Johnlloyd Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Nice job. Did you feel dizy or sick at all? How busy is the park this time of year. See any construction work? I did not feel dizzy or sick at all mostly because I don't get sick too easily. The park isn't usually busy this time of the year with only school students visiting who perform in the concerts held at Kingswood Event tent, which is located right beside Kingswood Music Theatre. I didn't see any construction work occurring anywhere within the park yesterday. The land still looked the same around Mighty Canadian Minebuster as it had during my visit nearly two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I want an intamin blitz similar to maverick... Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Please, please, please get rid of Minebuster. That ride needs to die. Agreed. Wild beast has some good airtime and a great layout. Mine buster has 1 airtime hill that actually gives good airtime and everything else is just forgettable and painful. I really don't care about a new coaster if it's an rmc or B&M, I just want a smooth one. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Can anyone on here tell me if the prices listed on Canada's Wonderland's website for items such as fastlane are in USD or CAD? It doesn't say in any obviously location I can find including doing a mock purchase. Just trying to do some research for an upcoming trip. Thanks! CAD. We bought our platinum passes there rather than at Cedar point to save the exchange rate. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Anybody thinking we will get a coaster in 2018 instead of 2017? We don't have much news and it's already June. What was it like at this time in 2011 before leviathan was being announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlloyd Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Anybody thinking we will get a coaster in 2018 instead of 2017? We don't have much news and it's already June. What was it like at this time in 2011 before leviathan was being announced? There was quite a bit of work evident prior to Leviathan being announced back in 2011. I remember there being many fences set up around that area. I also remember people questioning if 2011 was going to be Dragon Fire's final season. Luckily it wasn't as it's still a fun Arrow coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Anybody thinking we will get a coaster in 2018 instead of 2017? We don't have much news and it's already June. What was it like at this time in 2011 before leviathan was being announced? Geez, you guys are like the weather. "Well, it started raining now, so we better change those percentages from 0-100% quickly!" You guys wait on the arrival of Ziz like it is some prophecy. Edited June 4, 2016 by RollerManic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Anybody thinking we will get a coaster in 2018 instead of 2017? We don't have much news and it's already June. What was it like at this time in 2011 before leviathan was being announced? Geez, you guys are like the weather. "Well, it started raining now, so we better change those percentages from 0-100% quickly!" No, it's just I thought that there would be more updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossed Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Can anyone on here tell me if the prices listed on Canada's Wonderland's website for items such as fastlane are in USD or CAD? It doesn't say in any obviously location I can find including doing a mock purchase. Just trying to do some research for an upcoming trip. Thanks! CAD. We bought our platinum passes there rather than at Cedar point to save the exchange rate. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk I'm heading to Cedar Point prior to Canada's Wonderland. Will I save money if I bought the pass online for CW, and would I be able to process said pass at Cedar Point or another Cedar Fair park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 ^Roughly same price. 4$ more expensive at Canada's wonderland. Based off curency: You will save $46 if you buy Canada's wonderland platinum pass with american currency. You must process at the park were you order the platinum pass, then you will be able to use it for any cedar fair park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Here's another good view of minebuster, a cool angle. Same old land clearing. Better be something since they started land clearing last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynen Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I think that clearing is going to be for something water park related. I hope im wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj2543 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Anybody thinking we will get a coaster in 2018 instead of 2017? We don't have much news and it's already June. What was it like at this time in 2011 before leviathan was being announced? I'm pretty sure they actually got ahold of the logo a couple weeks before it was actually released, but I don't remember actually knowing what the coaster was before (maybe I wasn't looking hard enough) because the countdown before they released it I first learned what the layout and type of ride it was. Pretty excited for early august this year, I think they have something in store for CW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 You know guys....if you take a closer look around the WWC area you might some find some interesting things (yes it does have to do with the red markers). Take a walk through the Timber Wolf Falls queue line and look how the markers are placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 ^How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtstonge Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 For anyone interested in the structural design of roller coasters, I thought I would share my 12-month capstone design project that I recently completed with 3 of my classmates at the University of Waterloo. Our project involved the design of a new flying-wing roller coaster (a combination of a flying roller coaster and a wing roller coaster) to replace SkyRider at Canada’s Wonderland. We initially developed 16 new amusement ride concepts, but we ultimately found the flying-wing roller coaster to be the optimal ride for implementation through an extensive decision-making methodology. We then completed a detailed structural analysis and design of the roller coaster which is briefly summarized on our poster (attached below). We actually created a 100-page technical report to explain our entire project in detail, but I think that the poster provides a good general overview of our work. I love sharing our project with people as I am very passionate about roller coaster design and I’d be happy to discuss it further and answer any questions. Our team actually just returned from the CSCE (Canadian Society for Civil Engineering) National Conference where we had the opportunity to present our project nationally and we were honoured to receive 3rd place in the capstone competition against universities from across Canada. (Although we were in contact with Canada’s Wonderland and Bolliger & Mabillard throughout our project, I want to emphasize that the project is completely fictitious and is not related to any real project at CW or B&M) Thanks for Reading!! Flying-Wing Roller Coaster Poster Flying-Wing Roller Coaster Layout Flying-Wing Roller Coaster Display at the University of Waterloo Capstone Symposium 3D-Printed Model of the Flying-Wing Roller Coaster Oculus Rift Demonstration of the Flying-Wing Roller Coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ^Looks great. What course was that for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtstonge Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 ^Looks great. What course was that for? In our final year of studies, we're required to complete a year-long design project like this that addresses a real-world engineering problem. It's not a component of a regular course, but the project carries a weight equivalent to 2 regular engineering courses. We have to submit numerous reports and give presentations throughout the duration of the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynen Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Did B&M show or tell you how the main spine or box section was manufactured? Im wondering if they used a speciality brake or cnc brake to put the creases in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicman Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 That was amazing, how much work and time did you put into that? 100 pages, that's like a book. Coaster name needs work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtstonge Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Did B&M show or tell you how the main spine or box section was manufactured? Im wondering if they used a speciality brake or cnc brake to put the creases in. I haven't discussed fabrication with B&M and I'm honestly not very familiar with the processes that are used to manufacture the track. All I can tell you is that B&M's are manufactured by Clermont Steel Fabricators in Ohio and they have 1 Cincinnati brake and 1 Wysong CNC brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtstonge Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 That was amazing, how much work and time did you put into that? 100 pages, that's like a book. Coaster name needs work though. I personally put about 450 hours into the project, but our team of 4 students put in around 1,600 hours total over 12 months. It was quite an accomplishment on top of all our regular course work. We actually had the coaster named Ziz for most of the project as a bit of an inside joke but we decided to change it to something a little more aggressive and cool for public presentations. We picked the name "Valveron" before Valravn was announced for Cedar Point and unfortunately they ended up sounding very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 @jtstonge. Just out of curiosity, did any of you from the engineering project also take part in the ontario coaster design competition a few years back? I believe UW and Ryerson (sorry forget which school you mentioned in the first post) took part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtstonge Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 @jtstonge. Just out of curiosity, did any of you from the engineering project also take part in the ontario coaster design competition a few years back? I believe UW and Ryerson (sorry forget which school you mentioned in the first post) took part. One of my partners and myself took part in the Ryerson Invitational Thrill Design Competition that was hosted by Ryerson University in 2014. There were a number of components to the competition, including a roller coaster design challenge that was won by our team at the University of Waterloo. The overall competition was won by Drexel University in the United States. I'm not sure if this is the same competition that you are referring to, but there was an article written about it on Coaster101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Did B&M show or tell you how the main spine or box section was manufactured? Im wondering if they used a speciality brake or cnc brake to put the creases in. I haven't discussed fabrication with B&M and I'm honestly not very familiar with the processes that are used to manufacture the track. All I can tell you is that B&M's are manufactured by Clermont Steel Fabricators in Ohio and they have 1 Cincinnati brake and 1 Wysong CNC brake. B&M has keep all their track manufacturing processes a secret. It would shock me if they gave away that process or minor details of it to ANYONE. My guess is they've might have outlined what machines they use and maybe a very abridged summary of the manufacturing but surely not any details, correct? If they told you more then that must've been omething else and quite an experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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