Jhcbiinoc Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Of all the 2015 additions we know about so far, I have to say that I am most excited for this one as I only live 5-6 hours from Carowinds and am extremely excited to try out a B&M Giga Coaster! All signs are pointing to the name Centurion so far as far as I can see. Interestingly, I am not 100% convinced that the layout will be just like Leviathan (although that would not get any complaints from me) but rather offer something new and not yet seen...this announcement cannot come soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I find that unlikely... B&M seems to stick with what they know, they're not concerned about getting you to the top of their lifts quickly, rather building a reliable ride that has next to no day to day problems True. However, I think I read somewhere that when lifts get very tall the chain might get too long and heavy, meaning worse efficiency compared to the lighter cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locostitch Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 So now the question is where is The B&M giga track. With the orange at holiday world and the teal a flyer track where is the Carowinds track. We may just have two shockers this year with Thunderbird being one and this one maybe not being a Beemer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterdude54 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 So now the question is where is The B&M giga track. With the orange at holiday world and the teal a flyer track where is the Carowinds track. We may just have two shockers this year with Thunderbird being one and this one maybe not being a Beemer. I had the exact same thought, but I went back through the mysterious yellow B&M thread and there is a picture of track that appears to be for a hyper/giga, but if it isn't, then its gonna be pretty awesome when we find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loop-de-loop Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Isn't there still yellow track at the plant we don't know where it's going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterdude54 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 My guess is we just haven't seen the track at the plant yet, but based off of the molds for the footers it appears that they are going to have the B&M almond cutout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locostitch Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Isn't there still yellow track at the plant we don't know where it's going? Yeah but it's not Giga track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Last I saw, there was some pictures of new, non painted track...who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Still hopeing for an Intamin here! Should be interesting but since they've started construction and no track has been spotted at Clearmont, I have doubts for B&M at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 ^If it were a giga version of skyrush, with the same trains and improved restraints (and the same airtime, obviously) it would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Based on the footers, I have no doubt that it is going to ba a B&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I know that as you already sit quite high on B&M's hyper trains your feet never really touch the floor but I still would like to see them stepping into the ultimate freedom feeling by having lap bars on their floorless trains which they then could also use on their hypers/gigas. Either that or having a go at something like skyrush's trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chargersmichael Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 ^I don't see how Lap Bars could work on Floorless trains with...no floor. But yes I think a restraint like Skyrush or even Mack's restraints would be really cool for B&M to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 ^Yes, that's what I was talking about. Aren't they also called lap bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Welp, it's official: NOTE: This is a joke, please take your time to admire my terribly drawn logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm also hoping for an intamin for this project. I'm sort of deprived of Intamins, as the U.S. hasn't gotten one since 2012. I don't really think I need to see every coaster be a B&M. Don't get me wrong, though - I still love B&M's, but I just like a little variety in new coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm also hoping for an intamin for this project. I'm sort of deprived of Intamins, as the U.S. hasn't gotten one since 2012. I don't really think I need to see every coaster be a B&M. Don't get me wrong, though - I still love B&M's, but I just like a little variety in new coasters. Blueprints are the same as HW's. So I think that about sums that up. Blame the market for the lack of offerings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Blame the market for the lack of offerings. I blame Intamin's issues for the lack of installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Park's build what's viable for the park. B&M offers the most diversity, while still maintaining their overall quality. Hence why they're a popular brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm also hoping for an intamin for this project. I'm sort of deprived of Intamins, as the U.S. hasn't gotten one since 2012. I don't really think I need to see every coaster be a B&M. Don't get me wrong, though - I still love B&M's, but I just like a little variety in new coasters. The US parks want something more reliable so they order B&Ms. That's what Cedar Fair does. Yeah, most of the brand new coasters in the US lately have been B&M. No Intamin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Out of boredom: Why am I still doing this? [EDIT] I like this color scheme. Kinda like Shambhala but with gold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I always thought the Cedar Fair/Intamin relationship was linked to Kinzel being a big fan. They hit it out of the park together with Millennium Force, but since his retirement, combined with Intamin's track record of issues, I feel pretty certain this will be another fun, albeit safe choice from B&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I am fairly certain this will be a B&M. I believe that the binge construction of B&M's is mainly due to the fact that parks in the US are a bit more dominated by large corporations than overseas; although corporations in Europe like Tussauds and Tivoli exist, a few corporations pretty much dominate the theme park market in the US. And, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, the two corporations with the most parks, happen to have a liking of B&M. So, B&M's we have been receiving and more B&M's we shall receive. I also think that a similar thing has happened with GCI. Also, Six Flags has caught on with an RMC buying binge, but that is actually a trend I would love to see Cedar Fair get in to as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Does anyone know when this will be announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 ^ August 21st, 11:00 AM American EST. (If that's too much to remember, just wait for August 21st to come). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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