The SETGO Guys Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Removed by user Edited January 5, 2012 by The SETGO Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Awesome interview. I didn't know about the Civil Engineering thing...very interesting. I love his X Raptor thing, it made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavis Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 So, we lose any validity on this interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 So, we lose any validity on this interview? No, we lost your obnoxious and rude comments towards another member of this site. Please do not respond again. Thank you. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Interesting read to say the least. Did he pay a visit to your school or did you request an in-person/phone interview? Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDcoasterMAN Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 ^ they showed a pic of them earlier at IAAPA getting the Interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmaxsba2408 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Maybe I should have thought about this question back when Robb was doing his IAAPA updates but since X-Raptor was mentioned in the interview I'll ask it here. Were there any pictures or simulation videos showing off the trains and or track that are being used to build the X-Raptor coaster or is it so hush, hush they are not even offering this coaster type to other parks yet? If I some how missed any information about this type of coaster during the IAAPA coverage I am sorry for bringing it up again. Edited December 13, 2010 by dmaxsba2408 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 ^ You did not miss anything. The only type of car on display at IAAPA was of Manta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The SETGO Guys Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Removed by user Walter Bolliger and the SETGO news team. Edited January 5, 2012 by The SETGO Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Great job on the interview, guys. It truly is a special treat to get to meet such a celebrity in "our world." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Definately a "celebrity" alright. Where's Mabilliard though? I like his criticism of Vekoma's flying coaster. About X-Raptor, I know B&M tends to be very low key about their projects most of the time so I'm not surprized with that response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 ^They probably can't both go at once, I'm sure one of them has to stay with the company to make sure everything's going smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper39 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I find it interesting that they say they got into coasters because there was a low demand for civil companies designing buildings and bridges as if there is a high demand for companies who design roller coasters. I guess when B&M got into the game in the early 90's there weren't that many companies designing steel coasters. it seems like now there a still a relatively small number of companies who design coasters and getting into that type of work is very difficult and competitive. I would guess there are probably hundreds of companies that design buildings and bridges compared to probably less than 20 companies who design coasters. B&M coasters are truly amazing works of engineering art that set the bar for the industry but i definitely think those guys got into the industry at a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormrider Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I remember watching a video of Walter giving a speech at Cedar Point. It's interesting how they started out with a rotating restaurant. From what I gathered, Walter and Claude worked for Giovanola (Walter having a degree in Structural Engineering and Metallurgy, Claude with Mechanical Engineering) who did some work for Intamin. Then, after leaving Giovanola, they had 4 draftsmen and the two engineers. Six Flags tracked them down and they had to decide if they were going to continue making amusement rides. I'm sure glad they took on the challenge and delivered some of the most wonderful roller coasters. I can only imagine the amount of work it took making a ride like Iron Wolf with such a small team and with "archaic" software (I wonder how much was done by hand back then). What I wonder is how Werner Stengel is listed as a designer too sometimes on RCDB, and of course, Six Flags' engineers must have helped somehow (like with Batman the Ride). Oh, and yes, I've never heard of an X-Raptor too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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