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Alright, since this thread is actually active, does anyone know when Mako is reopening? It doesn't say on their site.
Opening date now officially May 27th with previews for passholders starting the 12th:
I will never get tired of the B&M roar.
Yeah, sadly SeaWorld sand fills their trackIt's very quiet actually. Surprisingly, all of SeaWorld's B&Ms don't have that classic roar.
I take it no one knows the answer? Normally SW/BG publishes the dates of their refurbs.
It makes it much more pleasant for the guests and the animals to not have that loud roar constantly.Yeah, sadly SeaWorld sand fills their track
I haven't seen or heard a re-opening date, but I'm guessing they're trying to target the 11th for the passholder night if possible. I'm not sure if this was a scheduled closure or something that came up and has required the closure. With people from B&M on site working on Pipeline perhaps they found an issue?I take it no one knows the answer? Normally SW/BG publishes the dates of their refurbs.
It makes it much more pleasant for the guests and the animals to not have that loud roar constantly.
I haven't seen or heard a re-opening date, but I'm guessing they're trying to target the 11th for the passholder night if possible. I'm not sure if this was a scheduled closure or something that came up and has required the closure. With people from B&M on site working on Pipeline perhaps they found an issue?
Passholder night got rescheduled to June 1st, so maybe it’s taking longer than expected and they want to make sure all the coasters are open?I haven't seen or heard a re-opening date, but I'm guessing they're trying to target the 11th for the passholder night if possible.
So did Pipeline feel any more comfortable that an old-school B&M stand-up, such as Six Flags Magic Mountain's Riddler's Revenge? (Which I love, by the way.)
Eh. The vest restraint felt like it was cutting into my clavicles once the ride op locked me in, which is not something I have felt with vest restraints before. Fortunately, the discomfort went away as soon as the coaster launched and momentum pushed me forward into the vest a bit. But the discomfort came back as soon as the ride hit the brake block returning to the station.
As for the bottom half of the restraint system, the springing of the seats means that whatever adjustment you gentlemen might have done on the loading platform will become useless as your seat moves up and down during the ride. The high G load approaching the ride's one inversion caught me, forcing some scooching that continued throughout the ride.
agreed! I'm curious to hear from those with less (or no!) standup coaster experience think. will it be similar to what we've heard in the past about riddler's et al? or will it be more positive?The conversation around the restraint is going to be interesting.
Are you seeing more negative responses?Welp, this seems like a disaster.
Are you seeing more negative responses?
After posting that I've seen more positive ones, but it seems like it's STILL just a stand-up coaster. Lots of "it's fuuuuun" and "it's unique!". Not a lot of "Finally, a good stand-up coaster!" or "I want to ride it again".