$700 Backyard Roller Coaster

[Hank]

Check it out!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/backyard-rollercoaster-video-172835832.html

[Ogrmac]

That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL!

[Hank]

That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL!

Especially if I were riding!

[Titan]

That's pretty cool! I drew out plans for a backyard coaster a year ago. But when I went to go get the permit to build it, the city got all screwy with me. I'll try to find the plans I drew out, they have to be somewhere in my desk.

[ObiPugs]

That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL!

Until Dad slips with the pole and puts it through the back of the kids head.

[CoasterOhio]

The drop seems like a miniature Diamondback.

[KI-ORIG-EMP]

I can just see the local building inspector make a visit and writing lots of building code and zoning violations. Look at what they do with a kid wanting to open up a lemonade stand on their front lawn or the grief they give if you build a tree house.

[jdawg1998]

Typical Yahoo!: "Couple's backyard roller coaster goes viral". I've never heard of this video until now.

If you went to Yahoo! daily, you'd understand.

[Titan]

Here are the rough drafts for the coaster I had planned. I couldn't find the final draft, but I hope I can in the future.

This was the station, which was just my tree house. I can't remember how tall it was, but the first drop of the coaster was planned to be about 6 feet.

This breaks down what the train would look like, the dimensions of the track/supports, and how the train would stay connected to the track.

And finally we have the whole coaster's layout. The double camel-back style coasters were still pretty big at the time I made this. Now most of the coasters people build are far more advanced and feature turns and even lift hills.

I really wish I could have continued this project. But like I said the city was too demanding. I can see why they were, but it's not like I was going to open the ride to the public. I would love to start it up again, but I don't have the time and most of the funds I saved up are long gone.

[Dieseltech20]

That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL!

Until Dad slips with the pole and puts it through the back of the kids head.

Wow. Such a wonderful thought.

[jdawg1998]

Titan, that's awesome.

I would do this, but I asked my parents and they said no. I actually don't even think my subdivision would allow it; we can't even have a trampoline in our yards.

[TTD-120-420]

This ride is way more reliable than any Intamin creation.

[AintNutinElse2Do]

Here's what I imagined when thinking of building my own backyward rollercoaster. Here's a design of a track and support segment as far as the car I'd attach a harness (like found on skycoaster) to a wheel chassis.