Re: Skyrush Official Discussion Thread

[rushrunner]

is there an update coming!?

[thom25]

yes, very soon.

[wizzard33]

[thom25]

GREAT pics Walt. Thanks for taking the time out to take them and share them. Skyrush just looks amazing and love the vertical banking. I can't wait to see what the Stengel Dive looks like

[hersheycoaster14]

Man I can't wait for skyrush to open its gonna be awesome! If they stay on schedule me and my dad will be able to go to be one of the first ever humans to go on! If they stay on track it will be may 7th 8th and 9th! Thanks for the pics by the way!

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Skyrush isn't set to open until May 26th, 2012.

[Hershey bears]

Wow can't wait to see the whole train testing and what was that in the last picture?

[hersheycoaster14]

No i will be... What's the right word a test dummie! I'll be with the people who helped make skyrush and my dad was asked if he wanted to come and I can come too

[BrandonStrouphauer]

That's the lift motor, that powers the lift cable.

[Hershey bears]

Ok now that I look at I can see that those supports are the lift. Any idea on what they were doing with it

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Probably installing wiring.

[Hershey bears]

Thanks, with the wires/ tubes comming off of it I wasn't sure what it was for.

[billybobjoebob]

so how close to finishing the pull through do you all think they are???

[BrandonStrouphauer]

I believe they finished it today.

[billybobjoebob]

awesome!
so i'm assuming that the next step is to put the rest of the second train on the track?

[thom25]

Yes, they need to assemble and program the second train, since the first one is done. Then finish the work on the lift, and then we should see testing. Maybe this week (keeping fingers crossed), definitely next week at the latest.

[HPCrazy]

Wow, those are GREAT pics Walt! Shouldn't be too much longer until we see them conduct a full train test.

[GrumpyKim]

Great pics Walt !!!!!! Can't wait to see her in person opening day !!!!! Thanks for keeping us constantly updated.

[HPfan1013]

Thanks for the great update!!

[hersheycoaster14]

Oh yes and when I said getting lifted out of there I forgot to put seats sorry. I have a question is the lift completely installed?

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Hersheypark's 2012 map is now available!
Changes made:
-Skyrush added
-The new path along the creek is on
-The Howler has a new symbol
It looks nice!
Check it out,
http://www.hersheypark.com/map/

[HPCrazy]

Cool, I knew you'd be on top of it!

[hersheycoaster14]

Wow that is awesome thanks for that! It looks so good to see it on the map!

[markR]

The map looks great, thanks for the link. Skyrush just fits in there perfectly!

And you gotta love the path along the creek. Or, as we like to call it already: The Shortcut To Skyrush. How many of us will be making that right hand turn there, just after entering the park??

Also, I can't wait to sit on one of the benches along that path, and just take it all in as Skyrush trains WOOSH overhead every few minutes. The photo and video ops from there boggle the mind.

[thom25]

I'm with ya Mark. I will certainly take that right turn and look foward to watching the ride in action from the path.

[thom25]

Hershey just tweeted the pic below. We have the second train and water dummies being moved onto the track!

[stormrunner]

Whoa awesome picture! Testing will either take place late today, or sometime next week! So excited!

[hersheycoaster14]

awwww man I am excited! I hope they start testing today!

[billybobjoebob]

I.......AM........SOOOOOOO.......PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!

[Hersheyguy]

Looks great! Can't wait to ride! If the ride is successful, maybe they will convert Storm Runner and Fahrenheit to those new lap bars restraints. Think of the comfort level! Wishful thinking, anyway

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Testing won't happen today, probably the beginning to mid-week next week. But, soon nevertheless!

[galindoverhere]

Check out the new Park Map showing off SkyRush. The only thing I don't like is it's airtime hills aren't showing

[Hershey bears]

Who is ready to possibly see testing this week? I know I am

[Hershey bears]

Did anything happen today at the park

[thom25]

They are testing the cable lift

[Hershey bears]

Sounds like a good step towards full testing. Better to test the lift empty than to test with the train and it get stuck

[thom25]

Yes, it's all part of the testing process. I suspect we'll see full train testing at some point this week. It's hard to predict at this point due to the weather, but it's definitely expected to happen this week.

[Hershey bears]

I know I looked at weather bug for Hershey and it looks like there is a few hour window on Wednesday in the morning and every other day it is like when they would test it is supposed to be raining. We will just have to wait and see.

[billybobjoebob]

dang you right! I mean, we all know the weathermen are great with their predictions but we should wait and see, because when i looked on NOAA, it said storms and scattered showers, which could turn out to easily be nothing

[BrandonStrouphauer]

NOAA is the most accurate weather forecasting agency. [url=weather.gov]weather.gov[/url]

[billybobjoebob]

^that's true, but weather is never completely predictable, and i meant to put emphasis on the "scattered" part, because a lot of times that means 10 minutes of rain, and then it's fine for 3 hours or so

[billybobjoebob]

Someone on coasterforce forums posted a picture of a fully loaded (with test dummied) skyrush train in the station. add this train to the fact that they were just testing the cable and motor, and it looks like today might be the day!

[hersheycoaster14]

Heres the pic from coasterforce that billybobjoebob said about. I hope and think this is the day! anyone who is near hershey park today get ur cameras, video cameras, and anything that will take a video or photo be ready ! Im so excited!
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/306292_3708101896992_1108897334_33565070_1077114668_n.jpg

[BrandonStrouphauer]

That picture was taken by a representative of ALT, they are bringing us coverage, on what seems might be the day for testing! Lapbars are currently being pushed down as we speak. Possibly Sandor was spotted as well! There are reportedly a TON of workers in the station. Rush might have begun testing within the next hour. We WILL keep you posted as the news breaks from our ALT rep who is currently there.

[hersheycoaster14]

I cant tell u how excited i am right now!!!! this is so exciting!

[markR]

Any word yet, Brandon? Is the train rolling?!? Incredibly excited here! If they are running the train, I'd love to know, could be there in 30 minutes. Doesn't get dark here til 8 pm or later now. Been waiting for this day for a long, long time....

Thanks for any info

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Just got an update from our rep there currently, they are filling the water dummies with water. All the dummies are in the train, and the lap bars are down.

[markR]

Filling the water dummies, right now?!? Oh man, that doesn't sound like a Tomorrow thing, does it? Sounds like a Today thing.....

[BrandonStrouphauer]

The lapbars are down as well. After a full day of inspections, today could very well be the day for SKYRUSH testing! We'll continue with the live updates as I receive them from our rep currently there.

[billybobjoebob]

woohoo! this is exciting!

As a side note, the picture i mentioned earlier made it even more clear to me how little there is to those seats/restraints