Classic, Beloved Ride Still Packs a Punch
Chinhu chinonyanya kukoshesa nhoroondo yeupenyu (izwi rinoshandiswa kune zvakawanda zveConey Island ), kechipiri Chinyenyeri chinobudisa pachena nguva yakamboitika, asi inotakura mhepo inoshamisa inoshamisa - kunyange ichienzaniswa nemazuva ano anosimudza mhemberero . Icho, zvichida, archetypal roller coaster uye zvichida iyo inonyanya kufarirwa nemafuta. Kunyange zvazvo Dutu racho rinogona kuwana zvinopfuura zvishoma, zvinokonzera mari uye mafiro evanhu vanowanzofanana zvakadaro vanonamata rudo rwavanoda.
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- Kufara Kwakawanda (0 = Wimpy !, 10 = Yikes!): 6.5
Kudonha kwemvura kusinganzwisisiki, gumbo rinokonzerwa nemagetsi risina vagoveri vechigaro uye mabhandi emakumbo (chete chete kudzivirirwa inongova imwe-gadziriro yepamusoro bar), nguva yakawanda ye airtime, inogona kunge yakanyanyisa yakaoma, tsika dzomukati dzinokwira - Nhamba yemotokari: Wood (kunyange zvazvo chimiro chacho chiri simbi), inoratidzika se "cyclone" twister layout
- Kufamba kwepamusoro: 60 mph
- Kureba kwechikomo chakakwirira: 85 mamita
- Pedza nguva: 1.5 maminitsi
Enzanisa nemitengo yekuChifornia.
Glorious Vintage Ride
Kusununguka kupinda muConey Island mutsuwa weNew York City, iyo chiratidzo chinosvika pakuona: girazi chena, rakasvibiswa mutsvuku, "CYCLONE" mabhokisi ekumusoro pamusoro pegomo rekumusoro. Zvizvarwa zvevatasvi vakatarisa mawindo ezvitima uye vakagovana maonero evanhu ekusvika kuConey Island pamwe nekufungidzira kwemufaro uye kutya kuti kuonekwa kwechikwata chinowedzera.
Vatasvi vemvura vanokwira pamwe chete neSourf Avenue pasi peCyclone inokudzwa yevintage neon sign. Mushure mekubhadhara muchengeti muhombera yekare yetikiti yetikiti, vatasvi nyoka pasi pemugwagwa uye kuburikidza nechigadziro kusvika kumusasa wekutakura. Rwendo rwacho haruna kumbobvira ruchirongwa nehurongwa hwehurongwa hwekombiyuta, uye Dutu racho nderimwe remashoma mashomanana emakodhi anoshandisa mabhazi mabhuku.
Iko hoot kuti uone vatasvi vemabhiza vachireruka uye vanomisa teresi nekukwevera pamakumbo akareba mabheji.
Hey, Regai Tifambe!
Chiitiko chiri muchiteshi ndicho sooo Brooklyn-esque. Panzvimbo pezvipfeko zvisingasviki zvinofananidza zvinowanzowanika pamapaki ezitukuro, nhengo dzeChirungu dzevashandi dzinopfeka mune zvidhakwa, baseball caps, Yankees jerseys, tank pamusoro, uye chero zvimwe zvavakafunga sokukandira mangwanani iwayo. Vanosunungura vatasvi vabuda kunze kwezvitima kune imwe mugumo wechiteshi, vanofambisa mukati memotokari sezvavanopinda munzvimbo inotakura, ipapo vanosimudza vatasviki nemaoko maoko uye chiding mirairo kuti "Endai! Uyai, uyai! Haya, handeyi!" Vanofanirwa kunge vari ivo vanonyanya kushanda uye vane utsinye mugwende-op team mubhizimisi. Zvakaita sokuti vanobhadharwa nenhamba yezvitima vanozadza neawa.
Kungofanana nezvose zvinenge zvese pamusoro peDutu, sarudzo yemasikirwo 24-vatengesi vakaramba vasina kuchinja kwemakumi emakore. Iko-pasi-slung zvigaro hazvina zvigaro zvepamusoro, uye chengetedzo chete yekuchengetedza ibhesi-imwe chepamusoro bhar. Vechigaro-bhandi vanhu vane zvigaro hazvina zviparadzanisi, saka vafambi vechigaro vanoda kudanana zvechokwadi . Zvigaro zvigaro, chisiki, uye mativi emotokari zvakataurirwa kuitira kuti vagone kutamira voga uye vagone kufamba mugwenga.
Imwe yanyatsogadziriswa kuti ibve, bhurakeman anotambanudza pamusana, uye chitima chinobuda kunze kwechiteshi kuti chibatanidze kukwidzwa kweketani. Kuramba kupfuura zvakanaka "Njere yekupedzisira: Kwete kumira!" chiratidzo uye kukwira gomo rechidimbu-85 kusvika kumhepo inofadza-inonzwika, vatasvi vanogona kunzwa manzwiro asinganzwisisiki emotokari yakataurwa sezvainofamba nenzira. Kutarisana nemhenderekedzo yegungwa nemhenderekedzo yegungwa, maonero kubva kumusoro kwechikomo anotoshamisa.
Dutu racho "Akanaka" Akashata Mushandi
Uye ipapo gehena yose inosununguka. Panenge pedhi 60 degrees, doro rekutanga rinoshamisa. Shamwari yakanyatsorondedzera dhesi seyakaenzana nekutasva pasi pe-85-foot ladder nekurova mhando dzose munzira. Kushandura kwechidimbu chei-180 pazasi kwechikomo kunotumira chitima chichikwira chikomo chechipiri uye chichiendesa chekutanga chezvipembenene zvakawanda zvemhepo .
Dzoka racho rinotumirawo vatasvi kune rumwe rutivi rwechitima rinopopota-uye ndinoreva kutyisidzira -kune avo vanogara navo. Kune zviyero zvitanhatu-180 zvinoshanduka mune zvose, saka pane zvakawanda zve lateral G-masimba uye mikana yokuti vatasvi vagovhirana.
Dutu racho rine madonhi gumi nemaviri ehupamhi hwemhepo. Iko kunewo 18 maonero evanokwidza. Kusiyana nechokunze-uye-kumashure chinotenderera chisungo chimwe chete, Dutu racho rinokwanisa kukwana makumbo makumi mana nemakumi mana kubva mumakumbo aro kusvika kumhepo. Izvo zvinotyisa zvinokonzera kugadzirisa uye zvinoshamisa, zvose zvinokonzera mabhesi emakona zvinowanzozivikanwa se "mahombekombe" emakona ekuremekedzwa kwawo.
Rwendo rwunosiyana maererano nechinzvimbo chechigaro uye zvimwe zvinhu zvakadai sekusvika kwezuva uye mamiriro okunze. Zvigaro zvemashure, kunyanya, zvinogona kunge zvisinganzwisisiki zvakashata, kunyange zvazvo ndaimbova nemugwagwa wakatarisana wakanga usiri we squeamish. Chimiro chacho chinogomera uye chinodengenyeka, vatasvi vanokandwa-svetuka-famba nekusiya, uye teresi dzinogona kungoerekana dzichikwira kudenga zvichienda kunopinda mumakumbo engoro zvichivatengesa kumugwagwa. Nokuda kwechirango charo chose, zvakadaro, Dutu iri, pamucheto wayo, rinofadza uye rakasarudzwa rinofadza. Iyo nguva dzose inobatanidza kuenzana kwakakwana kweseka uye kuchema.
Kune "madhimoni" anokonzera hutsinye (zvakadai seMachematic Manhattan Express , kana chero chero yeLas Vegas 'New York, New York Casino inoshevedza kufamba kwayo mazuva ano) uye "yakanaka Dutu racho rinowira pasi muchikamu chechipiri.
Kudzivirirwa Kwemakore Anouya
Dutu racho rine, ahem, rakave nemakumbo aro. Yakatanga muna 1927 kuti ikudzwe zvikuru uye yakakurumidza kuwana mukurumbira wenyika yose. Kubwinya kwaConey Island kwakaderera kuburikidza nemakore, zvisinei, uye vatengesi veChirungu vakaderera. Mugumo waro wakaoneka wakaipisisa apo guta racho rakaritonga muna 1969.
Zvinofadza kuti varidzi varo panguva iyoyo norudo vakadzorera Dutu racho uye vakazarura zvakare muna 1975. New York yakaritaura semuguta wepamutemo muzinda wekutanga muna 1988. Muna 1991, nyika yeNew York yakapinda muChitutu muRejista yeZvenzvimbo Dzekare. Gore iroro, iyo yakasviba yakawana National Historic Landmark yemamiriro ezvinhu, iyo inodzivirira iyo kubva pavanenge vachikurumidza. Dutu rakachengetedzwa richaramba rakasimba uye rinofadza vatasvi kwemakore anouya.
Sezvo Dutu racho richiuya richikwira muchikwangwani kumagumo ekufamba, vatambi vanozvidzika kumativi echitima uye hawk zvakare-kutasva pamutengo wakaderera. Kana iwe uchida kuisa chigaro chepamberi (zvakakurudzirwa), chengetedza kuti udzoke zvakare uye edza kukurumidza kuzviisa kumotokari yakatarisana. Zvadaro, gadzirira chimwe chiitiko chakanaka chinyararire.
Zvimwe Coney Island gems zvinosanganisira Wonder Wheel uye Spook-A-Rama, iyo yose iri paDeno's Wonder Wheel Park.