tilt coaster at sfmm

Sogggy: Very cool!

Doug Rowe: My only guess would be that you could set it up in a way so that you could maximize the space under the coaster for other rides. Also, a gimmick for theme park tends to sell from time to time.
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Randy Hutchinson
You build it, I'll ride it

I think it is a great design, that if it is placed in any park would be real popular. Imagine traveling along a regular coaster track and than coming to a stop, and then the coaster track itself actually starts moving than the next thing you know you are facing straight down towards the ground, and then all of a sudden release and you are free falling. I think people are underestimating the sensation of a moving rollercoaster track and how unnerving that would be. I forsee a rollercoaster where not only the train moves but so does the track throughout the entire length of it.

As for why the tilt, I imagine there would be great forces placed on a train that had to crest a 90 degree drop. Part of the train would be horizontal and part of it vertical. Seems like an awful lot of force would be placed on the train. Imagine the whip the back of the train would have if the front cars were already pulling straight down. I think that is why the B&M model dive machines have such short trains...just my theory.

I suppose you could have a gradual change to 90 degrees...like MF, but a little steeper. It would have to be a pretty long drop though. *** This post was edited by Camel on 10/24/2000. ***