Comeagain? Posted November 22, 2014 Posted November 22, 2014 I'm looking around on google maps for the RMC buildings, I have found the older ones, just not the new one. Does anybody have the address/location of their new warehouse? Across the street from the old one.
tarheel1231 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 I found this on RMC's facebook: 2 new products will be released in 2016! Launched woodie? Inverted woodie! I'm so excited!
Shavethewhales Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 ^Good catch! That's exciting to hear. To be a game changer, I'd look a little further than "inverted woodie". That always sounded like a stupid idea and would be a short lived gimmick as a product. A launched woodie would be OK though, and we all know it's a matter of time until they build one. Perhaps they'll develop 4-across seating on a "wooden" coaster. That could really make a financially intriguing product with high PPH + cheaper wooden construction for the supports. There's also tricks like drop tracks, switch backs, and shuttle options. Or maybe they'll develop something truly new and not just a first for wooden coasters?
coasterchitchat Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 I think RMC will develop the launched wooden coaster and a vertical lift coaster. It's gonna be a coaster first! I'm more intrigued to see if they come up with anything revolutionary next year.
rcjp Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 When I saw that on facebook one of the things I thought about was a launched woodie but I have no idea what the other could be (assuming the first really is a launch).
MagnumFreak25 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Maybe the first succesful wooden/hybrid hyper coaster
tarheel1231 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) According to an IAAPA interview, RMC is booked through 2017 with about 3 projects in 2016 and 4 in 2017 (including stuff for S&S). Edited November 24, 2014 by Jew
ZeroGravity55 Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 This is a wild idea, but part me thinks they might be teaming up with S&S and introducing a wooden free fly 4D coaster. The regular free fly 4D coaster used the I-Box track and they've said multiple times that the I-Box track and topper track are same thing except one is wooden and the other is steel.
chickenbowl Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 I would guess (with some confidence) that by 2017 we will see a launched RMC wooden topper track coaster. My top three guesses for some new RMCs? Alton Towers, Dollywood, or BGW!
tarheel1231 Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 What if RMC brought the swinging cars back to the industry? Maybe they'll build a woodie with several banked turns, and cars that swing as much as Eagle Fortress? Now I'm just dreaming, but I can only imagine how awesome that would be.
_koppen Posted November 24, 2014 Author Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) Alan is just such an awesome guy, he's the person that everyone likes! I just can't wait to see what the 3-4 ideas he wanted to do before retirement is! (I also wonder how he looks without a hat) Edited November 24, 2014 by Jew
hey...hey Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 He seems like a great guy to talk to, and also seems to be a big coaster fanatic...not just an engineer behind a desk. It will be great to see what else he brings to the table in the future. ^BTW...Always wondered why he always wore a hat. He is probably bald, or close to it, under the hat...it happens to a lot of us eventually.
gerstlaueringvar Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Too many great ideas are stored in his mind, if he doesn't wear a hat, his brightness would make him shine like the sun. (What am I saying?) Hope he doesn't throw all his great ideas too fast, that way he can surprise the world for a long long time.
tarheel1231 Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Too many bright ideas are stored in his mind, if he doesn't wear a hat, his brightness would make him shine like the sun. (What am I saying?) Hope he doesn't throw all his great ideas too fast, that way he can surprise the world for a long long time. Fixed. I really am excited about these two new products coming out in 2016. I wonder if Six Flags is planning on using these upcoming products in any of their future RMC's.
tarheel1231 Posted December 14, 2014 Posted December 14, 2014 Alan is just such an awesome guy, he's the person that everyone likes! I just can't wait to see what the 3-4 ideas he wanted to do before retirement is! (I also wonder how he looks without a hat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuzvBZNwbKU Look at his majestic mane
Comeagain? Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 In case you haven't seen it, RMC has been answering some questions on Facebook for a little bit.
BoulderDash Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 They said there are projects in the next 2 years outside of Six Flags that use I-box track. Gwazi...Mean Streak...
medoman Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Have there been any discussions for coasters in the uk or europe, other than Kolmarden? (We're dying for some RMC awesomeness in the uk) Like · Reply · 1 hr · Edited Rocky Mountain Construction Yes!!! Unlike · 4 · 51 mins interesting.........
hey...hey Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I am sure it has been posted, but the Q&A on Facebook said they DO NOT have an exclusive deal with Six Flags, they just keep them busy and are easy to deal with.
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 ^ Six Flags certainly is one of the best at choosing the right rides. Oh wait...
chickenbowl Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Have there been any discussions for coasters in the uk or europe, other than Kolmarden? (We're dying for some RMC awesomeness in the uk)Like · Reply · 1 hr · Edited Rocky Mountain Construction Yes!!! Unlike · 4 · 51 mins interesting......... There's been a number of interesting posts on the Towers Times forum from a member claiming to have seen plans that Alton Towers is getting a launching topper track wooden coaster from RMC in 2017... Could be very interesting!! I was hesitant to believe it until I saw how many realistic statistics they have written. It says about 45 mph launch speed with 50 mph top speed. It's also apparently being built on a hillside. Definitely take this report with a grain of salt, but it sure sounds incredible!
TPDave Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 I'd love to see the Alton Towers wooden coaster happen, but it's been thrown around for so long now that I've pretty much stopped caring until the park officially announce anything! I think and RMC would be epic though
RCF Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 ^ Six Flags certainly is one of the best at choosing the right rides. Oh wait... It's a hit and miss with them. Either something amazing from RMC or a ring of fire.
rcjp Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 It's really cool that RMC did this and let people ask them questions on FB. Apparently colossus will have 4 trains. That's great!
medoman Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I saw the same rumours and really reckon they're just wishful thinking as there was no source or any hard evidece. I'd love an RMC woodie at alton, maybe even boulder dash style, but do think it's unlikely. I did speculate at a launched woodie for Thorpe Park when they announced their angry birds land as that would seem like a good theme. What I'd really like is for them to put iron horse track on the Blackpool big one and give it a full reprofiling. if they can do it to wood they can do it to steel...
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