Alright, time to start this PTR.
After getting off from work, I changed into my street clothes backstage and went back into the park.
The entrance to Country Carnival Ooo, new Roller Coaster Alley sign... And drool, Tremors! :biggrin: More of the awesomeness known as Tremors You can barely see it, but you can see the new, fresh wood of the retrackment and new supports on Timber Terror Timber Terror's first drop and helix Timber Terror's train traversing the first drop It's train ascending into airtime heaven Tremors' train ascends into airtime heaven as well after it's first drop into the ground So Tremors was the first thing I hit after getting off from work.
I took the front row. The line moved very quickly for the coaster only having one train. The quick dispatch times here at Silverwood really help. I got into the snug and comfortable PTC train, fastened my seatbelt, and puled down on the lap bar. I have to be honest, it felt so good sitting in a coaster train after not being in one for 10 months.
We were dispatched, and started climbing the lift hill. You dont get much time to survey the landscape around you, as the lift is fairly fast.
Once you reach the top, you dip down and enter a swooping upward curve to the left. Once reaching the end of this left turn, you crest the first drop, and finally start going down. At the top of the first drop, all you see in your immediate future is blackness. Just a small hole in the ground. The train quickly speeds into the tunnel, going underground, and shooting out of the coaster's gift shop.
Once after shooting out of the gift shop, you hit a extremely small airtime hill over a pathway (see above picture), offering so much airtime. You then quickly go underground yet again, and are thrust back into the sunlight. You then enter the ride's huge warped helix, if you can call it a helix. This part of the ride is extremely forceful, and fun.
After exiting the helix, you dip down and see a sign to your left. It says "DANGER! BRIDGE OUT!" A nice touch of theming there, but what bridge? You soon find this out when you zoom full speed towards a section of track. Just before you hit the train dives under, barely missing the track. I have to say, by this time, my hands were not up anymore!
After diving under, you take a upward sweeping right turn and get a nice amount of airtime upon traversing the section of theack you just dived under.
After this hill, you hit two more airtime filled hills, take a small turn to the left, and dive back into the ground again. Yet again, the coaster is thrust out into the outside, but only for 1 second, before diving back into the ground. This is madness at it's best.
You then emerge from the ground for a final time, charging full speed for the first drop. After barely missing it, you take a turn to the right into the brake run.
After finally coming to a stop, I knew just why this middle of nowhere Idaho woodie is in the World's Top 10 Woodie list. The ride is very smooth, has many headchoppers, great theming (using pretty much only wood to theme with), a great movie franchise to use to it's advantage, and the airtime is extrodinary. If you can, come to Idaho to ride Tremors. You wont regret it.
Tremors' exit... Judging by that sign there on the right, I suppose a accident happened a few years ago on Tremors lol Next up on my "to ride" list was the original, the legendary, Corkscrew. Corkscrew's train rolls out of the station Corkscrew's train climbs it's lift One of my favorite coaster photos ever 2nd Corkscrew So, here's my ride review of the original KBF Corkscrew. And I'm being dead serious when I say this too.
The original KBF Corkscrew is smoother and funner than the Vekoma Boomerang KBF replaced it with.
After riding Corkscrew, I rode Super Roundup, which is like any other Roundup ride, fun.
And after than, I rode Timber Terror once in the front. I have to say, for a small coaster, this coaster sure does offer some great airtime, and some good speed as well.
After Timber Terror, I decided to ride Tremors again, but this time in the last row. I deffinately was not expecting the wild, and extrememly different ride in the back, compared to the front.
Aftershock's vertical construction seen from Tremors' queue Was getting hungry, decided to eat (Got the Number 2)... Maverick Combo eh? After getting my food, it was announced over the parkwide PA system that the park was having a complete park emergency evacuation drill. This was at about 4:45, and the park was scheduled to close at 5. All of the employees knew about this ahead of time, but most of us didnt know they would do it
that soon.
After the evac was over, Silverwood let all of the employees with their ID cards back into the park so we could go do whatever we needed to do backstage.
While waiting for my ride, boredom got the best of me in the break room...
Corkscrew isnt the only thing we have from Knott's Berry Farm at Silverwood... lol Went outside to wait, found the winches for Aftershock's towers... The storage container for Aftershock's train... Open gate? Different angle of Aftershock construction... I took a good amount of videos yesterday. Here they all are.
Panic Plunge Off Ride Footage -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guj5_FplERQ Timber Terror Off Ride Footage -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xILWkVT8lCQ Tremors Off Ride Footage -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EO0svmLDHg Corkscrew's Lift Motor -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFgoQJcBVNA Corkscrew Off Ride Footage (1) -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zMjhvzosGI Corkscrew Off Ride Footage (2) -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaFCLp4nI3c Corkscrew Off Ride Footage (3) -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGh75OdgqSQ