rabid disney Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Intamin AG is to deliver a new Motorcycle Accelerator to Dreamworld in 2007, this will be Intamin 1st Motorcycle design. Two other companies have made Motorcycle Accelearator Vekoma, and Zamperla but with Intamin track record hopefully this layout will be the best of the motorcycle style. My Thoughts: Personally I think it will be great to see what Intamin can do with a motorcycle version knowing how cool Intamin track lay outs can be we could really be in for a treat in the land Down Under I just dont think it will be a good as Superman Escape but Ive been proven wrong before. Anyway look out for construction updates here and at ozcoaster later in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Any pictures or concept art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUSHIE Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I wish it were a new concept, rather than a copy of something already done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yay, more Intamin goodness for the Gold Coast. Personally, i'd rather see a clone of Superman ROS or at least something with a 200ft + drop on it, as we still dont have anything like that here. Still great news though, i'll be there to ride it as soon as i can. BTW, hows the new Batman launch tower going for you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I rode batwing on Christmas eve and it is good fun, and runs well not a mind blower but enjoyable. I checked out the Intamin site and the no concept stuff for the booster bike product. I wish some in oz would do a ride of steel clone too, or ge force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid disney Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Any pictures or concept art? As this news is from a european publication who juding by the article titled (9 new intamin coaster for 2007) would have got the story from Intamin. www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/188/9_new_Intamin_coasters.html And with Dreamworld track record of not mention new rides till around 2 weeks before opening. meaning Dreamworld probably dont want anyone to know just yet. At a guess looking at a Dec opening as thats our peak summer time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Hey, they mentioned a new mega coaster for Tobu Zoo. I thought that park was owned by Togo, for some odd reason. Tobu=?Togo... Looks like B&M isn't having as many orders as Intamin is. Maybe it's time for them to diversify. Anyways, Intamin motorbike in Australia, to get back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I believe Togo went out of business a while ago, that mega coaster certainly is intriguing, another Ride of Steel or Ge force or maybe another Millennium Force or something even better? The force that can be exerted on a booster bike are a little limited, so it will be interesting to see Intamin can push the envelope a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I'm not sure if TOGO went bankrupt or out of business, but Tobu Zoo isn't owned by them in either case. Tobu is a railway company in Japan. I suspect that this will be a replacement for the defunct Mount Rocky Coaster. If it goes in the same location, there's no telling how large it could be as that ride had a LOT of empty space around it. Also, that coaster was mostly above water, so the new ride could be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Doesn't Vekoma have a patent on this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 A Patent doesn't mean "hey, we're the only company that can put a motorbike on coastertrack!". Intamin simply can't use the restraint system for example found on the Vekomas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I dont get why bikes are the new "it" coaster trains... I have been on a Booster Bike.. The bike seat added NOTHING to the ride itself. If anything... It made the ride worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsme102 Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 ^ It may not be the best ride in the world, but it's certainly a gimmick. Gimmicks=crowds, crowds=money. And that's the ultimate goal for them isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 ^^ Amen, James, I've been on two of them, and I don't get what's so great about them either. Maybe it's just popular because the smaller ones can ride it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sound Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hooray! I saw this on Roller-caoster.com.au today. I'm am very happy. Its good they are getting another rollercoaster, seeing all of there others really suck, or have shut indefinately. Hopefully this will turn it around, and kame dreamworld once more a leading park in Australia. BTW, i thought Superman was quite fast! But knowing that its the fifth slowest in the world, thats quite a shock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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