A Rollercoaster Concept You Dream Of

^ Already been tried. (See #15 below)

http://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/coasterlist.htm

Like I said, Never gonna happen, Expecially in this day n age. way to many variables but thanks for the find. Thank God they tested it first.

Jim S. said:
The inverted wooden coaster has been patented. I can't remember if it was posted here or on another board.

I remember that, I think it was on a thread about ridiculous patents or whatever. There was even a sketch/render of the cars on the track. Funny stuff.

I recently saw concept art for a car chase coaster down a hill in San Francisco like the movie bullit where it gives the illusion of jumps. It looked interesting, but expensive.

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

With the bob-sled type coasters that don't necessarily have a track, so as much as a tube... wouldn't you be able to jump a small gap with those types of cars on that type of track?

Certainly if you take out most outdoor variables & move the ride indoors, it makes it plausable... albeit a little risky, but I think it COULD be done (should it? It's a one-trick pony... so no).

A coaster I'd like to see built are a couple of those RCT-3 creations such as the one with the lift-hill that the train goes up a straight 90degree angle, and then turns maybe 90 to 180 degrees, goes through some track, comes back into the same lift... turns another 90 to 180 degrees, and then finishes its run. Is it real, or just based off of a patent? Either way, that would be one wicked ride if ever built.

The jumping coaster concept has been tried, and was successful in small-scale models... "Son of Drop Zone", LOL. ;)

How about an inverted X coaster? It would have all the seats like Batman the Ride (4 across), and thus you could load the same row with 4 seats on the same side.

A coaster I'd like to see built are a couple of those RCT-3 creations such as the one with the lift-hill that the train goes up a straight 90degree angle, and then turns maybe 90 to 180 degrees...

Gerstlauer had a scale model of such a ride at IAAPA a few years back.

rollergator said:
The jumping coaster concept has been tried, and was successful in small-scale models... "Son of Drop Zone", LOL. ;)

Believe me, we will see one soon. Only a matter of time.

Top 5, in no particular order: 1. MF 2. Maverick, 3. Kraken 3. El Toro, 4. TTD 5. Superman Krypton Coaster Top overrated coasters: 1. Incredible Hulk (Boooooring!) 2. Nitro 3. Expedition G-force 4. Goliath(SFMM) 5. Any Dive Coaster

B&M floorless hyper with the hyper restraints and let the seats move up and down when you go over the hills for maximum air time.

Bolliger/Mabillard for President in '08 NOT Dinn/Summers

Holly crap guys, Ive been laughing for five minutes straight. These ideas are to hard not to chuckle at, but dont get me wrong there are some good ones. I guess I should give some input.

I really like the inverted launch idea, and yes Volcano, however, I see great potential in this area for new futuristic rides. Take a close look at Volcano. The idea is there, they just need to elaborate on the layout more and use the elements that us coaster enthusiasts have grown to love a respect over the years.

Audioslaved said:
B&M floorless hyper with the hyper restraints and let the seats move up and down when you go over the hills for maximum air time.

Now there's a great idea for new rolling stock. I like it!

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Wouldn't the seats going up and down actually reduce airtime as the seat would but your body woudn't rise?

Seems more virtual to me than anything. A shock absorber seat might launch you a little harder tho.

Chuck, WHo says if the seat could travel tho, It might give the effect of a launch tower over every hill. YOu only get the airtime at the top which you would get anyway on a coaster designed to do so.
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manofthechurch said:
rollergator said:The jumping coaster concept has been tried, and was successful in small-scale models... "Son of Drop Zone", LOL.
Believe me, we will see one soon. Only a matter of time.

Seen one, built one....years ago.

http://www.pbase.com/rollergator/image/91443600

;)

DawgByte II said:
A coaster I'd like to see built are a couple of those RCT-3 creations such as the one with the lift-hill that the train goes up a straight 90degree angle, and then turns maybe 90 to 180 degrees, goes through some track, comes back into the same lift... turns another 90 to 180 degrees, and then finishes its run.

I'm having a hard time understanding what you're describing. Do you have a pic of this?

CoasterDiscern said:
I really like the inverted launch idea, and yes Volcano, however, I see great potential in this area for new futuristic rides. Take a close look at Volcano. The idea is there, they just need to elaborate on the layout more and use the elements that us coaster enthusiasts have grown to love a respect over the years.

We already have a launched invert, and we already have inverts with elements "us coaster enthusiasts have grown to love a respect over the years". I don't see how combining the two into one coaster is a new concept.

Charles Nungester said: Chuck, WHo says if the seat could travel tho, It might give the effect of a launch tower over every hill. YOu only get the airtime at the top which you would get anyway on a coaster designed to do so.

You have a point, but you could design hills that would normally be ejector airtime that would then become floater air. It would also be a unique experience as the seats recover after the hill.

But yah, that all could probably be designed into the ride.

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Seems like everything possible within the range of fun,economy and physics has already been done.
Time to look for another hobby.
:o)

I totally want more coasters with megafloaty smooth fantastic inversions.
I think there are some possible trajectories and shapes that haven't really been implemented yet, especially on the "grande" scale.
I'm also waiting for a really working version of 4D.
X and Enjanaika should only be a beginning... so many more aerobatic motions are possible with this concept.
But of course, even though things might be physically possible, there is still the question of economy and last but not least fun.

airtime for everyone

^Hey thanks for digging my ideas, I have been thinking about that one for a while and I am glad I could share it.

Bolliger/Mabillard for President in '08 NOT Dinn/Summers

^ I thought about that idea a long time ago. I am glad someone else brought it up. I think the airtime would be sweet with this type of seat.

Top 5, in no particular order: 1. MF 2. Maverick, 3. Kraken 3. El Toro, 4. TTD 5. Superman Krypton Coaster Top overrated coasters: 1. Incredible Hulk (Boooooring!) 2. Nitro 3. Expedition G-force 4. Goliath(SFMM) 5. Any Dive Coaster