What was that rollercoaster?

[pimstoned]

I have a tough one for you guys, mostly because I'm not at all organized but you did a TPR report on a rollercoaster park about 1 year ago and one coaster in particular caught my interest. It was extremely well themed and involved a rollercoaster going through man-made mountains and cliffs, like giant stalagmites and stalagtites. It was definately synthetically made and there might have been a castle theme going on...but I'm not sure. Can't remember for the life of me but I think it was a foreign park outside the US? Do you guys have a brief list of coasters that you know that I can google to see if I can find it? Thanks!

 

Dan

[cal1br3tto]

Could it be Ice Mountain Bobsled? It's at Enchanted Forest (Turner, Oregon, USA).

 

(edit) Glad you got your answer. I know I hate the false hope of seeing a new response and then learning that it doesn't help.

[larrygator]

2008 Asia Tour It could be one of the Happy Valley parks Robb and Elissa visited in 2008.

[pimstoned]

By Jolly I've think you've got it! I took a look at the China trip and I believe it was "Crystal Wings" at Happy Valley that I was thinking of. Really is a beutiful coaster in my mind but I love seeing the other suggestions. Is there a forum topic on rides like these that are either interwoven with mountains / rocks or that dive among natural terrain? I would love to see more coasters like these.

 

Thanks again,

 

Dan

[themeparkman25]

^Then you probably would be a fan of Expedition Everest!

 

That is Disneys newest gem at the price tag of $100 million and definitely has the going through the mountain thing going on. Made by vecoma, there is even a surprise feature inside! Check it out!

[alanjonesbath]

By Jolly I've think you've got it! I took a look at the China trip and I believe it was "Crystal Wings" at Happy Valley that I was thinking of. Really is a beutiful coaster in my mind but I love seeing the other suggestions. Is there a forum topic on rides like these that are either interwoven with mountains / rocks or that dive among natural terrain? I would love to see more coasters like these.

 

Thanks again,

 

Dan

 

If you want a coaster that "dive among natural terrain", then I think you'd be hard pushed to beat Nemesis at Alton Towers. Can't say I've ever seen a coaster built like that anywhere else. Brilliant ride even now it's 15 years old just because of how close you come to the rocks.

[jeronimon]

If you're looking for interwovenablity (Don't look it up, it will be in dictionaries from 2011 and onwards) Black Mamba (Phanstasialand, Brühl, Germany) will certainly be pleasing to you as well.