Lona yi-coaster eyayiqala izimpi zanamuhla zenkinga. Lapho iqala ngo-1989, i-Magnum XL-200 yaphula ukuvinjelwa okungenakwenzeka okungama-200-foot for barers coasters. Esiklasini ngokwalo ngaleso sikhathi, iCedar Point yahlanganisa igama elithi " hypercoaster ," ngokuhamba kwalo okusha. Namuhla, ama-hypercoasters abhekisela ngokujwayelekile ngokugibela ukuthi, njenge-Magnum, idlule ngamamitha angu-200 futhi yenzelwe ukuphakama, isivinini, ukusheshisa, nokuningi isikhathi se-airtime - kodwa hhayi ukuguquguquka.
Imininingwane ye-Magnum XL-200 Ephezulu
- Isisindo se-Thrill Scale (0 = Wimpy !, 10 = Yikes!): 7
Ukuphakama okukhulu kanye nesivinini, isikhathi esiningi somoya - Uhlobo lwe-coaster: I-hypercoaster ye-steel yangaphandle nangemuva
- Isivinini esiphezulu: 72 mph
- Ukuvinjelwa kwesisindo: ama-intshi angu-48
- Ukuphakama: 205 amamitha
- Ukudonsa kokuqala: ama-195 amamitha
- Isikhathi sokuhamba: 2:00 amaminithi
Awukho isikhathi eside se-Coitome yeCoaster ethakazelisayo
Njengoba ngimemezela "isibalo sokuthakazelisa" seMagnum, kwenzeka kimi ukuthi akunakwenzeka kanjani ukuthi umonakalo ovelele "kuphela" ufanelwe amaphuzu angama-7 kwangu-10 akhona. Ngenkathi iqala ukugubha intaba ephakeme ye-205-foot, yayiyi-epitome ye-white-knuckle ride ride futhi yayine-adrenaline junkies eyanqanda ukulungiswa kwe-hypercoaster.
Ngenkathi isakhipha izinjabulo ezijabulisayo, sekuye kwaqedwa izikhathi eziningi ngaphezulu (kuhlanganise neCedar Point ngokwayo i-Millennium Force engu-310-foot kanye ne- Top20 Dragster ) futhi ayisekho njengokuziphendulela njengoba kwakunjalo ngaphambili. Njengoba i-Magnum ishaya umthamo wamamitha angu-200, iphakamisa umgogodla we-coaster abalandeli.
Ngezindinganiso zanamuhla, kungacishe kucatshangelwe njengento eqondile.
Ukuhamba kulula kakhulu. Ikhuphuka ngamamitha angu-205, iphoqa izinwele ezingu-195, futhi ikhulula i-wallop ye-airtime njengoba ikhuphuka iphinde iwele emagqumeni amakhulu amabili. Ngaphansi kwegquma lesibili, ligibela emgodini ogijimayo, lenze ukushintshwa okukhulu, futhi lihambise uchungechunge lwamagquma ase-bunny okuletha ukuqhuma okuqhubekayo kwe-airtime kuze kufike esiteshini.
Indawo yayo eduze noLwandle u-Erie yenezela emdlalweni. Ngamanzi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekhanyekayo, umbono njengoba Magnum ekhuphuka intaba yayo yokuphakama, amaconsi, futhi unakekele ekushintsheni kwawo kuphefumula. Futhi ezinye izingxenye ezimbalwa ezimboziwe zomkhondo, kufaka phakathi eyodwa eduze kokuphela kohambo, gcina lo msolwa ehamba.
I-Magnum ithola izinkanyezi zayo
Kodwa i-Magnum ilahlekelwe okungaphezu kokugcwala kwayo okujabulisayo. Akukakhuli kahle futhi ingaba nzima ezindaweni - ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa namanye ama-coasters amasha ashayela njengeCedar Point kaMaverick . Ngokuya ngesikhathi sosuku nezinye izimo, ukugibela kwi-Magnum yensimbi kungase kuvezwe sengathi kune-coaster eningi ekhuni. Isitimela saso sigubha phezu kwegquma ukugqekeza abagibeli bayo ngokuhlangene, kuhamba emoyeni, kanye nezindwangu njengoba amasondo aphezulu ahlanganyela, bese-ke! - ihlaselwa phansi njengoba ama-G-force enza kahle.
Ngenxa yokuhlukunyezwa kwayo, i-Magnum ayikwazi ukuqhathanisa ngempela namanye ama-hypercoasters ahlanjululwe kakhulu afana ne- Apollo's Chariot eBusch Gardens Williamsburg naseKako e-SeaWorld Orlando . Kodwa akukho ukuphika ukuthi kuthatha indawo ebalulekile emlandweni we-coaster. Ngeke kube khona ama-hypercoasters aluhlaza aluhlaza okwakungewona uMagnum wokuphayona.