Shivering Timbers POV - 1998 Opening Weekend - Michigan's Adventure
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- Опубликовано: 5 апр 2016
- This is a POV of Shivering Timbers, a CCI wooden coaster that opened up to astonishing reviews when it opened in 1998. This video was shot during the ERT (exclusive ride time) during the 1998 ACE Spring Con. The coaster hadn't even been open for twenty-four hours at the time this video was taken.
It's amazing how the foliage has filled in over the years. I saw a photo of the entrance from 1998 and it was so bare, now it's overgrown
I haven't been back to the park since 2003 or around then.
@@SeanFlaharty wow that's surprising to hear
The pov is so smooth it makes it look like a brand new GCI lol
The ride was incredibly smooth back then. This POV was recorded less than twenty-four hours after it opened to the public.
Looks a lot smoother then than it is now.
It really was. One of the smoothest back then.
@@SeanFlaharty It's getting super rough. Just road it yesterday and I felt like a scrambled egg afterwards.
@@Trance88 I have heard it's been getting rougher. The last time I rode ST, it wasn't running smooth at all, and that was over ten years ago.
@Ryojin Orion Yikes!! Hope she's alright.
@@Trance88 I rode in 2019 as well, its still one of the smoother woodies ive been on tbh, weird that there is a difference in opinion on whether its rough
What a beautiful, powerful coaster - I rode it for my first time 3 days ago, it is still fresh in my memory and heart and will always be...
I wish this coaster ran like the day this video was taken. The last time I rode it, it was running pretty rough. I am glad you like it as that gives me hope that it will be cared for.
Sean Flaharty I can't help but wonder if topper track from the top of the first drop all the way through to the final brakes would help it... my first intuitions are is that it would make it pretty damn smooth again...
That might be an option but I believe Topper Track provides more friction, at least that is what I was told. The ride could possibly lose a lot of steam by the end. However, it's worth a try. This is one of the main reasons why the new I-Box conversions have taller lifts. More energy is needed. Yea, I know we are talking about two different ride systems here but I think you catch what I am trying to say. :)
I wish I could’ve been there on opening day
It was an amazing day for sure. This video was recorded on the second morning of its life. The day prior I waited six hours for it to get certified by the state and open. I ended up being on the first public train out, not that it matters. It was just a cool moment.
Randy West Rode Shivering Timbers EST. 1998 at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan USA 🇺🇲.
Here from El Toro Ryan's video! This looks soooo smooth. I wish I was closer to this park!
Not very smooth nowadays. I rode this 3 months ago it was very rough and caused a little stress into my back. When I first rode this is 2000 it was very smooth huge difference nowadays.
This is my favorite wooden coaster since 2017.
this looks so much smoother than it is now
Back when they had so much land compared to what they do with it now
So cool!
Second best out-and-back on the planet, the best being Boulder Dash.
Sounds so much smoother than it is today. The timbers do a helluva lot more than shiver in 2022.
I haven't been to the park in twenty years. The last time I rode Shivering Timbers, it was running incredibly rough. I have heard it's better than it was a long while ago. I went to the park many times during the first three years Timbers was open. It was my favorite ride at the time.
All those hills!!! Yes!!!!
I smile because it was so much fun. First time rider yesterday. Was a very bumpy ride. Thought my chest was gonna break loose near the end.
The ride was smoothest during the time this video was recorded. It was incredible! I haven't ridden it in over ten years and I have heard it has gotten very rough.
Great POV of Shivering Timbers! It is my favorite ride @ my home park! :)
+BryceFourn 2001 Thanks Bryce! I haven't ridden this since 2002. With it debuted, it really put the park on the map. I remember the park even talking about putting a very large hyper coaster in the field next to ST. I believe that all changed when Cedar Fair purchased the park.
Sean Flaharty I would like to see a B&M hyper replace Thunderhawk because that ride is just PAINFUL!!
+BryceFourn 2001 That would be cool. While I haven't ridden Thunderhawk at it's current location, I remember it being painful when it was at Geauga Lake.
Sean Flaharty A hyper coaster should really improve the park.
+Sean Flaharty It's a hell lot smoother now. They must of made some serious adjustments.
Amazing video. That trick track looks intense!
+27Yankfan It really was. The last time I rode this coaster was in 2002 I believe. It was at a coaster event. The trick track had gotten so violent during the ERT that a lot of people stopped riding the coaster. The next day the coaster was closed to repair that section if I remember correctly.
Update for you guys: The trick track has been removed for a small airtime hill.
I just heard about this as well. I am surprised it didn't happen sooner actually. I will be curious to hear how it runs now.
Sean Flaharty the Ride is way better without the trick track, the new bunny hill gives crazy ejector airtime
Hey Sean! Is it ok if I use your footage of Shivering Timbers for an upcoming video? I will give you full credit of course!
Wow!
It hurts so bad now
I went there not to long ago but I was the first to ride this in front and my brothers almost made me sit in the second but I told then no but they sat in front the train after me but this was awesome!
Just rode it 5 times today
They need to do a Refurb on this..
Here in Southern California at Knotts Berry Farm we have Ghost Rider.
Similar to what others have posted about the rough ride...............we had the same problem. It was so bad the name of the Ride suddenly took on "Rough Rider" because it was that bad.
Well. They reopened Ghost Rider after a Refurb and I can tell you it was worth the wait......smooth as can be...and fassst!
A rehab would go a long way for ST. I have heard both good and bad things about the new rehab for Ghost Rider, but the way I look at it, the ride REALLY needed something done with it. I am glad it's smoother now.
+Sean Flaharty
I can tell you as a season pass holder that it is smooth like butter..
I was probably in the first 500 to ride it once it opened with the refurb.
I can already tell a difference from only a few months ago.
but comparably speaking...it was well worth the wait.
it's a good ride that doesn't quit.....until the end...
That's great news! Thanks for sharing!!
Would love to see RMC complete a re-track and layout update (0-g rolls, outerbanked turns on the turnaround?). Otherwise a fresh set of tracks would do wonders.
This ride is a blast. The first hill looks small but your a 125ft up and going 65 mph.
Jacob Wilson it's actually 100 feet at 55mph. :)
TheEngineThatCouldn't Actually, it isn't. Went there for a school field trip last year and they told us everything about the ride. Nice try though (:
Jacob Wilson huh, I guess I was given false information on the damn sign.
Just to clarify, the ride officially stands at 122-feet tall and has a top speed of 57mph.
That was the best POV I ever saw on Timbers Sean. Man, for some reason it looked a lot faster than I have seen it in other videos. How is the air time on it?
Rob/Boston
+Paneeks1960 {Rob/Boston} You are welcome Rob! This POV was shot within the first twenty-four hours of its life, and it was slightly raining. At the time the coaster had the most airtime anywhere. I haven't ridden it in over ten years, and I have heard it doesn't run as fast as it used to, but I have gotten some of the best rides of my life while riding this coaster.
Sean Flaharty
That is great Sean. Being a longtime fan of classic and new wood coasters I always wondered if the ride lived up to its incredible look. Thanks for filling in in on it. You have a track record that deserves being proud of.
Talk to you soon ~
Rob/Boston
Thanks again man! Shivering Timbers was a MASSIVE hit when it debuted. ACE was supposed to have ERT on the ride in the morning but the ride hadn't been certified by the state of Michigan until later afternoon. I ended up waiting at the start of the line until it opened. That was six hours. Time flew by quite honestly. I ended up riding on the first public train out.
Sean Flaharty That is an amazing feat Sean. I cannot say that I have ever rode on the first train open for the public on any coaster. But how cool that would be.
I never knew that rides had to be certified by the states either.
Thanks for sharing this info with me. Have a great weekend~
It was pretty cool man! I had never been on anything with that much airtime before. It shocked me! I ended up making the six hour drive to visit the park many times that year.
Rode it for the first time yesterday and I'm still upset I didn't get to ride it twice
I haven't ridden it in well over ten years. Closer to twenty. Lol. I hope the ride is running decent now.
@@SeanFlaharty it seemed to run quite well for me at least
Great POV! Could I please use the footage of the trick track? I will provide you with full credit for the footage and include a link back in the description.
Was that part of the ride smooth when it opened?
The ride was incredibly smooth for the first few years. I think the last time I have been to the park was back in 2003.
It’s really bumpy now but still fun
I don’t get why everyone calls this one rough. Rode it this past weekend and for a 20 year old traditional wooden coaster it’s really not that bad. Still a great coaster
I haven't ridden this coaster in over ten years so it's good to hear some folks say it isn't bad as what it was the last time I rode it. It was incredible smooth the day I recorded this video. I will never forget my first ride on that thing.
I’ve ridden this coaster probably more than 35 times and I’ve learned to ALWAYS ride in the blue cart. The green cart is SOOO rough
I rode this coaster in august 2018 and I thought it was borderline brutal. The airtime and intensity kind of made up for it but it was a very rough ride.
I haven't ridden it since 2003 and it was rough then. The first two years of its life were incredible!
Is this ride scary? because im going im 3 days and i wanted to know. is it for chicken people? and does it hurt your stomach?
20 years ago.....smooth
Now......rough very very rough
The last time I rode this was well over a decade ago. I have heard mixed reviews on how it is running this year.
This thing has trick-track. That is so weird. Just gigantic hill after gigantic hill, with a short section of trick-track just thrown in the middle.
The trick track was fairly brutal. The park ended up removing that section years later. Several of the CCI coasters of that time had trick-track but most of them had that element moved.
it was Deer Park then
When this coaster opened it was Michigan's Adventure. You are correct in that Deer Park was the original name.
what month did it open?
May.
ok
They need to re add the trick track
If they were to ever do that again, I am sure it would have to be of a different design as the original one was simply tearing itself up and causing stress on the trains
remember when MA got stuff? No, me neither
1:55 *WHAT!?* THE PROFILING HERE 🤢🤮
Ah yes. The trick-track segment. It has since been removed as that section had gotten incredibly rough.
@@SeanFlaharty oh. Nevermind