I-Kingda Ka Ngenye Yezinkampani Zama Freakest in the World

Ukubukezwa kwamaFlegi ayisithupha Omkhulu we-Adventure Coaster

Ngaphansi kwe-coaster roller kanye nomshini othakazelisayo owenzelwe amalungelo okuziqhayisa, i-Kingda Ka iyi-pony eyodwa. Kuyavunywa, kuyisicathulo se-hec kanye nokugijimela kwangaphambili kokuphila. Buye cishe kungenzeka. Ukuqaliswa kungase kusabise wena ngobuwula. Kodwa, ekugcineni, naphezu kokushicilela irekhodi-456-foot tower, uKingda Ka cishe uyokushiya uzizwe uphethile.

"Ngikhuphuka futhi ngiya phezulu ... YINI?"

Ukulindela akusizi. Njengoba abagibeli begibela izitimela ze-Kingda Ka ezisekelweni zalo ezimbili zokulayisha, futhi izitimela zihlangene ekugcineni komzila oqanjiwe oqanjiwe, umbhoshongo onqenqemeni wezinyawo ezingu-456-foot uphawula ngakolunye uhlangothi. Umbhoshongo ungabonakala cishe yonke indawo kuyo yonke ipaki, futhi ubukeka bude kakhulu. Kodwa ekubhekeleni kuyo ikhanda ukusuka ephasini lesitimela lesitimela esivaliwe nesilayishiwe, libukeka ngaphesheya kwamantongomane. Cishe uzobe ucabanga, "Ngiya phezulu futhi phansi ... YINI?"

Njalo imizuzu embalwa isitimela sithatha, sinezela kwi-jitters yokuhamba phambili.

It ibhalwa phansi ithrekhi ukuqaliswa ebuchosheni-scrambling 128 mph, bese uya ngqo phezulu umbhoshongo. Njengoba ikhuphuka ngamamitha angu-456, iyancipha futhi ibonakala ingenayo i-oomph eyanele yokwenza phezulu. Ezimweni ezingavamile i-Kingda Ka kanye namanye ama-rocket coasters enza, eqinisweni, i-peter out and slide emuva emuva kombhoshongo.

Ukugibela kuklanyelwe ukusingatha i-anomaly (kanti abanye abalandeli bayibheka ibheji lenhlonipho ukuze bahlangabezane ne-backback).

I-Kingda ka ke igxuma phansi ngaphesheya futhi ingene ku-270 degree degree spiral. Ukugijimela emuva esiteshini, likhuphuka intaba engamamitha angama-129 ukuze iqhume umoya. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubuka kangaki izikhathi izitimela zijikeleza ngokuhamba, akukho lutho oluzokulungisela ukuhamba ngokuqondile.

Yeeeee-ahhhhhh!

Njengabaningi abaqashiwe, ama-brakes akhululwa ngaphambi nje kokuba i-Kingda isuke futhi ishiye isitimela mahhala-esingahambi hlangothi. Khona-ke, yeeeee-ahhhhhh !, ishukunyiswa ngokugqama okukhulu kwamandla phansi komzila. Ukuhamba nge-128 mph emotweni evulekile kuyisimo esingenasici.

Ngendlela, ukubhekana no-128 mph ungase uzizwe njengesizwe esingavamile. Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi uyazibuza ukuthi i-Kingda Ka yiyona esheshayo ye-roller coaster emhlabeni . Ukugibela ama-Flags ayisithupha kwenzeke, empeleni kuhluke amarekhodi lapho kuqala kuvuliwe ngo-2005. Kwenzeka kanjani namuhla? Kusengamathele emkhokheni owodwa, kodwa, kukhona i-coaster ngaphandle lapho i-wackier kune-Kingda Ka.

Ngemuva kokuphakamisa umbhoshongo, imizuzwana embalwa ye-quasi-hesitation-ingabe siyayenza? Umbono osekuqaleni kombhoshongo, uma abagibeli bengakwazi ukuvula amehlo abo, kuyamangalisa.

Kuze kube yilokho, futhi sikhuluma mhlawumbe imizuzwana engu-10, i-Kingda Ka isendle.

Anticlimactic

Ukufika phansi embhoshongweni, noma kunjalo, kungase kube khona izindawo ezingalindelekile njengoba kungathi isitimela sihamba kancane. Ukuvunguza okuqondile kuphazamisa futhi kuphazamisa ukuphakama nokuhamba ngesivinini. Futhi intaba ye-airtime ye-129-foot is anticlimactic futhi isimanga kakhulu. Njengoba unamandla amakhulu kakhulu we-pent-up, ungacabanga ukuthi kuzoba nokuqhuma kokuqhuma kwe-airtime. (Ukuze uthole i-airtime nirvana, ungene e- Greater's Premier coasters, El Toro naseNitro .)

Ukubuyela esiteshini, abagibeli kukhona kancane igobolondo-eshaqile kusukela ekuqalisweni nasekuphakameni okwedlulele. Kodwa kungase kube kancane ukuyeka phansi. Ngemuva kwalokho konke okulindelekile, ukugibela sekuphelile.

Masiphonte izigqoko zethu eziphezulu ku-Intamin, umkhiqizi we-ride, nama-Flags ayisithupha wokuba nokuziphendulela ukwakha i-Kingda Ka.

Kodwa, ukurekhoda amarekhodi akusho ukuthi uhumushe ekuhlangenwe nakho okukhanyayo. Esikhundleni se-symphony ye-thrills-i-crescendos, ukukhishwa, iziqongo, amabhuloho-ukuthi i-roller coaster enkulu ihlinzeka, i-Kingda Ka iningi lokukhala okunamandla, okukodwa, okune-heavy-metal.

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe ngalokho okwenza kube lula kakhulu, hlola ukubuyekeza kwethu kwe-Superman i-Ride ku-Six Flags New England .