TPGG Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Wild Eagle looks to have sooo many near misses from the supports and especially the ground after the immelman loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Wild Eagle looks fast from that POV...Dollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Oh my Wodan. Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Looks like it could be three for three for the B&M wing-rider. Been reading Theme Park Review, and all the reports for Wild Eagle echo a lot of the reports for Swarm and Raptor. Here's one I took note of"Regarding Wild Eagle, in my honest opinion, B&M, Dollywood and Herschend have knocked one out of the park with the whole package-the ride, the theming, the operations, the details-adding what I feel is a stellar addition to what was already a fantastic park. I thought the coaster itself was flawless, provided a ride with just enough intensity to be satisfying to thrillseekers yet still remain accessible to a wide demographic and extremely re-rideable, and the location just adds to what was an extremely well engineered concept."Considering how good X-Flight is looking, I'm starting to think we could see rather a lot of Wing-riders in the next few years.TPR again. =) A local Screamscape source went by the B&M track fabrication plant and came across a few pieces of new bright green track on site. Based on my understanding of the codes used on the labels, this is for another Wing Coaster design, so we know someone is getting one for 2013 at least.Speaking of which Smidget, Dan9 and pluk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Imagine a Wing-Rider in that beautiful grass green colour! Oh hot damn.[offtopic]It's sad but I've always wanted a coaster of that colour for Thorpe.[/offtopic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm guessing another Green Lantern for Six Flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 that panda is scary, its eyes follow you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 KMG's new XLR8 ride has been caught testing. The plans for the new coaster in 2013 for Etnaland in Italy have been released. Called 'The Storm' it will be a Mack mega lite with a drop of 32 metres at a 70 degree angle. It will be 800 metres long and feauture 1 heartline roll. http://www.parksmania.it/2012/04/05/etnaland-il-layout-di-the-storm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 ^ The first KMG XLR8 (Not to be confused with some Booster's also with the same name ) also opened last week, a very cool ride design I think, the main point in it is the experience of being accelerated and decelerated from high to low speeds multiple times. The ride footprint is also small, so it will probably be popular in the UK over the coming years. For anyone who didn't know... The little known park Hopi Hari are due to be opening their new Intamin 10 inversion coaster in May. "Hopi Hari has announced that they will install a “new version” of an Intamin 10 inversion steel coaster for 2012. The park will have a name the ride contest in the near future, but it will be located in their Wild West section, feature two new open style trains. It will have a track length of 875 meters (2870 ft) and a first drop of 33 meters (108 ft) taken at a 45º angle." So that's a little longer than Colossus... Here's some pictures of it before construction and a bit of concept art (lap bars?), it's pretty hard to find any pictures of it so I'm unsure as to how much of it is actually constructed now. Nice to see I-Beams being used on the lift to eliminate the need for masses of supports. It's going to be interesting to see how this coaster turns out, the layout is a bit of a mystery at the moment even though it has the same elements as Colossus. I'm intrigued to find out what the trains are like... Length: 2870' 9" Height: 108' 3" Inversions: 10 Speed: 52.8 mph Elements: - Vertical Loop, Cobra Roll, Double Corkscrew, Quad Heartline Roll, Heartline Roll. The ride will also feature a cable lift which will lift the cars 4X faster than existing 10-looping coasters. Cornflakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Ugh, square supports again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joegibbon Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 The track for the lift is also really ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Just a little bit concerned that a park that killed someone a few weeks back is opening an Intamin ride. pluk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 You can see it sitting at the top of the tower, smiling as it welcomes another murderer into the fold... AdamY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 After groundwork starting in early March, and the Ride gondola's being delivered a couple of weeks ago, Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom has finally started to have some of it's parts airlifted and fitted into place! This double-sided Intamin drop tower is going to be the world's largest drop tower at 415ft, on the sides of the Superman tower; and will have a 1.22M << height restriction. The ride is scheduled to open on May 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 16 people at most... This ride is going to have HORRENDOUS throughput considering it'll probs take a fair bit to get to the top of it... Oh wells, gonna be an unique experience if Superman launches along when you're on it... Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Also in true six flags style, I'm sure in a few months only one tower will be in operation anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Oh wells, gonna be an unique experience if Superman launches along when you're on it... Unless you've been on the Tower of Terror/ Giant Drop combo at Dreamworld since 1998. Everyone forgets about Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Of course, but considering barely anyone on here has done anything not Merlin owned or Florida, I guessed Aussie parks would be even more unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 But this means I would have to return to the dreaded Magic Mountain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Been to Dreamworld twice. Both times I was too scared for Giant drop... Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAJiME Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah, I've been to dreamworld too. But, I too was too much of a pansy for drop rides. I bet the structure really vibrates when it launches, must make the towers feel unsteady. Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 The last B&M wingrider to be built for 2012 has begun testing. Unfortunately it is only an image but hopefully we'll see a video soon. If you hadn't worked out, credit goes to Six Flags Great America's twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Maybe we're just spoilt, but those trains are ugly... Longest inline in the world though... Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 It probably genuinely is, behind Baco only perhaps. It's ridiculously drawn out but still looks like a fun ride with two zero-gs and an Immelmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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