Holiday World 2015

They are B&M footers, the picture is Banshee, and for God's sakes people I'm comparing for the sake of comparing and inferring. I'm not saying it's "concrete" (Get it?) evidence but it's a place to start. I mean half this forum is Intamin this, and damning criticism towards Intamin, that I even admit in taking part of, let's get some idea's rolling.

Well gee, thanks for posting a picture of another coaster without stating that in the post. No wonder they look like B&M.

I said it twice. :P

Rickrollercoaster said:

So, after searching for a while at footers, these are almost identical to the ones currently in the clearing. with the 6 rods and almond shaped holes in the middle.

I fail to see where you said this was a picture of Banshee.

Look a few posts down from it.

It would be pretty awesome if Holiday World got B&M's first launched coaster. Despite B&M never building one, I think LIM/LSM tech has reached a point of reasonably high reliability and I'm sure B&M could implement it well.

Something largely ground hugging, emphasizing speed and with a handful of inversions would be a perfect showcase for a new product offering from the company and a perfect addition to Holiday World.

This would have sounded like crazy talk a few weeks back but the blueprint, supposed footing shape and (apparently 4?) multiple projects underway at Clermont Steel have me guessing B&M pretty hard. The launched aspect is more of a guess gleaned from the early straightaway of footers on site and some of the clues from the tease campaign.

Does Hulk not count as a B&M or a launched coaster?

I should have made an important distinction in my post. Hulk is, of course, a B&M with a tire launch lift but B&M didn't design the launching mechanism. They have not designed/engineered a launched coaster entirely in-house.

From Wikipedia:

"The Incredible Hulk is the only Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster to feature a launch system; however, this mechanism was subcontracted to another company."

That company was MTS Systems Corporation.

The pedantic side of me and other coaster nerds asserts they have yet to build a launched coaster. :)

They don't make the steel or the electronics either... so I guess technically they've never built a coaster at all!

A B&M LSM? Me likey.

There will be blackouts in the corn fields for miles.

Oh...

And since Stengel used to engineer their rides, they must have just slapped their names on rides the first few years.

I just finished my morning coffee at the new coffee shop in town and she wanted to video me... I had just lost my voice too. Just so you all know we aren't the only one speculating that this thing will have loop-de-loops.

Also for your viewing pleasure, Plunge's station is still standing strong:

Also, here is a look at the construction from Hyena Falls:

And this looks like it might be a neat little meandering walkway...

Well, those certainly look identical to Banshee's footings. Anyone know if other manufacturers use the same shaped cutout?

Told you guys, but nooooo, apparently I know nothing when I talk about footers. ;)

That double footer below Hyena falls, I watched them pour it the other day for about an hour.

Rickrollercoaster said:

Told you guys, but nooooo, apparently I know nothing when I talk about footers. ;)

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Vertical video is worth a thousand lashes.

I hadn't paid any attention to the orientation of her device. She told me to talk and I did. Did I mention it was my first cup of coffee? :)

I don't care what they are for...footers are boring. Are they cutting down any trees? That is much more interesting and worth fighting about.