Captain Nemo Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 SDC has already begun construction on their new Rocky Mountain wooden coaster, in fact, they have most of the ride built. What is most interesting is the recent construction photos in which you can clearly see some MAJOR banking in which the track will follow. Almost looks like it is going into a zero G inversion. Thoughts on this? Maybe a return to looping wooden coasters. http://www.silverdollarcity2013.com/ Quote
westcoaster Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Could they do a loop on a wooden coaster, since SOB did not work , I loved it that is for sure! Quote
TombRaiderFTW Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 A zero-G roll would be incredible, but that's not something I'm expecting out of RMC, for some reason. There's really no basis for that at all, except that it just seems... odd. I'm more expecting that to be a ridiculously fast transition into a heavily banked overbank turn, but it would be awesome to be proven wrong. Quote
thekidd33 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Apparently it was tracked today and it is in fact an inversion. Quote
TheCrypt Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 While I would love that, where's the source? Quote
Captain Nemo Posted June 28, 2012 Author Posted June 28, 2012 There are no photos yet, but multiple people from multiple fan sites that went to the park today are saying the track has been placed and is indeed an inversion. Hopefully there will be photos tomorrow! Quote
TheCrypt Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Wow! I sure hope this is true... I know where I'll be going soon! Quote
Captain Nemo Posted June 28, 2012 Author Posted June 28, 2012 I'm going to be honest, I LOVE living in Cincinnati because we seem to be at the epicenter of parks we can travel to that are within a day of driving! SDC included, Can not wait to visit next year. Quote
jcgoble3 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Where is Silver Dollar City? I've never heard of it before I saw this thread. Quote
Fear the Four Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 ^ http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/ Looks like topper track. Quote
Captain Nemo Posted June 28, 2012 Author Posted June 28, 2012 Its definitely topper track as the coaster is being built by the makers, rocky mountain coasters. All I can say is if this ends up being successful, I would love seeing a coaster like this at ki. Quote
Mr. Christopher Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Its definitely topper track as the coaster is being built by the makers, rocky mountain coasters. All I can say is if this ends up being successful, I would love seeing a coaster like this at ki. The fact that you know this information calls for a weenie alert: 1 Quote
thekidd33 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 There are some photos up on www.midwestinfoguide.com. The roll is not completed in the photos but the last piece of installed track does appear to be completely inverted. Quote
stashua123 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 its technicly not a wooden coaster so yay sob still on top! Its a hybrid which is going to lead to the decline of wooden coasters My 100th Post yay! Quote
jdawg1998 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 its technicly not a wooden coaster so yay sob still on top! Its a hybrid which is going to lead to the decline of wooden coasters My 100th Post yay! What are you talking about? Since when was SOB on top, and why would it lead to the decline of wooden coasters? Quote
stashua123 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 still on top as the 1st modern wooden rollercoaster with a loop. And it would be more feasable to make a hybrid than a woodie which would cause amusment companies to switch towards that not wooden rollercoasters(ex. six flags)(texas giant, the rattler) Quote
Delirium13 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 How is a ride that has been SBNO since 2009 still "on top" of anything? Quote
thekidd33 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 ^Its on top of the land it was built on, duh. 1 Quote
dudecoasterman Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 It's also on top of the lawsuits that it has caused. 1 Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 still on top as the 1st modern wooden rollercoaster with a loop. Uh, it will always be the first? Unless some park gets a flux capacitor. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 100 years from now it will still be the first "modern" wooden coaster with a loop? I doubt that. 2000 will not be that much more modern than its predecessors. So, no, not even that. 1 Quote
Jasper Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Heard about this on In The Loop this week, I for one am going to try my hardest to get out to Branson and ride this. Quote
Titan Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Even if it's not an inversion, that's a pretty sweet turn. I know where I'm going next year, hopefully. Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 100 years from now it will still be the first "modern" wooden coaster with a loop? I doubt that. 2000 will not be that much more modern than its predecessors. So, no, not even that. Good point. Quote
westcoaster Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 So correct me is this new outlaw a wooden or a hybrid? I for one feel if its a hybrid there won't be too many more wooden coasters that wont convert, or simply disappear, my opinion? Quote
TTD-120-420 Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 It is topper track, like the New Texas Giant. Steel track with wood supports. I think of it as a modern Gemini except flat track. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Topper track is flat laid wider steel put above wood laminate, like parts of The Georgia Cyclone. The track and coaster remain wood. The New Texas Giant does NOT have topper track. It has steel I Beam track, and is now steel track on wood supports. Quote
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