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"Python"... No more Pepsi?

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:19 PM

Some of us think it is, thank you very much! :)

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:22 PM

I was waiting for that response from you. The first drop packs quite a punch. The only thing I don`t like about the coaster, is how hard the brakes grab at the end of the ride. (Not to mention it has a VERY conservative blocking system! If one does not move the train out of the unload station by the time the other train gets to the sensor immediately above the station, the train above the station will set up. And the only way to fix that is to manually release the air brake, which usually requires a manager.)

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:25 PM

There is a reason why most here will never experience a back seat ride on that coaster. Think the cliff at Stricker's, only more so...

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 06:29 PM

Exactly. For those who have not ridden the Python, it is definitely a fun little ride. Although, in my opinion, not quite as fun as the Tornado at Stricker`s Grove.

One perk of working the ride in the morning is that after maintenance clears the ride, if they are still present when the ride ops arrive, they often will give us a test ride before we open the ride to the public!

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 07:50 PM

I love Python. For what it is, it's a very fun ride.

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 08:03 PM

I liked it too, but will not be riding again due to that first drop-it is too abrupt when it starts going back up the lift.

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 03:00 PM

View PostConey Island Rocks, on 07 June 2010 - 04:14 PM, said:

Pepsi Python was one of the few rides in the world with a Pepsi endorsement... Only 6, one of which is very famous.

Actually, if you look a little closer at the list you linked to, there are not 6, but 4 (or more accurately, 3 now). Pepsi-Cola Loop at Ocean Beach Amusement Park and Pepsi-Cola Loop at Ffrith Beach Fun Parc are the same coaster but relocated, and Pepsi Ripsaw and Pepsi Orange Streak at Mall of America are the same coaster but renamed. So a Pepsi sponsership is even rarer than you thought! Posted Image

Off topic, but in looking at the other Pepsi coasters, this image struck me: http://www.rcdb.com/909.htm?p=4275. I've never seen a modern coaster with a loop that is that much of a perfect circle. A large majority of loops are more elliptical than that one!

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 03:13 PM

I love the Python, mainly because it whips up and down the hills. It's very compact, so that makes it very entertaining, and packs quite a punch for such a small little thing. Posted Image

I didn't like the old logo anyways; it was getting rusty and dirty. I like the new one better! (the one that replaced the Pepsi logo, that is).

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 01:09 PM

View PostCoastersRZ, on 08 June 2010 - 07:17 PM, said:

Well there you go! And yes, Dave rode the Rock O Planes when I was working them. I even gave him a spin!

I knew the physical sign was still there, which is why I assumed that it still said Pepsi. Clearly, they changed the sign out and put in the Coney Island logo. I like the fact that they placed the Coney logo in it. Combined with the new paint job and flags, the ride looks quite nice. Now if only it was a decent coaster...


Python's still ok...you just have to know where/how to ride. You have to remember, its still just a Galaxi-esque carnival coaster, and theres a certain art to riding them comfortably. /defending Python.

Anyways, I have to agree with RZ on this one a bit. Working Python almost every day (its pretty much my ride now), I barely had the chance to notice the sign. Sure, I love the rehab thats been done to it (new paint, restained wood, BACK SEAT FINALLY COVERED!) But I never really noticed the sign until I was walking around one time when I was off work...Still, gives me a new slogan for it.

Python, too good for corporate sponsarship.

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 06:26 PM

Galaxi?

Nah...it's a classic family coaster from D.P.V. Rides of Italy.

It's the real thing...

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 06:33 PM

^I'm aware of that. I'm just saying that is shares a very similar layout to the standard Galaxy model.

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 06:34 PM

You missed a very bad pun!

Have a Coke and a smile!

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 06:38 PM

Got it xD

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 06:41 PM

It's okay:

* we've missed you. It's been a long time...

* you'd not posted in a long time. You've missed lots of very bad puns. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you to decide!

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 07:02 PM

Wow Reon it has been a long time hope you have been well.
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