biker7766 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Dear GCI, I was wondering if you could give us a little insight on what parks you may build new roller coasters at, preferrably Six Flags Great Adventure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delan Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Question for GCI: What qualifications do you look for when hiring engineers? What design programs should they be proficient in, years of experience, relative coursework etc. Â Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursethom Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Are there any plans in the works for a wood coaster with a launch system? How fun "wood" that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 GCI: What types of engineering and planning goes into making your coasters smooth and what do you do as far as pre-/post-project work to keep them smooth over long periods of time? Seeing as wooden coasters tend to get rough rather quickly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgamguy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 To any major company: What should a young person who is inspired to get into the business do to "get their foot in the door" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCD237 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 To GCI: Is it easier for you to design and build a ride on a flat surface or is it easy to use hilly terrain to create an interesting layout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 How much more of a challenge does GCI face with new competition from The Gravity Group's new "Timberliner" trains and Rocky Mountain Coasters entering into the wooden coaster market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Will we see the flyers made available to replace aging trains on existing wooden coasters ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Could we see inversions on a GCI track in the near future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oriolat Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) If you were to include inversions in your layouts (GCI), could Millennium Flyers track those or would you have to redesign them completely? Edited November 5, 2012 by oriolat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 GCI: I feel honored knowing that your company is based in my Parent's home state of Pennsylvania. When you first formed, did you ever imagine that your Pennsylvanian group would end up designing coasters for places like China and the Netherlands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 GCI: One of your new for 2013 projects, White Lightning, uses a steel support structure instead of a wooden one. What factors led to this decision, and is it likely that more of your coasters will use a steel structure in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanThorpe Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Gerstlauer-Can you confirm whether the SW7 Trains will have lapbars,OTSR Or a new restraint system. Â B&M- Do you think we will ever see a backwards variation to the DiveMachine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willh51 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 GCI: In 2012 we saw the first GCI coaster capable of running three trains. Was Wodan designed without a mid-course brake specifically to preserve the "out-of-control" feeling and forward momentum of your other rides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSum1_55 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Company question for GCI: Â Why do GCI's almost never have straight, steeper drops throughout the course? (Similar questions may have been asked already) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanks4me05 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Could you describe the main factors that determine a roller coaster's speed based upon the temperature? What design techniques could be used to possibly combat these issues and what would be the trade-offs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 GCI - Could we see family wooden coasters built by GCI in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 PLEASE REMEMBER!!!! Â We are only taking questions for GCI at this time...we will announce other companies shortly, but you will need to repost anything NOT related to GCI when that time comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Gerstlauer-Can you confirm whether the SW7 Trains will have lapbars,OTSR Or a new restraint system. B&M- Do you think we will ever see a backwards variation to the DiveMachine Your questions have been disqualified because you didn't bother to read the rules. Don't bother asking any more questions.  Thank you.  -Robb Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Hey everyone! Â IAAPA starts up next week and this year we're gonna change things up a bit! Normally, we do interviews with all the major ride companies, and to be honest, most of the interviews from year to year are very similar, because they can't really talk about that much coming up, and we already know about what they've already built. Â So this year we're gonna give the opportunity for YOU to ask a question! Here's how it's gonna work.... Â RULES! (Because we need them!) 1. We'll post to this thread a ride company that we are currently gathering questions for. 2. Ask away! As as much as you want, but EACH QUESTION MUST BE IN A SEPARATE POST! 3. Once we've closed the current question period for one ride manufacturer no more questions may be asked of that ride company. 4. We will pick FIVE questions to ask each of the ride companies from the questions submitted to the forum. 5. Those questions will be asked as part of the interview videos we do on the IAAPA show floor. 6. Anyone who deviates from these rules will be disqualified and their questions will be thrown out. Â Everyone got it? GOOD! Now.... Â What question do you want us to ask ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION at IAAPA 2012? Â START ASKING QUESTIONS!!!! (Be sure you've read the rules before you post!) Edited November 6, 2012 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Rocky Mountain: How difficult was it to design a wooden coaster that does barrel rolls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 What drugs are they taking in the rmc offices, and can we all have some of them please... Â Serious question time :- what do they think of the purists who say they are not building wooden coasters, and can they see their style of wooden coaster taking over the more Traditional structures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Rocky Mtn. - Could we see inversions in the future other than barrel rolls and high banked turns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 RMC: Is there a specific reason why you decided to push the wooden coaster envelope by adding inversions to the mix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 How did the idea for your Iron Horse track system come about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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