DBru 7 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Is this the world's first coaster to utilize TWO tire-driven lift hills? (Yeah, a bit of a stretch, I know.) Link to post Share on other sites
Dobba 0 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 My money is on a horizontal track drop using that huge hole. The track in and out of the building before the hole are flat/straight, ruling out anyform of tilt IMO. Link to post Share on other sites
dr.gumbo 0 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Is this the world's first coaster to utilize TWO tire-driven lift hills? (Yeah, a bit of a stretch, I know.) Lol, they would have to be *really* desperate to go for that one. Link to post Share on other sites
Dobba 0 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Photos courtesy of Russell from TTF Few photos looking towards the forest area of the ride: Track remaining in the carpark: Fence around the burnt down Skyride station just around the corner from the SW6 site: Link to post Share on other sites
scottjenkins 0 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Howdy boys and girls! Just got home from an action packed day at AT! I was really excited to see the construction site for SW6 however I was left dissapointed! From seeing the site up close and personal, it's pretty easy to accustom yourself with the "front" part of the ride. The station building is getting quite tall now however the only track pieces installed in the building are the station, the second tyre lift hill which reaches the crest and bends to the right (the track stops here as it leads into the "worlds first" part of the ride which I assume will not be completed until the outer facia has been completed, or the park closes for good resulting in nobody getting a glimpse before the official launch!). Whilst riding Rita, you can see that directly underneath the upper station entry track you can see the feisty backwards drop going into a ravine which then leads into a large right banked bend also built into a ravine. This ravine will eventually return to a switch track then into the station. Upon speaking with a member of staff on Air he stated that all the staff do NOT know what the ride will be. All they know is that it's Intamin and it's height restriction is going to be 1.2. In his words "I don't think it's gonna be a big one coz the big ones are all 1.4". He also stated that rumour between staff was that it was to have 4 seat spinner cars like spinball. I can only assume that it's a glorified version of Tornado! I am aware that this is totally 100% speculation and hearsay proves nothing. After visiting the site I am a million percent sure it's a worlds first coaster (possibly spinner) with a backwards vertical switchtrack section (I don't mean this is a vertical drop I mean it as apposed to a horizontal switch. I'm thinking that once the train re-enters the station building, it will hit blocks, from here, the rear end of the track will pivot to 45% angle and connect with a segment of track directly underneath. The blocks will then be released and train will travel backwards backwards down the slope and then down the twisty backward drop. Jeez, I hope this makes sense, it's hard to describe what I've seen today! What's your thoughts on the Intamin Spinner trains? I personally hope they are, that or mega lite trains! Oh, and keep your eyes posted for my Photo TR, I'm too tired to do it tonight and am off to bed! Link to post Share on other sites
jmicha 0 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 ^I'm not sure it will be a spinner. The reason being that if the car can spin, what's the point of a backwards drop? Any drop could be backwards or forwards on a spinner, so why go through the trouble of switch track in order to achieve basically the exact same effect as any other hill. Unless they just want the dead ends for theming purposes such as on EE...hmmm...now I don't really know what to think. Time will tell I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
Rct3Mike 0 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Also some of the drive wheels seen on the last page look a bit too far apart for a one car spinner. Link to post Share on other sites
coastermoosh 0 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Is this the world's first coaster to utilize TWO tire-driven lift hills? (Yeah, a bit of a stretch, I know.) cough::cough::Knotts Jaguar::cough::cough Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Well if it is, I guess it will be a spinner with a drop track in the dark then? Link to post Share on other sites
scottjenkins 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Jmicha I totally didn't look at that! If they were spinners then there would be no point in having a backwards section!!! I gotta say well done to AT for keeping this such a mystery but I'm bursting to know what it's gonna be Link to post Share on other sites
Dobba 0 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 New update, again thanks to Altonator: From reading TTF it seems the lifthill is completely in place now, we just don't have any pictures of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Dobba 0 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 More photos of the "Dark Forest" section can be seen here: http://forum.towerstimes.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=483918#p483918 Link to post Share on other sites
BelgianGuy 0 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Is it me or does that look like a "soft" ride I mean its a secret weapon and it looks like a kiddie coaster Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 It's proper out there in thw woods ain't it! and ^ it is a family coaster, why are people expecting the new nemesis. Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 It's replacing Corkscrew, a family rollercoaster. You can't expect them to put up another Nemesis or Oblivion. I think it looks excellent! A shame it's hidden by the monstrosity of Rita. Link to post Share on other sites
christianscoasters 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 The trains must be small. Maybe a single car? I'm saying this because the supports are very thin. Heavier/Longer train=More weight on the track and supports. Link to post Share on other sites
atem122 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 ^Those supports actually look pretty similar to those Zierer kiddie coasters with the long@$$ trains Link to post Share on other sites
christianscoasters 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 ^While the trains are long, look at how small the cars are. Much smaller than most. Link to post Share on other sites
atem122 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 ^Then have shorter trains on the Intamin! Blamo! The power of compromise! And TBH, while Intamin family trains are 2 bench...the cars arent THAT much larger... http://rcdb.com/1457.htm?p=7560 Link to post Share on other sites
Nosferatu 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 The tire-driven lift hill looks a lot like Mine Train Ulven: http://www.rcdb.com/1457.htm?p=4258 or Skull Mountain. And those are also family coasters. Link to post Share on other sites
Dobba 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Lift hill completion: Actors advertising SW6: Link to post Share on other sites
DBru 7 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Considering where the tires cut off compared to the top of the lift, I find it hard to believe that this will run single-car trains. Link to post Share on other sites
dr.gumbo 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Not sure about anyone else, but this reminds me a little of Expedition Everest. Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Not sure about anyone else, but this reminds me a little of Expedition Everest. Or Mamut at Gardaland. I think they all share a similar style of theming. Link to post Share on other sites
CorkscrewFoley 0 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 If this is going to be anything like Mamnut or Everest, than this should be fantastic. I really am looking forward to this with each passing day. Link to post Share on other sites
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