A.J.

Hold on a sec...if more and more Megalites are built around the world and all of them are ridden, does that mean that everyone's Top 5 lists will be Megalite, Megalite, Megalite, Megalite, Megalite?

Thanks everyone. I completely understand that RCT is fictional. However, that one instance just hit me and caused the fear. The thing is, I think I'd be fine once the ride starts. It's just getting from the station platform to the seat! If I don't feel up to doing Fahrenheit or Stormrunner, maybe I'll start in the middle-ish and ride Wildcat or Lightning Racer...

Okay, you may think I'm crazy to be a coaster enthusiast and be too chicken to ride, but hear me out. I started playing RCT over 10 years ago, and wanted to be a professional roller coaster designer ever since. But, RCT gave me an irrational fear or roller coasters the first time a ride broke down with a station brakes failure and crashed. I want to overcome that fear. I'm going on a youth trip on Wednesday to Hersheypark. Give me some advice please - what's the best "big" coaster in the park for a chicken like me to overcome his fear? Also, if you have any other advice to help me out a bit, that would be appreciated...

That's the old POV you're watching, the transition has since been smoothed and shocks have since been turned off. No, it doesn't, but it is forceful - about 4Gs at the bottom of each turnaround. Support revision: The resupported third hill. Extra bracing has been added to the old structure as well as the structure on the second hill.

Here's some more progress shots: Finally, here's the spiral. It has a very Son Of Beast-esque design to it. Here's the third hill leading into the spiral. Like I said before, the support structure style is going to show up a lot. Here's the second hill. The transition from the first hill to the second hill has been smoothed out.

It did turn out longer than I thought - 4500 feet! I've trimmed 100 feet off by tightening and rebanking the curves of the semi-figure-eight finish. It's become less dragged out and more intense. Also, I've already started fine-tuning the transitions and I'm liking what I'm seeing. As for the shocks, I can't tell the difference between when they're on or off... The trim coming off of the first airtime hill isn't really a trim, it's a block section to allow three-train operation. Thanks for the comments - I'm already at work making the ride even better.

POV: [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=frenzy_raw_unfinished_iggj[/coastertube]

As you might have seen in the preview thread, I'm working on a new mini-hyper. It's about 160ft/49m tall. The ride has floater air, air, ejector air, and an OMG moment. The first drop looks like it's 75-80 degrees steep. The trackwork has already been completed. I'll make up a POV soon, but for now, here's some shots of the in-progress support structure. Here's a closeup of the drop. Get used to this kind of support design - it's going to show up a lot. Here's the lift and first drop. The lift has a framework structure.

Here's a new mini-hyper I'm working on. Haven't come up with a name for it yet. The entire ride is hand-heartlined (I don't use tools). I have some more smoothing and tweaking to do before I start supporting it.

Here's a coaster from me that took some fine-tuning. Whatever happened to the shuttle loop? No one seemed to pick up the concept or even make a variation - until the Boomerang. But, no one thought to revive the simple launch, loop, spike, loop, spike. Designed by me (not Intamin, but the track looks like it ), the new-age shuttle loop jacks up the speed to 65mph, has two 160-foot spikes, and a holding brake on top of the back spike. The train pulls an intense 5Gs through the loop, and each spike is pitched at an angle beyond vertical. The new-age shuttle loop uses LIMs to accelerate the trains. New, better track - same timeless Schwarzkopf loop. shuttleloop.nltrack The evolution of the shuttle loop.

This is my second NL coaster posted online. It's called Sideswipe, and it's a GCI. It's a coaster that could be affectionately referred to as the "mini" GCI. It only stands 70 feet tall. It's designed to give thrill-seekers their fill with more NINETY-DEGREE turns than you can count on one hand, but it's also a coaster for younger (or older) riders to ride as their first "big" coaster. An overview of the entire ride. Small, huh? Compliments and/or *constructive* criticism is welcome. Sideswipe_mini.nltrack Take a ride on the "mini" GCI!

Hey all, I'm not new to the forum at all, I just don't post. AT ALL. Anyway, here's my first published NL coaster since I got the sim during Christmas 2007. It's called Blackhawk and it's a Vekoma SLC with one inversion, inspired by BGE's Big Bad Wolf. Comments welcome. Blackhawk_NCSO.nltrack Blackhawk download. Blackhawk overview. (forgot to turn the stats off though)