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RCDB said so, and so would I, as the track and trains has been fully remplaced. It has nothing to do with the old one, except for the location and general layout.

Here is the final scene of the ride with all the effects! Wow, what a blast!

Here is a complete POV of the new BTMRR! Don't watch if you want to avoid spoilers.

Oh, I had the exact same idea! That would allow a much more intense coaster experience as you don't have to carry the simulator base all the way through.

It looks like it will have a lift, a curved drop and a loop around th lift hill, just like Kumba!

This drawing (seen on Screamscape) seems more legit to me :

There's no doubt something will pops up here! And it will certainly be heavy as an entire part of the right-hand structure is hear only to hold it. Maybe a screen?

That one is true, though. The upper wheels can lift off a few inches from the track. I saw a pic that shows that (not to mention the famous one with El Toro).

That doesn't seem fun nor does it seem practical from an economic and feasibility standpoint. Presurized air helmets like fighter pilots wear would be more practicle than astronaut launch suits. . I know right, I was like "What the..? Why would parks/manufacturers would do that?". High forces are incomfortable way before being dangerous for the body. --- Also, a study said riding coasters is good for asthma.

I heard in a TV reportage that : "As coasters goes on and on, in a more or less near future, riders might have to wear astronaut suits in order to handle g-forces".

Thanks to WonderWorldWebTv, here is a full screen version of that same POV : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wV2S3Y7Wc By the way, this POV was shot in January as we can see some parts of it in a earlier video posted by Disney.

The problem would be the lenght of the train. A beyond vertical drop need short trains.

See the first comment on Youtube here...

Actually, in 1995 it opened with the same launch sequence as today. But due to some problems with the TÜV, they had to "split the launch". The problems were corrected for Mission II. In my opinion, it is a horrible ride. It gives headbanging and the first inversion is too forceful in a wrong way (just like Indy's loop). The audio system really doesn't work that well from my experiences. Plus, Mission II totally killed the theming. News trains with new harness are indeed planned, but hey, we're talking about DLP here... Did you know that, during a testing phase, some cast members accidentally dropped a car out of the track? How did they do that? The train was in the station and ready to roll back in the garage in manual mode. Unless the trackswitch was not in the right position! BOOM! The first car dropped and snapped the cables and connections, and the second car was hanging out of the track. The cast members were no fired because it actually showed a failure in the system, but imagine their embarrassment. _______ Unlike all (?) other steel coasters, the Intamin Family Launched Coasters (Juvelen, Jet Rescue and Mick Doohan) have only one wheel per bogie to carry the train, instead of two. Might be clearer with those drawings.

At least they tried...

You can see in the video that the seats swing when returning to the horizontal. Is this an animation fantasy, or the real thing is going to happen like that, letting the seats fell by gravity, like on a Top Spin?

NL-E seems to have troubles and none were able to download tracks yesterday. I'll reupload it, thanks for the notice. EDIT: It should works now.

^ For now, making The Edge into NL2 is not possible sadly... I'll have to wait for an update (and actually learn scripting too, by the way!). Thanks for your comment otherwise! _______________________ Today is the release of Raveen, the RMC Flying Wooden coaster! Download : NoLimits Exchange CoasterCrazy Direct Link Enjoy your flight.

I love Pantopia's colors! About Falcon, that sounds terrifyingly good. I'm only a little bit disapointed there won't be any announcement before the drop. It's not matching the "storyline". I would have imagined like a Falcon's scream echoes in our ears, and why not a symbol that lights up on the ground, just as if the falcon saw a prey and then diiiiiiiiives!

While I'm not sure if I would call it the "Most heavily themed theme park ever", I think Phantasialand deserve to have its name in this thread.

If that matters, the height restriction for Alpina Blitz (the Mack megalite at Nigloland) will be 140cm.

Some new hotness for this year: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Il Tempo Extra Gigante at Hunderfossen Familiepark. It is said this train will feature smoke and sound effects!

Werner is not designing rides anymore, it's his company which carry on, look: http://www.rcstengel.com/

I like it the way it is, because having airtime while facing the ground is one of my favorite feeling, and that's the whole point of this launch (not the mention the plunge right to the ground part). You can find this feeling at the entrance of B&M's pretzel roll, and that's why I love this move. Plus, it has other advantages : When you wait for the launch, you're comfy on your back (build that in the UK if the sun is a problem), and anyways with the track faced the other way, you can't have such hammer launch.

Not to brag, but have you seen my launched flying concept? It launches the train through a half-circle with that giant hammer thing. (original sit-down design concept by RideTek)