I'm not sure that the 4th dimension coasters are going to be as hot as everyone makes them out to be. Besides being very difficult to engineer, and with the buttload of parts on each train that normal coasters don't have to worry about, I think that the parks will grow weary of this idea after a few years (vertical drop ride, anyone?) and start looking towards simpler and more extreme thrills. I'm thinking that S&S is going to lead this one...
The 4d will find its niche, but face it. Only a handful of parks could afford the ride, and afford to deal with the added upkeep of the train. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to see this one take off and get installed EVERYWHERE, but as a pessimistic bastard, I'm not sure this will be more than a fad. The Arrow mega-looper. The hyper-woodie. The vertical drop/cliffhanger coaster.
Just for the sake of argument, anyway...
Right now Bolliger & Mabillard are working on there own launch system for their rides. They have been working on that for about a year or two now. Also, they are working on interchangable trains, where you can go from floorless to enclosed, and then to stand up (i believe they are working on the stand-up part, but i dont really not 100% sure anymore).
These were all announced at IAAPA 2001 in the company showing.
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Yeah, I was at that closed door meeting at IAAPA last November. It was very interesting to see what's coming down the road. That dual style coaster made alot of people oooooh.. Imagine going into the queue and deciding which way you will go.. Standup or floorless. Entering the dual station you see both trains there on the same track!!!! It was amazing looking to say the least.
Sometime last year B&M visited S-S power in Utah and talked to Stan about aquiring their Thrust Air launch technology and Stan basically said NO WAY IN HELL. But knowing B&M, they went home and took what they saw and created one that was an "enhancement" of Stans.
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*** This post was edited by Chris Godsey on 6/7/2002. ***
So Chris,
The new B&M propulsion is air? No tires, no magnets? I'm glad to see B&M took the economically safe way. Magnets and tires use to much electricity.
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V² Fiend said:
Ozzyhead said:
...I doubt Intamin would do it since they seem fond of not too radical designs...
I beg to differ! Who made the first 100 mile per hour coaster? Who made the first launched inverted coaster...and mostly, did they not make a stand up gyro drop? I think they are fond of radical innovations.
I'll give you the gyro-drop, but just because they were the first to reach 100 m.p.h doesn't mean they're innovative. What does that make the company who reached 101, or 102? A launched invert isn't that innovative either. We had launched sitdowns before, and a five year old could eventually get the idea to launch an invert. I just don't see Intamin doing this, as they do seem to stick to traditional sitdowns and inverts.
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