IAAPA 2000: Giovanola shows fully functional tilt coaster model

Posted Friday, November 17, 2000 9:04 AM | Contributed by Jeff

Recently Giovanola, who is best known in the US for Six Flags Magic Mountain's Goliath, produced a computer rendering of a "tilt coaster," where the train parks on a piece of horizontal track that is tilted to vertical and released down vertical track. The company is now showing a working model that even includes the same safety and control systems that a real ride would have.

Here are the photos:

• QuickTime video
• Overall view
• Tilt mechanism
• Tilt mechanism
• View from the "ground"

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