Airtime&Gravity Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) Roller Coaster: unknownAmusement Park: Happy Valley (Wuhan, Hubei, China) Classification: Roller Coaster Type: Wood - Sit Down Status: Under Construction opening 2011 Builder: Martin & Vleminckx Group Designer: The Gravity Group, LLC Categories: Twin Length: 3914' 1" 3750' Height: 105' 105' Inversions: 0 0 Trains: 4 trains with 12 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. Built by: The Gravity Group, LLC Notes: Timberliner trains. China's third wooden roller coaster and China's first racing wooden roller coaster. Link Although, I'm not sure how well they'll race as they have two different lengths. Edited December 19, 2011 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Wow, TPR's 2012 China trip is going to filled with tons of new stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Good for the GG guys. Not only selling MORE wooden coasters (when they just built the FIRST coaster in China) but they are also putting four more Timberliners out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Great to hear! I can't wait to see what a Gravity Group racer turns out like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 This is very exciting news, indeed. Now I'll have to go get a shovel and start digging to the other side of the Earth to ride it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Sounds awesome! GG make amazing coaster and a racer must be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu1651 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Think about this: 90 Degrees... WHILE RACING! IMO 10x better than regular. Seriously though, it's AWESOME that The Gravity Group is putting more coasters out there. Their current designs are already astounding and filled with floater airtime. I just can't wait to see where GG takes racing coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbcoasterfan Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Anyone have concept art for this bad boy yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 China huh? Better be sure to follow all the park rules, or you'll be shot on sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 China built their first wooden coaster last year, and now they're going to have 3 (well 4 if you count both sides) *probably* world class woodies in the near future. It really makes me want to figure out some way to get out there! I must say though, the concept of a dueling TGG woodie does sound mighty fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 It really makes me want to figure out some way to get out there! *cough* TPR Trip in 2012 *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycoastin Steve Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 ^No lie, the new GCI and now this latest GG creation are just about enough to convince me to abstain on any of the 2011 trips and save for China in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 It really makes me want to figure out some way to get out there! *cough* TPR Trip in 2012 *cough* Somewhere in my mind I was expecting that... Hell, I'd be 18 by then, I'll be down if I have the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfoot12 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 It really makes me want to figure out some way to get out there! *cough* TPR Trip in 2012 *cough* Time to start saving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntweisen Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Best news I've read all day! I can't wait to see the layout. Glad to see more GG coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) Press release from Martin & Vleminckx: HIGH FIVE!!! The latest Wood Roller Coaster element HIGH FIVE will be delivered by Martin & Vleminckx to the new OCT Park in Wuhan, China. This is the second delivery for MVR to OCT, the first being the first Wood Roller Coaster ever in China and the most popular ride in the newly opened OCT Shanghai Park. Working closely with their design and engineering partners The Gravity Group, MVR is creating innovative elements for Wood Roller Coasters that bring new and exciting additions to the historical Wood Roller Coaster. This is just the beginning for new innovations to come from MVR! The delivery to OCT Wuhan will be the first Racing Wood Roller Coaster in Asia and the track length will be twice that of the Fireball delivered to OCT Shanghai. Completion of the new Racing Woodie is planned for late summer, 2011. It will be ready for the park opening in late 2011. The rolling stock Timberliner is the latest State of the Art Wood Roller Coaster trains from MVR’s partner Gravity Kraft. These new Wood Coaster trains are fitted with the latest ergonomic seat restraints which eliminate the need for the traditional seat belts in Wood Roller Coasters and creates the opportunity to do elements like the HIGH FIVE. The new restraints also substantially increasing capacity. The Timberliner trains are the Platinum Standard for Wood Roller Coasters. Hot of the drawing table is the attached sketch of the HIGH FIVE element and as the ride develops more will come on this exciting element which brings a new dimension to a Racing Coaster. Stand by! At this year’s IAAPA show in Orlando, Martin & Vleminckx will introduce another first for the Wood Roller Coaster market! MVR is the leader in the Wood Roller Coaster field and is continuing to expand the horizon for Woodies. MVR is the WOOD ROLLER COASTER PRO delivering the latest and greatest wood roller coaster innovations to the amusement industry! Edited July 7, 2010 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imawesome1124 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 OMG! Sweet! I can't wait to see that thing in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That ... Looks ... AWESOME!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumple Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Haha, wow! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MixedDrink Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Oh yes! That looks AMAZING. Best part is, I'm supposed to be moving to Beijing next summer... maybe I'll get a chance to ride this beast! - MixedDrink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That looks like a really great, fun concept! I'm curious how they'll arrange the tracks before/after this element since the natural movement would cause the tracks to curve towards each other. (notice how the track doesn't continue at the bottom of the sketch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Looks like a blast. But I doubt that we will ever see anything like this in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEscapeArtist Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 What a cool idea for an element! Its amazing what these coaster companies come up with! That looks like a really great, fun concept! I'm curious how they'll arrange the tracks before/after this element since the natural movement would cause the tracks to curve towards each other. (notice how the track doesn't continue at the bottom of the sketch) I'm guessing the tracks would just overlap, one over the other before the element, and the opposite after the element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bat Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Just think about the Sword of Power on that move! Now we can pass the sword (or the egg) from train to train!! Woo Hoo! -- Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalize Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Reminds me vaguely of Gwazi and one of its "near collision/fly-by" elements; except much closer and running in the same direction (and probably a billion times more awesome). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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