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Giga

^No, it's not enough, the wood is crucial. If it weren't like that then the I-box track wouldn't need to be so large. Here the difference is clear: the layers of wood do what the bottom part of the I-box does, therefore being needed.

^Dueling maybe?

^Will have one of those in my hands in only 26 days! Can't wait!

This is the whole question, and I'm glad I'm finally not the only person asking it. The steel is attached to the wood, so of course the steel "needs" the wood to be there. But ask yourself this. Common sense says inversions are only possible with steel track. It's the steel that makes topper track able to perform inversions. Therefor... Hades 360 only uses a larger running plate so it is not the steel that allows inversions, plus they still have to be able to get the wood to twist enough to allow for the inversion. Are inversions the elements that demand the most twisting from the track? There are many traditional wooden rides with very twisty bits, which sometimes probably twist the wood more than many inversions.

^Ok but let's ... well... forget that

Tampa

Why are the wheels so big? It's not going to achieve high speeds, is it? Or is it because of the weight of the trains?

You're right. As I saw several pictures over the months I gradually realised it was going to be a lot bigger than I though. But this!! It's just massive!

Train (yes, actual subway)

^I think they need to be there. It would be ridiculous if they didn't. You can also see that the size of the steel part on these rides has nothing to do with the I-box ones, so they must be essential.

You're right, it does look like a mess of track. Sweet! I like how that big airtime hill after the top hat stands out.

Volare

^At least the quality of the name would fit the quality of the ride so I guess doing nothing would be worse. About the gerstlauer trains, would they actually be able to make the ride worse? What's worse than RCCA building a new coaster named to Justin Bieber?

^Maybe, but that will only make sense if it is significantly tall (due to the pre brakes + normal brakes thingy), which leads us back to the height discussion.

Is it that often that the cables snap? I know it has happened to xcelerator but what about the other hydraulic launched rides? But yeah, if there is a minimal risk I would assume they will have some protection from the 128 mph flying cables

^It seems to be carrying some nice speed through those elements considering it's still only testing.

I was watching TPR's Kingda Ka offride shots and noticed how, right next to the base of the tower, there seemed to be this constant noise (probably due to the pumps for the launch mechanism). Now, is this going to be like that once Zumanjaro opens? Will they do something about it? Or is it normally quiet and was noisy when the video was shot for some reason? Look at 1:44

Got a few testing pictures from Coasterfriends. They also have a video shot from outside the park but it's not very clear so see.

So no testing yet? I thought they were going to begin this week

I'm not sure if all those supports would be necessary for a drop tower. If you had a ride like stealth and attached one to it the supports would mostly be close to the tower and not expanding further back like Kingda Ka's so I'm not sure if the structure would need to be so complex.

I've never tried Lex Luthor but I have ridden the 2nd generation ones and they are pretty good. However, the one that gave me the most "freefall sensation" was a 1st gen one (demon drop at dorney) and still don't really know why.

^That actually reminds me of something else. If I'm not mistaken, Nutella once had to pay quite a few people for stating in an advert that eating nutella at breakfast is a healthy way to start your day. Seriously: nobody is allowed to believe that.

^So if it is going to be more like stealth why does the drawing show a support structure like Kingda Ka or TTD? I know this is just concept art but still I would assume they started from a picture of stealth or a ride of that size instead of one of the others just to give a fake illusion of speed. I know the words they used do raise important questions but I still find it strange that it would turn out to be so "small" especially with a drop tower attached to it.

^Oh, ok. That makes more sense.