Ukumemeza i-hill ye-lift yayo ngokubamba iqhaza-45 mph, i-Rodning Rod idlala kusukela ekuhambeni futhi ungalokothi uvumele. Izwe lokuqala liqalise i-coaster yamapulangwe, izikhathi zalo zokuvulwa ziyisiqalo nje sezinxushunxushunxushu ezihlosiwe mayelana nokuziqhenya.
Ngokushesha ihlasela i-MPH engu-73 futhi ihamba ngezinye izinkinobho ezingaphezu kwamabhange kanye nezinye izinto ezihamba phambili ezithumela isitimela nabagibeli bayo. Noma kunjalo, i-Lightning Rod iyaqhubeka ibushelelezi kulo lonke uhambo lwayo - naphezu kokuthi ama-coasters amapulangwe ayaziwa ngokuphawula ngokweqile.
Futhi ifafaza ngokukhululeka izikhathi ze-airtime ekhazimulayo endleleni. I-Dollywood ne-ride manufacturer i-Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) ithathe umbani ngesivinini.
Izibalo zamaRide nolwazi
- Uhlobo lwe-coaster: Uqaliswe uphuni (owokuqala kwalo)
- Ukuphakama: izinyawo ezingu-206
- Ukudonsa kokuqala: 165 amamitha
- I-Angle of desccent: 73 °
- Isivinini esiphezulu: i-73 MPH (i-coaster yezinkuni esheshayo yomhlaba lapho iqala)
- Ubude bomzila: 3800 ft.
- Isikhathi sokuhamba: 3:12
- Umkhiqizi weRide: Construction Rocky Mountain
- Ukuphakama kwesidingo: ama-intshi angu-48
- Usuku lokuvula: Mashi 2016
- Ibuyekezwe: Ngo-2016
Rod Rod Hot-Looking
Kutholakala engxenyeni ye-Retro Jukebox Junction yepaki, ukugibela kunomshwana oshisayo. Ukuze ungene emgqeni, abagibeli bangena endaweni yesevisi yesiteshi segesi esiphakathi nekhulu leminyaka. Badlula induku eshisayo ekuboniseni kanye nezinye izinto zokugijima njengoba behamba beya esiteshini sokulayisha. Imoto yokuhola inephetho langaphambili lokubukeka okubukhali, okubanjwe umlilo, okubhekiselwe ikhanda, induku eshisayo e-injection ehogela kuso.
Isitimela sisuka esiteshini, sijikeleze ukugoba, futhi sifike esisekelweni se-hill lift. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakuvame ukubandakanya ukuphakanyiswa kwezinketho zendabuko, izinjini ezihambelanayo ezilinganayo esikhundleni sokukhahlela futhi zinikeze i-jolt ye-electro-magnetic propulsion. Lokho kuthume isitimela se-Lightning Rod esivusa intaba kanye nabagibeli bayo bezama ukuphefumula.
Iqiniso elijabulisayo: I-cupola ebonakalayo engabonakali ekhoneni lentaba ikhona ukusiza ukugcina amaphondo. Ngezinye izikhathi izinambuzane zenze izidleke kwezinye izindawo zepaki. Akukhona ukuthi abagibeli be-Lightning Rod bangaba nethuba elikhulu ukubona isakhiwo njengoba behamba ngenhlanhla.
Ngemuva kokuba i-giddy ikhuphuke, isitimela siphumela emanzini amancane, i-crests igquma elincane, bese lihla. Ihamba ngamamitha angu-165 nge-73 degrees ezinomsoco. Lokho kuhlinzeka nge-Lightning Rod ngokwanele ukushaya 73 mph. Iphinde inikeze amalungelo e-Dollywood okuziqhenya njengesihloko se-coaster esheshayo emhlabeni wonke (okungenani ngenkathi iqala ukuvula).
Ukusuka lapho, i-coaster ihamba ngezingxenye ngamagama angenalutho anjengokuthi "ukuphulwa kwe-wave wave" nethi "isikhwama esiphezulu se-banking". (Amagama anesizotha ngegama elihle-elizwakalayo-i-RMC ejabule.) Ukuhumusha: Bhange kubangaphezu kwama-degree angama-90 futhi banikeza amandla amaningi aseG-G. Ngasekupheleni kwenkambo, i-Lightning Rod idlulisela isici esincane esithumela phansi esithumela izitimela hhayi ukuphindaphinda kabili, hhayi kathathu, kodwa izikhathi ezine ngokulandelana okusheshayo. Lokho kulandelwa ukuphenduka kokugcina kokukhipha imali ngaphambi kokuba isitimela siphindele esiteshini.
On Track for Coaster Ubukhulu
I-RMC enikeziwe, i-track, ithrekhi irekhodi, akumangalisi neze ukuthi i-Lightning Rod ihamba ngendlela enhle kakhulu.
Eminyakeni embalwa nje kuphela, umkhiqizi omusha wokushayela ushukumisele imboni ngokuklama ngokusheleleka futhi ngokushelelekile futhi elula ama coasters amapulangwe. Ubunjiniyela bokuziqhenya kanye nezakhiwo eziyingqayizivele kubangela ezinye izimangaliso. Kodwa yini ebeka ngempela ama-coasters e-wooden ahlukeneyo ngamathrekhi akhe anomthetho.
Ungakwazi ukufunda nge-"IBox" ithrekhi eyenziwa yinkampani ukuvuselela ama-coasters ezinkuni ezikhungethweyo ku-athikili yami, " Iyini i-Roll Coaster ye-Woodburn and Steel? " Nokho, i-Lightning Rod yakhiwa kusukela emhlabathini futhi ihlanganisa Ithrekhi "ye-Topper" ye-RMC. Ngenxa yokuthi ihlanganisa ibhande lensimbi elingaphansi kwamathrekhi okugodo, i-Lightning Rod isabhekwa njenge-coaster ngokhuni. Kodwa ngoba ibhande lensimbi ligcwele futhi lihlanganisa ngokuphelele izinkuni, ukugibela kukwazi ukuziphatha ngendlela efana ne-coaster yensimbi.
Lokhu kusiza ukuchaza ukuthi kungani i-Dollywood woodie ibhebhezela kakhulu. (Ngesikhathi kuhamba kahle, enye ipaki yepaki, i-Thunderhead, inikeza isipiliyoni esingaphezu kwesimo esibucayi.)
I-Lightning Rod ayiyona ebushelelezi njengamanye ama-coasters ama- hybride e- RMC afana ne- Iron Rattler ku-Six Flags Fiesta Texas , ikakhulukazi, i- Twisted Colossus e-busky e -silky e-Six Flags Magic Mountain . Kodwa cishe kuhambisana noGoliath ku-Six Flags Great America . (Ngendlela, i-Tennessee igibele i-woodie world speed irekhodi esuka ku-Goliath ihamba ngokushesha nje nge-1 MPH.) Njengo-Lightning Rod, ukugibela ama-Six Flags yi-coc yamapulangwe e-RMC esebenzisa i-Topper ithrekhi. Ngokungafani noGoliyati kanye namanye ama-coasters amasha we-RMC, i-Dollywood's Topper ithrekhi yokuhamba ithrekhi ayihlanganisi ukuguquka. Kodwa kunento abagibelayo - nayo yonke enye i-coasters yamapulangwe - ayinayo: uhlelo lokuqalisa lwamagnetic.
Kukhona inqwaba yezinsimbi zensimbi ezisunguliwe, ngakho akuwona wonke lowoveli. Noma kunjalo, kuyinto engafanele yokwazisa okumele kube yi-poky, chofoza-clack-chofoza up hill. Ngonyaka wokuqala wokusebenza, ukuvulwa kukaWellning Rod kwaphuza, futhi kwahlushwa isikhathi esiningi sokuphumula ngemuva kokuvula. Izinkinga kubonakala sengathi zivela ohlelweni lwayo lokuqalisa izinkuni.
Ukushaywa Kwibani Ngokukhethekile Kakhulu Ebusuku
Ukuhamba kwe-record-breaking kuqhubeka ne-Dollywood yokuziphendulela ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yokuthakazelisa. Eyaziwa ngomculo wayo obukhoma obuningi nokubukeka okuphezulu (okunye ongakulindela kusuka ku-Dolly Parton?) Kanye nokuqoqwa okukhulu kokugibela komndeni, ipaki iye yandisa ngamandla futhi yengeza imishini yamakilasi omhlaba wonke njengamabhayisikobho amaningi- ukuguqula iphiko le-wing, i-Wild Eagle, ngo-2012. Ngenkinga yokuphefumula 73 mph, kanye nomthelela wesistimu yayo yokuqalisa, i-Lightning Rod ithatha izinjabulo ezingeni lonke elisha, noma kunjalo.
Kutholakala ezinqabeni zezintaba ze-Smoky, i-Dollywood ihlanganisa izinguquko eziningi zokuphakama. Njengezinye eziningi ze-coasters zepaki, i-woodie ihlelwe endaweni ye-hilly futhi isebenzisa indawo yesimo semvelo. Okunye okuhambayo kubonakala kusuka phakathi nendawo, kodwa iningi lalo lifihlekile. Imfihlakalo kusiza ukwenza ukuthi lolo daba lube lula. Ukubamba indawo kwenza isivinini sibonakale ngokushesha.
Noma nini isikhathi sosuku yisikhathi esihle sokugibela i-Lightning Rod. Kodwa ukuhamba ebusuku, okuyinto ehlanganisa isikhumba somnyama, ups factor factor futhi isivinini ngesihlobo. Kungcono nakakhulu ukulawula - kodwa ngendlela enhle - ebusuku.