Gutterflower Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 Hey all. Just came accross this interesting ride called the Edge Coaster on top of the Crown Regency Hotel in Cebu in the Philippines. The ride was built by Interactive Rides. Not really a credit by the looks of it (to most of us anyway) but its an interesting idea with the riders controlling the angle of the car as they go round. The vehicles are able to tilt up to 65 degrees while moving sideways down he track. The tilt is controlled by two levers which are mounted on top of the lap bars restraint. The two passengers have to move the lever up or down based on what they want to happen and the levers also have to be in agreement in order to make the vehicle rise and tilt them towards the ground. Source: Amusement Today Info and Pics http://totallycebu.com/crown-regency-edge-coaster-the-ride-of-your-life http://daisyguoonlinemarketing.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/edge-coaster-pictures-in-40-story-crown-regency-hotel-towers-cebu-city-philippines/ http://daisyguoonlinemarketing.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/edge-coaster-pictures-crown-regency-hotel-38th-floor/ The park also looks like its getting an Interactive Rides Insanity like the Stratosphere in Las Vegas Anyone know if the stratosphere has enough room for the installation of an Edge Coaster?
dr.gumbo Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 The ride itself looks neat and scary, but the fact that it lets you control the angle doesn't. Anyway, I don't really think the Stratosphere should bother, its too similar to the other rides IMO.
haiderodes Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 The first link mentioned a new ride called the "Insanity Orbit". Could this be similar to our Insanity ride at the Strat? With the amazing view from the top, you would seem to have toured the entire Cebu City during the duration of your ride. What’s better news is that the coaster is just one of the facilities of the Sky Adventure Experience project of Crown Regency. Other features of the project are the Sky bar, Sky Walk, Sky Lounge, and soon, the Insanity Orbit.
thrillrideseeker Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 This looks really fun! I know for sure that I would love the Sky Walk! I am not to sure about the Edge Coaster... It looks kind of uncomfortable being tilted forward that much, for that long... But hey, I could be wrong!!I am really liking how high buildings are coming up with ways to thrill people! Anyone know if the stratosphere has enough room for the installation of an Edge Coaster? I do not think they do considering how Insanity, and X-Scream both go over the edge, the track could not go all the way around the edge of the building without interfering with those rides...~Matthew
Gutterflower Posted January 9, 2009 Author Posted January 9, 2009 haiderodes it is the same type of ride. Its mentioned right at the bottom of my first post http://totallycebu.com/cebu-crown-regency-hotel-sky-rides This page has a little video of the ride and shows it in relation to the edge coaster
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