Gutterflower Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing have just advertised their new massively mislabeled 6 Ring Coaster. The ride actually only has 5 inversions but most interestingly it has 3 corkscrews in a row. A characteristic which has been unique to Fantasia Special in South Korea for 21 years. Hebei Zhongye don't actually mention where this ride has been built in China but it sure looks interesting. Source Edited February 19, 2015 by Gutterflower
The49er Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Yikes Perhaps this is from one of the new Wanda or Fantawild parks? I'm not very current on construction of Chinese theme parks, but that seems like a fairly reasonable guess.
EricGarbo Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Oh jeez. They seem to be unable to bank turns beyond a few degrees and you're supposed to not end up with neck injuries somehow in the corkscrews of doom?
rcjp Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 is it just me or does the drop look fairly steep, given its size?
Gutterflower Posted June 13, 2014 Author Posted June 13, 2014 Yikes Perhaps this is from one of the new Wanda or Fantawild parks? I'm not very current on construction of Chinese theme parks, but that seems like a fairly reasonable guess. Not a bad shout but I'm 99% certain its not I'm afraid. I've been obsessively following the Wanda and Fantawild Parks. (No idea why really beyond ingrained insanity) and its not any of the ones I know about. I'm searching for it at the mo so as soon as i figure it out I'll post it. I'd not noticed the really unbanked turn into the corkscrews. That seems insane.
TogoFan Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I now want to make a rip off of this Chinese rip off coaster in No Limits Coaster Simulation!
Shavethewhales Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 What's really interesting here is that after all these years of ripping off American/European coaster designs and layouts, they made a teeny-tiny innovation of their own. Too bad they haven't copied the concepts of banking or heartlining yet.
Geauga Dog Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Yikes, that looks so wrong in so many ways. Did they use the Corkscrew in RCT2, which has the unbanked turns,to design this ride?
fraroc Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Yikes, that looks so wrong in so many ways. Did they use the Corkscrew in RCT2, which has the unbanked turns,to design this ride? Most definitely!
Midgetman82 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I'll give them props on the drop because of how steep it looks. Outside of that... the entire transition into the corkscrew looks, um, uncomfortable to say the least. Who knows. Maybe China is going off of trial and error now, but then they'll surprise everyone with some quality coasters many years from now... or at least something that looks and feels rideable...
canadianparkfan Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Seeing this makes me think... Why is it that on a lot of recent, rave review weakening coasters, you rarely ever see double, let alone triple elements. Think about it, when's the last time you've seen a double loop on a new/well built ride? Just an observation, maybe I'm missing a few modern rides, but there's not many I don't think, at least in Europe/america.
EricGarbo Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Seeing this makes me think... Why is it that on a lot of recent, rave review weakening coasters, you rarely ever see double, let alone triple elements. Think about it, when's the last time you've seen a double loop on a new/well built ride? Just an observation, maybe I'm missing a few modern rides, but there's not many I don't think, at least in Europe/america. Double barrel roll, Outlaw Run.
cfc Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) A triple-corkscrew element could, indeed, be a new experience in pain. Edited June 14, 2014 by cfc
canadianparkfan Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Seeing this makes me think... Why is it that on a lot of recent, rave review weakening coasters, you rarely ever see double, let alone triple elements. Think about it, when's the last time you've seen a double loop on a new/well built ride? Just an observation, maybe I'm missing a few modern rides, but there's not many I don't think, at least in Europe/america. Double barrel roll, Outlaw Run. I knew I was missing something :/ to But other than that, and the quad-twist on Thorpe's Colossus, I can't think of very many... even harder, try to think of a double vertical loo' that's been on a high caliber ride that's been installed recently... It's kind of sad to see that element falling out of use. I wonder why? Anyway, this triple corkscrew coaster looks, as many people have said *interesting* .. Can't wait to see Robb's reaction if they ever make a POV of the ride on a China trip
scbt Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 My god, the transition into the corkscrews looks like it might actually kill someone.
GrapesLie Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Awww it looks like the 90's! Seriously Walmart needs to stop selling do it yourself coaster kits!
tntornadox Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Apart from the lack of banking, what's up with the abnormally long stretch of straight track back into the station? It looks amateurish even for RCT2 (unless they shock the world with four train operations).
cfc Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) what's up with the abnormally long stretch of straight track back into the station? It looks amateurish even for RCT2 (unless they shock the world with four train operations). It's still shorter than the final brake runs of Gatekeeper and Leviathan. Edited June 14, 2014 by cfc
coasterfreak101 Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 The corkscrew supports are kinda cool though, I'll give 'em that.
CPSFMMCW Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 In my experiences with arrow corkscrews, I've found the corkscrews to be one of the least painful parts of the ride. I've found other parts of the ride to be a lot worse. So I guess the corkscrews could either be not that bad or really bad.
glouthan Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 ^Exactly. Once the first corkscrew hits you, the ride continues in the same motion, therefore not jarring your head, which leads to one of the smoothest parts of the ride. The triple corkscrew should be interesting as you only have one "painful" corkscrew and two smooth ones as opposed to half and half on a double corkscrew.
coasterschile Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 I though Vekoma made this. But then I looked at the loops and realize it was chinese. Which company made this coaster?
kailisun98 Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 I though Vekoma made this. But then I looked at the loops and realize it was chinese. Which company made this coaster? Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing
A.J. Posted June 14, 2014 Posted June 14, 2014 Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing Sorry, I had to look up what the word "Metallurgical" meant.
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