Anac0nda Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 That has to be the tightest first drop I've ever seen! This has to have single cars or very short trains, there's no way a full train could scale that with live people, think about the back seats. That'd be like astronomical airtime. I can't wait to see how this project will continue!
_koppen Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 ^ Yeah I'm with you there, I'm also guessing single cars. I don't think the turn in the drop will be a problem for a longer train but damn that thing gets steep fast!
Rill'o'beily Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Considering how it could very likely be single cars, i'm guessing it's gonna be the new type of spinning coaster they tested on bluefire.
BDG Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 A wild inverted top hat appeared! Â Â Â photo: Rogier de Groot / themepark.nl
RCT3Bross Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Is it bad for me that I really wish Toverland is also watching this and brings in a big ride in 2017. Then we had 3 years of awesome coasters here in the Netherlands, last year the Efteling and this is also going to be great by the looks of it.
KarlaKoaster Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 I think this is going to be the sleeper hit of 2016. I'm not saying it's going to be the best new coaster of next year, but it's definitely bit of a surprise and difficult to have any expectations for because it's so different to what Mack have ever done before, and there's only two completed elements!
Rill'o'beily Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Does anyone else maybe think it's one of those new mack spinners?
TyRush Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 First time seeing this coasters progress and I must say it is very interesting. Can't wait to see what evolves in the near future
Nrthwnd Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 With what I see, of the track alternating yellow and black, this could be themed on some kind of racing thing, maybe?
KingRCT3 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 I don't think this is an inverted top-hat, but rather a... outward banked banana-roll.  Funny enough, I made this element on a NL coaster some times ago, and here it'll help you to see what I mean:    Now the Walbi version isn't as rounded as that, and the banking isn't 90°, but rather 60° I'd say.   This pic shows that the entrance and exit of the element are parallel:  ... and this one confirm there is no roll that would makes it an inverted top-hat (knowing the entrane and exit are parallel makes us know we're looking at the track like from a top down view):  (Pictures from Themepark.nl)  And now remember this pic (that I rotated 90° so it's almost like in the pictures above):   It can easily be the track section at the top of the figure.
KBrylczyk Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 I don't think this is an inverted top-hat, but rather a... outward banked banana-roll. Â Do you work for RMC's element-naming team?
TyRush Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 I think it will be a banana split Sunday flip flop roll
Nrthwnd Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 I think it will be a banana split Sunday flip flop roll Â
RCT3Bross Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Found more pictures of the weird Element, also some claims: Source (Looopings.nl/Pretparkfans.nl) (Picture didn't work on the original source anymore so made a link to a source that does and reference the origin.) Â Some claims of them: -74 track pieces make for a 740 meter long ride. Long brake for the end. -Airtime hill after the drop. -There is a straight piece that could get some catwalk, plus low supports make for possible launch (Would be nice) -Brakes the same as Blue Fire. Â Don't know what's true but thought it sound interesting. Edited December 8, 2015 by RCT3Bross
KBrylczyk Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 ^ That...that doesn't go upside down. That's wrong. That's very, very wrong. Â ...and yet oh, so right.
viking86 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Did Walibi Holland and Mack by any chance meet in one of those Dutch coffee shops when discussing this ride???
JordyC Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 A fan made the first part of the ride in NoLimits 2.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=lcq1mHCJW8w  EDIT: In a Snapchat video from today, you can see a piece of scenery that says "Lost Gravity". Maybe this will be the name of the coaster? Â
Rill'o'beily Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Still thinking it's gonna be a spinning coaster
RyanTPM Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 ^With elements as intense as we've seen so far, i doubt it'll be a spinner
StealthFan Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 ^With elements as intense as we've seen so far, i doubt it'll be a spinner  Considering Mack tested their spinning car on Blue Fire I don't see any reason what so every as to why this couldn't be one.
KingRCT3 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 The number one reason for me, is that spinning cars would ruin a potentially good layout.
Superbatboy Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Maybe it'll be a combo of spinning and non-spinning seats like the set up they used on Blue Fire
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