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A review of Skyrush
Jun. 1st, 2012 10:45 pmMike of NewsPlusNotes rides Hersheypark's new coaster. I haven't ridden it so can't speak personally, but while he liked the ride a lot, these reviews are giving me a little trepidation again.
He actually greyed out a little on the second curve. But the thing that's getting the most attention is the extreme negative g-force on the first two airtime hills (which is of course what they were designed for), and what this apparently does to your thighs (maybe not so intentional). The ride has lap restraints, and they look like these big molded things, but they're tilted at an angle so that only one edge of them is pressing on your lap, which means that they dig in quite a bit on those hills. I've seen two people on The Coaster Critic's thread make the "should have been called Thighcrush" joke already.
It also sounds like they have serious capacity problems with the station design; maybe fewer people per hour than Fahrenheit. Well, it might ease up crowding on some of the other rides.
He actually greyed out a little on the second curve. But the thing that's getting the most attention is the extreme negative g-force on the first two airtime hills (which is of course what they were designed for), and what this apparently does to your thighs (maybe not so intentional). The ride has lap restraints, and they look like these big molded things, but they're tilted at an angle so that only one edge of them is pressing on your lap, which means that they dig in quite a bit on those hills. I've seen two people on The Coaster Critic's thread make the "should have been called Thighcrush" joke already.
It also sounds like they have serious capacity problems with the station design; maybe fewer people per hour than Fahrenheit. Well, it might ease up crowding on some of the other rides.