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There is indeed a flying theater in Abu Dhabi, but it's a Huss model.

Hmm, okay, so this is actually the way down, as we can see permanent magnets here, and tires on the other slope. Not what I was expecting.

It's this patent he is talking about, I assume: Flying roller coaster with vertical load and launch. And you almost got it right, WDI stands for Walt Disney Imagineering. This is the entity regrouping Disney's Imagineers. It was originally called WED Enterprises, for Walter Elias Disney Enterprises.

No they don't.

Among the best trains in the market, if not the best. As comfortable as Mack, but with more freedom on the upper body.

I think the station would be at the bottom..?

^^ Oh you. ^ It's more like what B&M first intended to do for their flyings then:

Indeed, I saw that idea a lot... and not only among enthusiasts: There was also this concept that is interestingly using two tracks and one spine:

^ It was a real patented concept by Setpoint. Actually, this picture is really interesting, as it shows the maximum clearance for the vehicle... and it seems to be pretty tight. It makes me doubt the theory of a 360° 7DMT kind of coaster... Maybe something along the lines of the "surf coaster" that Vekoma patented a while ago? Where people are sideway in relation to the track? But why going inverted then, I don't know.

Ok so that confirms this part is a drop, and the other side will be the lift. Other than that, I'm still wondering what's going on! As always, thanks for the pictures MrRC!

Yes it would be doable and very appreciable for guests, but maybe it's the same reason why only one double-station Premier Rides Sky Rocket II was built: cost and reliability. A transfert-track means more mechanical parts, more sensors, a more complex PLC... And thus more breakdowns.

^ Dive Machines are short because the larger train drags a lot. Indeed, I saw that idea a lot... and not only among enthusiasts: Wanda is interested in the concept, and actually wants to make it a reality (for Wanda Guangzhou). Will it come to fruition or not, only time will tell. Wanda filled a patent for that:

From the comments under this video: Here is a one-of-a-kind way to reply to a dumb GP comment!

All the reactions on a recent Facebook post, and by all I mean ALL, are negative. The best one might be this mother that filmed the reaction of her little girl: [fbvideonew]http://www.facebook.com/abbeydoyle/videos/10206459118388033/ [/fbvideonew] Link in case this doesn't work: https://www.facebook.com/abbeydoyle/videos/10206459118388033/ So no, people are not happy.

I thought it was for the terrain, but a building actually makes more sense. Basically, the brown supports are just for the factory set-up, meaning that this coaster is indeed already sold. But it looks like it only makes a O-shape... Is that the final layout, or maybe they just build a portion to test it out (like they often do), and thus all the H-beams supports are just for that test?

When you want a LSM launch to propulse your car out of the garage:

Any news in Vlodrop? - On the topic of family coasters with one inversion, I had this one in mind back then that I just found back: It's a family/kiddy with a heartline roll, wich is pretty weird!

U mean a triple SPINE track , i assume. Woops, thank you for noticing that. And above all, thanks for all the pictures and updates! This is really appreciated, it's not that often that we can witness the rise of a new coaster prototype. - A bunch of coasters are "family with an inversion". The Pinfari TL-59 (incl. Indiana Jones at DLP), Storm at Etnaland, a Looping Star from Schwarzkopf... It sure is more thrilling than your standard family ride, but those are nore thrilling white knuckle machines neither. What I find more surprising, is when SFMM says Superman Escape from Krypton is a family ride.. Or when Walygator put their inflatable structure under the Thrill Ride category. As for this prototype, I'm with gerstlaueringvar and I vote 360° 7DMT.

Remember that a 90° twist can be a -45° to +45° twist, AKA a simple S-turn. But there I think it's indeed to acheive a 90° bank : If we refer to this image posted earlier in the thread, the triple-spine track is for a portion where the track is angled at 90°.

A definitely helpful thing to note - the bees - thanks!

Exactly. There was also yet another Sky Fly in production for that matter, and on Google Earth you can see a third, red coaster at the back of the factory. Probably for Motion Gate.

Continuing the discussion about the mysterious green track spotted at the Gerstlauer factory, more track have since appeared, and I'm certain it's a Takabisha clone. First because it uses the old Eurofighter track instead of the new Infinity track. I guess that means it's a clone of an older design and the park didn't want to spend extra money for re-calculus with the new profil. Copy-and-paste. Then it has the quad-tubes track only the Banana Roll of Takabisha has, among all other Gerstlauer coasters. And there, you can see on the left an Eurofighter tower, and on the right, the support for the 45° downward stairs right before the drop. I looked at a reference pic of Takabisha, and it matches. (Those are my personnal pictures)

Here are the pictures I took last Sunday: Not a lot progress have been made, but you can see the gear rack fully in place, and the station taking shape right before the flat S-turn.

Hidden Mickey spine! Nope, Benjamin Bloemendaal is the young genius behind those new-gen designs at Vekoma. By the way, the unpainted supports are more likely to compensate with the terrain the ride will ultimately stands on. That means it's already sold!

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