fraroc Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kinda sucks Intamin messed things up with Cedar Fair, we'd probably be seeing more Intamin gigas (ala MF, i305). Not that there's anything wrong with B&M but the layouts of their hypers/giga are just so samey. For a park, I'd rather have a B&M Giga or Hyper over nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kinda sucks Intamin messed things up with Cedar Fair, we'd probably be seeing more Intamin gigas (ala MF, i305). Not that there's anything wrong with B&M but the layouts of their hypers/giga are just so samey. For a park, I'd rather have a B&M Giga or Hyper over nothing at all. Really? I thought most people would simply want nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Kinda sucks Intamin messed things up with Cedar Fair, we'd probably be seeing more Intamin gigas (ala MF, i305). Not that there's anything wrong with B&M but the layouts of their hypers/giga are just so samey. For a park, I'd rather have a B&M Giga or Hyper over nothing at all. Really? I thought most people would simply want nothing Lmao!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 That red track in the background looks almost identical to the brake run of most b&m hypers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I also feel like the b&m factory almost deserves its own topic Yeah, totally Maybe this could become that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djboss302 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I also feel like the b&m factory almost deserves its own topic Yeah, totally Maybe this could become that. It pretty much has already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Has anyone wondered what this piece here could be for? The drop, maybe? And also, notice how the pieces that connect to the rails are shaped differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogBur Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The drop, maybe? That would be my guess as well. Looks somewhat similar to the support system used on Leviathan's first drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 ^the rail ties are a lot deeper than that for Leviathan. The ties look really strange, do they match any other coasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loop-de-loop Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Leviathan uses two different styles of ties on its track. One for the first drop, and the other for the rest of the ride. I can't tell in that one picture if the red track has the same ties as Leviathan's first drop does or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 ^Judging from that picture they are not the same. They are a lot deeper and have a different shape to them. What if this is a new style B&M, because i can't recall seeing those rail ties on any other of their coasters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 The drop, maybe? That would be my guess as well. Looks somewhat similar to the support system used on Leviathan's first drop. Yeah, somewhat but not completely because, on leviathan, the track and support are one while there they are close but not the same. I also noticed that (or maybe I'm seeing things), if you take a close look you'll see the position of the track/support does this a bit: So while leviathan's track and the support piece start in a parallel position (well, they're the same really) and then the track starts curving this one doesn't start like that. The first thing that came to my mind was: "well, if the support piece sits vertically then this could be a beyond vertical drop!" but maybe it is some strange loop/other inversion support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Has anyone wondered what this piece here could be for? Those are 2 pieces, not 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom497 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 As soon as we get a picture of the labels, all will be clear (except the park). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 If those are two pieces then how is it balancing like that? it cant be, therefore it has to be one track piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Has anyone wondered what this piece here could be for? The drop, maybe? And also, notice how the pieces that connect to the rails are shaped differently. This is the unknown coaster. Carowinds (rumored), Flying Coaster & the Dive Coaster are what we know B&M are developing. The company has rides built according to layout, so this could be be some of the first segments. With such a thin spine, and a vertical support connector, the track is lying in a near default position. The track has a obtuse radius, and a thin spine (low force factor) - so I'm assuming this could be the end piece after a camleback, but before the brake run. Or on the opposite side of hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 The teal is unknown and the red/orange is a Europe dive coaster, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 ^ You would think that but those rail ties look nothing like they would if this was of a dive coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 This is what others, including myself, believe to be the Dive Coaster for Gardaland. Merlin has a thing for vanilla color schemes, so this one is pretty obvious. The Yellow is for the flying coaster in China. Which leaves us with the teal, blue & red. CF has had a thing for blue-ish colors lately, GateKeeper and Leviathan are evidence of this. CF also has a history of implementing similar colors throughout their parks. Red Hypercoasters, and now blue front gate coasters. Rumor has it that Carowind's 2015 coaster will be upfront. So... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 From Holiday World's thread: ^I've read the same from a local on another site. He indicated that some of the footings have six bolts with the "almond" cutout and that they look similar to Banshee's. I know the number of bolts isn't a dead giveaway because B&M seems to use 4-8 depending on column size and load characteristics but do other manufacturers aside from B&M use the (oval/almond) notched footers? Now, with the possibility (no matter how small/big it is) of a B&M for HW it means one of these rides could be for there. Now the yellow one is not, nor the white (probably). So that leaves us the teal and the orange. Hmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I wish someone could go there and photograph the tags of each color. It would explain wat is lying there and then we know which colors go where in Europe. I mean there is still a lot unclear about so many. I'm really hope the track for us Dutch is lying on one of those pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 The orange looks like something new, so it's possible that could be for holiday world? or maybe just an unknown park rather than one of the projects we already know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A B&M would be a huge investment for HW, have they ever spent $18 million or more on a single attraction in the past? Just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneOfTheWills Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A B&M would be a huge investment for HW, have they ever spent $18 million or more on a single attraction in the past? Just curious Their last large investment was $13.5 million which they've said in a press release that they are surpassing with 2015's investment. How it was worded, it sounded like they were easily passing the $13.5 million mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I still can't work out whether the red/orange piece of track is one or two pieces, really looks like it's one piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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