Those now-removed green panels were an abstraction of the original design. The full version very much looked like the end of the tube has blown open.
Incredible Hulk Coaster Refurb
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I love the old concept art of IOA 99 I really can't wait to see the trains and what they do to the tunnel.
If anything I also hope they bring back the greenery in the area. Lots of small topiary trees and those weird mesh/fence topped discs on poles aren't just useless shade awnings. Those are meant to be elevated futuristic planter platforms with cascading plants like ivy and such.
Yes the Banner Science Park area looked very nice..more shade in IOA would be welcomed..it is literally the hottest park on the planet
I've never seen this image before in high resolution. The start to the coaster is bizarre. It looks like a corkscrew into a drop then an Immelmann loop followed by a weird back to front sidewinder then has the 360 helix before going under the bridge.
I don't know if it's just me but I think the Hulk has one of the most iconic starts to a coaster ever.
I don't know exactly how the coaster fandom has evolved in the last decade or so, but at the time it opened Hulk was the crown jewel of B&M who was considered the premiere coaster company at the time.
It was funny, shortly before close on one forum I was reading people complaining about Hulk's roar as it goes around the track. "Too load" and "sounds all worn out."
It was actually designed to make that sound.
It was funny, shortly before close on one forum I was reading people complaining about Hulk's roar as it goes around the track. "Too load" and "sounds all worn out."
It was actually designed to make that sound.
I hope the roar is still there although I think it sounds more like a fighter jet when it launches out the tunnel.
I love the moment when you've just entered the park and you hear it getting louder and louder until you finally see t.
Was there really any truth the rumor that the launch system was being replaced by some other tech? It sounds like a loony notion to me. That is where the jet-like sound comes from.
I always thought the jet sound was slightly artificial like it came from a speaker or something.
I can see the benefit of a more efficient launch but I assume if the track is the same layout, it will need to leave the tunnel at roughly the same speed (although I'm not sure how much of an effect the new trains will have if they're heavier with speakers etc.)
I will agree, that from the Burger Dig's balcony, it always appeared that the roar was very first outdoor part of the track, but that was due to the delay in sound. Screams too. For a coaster, it is a very well designed attraction... for non-riders too.
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I was hoping for the tires to be replaced by LIMs but it was not to be. The spinning up is the whine sound indeed, you could still have that. At least they didn't silence the "roar" of the Hulk
Yeah, I thought Gringott's was going to be LIMs but it was not to be. Uni loves tire propulsion.
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The roar is from the box frame of the track - a signature of the B&M design. However it can be "silenced" if they choose to fill the frame with gravel/sand. That's at the discretion of the ride operator. For Hulk the original choice was to let it be as loud as possible.
If they rebuild dragons next (which desperately need it) I suspect they'd totally fill them as they're a noise problem on the perimeter of the park.
If they rebuild dragons next (which desperately need it) I suspect they'd totally fill them as they're a noise problem on the perimeter of the park.
The second the train leaves the tunnel, there is definitely another sound that doesn't come from the roar of the track.
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I think it's the compressed sound of the train and track inside the tube finally releasing upon the exit.
I always thought that there were speakers at the end of the tube that was supposed to be Hulk busting out of the gamma tube, meaning that it was an artificial sound and not one created by the train or track.
I think you're correct. While the track was designed to be loud and create the roar we all loved there are..well were ...speakers at the end of the tunnel that did add a sound to the launch and the reason I know this is because it didn't always go off Everytime a train was shot out.
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