McSalsa Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Well, it looks like Coney Island New York is getting a brand-new $10 million dollar roller coaster- and it's going to be called...Thunderbolt!?!? With that name, I first thought this would be a brand-new wooden coaster, but... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmk4_HQUusA(Video is from coasterforce) It's not. This is a Zamperla looping roller coaster with a 125-foot elevator lift hill and some cool-looking inversions, built on the grassy field where the old wooden Thunderbolt once stood. It looks like an interesting ride, though the animation for its is really cheesy. Any thoughts or comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Did they use RCT 3 to simulate this coaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Zamperla: A. What a surprise. Like Vekoma was at Kentucky Kingdom. B. Given Zamperla's flyers, don't be surprised if it should be named Oucharooney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I hate that it's called Thunderbolt Reborn. How is Thunderbolt reborn without it being a wood coaster or following the same layout? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Looking at that video again, this ride does look like it could be somewhat rough...some of those transitions look like stuff you'd expect from a 1970's Arrow Dyanmics coaster or something, not a modern steel coaster. In fact, I just realized I have been on one of their coasters- Howler at Holiday World. Which is a kiddie coaster. It was every bit as rough and jerky as Raven & Legend...and those are full-sized wooden coasters! My gosh, if that's the case, multiplying the roughness based on size...egad! We are looking at the next Son of Beast! (Well ok, perhaps it won't be that bad...but still...) Great, now I really hope the new KI coaster is not a Zamperla creation! And the name...ugh. I've thought about it and...They could not find a better name for this ride, seriously? This has very little to do with the original Thunderbolt whatsoever, save the location. Thunderbolt was a WOODEN coaster. While the elevator lift on this looks interesting, for ten million dollars, Great Coasters International can build you a pretty good wooden coaster. It won't be huge or anything, but still...and Zamperla, while you do make rides & run Coney Island, that does not mean all the rides at Coney Island need to come from you. Mack Rides runs Europa Park, yet they have a B&M Hypercoaster and a fairly new wooden coaster from GCI in their lineup. One good thing I see from this ride is the elevator lift- an interesting concept. However, I don't see this coaster being a serious threat for 2014's best new coaster award( Hope Kings Island wins that one, BTW. )...it looks too rough and low capacity, and the rest of the ride is just stuff we have already seen before. I just shared this because, well, it IS a new coaster being built for 2014 after all... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Rides bought from other manufacturers would cost retail. Plus Zamperla sees Coney Island of Brooklyn as a near showcase for their products. The layout reminds me way too much of Flashback, a VERY painful steel coaster. As for elevator lifts, look no further than Indiana Beach (or KI's own Scooby's Ghoster Coaster). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 WOW... Is all I have to say the animation is so bad the track has pieces sticking out as if a toddler made this video...It also doesn't make ANY since considering that Thunder Bolt was wooden, not steel and did not have any inversions.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Rides bought from other manufacturers would cost retail. Plus Zamperla sees Coney Island of Brooklyn as a near showcase for their products. The layout reminds me way too much of Flashback, a VERY painful steel coaster. As for elevator lifts, look no further than Indiana Beach (or KI's own Scooby's Ghoster Coaster). Wow, I cannot believe I forgot LoCoSuMo...so the elevator lift isn't even new either...wow, there goes the one interesting-looking feature of this ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Sounds to me like it will have low capacity and the elevator lift will likely be the most problematic part of the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahank Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 That elevator lift looks like downtime waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Zamperla uses old Coney Island names for its rides. There's also a Tornado ride there that isn't a roller coaster at all, as I recall. Ideally, they'd be at least a little similar to their namesakes. Zamperla isn't in the wood coaster business, so I think it's cool that they're acknowledging a history they didn't even have a part in. (I would still SO love to see a GCI version of the Tornado/Bobs and a Gravity Group rendition of Thunderbolt, but I guess I'll have to keep dreaming about those for now!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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