Magnum XL-200 - Kev tshuaj xyuas ntawm Cedar Point's Legendary Coaster

2024 Tus sau: Cyrus Reynolds | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2024-02-08 03:11

Nov yog lub coaster uas pib ua tsov rog coaster niaj hnub no. Thaum nws tau nthuav tawm hauv xyoo 1989, Magnum XL-200 tsoo qhov tsis txaus ntseeg 200-foot qhov siab barrier rau cov menyuam coasters. Hauv chav kawm ntawm nws tus kheej thaum lub sijhawm, Cedar Point tau sau lo lus, "hypercoaster," rau nws caij tshiab. Niaj hnub no, hypercoasters hais txog kev caij tsheb uas, zoo li Magnum, nce ntawm 200 thiab 300 taw thiab tsim los rau qhov siab, nrawm, nrawm, thiab ntau lub sijhawm huab cua, tab sis tsis hloov pauv.

• Thrill Scale (0=Wimpy!, 10=Yikes!): 7

siab siab thiab nrawm, ntau lub sijhawm huab cua

• Coaster hom: Hlau tawm-thiab-rov qab hypercoaster
• Hnub ceev: 72 mph
• txwv qhov siab: 48 ntiv tes
• siab: 205 feet
• Thawj poob: 195 ko taw
• sijhawm caij: 2 feeb, 45 vib nas this

Tsis ntev los no ntawm qhov kev xav ntawm lub siab nyiam

Raws li peb tau muab qhov "thrill scale" rau Magnum, nws tshwm sim rau peb qhov txawv npaum li cas nws yog qhov legendary coaster "tsuas" ua tau zoo 7 tawm ntawm 10 qhov ua tau. Thaum nws thawj zaug scaled nws loj 205-foot nqa toj, Magnum yog lub siab tshaj plaws roller coaster nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no, thiab yog ib tug epitome ntawm ib tug dawb-knuckle thrill caij. Nws muaj adrenaline junkies salivating rau ibkho hypercoaster.

Thaum nws tseem ua rau muaj kev zoo siab heev, Magnum tau ploj mus ntau zaus dhau los (xws li coasters ntawm Cedar Point nws tus kheej) thiab tsis muaj siab tawv li nws ib zaug. Raws li Magnum tsoo lub 200-ko taw qhov pib, nws tsa cov kiv cua coaster 'thrilling pib. Los ntawm cov qauv niaj hnub no, nws yuav luag (nrog rau qhov tseem ceeb ntawm yuav luag) suav tias yog quaint.

Kev caij tsheb yooj yim. Nws nce 205 ko taw, tee cov plaub hau tsa 195 ko taw, thiab xa ib lub phab ntsa ntawm airtime thaum nws nce thiab tom qab ntawd poob rau hauv lub roob loj thib ob. (Qhov zoo siab, nws yog qhov poob tiag tiag, thiab tsis yog qhov siab ntawm lub coaster uas yuav tsum tau txiav txim siab nws cov xwm txheej; vim Magnum thawj qhov poob yog 195 ko taw, nws technically ntog tsib taw luv ntawm kev tsim nyog raws li ib tug hypercoaster.) Nyob rau hauv qab ntawm lub thib ob toj, Nws nce mus rau hauv ib lub qhov uas muaj npog, ua rau cheb ib puag ncig, thiab taug kev ntau lub roob luav uas xa cov cua tawg tas li ntawm lub sijhawm rov qab mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb.

Nws qhov chaw nyob ntawm ntug dej ntawm Lake Erie ntxiv rau qhov ua yeeb yam. Nrog lub pas dej xiav dej ci ntsa iab, qhov kev pom zoo li Magnum nce toj nws nce toj, nqis, thiab kev saib xyuas rau hauv nws qhov kev hloov pauv yog qhov ua tsis taus pa. (Tau pom zoo, Lake Erie pom daim duab pom tau zoo rau hauv txhua lub coaster loj ntawm Cedar Point.) Thiab ob peb lwm qhov chaw ntawm kev taug kev, suav nrog ib qho ze ntawm qhov kawg ntawm kev caij tsheb, ua kom tsis txaus siab mus.

Magnum khwv tau nws lub hnub qub

Tab sis Magnum tau poob ntau dua li nws qhov kev zoo siab. Nws tsis tau muaj hnub nyoog gracefully thiab tuaj yeem ntxhib hauvcov chaw-tshwj xeeb tshaj yog piv rau qee qhov tshiab, super-smooth coasters zoo li Cedar Point tus kheej Maverick.

Raws li lub sijhawm ntawm hnub thiab lwm yam xwm txheej, kev caij tsheb ntawm cov hlau Magnum yuav luag zoo li lub coaster ntoo ntau rickety. Nws lub tsheb ciav hlau roars hla ib lub roob knocking nws cov neeg caij tsheb ib sab-rau-sab, mus rau hauv huab cua, thiab thuds raws li lub upstop log koom, thiab ces- kerplunk!- slams down raws li qhov zoo G-forces ncaws nyob rau hauv. Vim nws qhov sib piv roughness, Magnum tsis tuaj yeem piv rau qee qhov kev ua kom zoo dua qub uas ua raws li nws xws li Apollo's Chariot ntawm Busch Gardens Williamsburg thiab Mako ntawm SeaWorld Orlando.

Tab sis tsis muaj qhov tsis lees paub tias Magnum tuav qhov chaw tseem ceeb hauv keeb kwm coaster. Ntxiv nrog rau nws cov ntaub ntawv qhov siab, nws yog qhov ceev tshaj plaws thiab steepest coaster thaum nws debuted ib yam nkaus. Tej zaum yuav tsis muaj ib qho silky du hypercoasters yog nws tsis yog rau Magnum pioneering. Xyoo 2004, American Coaster Enthusiasts tau qhuas lub caij lub keeb kwm tseem ceeb nrog lub koom haum ACE Roller Coaster Landmark khoom plig.

Thiab nws tuav qhov chaw tseem ceeb hauv Cedar Point keeb kwm ib yam nkaus. Magnum teeb tsa lub tiaj ua si rau cov ntaub ntawv pov tseg coasters. Xyoo 2000, Cedar Point unleashed Millennium Force, qhov siab tshaj plaws (310 ko taw) thiab ceev tshaj plaws (93 mph) puv-circuit coaster nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb thaum lub sij hawm ntawd. Peb xyoos tom qab, nws tau nthuav tawm Sab saum toj Thrill Dragster, uas, ntawm 420 ko taw thiab 120 mph, rov ua Cedar Point lub tsev ntawm qhov siab tshaj plaws thiab ceev tshaj plaws cov menyuam coaster hauv ntiaj teb (tsawg kawg txog rau thaum nws tau tshwm sim tom qab ob pawg).