Axman Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 RCT3 Wild has a bizarre tower coaster that I origonally thought was a crude attempt a Euro-Fighter. As it turns out, this was the coaster they were emulating: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6ssxx7QZhw It used to operate on a fair circuit under the name "Cool and Fresh", but is now being built at the "DippieDoe" Amusemet park in The Netherlands. The ride itself seems a bit shaky, but is still a pretty cool concept. Will anyone be heading out to DippieDoe next summer to give it a whirl? Looking at the real version, compared to the RCT version, it looks like the RCT creators nailed it To those who play RCT3, this may look familiar.
Top Thrill Dragster Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Here is more info on the ride. http://www.amusementrides.de/ridehtml/coast_coolandfresh.html http://www.amusementrides.de/videoclips.html
the sound Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Yeah, i thought it was an attempt at a Euro Fighter as well! Obviously not though, great find!
schrubber Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 A bit shaky? This coaster beats the hell out of you... It is not more than a drop with brake, a Loop with awesome high g`s, brake, s-curve and brake. That`s it. As far as I know, both Gerstlauer and SBF developed their more than 90 degree tower coasters at the same time for travelling. Greetings schrubber
ECZenith Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Looks kind of awkward but also looks like it could be a lot of fun! Will we ever see one in the US? Probably not..
downunder Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Wow, a carnie Eurofighter, might be fighting for your life after a ride on that one. I'd settle for one downunder, how's about it, Sydney Royal Easter show?
Steffen_Dk Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Bakken in Denmark once had some plans about building such kind of coaster. Fortunately it didn't become a reality PS. This might be one of the ugliest coasters ever made in history. And steel wires are holding it - looks so amazingly safe, now I want to ride it
Moose Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 The way that track flexes while going thorugh the loop is quite scary. You can see the wires deflecting because the track moves so much. Fatigue will be an issue with this thing for sure. (i'd still give it a try)
cobra_roll06 Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 ^^ Haha exactly! But yeah this looks like it should be in the "No Limits Death Machine Thread."
schrubber Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Looks kind of awkward but also looks like it could be a lot of fun! Will we ever see one in the US? Probably not.. Hopefully not! Greets schrubber
spaceace12 Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 sorta reminds me of the blue flash with that loop.
jten11 Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Cool. I remember that coaster type back when I was playing RCT3, thinking it was real badly designed eurofighter. Who knew its a real coaster like that? But I don't think I want to get on that anytime soon...
asr Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 It looks like an ugly, over-braked piece of crap. Why couldn't they just deisgn it for the speed it goes instead of braking it like that? And why not add a little something more on? It barely has a layout!
verticalzero Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 I read about this coaster last year in the European Coaster Club magainze called "First Drop". It is a very intense coaster, shame it's not longer with a few airtime hills and corners, I would not try it cos A) the loop is very small with high "G's" and B) A vertical drop.
FlyingScooter Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 looks like a Toboggan on steroids... i could see where it beat the hell out of you...
Peis Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 I´ve been on this coaster in 2004. And what should I say?? It was the worst Ride expierience I ever had. I´ve never been on such a big crap before and after this ride. Its unbelivable how bad this ride was. It was shaky, rough and it hurts on every feet of track. ive posted a video from this "Crap" here some times ago. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=152296&highlight=#152296
thomas2 Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 It looks like a cool concept: you go over the top, there's nothing underneath you and suddenly you drop inwards. Looks pretty cool to me. Too bad most people who rode it complain about the roughness.
DenDen Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 PS. This might be one of the ugliest coasters ever made in history. And steel wires are holding it - looks so amazingly safe, now I want to ride it You'd be amazed how many coasters use steel cables for support. Two right off the top of my head, Thunderbolt at Kennywood, and Manhattan Express in Las Vegas. And if you like to count it as a coaster, Superloops/Ring of Fire also uses cables.
Team Thriller Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 That looks really cool! The drop would give you some hangin'. Nice!!!
Steffen_Dk Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 PS. This might be one of the ugliest coasters ever made in history. And steel wires are holding it - looks so amazingly safe, now I want to ride it You'd be amazed how many coasters use steel cables for support. Two right off the top of my head, Thunderbolt at Kennywood, and Manhattan Express in Las Vegas. And if you like to count it as a coaster, Superloops/Ring of Fire also uses cables. I would NEVER ride them
Moose Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Quite a few older wooden coasters use chain connected to a center post in turns. You would really miss out on a lot of good classics if you didn't ride because they use cables/chains. I don't see the problem with cables anyway. If they are tension only members, a cable is the most efficient way to carry the load.
KrakenKing Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Not only do classic wooden coasters use them, but some modern ones do too. As well as some steel coasters. I know that Python at BGA used cables to support the turn leading into the corkscrews.
Chris Benvenuto Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 Quite a few older wooden coasters use chain connected to a center post in turns. You would really miss out on a lot of good classics if you didn't ride because they use cables/chains. I don't see the problem with cables anyway. If they are tension only members, a cable is the most efficient way to carry the load. Yep, true that! I agree with you, I mean how else can you safely carry a load from a ride without rebuilding the structure? Give me proof and I'll think otherwise.
Airtime&Gravity Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 There is one of these going into DippieDoe Familiepark next year, so hopefully it will be like the X-car coasters that get better with the newer rides. The concept is good, but the ride is really short, and like has been said, it appears to be very rough.
Gav- Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 I heard dippiedoe was building one of these, really strange since there never was anything special to do and it was a kids orientated park and now they're getting this, I've never been on one but seeing this go over the top makes me wonder if that can't result in injuries or something.
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