Achidanidzira makomo ayo okusimudza pamusana-kutora 45 mph, Mheni yeMheni inobata kubva pakuenda-uye kusamborega. Nyika yekutanga yakatanga kubatanidzwa kwemapuranga, nguva dzayo yekutanga ingori chirevo chekutanga kune mhedziso yakagadzirwa pamusoro pekuita.
Inokurumidza kuputsa 73 MPH uye inoenda kune dzimwe shanduko dzakanyanyisa kubhengi uye zvimwe zvinyorwa zvese zvinotumira chitima nevatakuri vayo kusvika kune imwe. Asi, Lightning Rod inoramba ichishamisika mukufamba kwayo rwendo rwayo-pasinei nokuti mabhandi emapuranga anozivikanwa kuti anopa ruzivo rwakawanda runokwira.
Uye inosunungura zvachose nguva dzenguva yemazuva emhepo munzira. Dollywood uye mutasvikiro wekugadzira Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) vatora mheni mumhepo.
Ramba Stats uye Info
- Rudzi rwekodha: Yakasimwa matanda (yekutanga yorudzi rwayo)
- Kureba: 206 mamita
- Kutamba kwekutanga: 165 mamita
- Nyeredzi yekuzvarwa: 73 °
- Nhanho yepamusoro: 73 MPH (coaster yemapuranga inonyanya kudarika nyika iyo yakatanga)
- Nhamba yakakura: 3800 ft.
- Pedza nguva: 3:12
- Ride producer: Rocky Mountain Construction
- Urefu hunodikanwa: 48 masendimita
- Zuva rokuzarura: March 2016
- Yakadzokororwa: Muna 2016
Hot-Looking Rod
Inowanikwa mu Retro Jukebox Junction chikamu chepaki, mutasvi waro ane shuni inopisa musoro. Kuti vapinde mumugwagwa, vatasvi vanopinda mubazi rebasa rekuchengetedzwa kwakanaka kwema mid-century gas station. Vanopisa tsvimbo inopisa pavanoratidzwa uye mamwe maitiro ekugadzirira sezvavanenge vachienda kunzvimbo yekuendesa. Motokari inotungamirira ine magumo epamberi-anotarisa-kupenya, moto-wakaiswa, musoro-piped, injector-inoputika tsvimbo inopisa yakaiswa pairi.
Motokari inobva pachiteshi, ichikomberedza bend, uye inosvika pakadzika kwechikomo chekumusoro. Panguva iyo yaiwanzobatana nekusimudza kwekodhi yemasikirini, motokari dzakasvibiswa dzemakumbo panzvimbo yekukanda mukati uye kuunza jolt ye electro-magnetic propulsion. Icho chinotumira chikepe cheCharning Rod chichikwira chikomo uye vanofamba-famba vachifema.
Farira chokwadi: Chimiro chinoshamisa chisingaoneki chiri pamusoro pechikomo chiripo kuti chibatsire kuchengeta runyanga kure. Zvimwe zvipembenene dzimwe nguva zvakagadzira matendere pane dzimwe nzvimbo dzepaki. Kwete kuti vafambisi veCharning Rod vaizova nemukana wakawanda wekuona chimiro sezvavanenge vachikurumidza kuenda.
Mushure mokunge giddy achikwira kumusoro, motokari inoburitsa muhope shoma-shomanana, chidiki chechikomo chiduku, uye zvadaro zvechokwadi inodonha. Iyo inokwira mamita 165 paine mvere 73 degrees. Izvo zvinopa Mheni Rod kune oomph kuti inorove 73 mph. Iyo inopawo Dollywood kuzvidzora kodzero kune musoro wekurumidza kutsvaga matanda munyika (kunyanya nenguva iyo yakatanga kuvhura).
Kubva ipapo, mutengo unotanga kuburikidza nezvinyorwa nemazita asinganzwisisiki akadai se "kuputsa wave turn" uye "kunze kwebhanji yepamusoro." (Mazita aya ane ruremekedzo nezita risina rumbidzo-ruchifara RMC.) Shanduro: Vanoshandisa mabhii anopfuura 90 degrees uye vanopa zvakawanda zveG-force forces. Kusvikira kumagumo emusangano, Lightning Rod inoburitsa chidimbu pasi ichocho chinotumira teresi kuputika kwete kaviri, kwete katatu, asi katatu munguva inokurumidza kutevera. Izvo zvinoteverwa nekupedzisira swooping pamusoro-mabhenji kutendeuka mberi kwechitima ichidzokera kuchipatara.
Pa Track for Coaster Greatness
Yakapiwa RMC, er, rekodi, hazvishamisi kuti Lightning Rod inofamba zvakanaka.
Mumakore mashomanana chete, iyo nzira itsva yekugadzira motokari yakazunungusa mhizha kuburikidza nekuvaka zvinoshamisa uye yakashamisa makona emakwenzi anoshamisa. Unyanzvi hwekugadzirira uye zvikamu zvakasiyana-siyana zvinoverengera zvimwe zvekunaka. Asi chii chinonyanya kuisa varimi vemapuranga eMMC pane maitiro avo emakiti.
Iwe unogona kuverenga pamusoro pe "IBox" track iyo kambani inoshandisa kuti ive inogadziriswa mabhendi emapuranga munyaya yangu, " Chii chine Hybrid Wooden uye Steel Roller Coaster? " Mheni yeRambo, zvakadaro, yakavakwa kubva pasi uye ichibatanidza RMC's "Topper" track. Nemhaka yokuti inosanganisira bhandi resimbi pane mapuranga ematanda ematanda, Lightning Rod ichiri kutaridzirwa semapuranga. Asi nokuti bhandi resimbi rakawedzera uye rakazara zvachose huni, mutasviki wacho unokwanisa kuita zvakanyanya kufanana nesimbi yesimbi.
Iko kunobatsira kutsanangura nei nei Dollywood woodie yakanyarara. (Kunyange zvazvo ichifambisa zvakanaka, imwe paki yemapuranga, Thunderhead, inopa humwe unhu hwakaoma-uye-tumble.)
Chiedza Rod hachisi sechinyatsojeka sevamwe veRCC yevanosvina mabhii yakafanana ne Iron Rattler pa Six Flags Fiesta Texas uye, kunyanya, Twisted Colossus yakasvibirira pa Six Flags Magic Mountain . Asi zvinenge zvichienderana neGoliyati paSix Flags Great America . (Nenzira iyo, Tennessee inotasva isina kubvisa nyika yeoodie nokukurumidza kubva kuna Goliati kuenda kune imwe 1 MPH nokukurumidza.) Sezvinoita Lightning Rod, Rwendo Rwokutanga Rwomukati ndirwo ruvara rweM RMC runoshandisa Topper track. Kusiyana neGoliati uye mamwe maMCC, munguva pfupi yapfuura, Dollywood's Topper rukafambisa rwendo haruna kusanganisira maitiro. Asi kune chimwe chinhu icho avo vanokwira - uye mamwe ose emadziro emapuranga - haana: magnetic launch system.
Kune zvakawanda zvekutengesa midziyo yesimbi, saka haisi iyo iyo inoverengeka. Kunyange zvakadaro, inyanzvi yepachikoro yekugadzirisa izvo zvinofanira kuva poky, tsanangurira-kuvhara-bvisa pakakwirira chikomo. Mugore rayo rokutanga rekushanda, mukova weCharning Rod wakanonoka, uye wakatambura nguva yakawanda yekudarika mushure mokunge yazaruka. Zvinetso zvinoratidzika zvakakonzerwa kubva muzviratidziro zvayo zvehuni.
Mheni inoputika Kunyanya Zvakanaka pausiku
Dare-break break ride inoenderera mberi Dollywood yekushanduka kune imwe nzvimbo inofadza kuenda kunzvimbo. Unozivikanwa nokuda kwehupenyu hwakawanda hwemimhanzi uye yepamusoro-zvinyorwa zvinoratidza (chii chimwe chaungatarisira kubva kuDolly Parton?) Pamwe nekuunganidza kwakakura kwemakumbo emhuri, pari iri kuwedzera kukuvadza uye kuwedzera mitambo yemasikirwo emakwikwi epasi rose semadhora akawanda- inverting wing coaster, Wild Eagle, mugore ra2012. Pakufema kwemhepo 73 mph, pamwe chete nemigumisiro yekugadzirwa kwayo, Lightning Rod inofadza kune imwe nzvimbo itsva, zvisinei.
Iri munzvimbo dzezvikomo zveS Smoky Mountains, Dollywood inosanganisira yakawanda yekukwirira kwekuchinja. Sezvo kune dzimwe dzakawanda dzevaki vepaki, yeoodie yakasvibiswa munzvimbo yakakomberedzwa uye inoshandisa maitiro ezvinyorwa zvepanyika. Zvimwe zvekutasva zvinoonekwa kubva pakati, asi zvizhinji zvacho zvakavanzwa. Iyo chakavanzika inobatsira kuita kuti ruzivo rwacho ruregerere. Kubata nzvimbo yacho kunoitawo kuti firimu ionekwe nokukurumidza.
Chero nguva yezuva ndiyo nguva yakanaka yekukwira Lightning Rod. Asi kutasva kweusiku, iyo inowedzera chifukidzo chema rima, inosimudzira kusungirirwa kwechokuita uye chirevo chinokurumidza. Izvo zvisinganyanyi kuronga - asi nenzira yakanaka - usiku.