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JayJay90 wrote: On site and just spotted this on the pinch brakes

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The queue line entrance is up too
Did it move whilst you were looking at it ? Indication the v lift may have a SE to it ? Like people said earlier in the forum ?
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It's so tacky :(
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Very very nice and slick entrance !
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UGH!!!

I hope it's not finished! Black spirals and CCTV cameras needed I think!
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It's so tacky :(
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Really ? oh i like it ! :)
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It's far from tacky it looks brilliant and the back sign at the top is textured. It's by no way cheap
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JayJay90 wrote: It's far from tacky it looks brilliant and the back sign at the top is textured. It's by no way cheap
I agree ! It's a very nice sign already ! Also i assume it's not fully finished but does look very very nice already !
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Reduced the size and turned them about.
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I wish people would just accept that this is the worlds first 14 looping roller coaster. Its been confirmed by towers themselves. John said we will have to go and ride to find out because of the hidden inversion.
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obliviben wrote: I wish people would just accept that this is the worlds first 14 looping roller coaster. Its been confirmed by towers themselves. John said we will have to go and ride to find out because of the hidden inversion.
I said that from the start, but then those bloody fins appeared!
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Evostance wrote:
obliviben wrote: I wish people would just accept that this is the worlds first 14 looping roller coaster. Its been confirmed by towers themselves. John said we will have to go and ride to find out because of the hidden inversion.
I said that from the start, but then those bloody fins appeared!
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I'll just leave this here...

Complete ride testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlYuU-ACDiQ
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1:10  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

I'll just leave this here...

Complete ride testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlYuU-ACDiQ
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JW599 wrote: Yet another AT vid:

http://youtu.be/OlYuU-ACDiQ
And once again no video of it starting the v.lift.....
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It's very clever leaving the train on the pinch breaks as this would surely count towards comprehensive testing of the breaking systems but still allowing other work to be carried out around the site.
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No footage of the pre v-lift corkscrew or the start of the lifts themselves.. HMM!

Still, AWESOME!!!!!!
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Honestly, I never believed any secret element was going to happen around the second lift, but the fact that video specifically fades out before it reaches the lift and fades back in just as the train is about crest the hill makes me think otherwise.
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I agree they could be hiding something because it does cut out then come back just on the v.lifthill so who knows, could just be a coincidence, could be a secret element or they are doing it to annoy us lot  ;)
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Looks epic, love the way it flows through all the inversions, seems to carry a decent amount of speed as well! Excited now!!
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