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Maybe black is treated, and yellow painted? See the second pic.

That's the clearance envelope. The coaster is not themed after Dumbo!

People love Soarin', but maybe because it's unique. Now Disney is opening another one under the name of Avatar, and Universal will have their own version with Fallon, all three in the same area that is Orlando... Most of the GP won't notice, and if the storylines will be different enough, I won't mind either, but you gotta admit the effect of surprise will be less and less there.

I'm not sure, but first we got the Screamin' Squirrel, then this kind of in-between, and then the El Loco. Maybe the idea behind these two rides is different, but the two concepts share some blatant similarities: Upside down madness, small footprint, single cars, etc.

Screamin' Squirrel ultimately turned into El Loco though, and those are somewhat successful.

It looks unreal!

I think the noise is just a silly argument, the real deal is that it helps refill the batteries. Otherwise I don't know how they could deal with 100% electric vehicle without having an electrified rail all along? I don't know, how does that work in Hong Kong?

^ He said 70% of the vehicles are hybrids so far, so not all of them yet. There are seven people working on it, and with 85 vehicles, it's a lot to do! ^^ They are re-building the old one nearly from scratch. They kept a smaller combustion engine to keep the typical noise, but also to recharge the batteries.

I LOVE that drop! But I'm kinda upset with all those twists... I want airtime or floating-time on a flyer, not rolls that have no purpose than to be disorienting and make me sick.

^ Nope, no overlay. I won't mind for IASW, but I kinda think it doesn't suit Phantom Manor like it does on Haunted Mansion. I'll believe this when I actually see it for real.

Re: Anaconda RMC'ed. You're welcome. (yeah, that unnoficial layout was made by me. I written down that it was fan-made, but many people believed it. As for the pirate scenery, that great news! I don't really see the connection between pirates and Inverted coaster, but we'll see, maybe they have something in mind. Anyway, it's far better that what is it currently, so I'll take that!

If the underwater scene of POTC is as well lit as the one in I Corsari (Gardaland), it's going to be amazing! See at 6:30: One of the only dark-ride sequence that made me goes WOW out loud (just like the dude in the video ).

^^ Yes, it's that part:

Oh, thanks!

Zumanjaro has a retractable roof to protect the station and riders from falling objects? Haha that's funny. Do you have a picture, please? About Skull Mountain - I was amazed by how the concept-art was beautiful... but far from the final result. (Greatadventurehistory.com via Parkvault)

Wait - what would be a scary coaster for you then? Even I would feel at least a bit nervous before my first ride on Kingda Ka, and I've already been skydiving. And TTD is actually legit too because of the lap-bar. Maybe even scarier than Ka. I don't know, I once got pretty blank after a spin on a Matterhorn ride, I was feeling very nauseous for some minutes... Same on this sneaky flat-ride at Europa Park: It looks gentle, but man, I was about to throw up during the entire ride. Coasters however don't make me feel nauseous. Except that day, after three consecutive rides on Altair during an ERT. x30...

...you find HULK (and Doctor Doom's Fearfall) on a Playmobil box! And you freak out because Playmobil started to make funfair rides ('til the day they make coasters....): A Break Dance! A Wave Swinger! This Ferris Wheel is ugly, though... The gondolas are too big in comparison to the wheel size.

^ Here is the Halloween version of his coaster (with a slightly modified layout): By the way, his coaster can hold up multiple vehicles in automatic mode, has a cool control panel, can manage block system, has friction wheels and pneumatic brakes, a vertical lift/elevator, is completely demountable and transportable... It's frankly impressive! The control panel! Just like a B&M (well, close enough): The process: Sensors: Friction wheel: Friction brake: More pics and videos on Guigui Rides Facebook page.

Pfff, I'd want that for the Stratosphere Tower! Please Skyline Attractions. (Animation by me. Basically a single Sky Swat with a more dynamic and random routine.)

Oh hey, that's me! You saw me broke that thing? The cable went unplugged on my first ride (hey, I was testing head tracking), so the screen in my Occulus became pitch black... The woman kindly offered me a second ride right off the bat. I know Andreas Andersen (CEO of Liseberg) was here, too.

Has this one been posted yet? That's taking the backyard coasters to a whole new level! [fbvideonew]https://www.facebook.com/662858227156869/videos/824969527612404/[/fbvideonew] This guy also made a few flat rides, including a drop tower!! Go there and give him a like: Guigui Rides

And already a first POV! Note that the lift will speed up once the coaster will be open.

That's something I always think about when I see these older coasters using this cable system. I think it works like a detachable chairlift. In this case, the train has a grip underneath that is constitued of two parts: a fixed jaw and another one on a spring. So naturally, the grip is closed thanks to the spring resilience. At the beginning of the lift, you can see a metal plate on the track. The train will run over it, and thanks to a system of cams and levers, will open the grip. In the meantime, the cable will slide into it, the metal plate comes to an end and the grip is closed. Same process in reverse at the top.

First test run!

Let's take a moment to appreciate the poor Intamin shuttle then...