Her0ofLime Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Which coaster layouts seem off? Post that here! One of the strangest layout to me is Shockwave (SFOT) The layout overlaps and does some very different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The Mine Train at SFSTL... but that goes for a lot of mine trains. Ours has 3 lift hills and no action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The Mine Train at SFSTL... but that goes for a lot of mine trains. Ours has 3 lift hills and no action. Speaking of bizarre mine trains, El Diablo at PortAventura... The bit from the second lift to the third hill is a banked drop to... trims, to... more trims, to the third hill? Yeah, way to go, Arrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Red Devil/Cliffhanger at Ghost Town in the Sky comes to mind. Alton's Nemesis is another, though it's probably more atypical than strange in this case. The Darien Lake/SFA Ride of Steel mirror clones with the long straight sections and ground level helices, and another 200+ ft. Intamin- Thunder Dolphin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 If you're going to list River King Mine Train at SFStL then Dahlonega Mine Train at SFOG should be listed. Very similar with three lifts, ground hugging helices, and a covered drop at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 To think SDC new 2013 ride hasn't been said here. A wooden roller coaster with 3 inversions isn't what we call normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Mutts Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 SL Coaster that was at Yomiuriland in Japan. It looks like it was designed in RCT! http://www.rcdb.com/1220.htm?p=14365 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hydra: The Revenge at Dorney Park has a really odd layout for a floorless. No vertical loop, no pre-drop, and an inclined dive loop? Definitely strange. Also lots of fun, even if it is "forceless". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrecken Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Ninja at SFMM comes to mind - not that the layout per-se is weird, it's just that it has that chain lift at the very end - people who have never ridden think there's going to be another drop or something and it's just back into the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 The Dragon at Ocean Park has a funky layout with two lift hills. Supersonic Odyssey has a very long and unusual pre-lift section, and an unusual turnaround before the first drop. The crazy bent coat hanger section on Titan at Spaceworld, Japan. Also, the layouts on both sides of Dragon Challenge are very unusual IMO. And anything made by the Pax company looks like it was created by someone on meth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonetheonlyJT Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 If you're going to list River King Mine Train at SFStL then Dahlonega Mine Train at SFOG should be listed. Very similar with three lifts, ground hugging helices, and a covered drop at the end. Yes and it is slow and boring until the last lift hill were you dive into the tunnel. To think SDC new 2013 ride hasn't been said here. A wooden roller coaster with 3 inversions isn't what we call normal. Yes because it is the only one of it's kind (for now?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Half of the coasters in Japan have bizarre layouts... Long straight, flat sections of track and rampy drops with low angles are common, yet they still look like awesome rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 CGA's Grizzly, especially when comparing to the other Coney Island Wildcat clones. While the superiors have 2 hills between turnarounds, CGA's just has a long, drawn out stretch of track that does a whole lot of nothing. It was like that something could have been done with that but opted for what I call the 'lite version' of the clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Twister at Knoebel's is rather "eccentric," as is the Loch Ness Monster at BGW. The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley is a "Jeckyl and Hyde"--a rather gentle first half coupled with the most insane, brutal second half you'll find on any coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) I have to say Silver Dollar City takes the cake for strange layouts. Blame it on the mountain air, I don't know, but here it is: Thunderation (1993): An Arrow mine train, this coaster doesn't even get to the lift hill until the very end. It starts you out slowly, then you gradually pick up speed as you traverse a switchback down a bluff. The first element is a double helix into a tunnel, then you get to the first drop. I'd be surprised if it weren't the only coaster in the world with a helix before the first drop. Powder Keg (2005): A compressed-air launch coaster with a traditional lift hill at the end. As if that weren't enough, this ride zigzags in and out of its supports like it thinks it's a woodie. Outlaw Run (2013): Deceptively masquerading as a figure-eight layout, this woodie has three inversions. 'Nuff said. Edited August 11, 2012 by ytterbiumanalyst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyinpeace Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 there's a rollercoaster in some country where the train goes up a lift hill then levels at the top, then the whole track section the train is on tilts vertically untill its strait down connecting to the bottom track, then lets the train go. I think its a tie between that and outlaw run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Dynamics fan Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I would say the Adventure Express (KI) due to the great build up on the final lift hill just to reach the end of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fahrenheit1221 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I think people forget how unusual of a layout The Beast is from time-to-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyinpeace Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I think people forget how unusual of a layout The Beast is from time-to-time. Ya beast is definitly different but when I was watching a POV on youtube it looked like their was a launch is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Dynamics fan Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I think people forget how unusual of a layout The Beast is from time-to-time. This is true. It is unlike most other woodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I'd say Great Bear @ Hersheypark. Its got the helix before the first drop, fun inversions, and then it mostly just does funky turns low to the ground at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narkitty Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I think that Rattler at SFFT has/had a really unusual layout. The helix always stuck out as particularly weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
australianalex Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I think people forget how unusual of a layout The Beast is from time-to-time. Ya beast is definitly different but when I was watching a POV on youtube it looked like their was a launch is there? Um... no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Takabisha at Fuji-Q always looked odd to me, in a good way I guess. Especially that banana inversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 there's a rollercoaster in some country where the train goes up a lift hill then levels at the top, then the whole track section the train is on tilts vertically untill its strait down connecting to the bottom track, then lets the train go. I think its a tie between that and outlaw run Sounds like you're referring to the Vekoma Tilt coaster Gravity Max in Discovery World in China. A video on Youtube titles it "the worlds first coaster with a broken track." I do however remember seeing the rendering on Vekoma's site back in the day and thought it was the most amazing thing ever, probably followed by your typical Vekoma head bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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