- Aaron K
The model in that pic that was on display is, infact, a proposition of add-ons to the coaster. The X-Car Coaster is supposed to be the worlds first "Modular" coaster. Its talked about a bit on RCDB.
Their thinking is, this is the prototype. If its successful, they can change the vertical drop by moving the track over a couple degrees, and add on more. A loop and cobra roll are add on features.
It was discussed doing the add ons at different intervals. The other new for next year X-Car Coaster (which can be seen here) has a different layout, and isn't rumored to be modular, but complete upon opening next year.
There was another thread about this a couple months back, discussed alot of this, but I didn't have the patients to go and look for it. Infact, there were two, one by me, and one by someone else. Mine was "Its ugly, but it looks like fun"
I just hope we see one in the states before too long. I've never been on anything by M-S, and would like to try them out.
It's probably less painful than riding Viper at SFGAdv ;) LOL
Haha no I'm not giving Patrick the finger
The strange lap bar restraints were much more comfortable than what I originally had thought, yet, made me feel very secure without being too tight.
-Sean
-Patrick
Skyline Park is more of a giant playground with innovative games and and devices. I truly hope that they will eventually build all the proposed extensions. But it would still look extremely odd to have such a massive ride in such a small park.
Here is the thread:
http://coasterbuzz.com/forum.aspx?mode=thread&TopicID=39555
And here is the link to the page with the video (and Werner Stengel marked in a red circle :) )
http://www.coasterzone.de/skywheel4.html
The video can be found directly above the first picture. Right click, save target as.
The best effect of the ride should be the swing-back. The last seat looks to give a great effect. *** Edited 11/25/2004 7:53:15 PM UTC by tricktrack***
-Patrick
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
Thanks TrickTrack, I knew it was on here somewhere. Glad you linked it so I can save this thread as a fave:).
"Barnstorm" at Drayton Manor is beginning to take shape. This one looks more like a Schwarzkopf or Premier product.
The inversions look nifty and that hill...well...see for yourself:
http://www.towerstimesforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3448&start=200
So, after the amazing Winja's Fear & Force, Maurer created another great coaster experience, and I hope there will be a huge amount of other X Coaster ! Can you imagine that the one from Drayton Manor have the same superficy than a Boomerang. Dear parks, don't buy Vekoma anymore, buy Maurer Söhne !
I've an on ride video of Skywheel as well as pics of the coaster on my website :
http://trips-n-pics.com/pics/skylinepark.php *** Edited 5/13/2005 9:49:18 PM UTC by Harsaphes***
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