Supports on site for Gadv's 05 Coaster

http://xtremecoasters.com/index.php?act=construction/sfgadv

Here is the concept that i was talking about. The deisgn is with 2 tophats on one tower, that would require a huge supporting tower. The first tophat would be around 300 FT and the 2nd would be around 150 with a much narrower tophat that would go a little slower over the top. If my calculations are correct, It would come out to be around 2400' FT. Perfect to our new coaster. OFcourse its just a speculation concept. This would be SO much better then a bootleg record breaker.

That would come out to only 2400'? Doubtful.
Dragster has one single top hat and is longer than 2400'.

Additionally, think about MF. 300' drop into a big over bank cruises over a 180' hill. That second top hat would be brutal if it were 150'. The trains are shorter, so they'd carry less of the speed, but they're not that much shorter.

Acctually, 2476' FT. I think it would come out to be a little shorter then 300 FT, But the rest is not much different from Xcel, Except on xcel you have an overbank, And on this you would have a smaller tophat. That would explain the thick supports and the footers that arent lined up and why they are so close together. Check out this picture....

http://amusementpics.com/Pictures/July_29_008_copy.jpg

The footers are NOT lined up and they are only about 1 and a half parking spaces wide ( SF measurement terms). TTD's tophat is about 50' FT wide?, Not sure about that but its MUCH wider then that.

Any more pictures?

Does anyone think that maybe the supports are larger than TTD's NOT because of a taller structure, but if they end up building a smaller structure, they will need less supports if the ones they do use can support more?

Jumping the gun may be fun...but we must all remember that there are only a few supports in the parking lot area, and until track and more components arrive who really knows what it will be.

I still wouldn't count out a suspended catapult like Volcano:The Blast Coaster. V:TBC is only 2757ft in length, plus it would be great to have another one of these coasters out there. I only hope that they have worked any bugs out of the technology.

How is it going to be a suspended coaster if the supports are upright, For regular sitdown track and not inverted.

We are almost 99.9% sure its going to be a rocket, There is almost no doubt about that. *** Edited 8/5/2004 11:21:49 PM UTC by Big D***

We? Speak for yourself.

While I agree with you, "we" is not a word I would use.

PhoneixPhan - I do wonder how an invert would make use of those pedastal footers, though.

Strange. First there was the big discussion on whether it would be like TT or TTD. . . then (how I see it) almost everyone agreed it would be an Intamin Rocket. Now you're thinking something like V:TBC is a possibility? It's way too early to tell what's coming, although it is fun speculating and making rumors.

A suspended would be tough with pedestal footers, and I highly doubt it will happen. I, for one, am 90% sure that it will be an Intamin Rocket, but I've been wrong before.

-Adam

In the 3D model which I modeled and Big D posted, comes out to be 220' tall and 2,472' long, but I was bored.

IMO, it's going to be a TTD clone, but I don't know.

The footers are lined up and paralell (though only one side has been cut yet, it is marked out).

Alright, Did anyone see these pictures? They're new to me-
http://www.gadv.com/Photo%20Updates/61904/1.jpg
http://www.gadv.com/Photo%20Updates/61904/2.jpg
http://www.gadv.com/Photo%20Updates/61904/3.jpg
http://www.gadv.com/Photo%20Updates/61904/4.jpg

Another thing, at gadv.com, the guy who runs the site...forgot his name...said 2,480ft may not be the lenght of this coaster and the lenght of another coaster being added to the park. Could there be a chance that GADV had a private board meeting for this coaster because it was just a BIT too obvious and the coaster is being built in the front of the park during the middle of the season. Why was it possible to build 5,349 foot long NITRO during the winter of 2001 but not this 2,480 foot coaster? whisper-"outsourcing!*"

Just a thought...

THIRD!
What would we all say if some weird twisted track came and it was a coaster we'd NEVER seen before. This could be the beginning of new coaster designs where all the other designs have been used and are in one park or another. It seems that the only coasters that are being built are B&M flyers/Inverts or Floorless coasters, Intamin hypers and Launch coasters, OR a wild mouse. What's the chance that this is a standing inverted mega launch coaster with rotating seats and free Wendy's?!? Not to kill my ethos or anything but really,...this coaster can be just about anything....that's not by B&M because that's just obvious. :-P

http://www.gadv.com/61904.html

Is where the pictures are. You should see supports by Superman

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GAcoaster said:
The footers are lined up and paralell (though only one side has been cut yet, it is marked out).

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looks to me to be another infamous parking lot coaster.........

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nitro230ft said:
http://www.gadv.com/61904.html

Is where the pictures are. You should see supports by Superman

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I hate to say this, but I think it's going to be a one-tricker wonder like TTD. Storm Runner's top hat is only 180 feet high and it has 3 other elements and it still needs 2600 feet of track. I think we're going to see a TTD clone. Personally, I'd love to see a hybrid of TTD and SR. Give me a 300+ top hat, twisting drop and a few inversions. I don't think that can be done with 2480 feet of track. :(

Don't forget though, Storm Runner's "3 other elements" take up a decent amount of track.

I love how everyone is so certain that these supports are bigger than TTD's just by who's standing by them or what kind of fence they are by...unless it's the same person or the same fence it's literally impossible to tell unless someone decided to measure TTD's and manages to get to SGADV to do the same. But hey, what fun would speculation be if everyone decided to use common sense, right? ;)

(Sorry I used though twice in the first sentance and it was bugging me, had to edit it out.) *** Edited 8/6/2004 2:03:55 AM UTC by T-Bird***

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Kris Wempa said:
Give me a 300+ top hat, twisting drop and a few inversions.

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How many 300 ft looping coasters do you see out there?

Taking a quote post magnum XL200:

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how many 200ft coasters do you see out there?

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If it is an Intamin rocket, I hope it is anything but a clone. A clone of TTD wouldn't be as impressive. What would be though is a nice LONG Intamin rocket. They are all too short. But if this is a rocket it doesn't sound like this one will be either.

Pitty as this park sure has plenty of room for a long ride. But alas, with the state of Six Flag's probably not a lot of money for it.

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nitro230ft said:
http://www.gadv.com/61904.html Is where the pictures are. You should see supports by Superman

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Did you bother to read the captions on those pictures? What you're seeing there are supports and equipment for queue misters and canopies, nothing more.

-Nate