivion being a notable example in which they were still working on the day of opening itself with rotary wheels left in some parts of the queue.
 
I mean you could run 4 or maybe 5, but it would have no impact on the throughput.

When we went to the Superfans event, I asked the engineers how may cars Cobra can run, and they said it can run on 6 cars, but they only run 4, because adding the other 2 would not actually add anything to the throughput.

Look at Oblivion when it’s 6 shuttles for example. 2-4 are usually stacked and it adds nothing. Plus it’s a bit of an anti-climax sitting on the brake run for ages after such a short ride.
 
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