robbalvey Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Jack, Chad, Ryan, Garbles and I have spent the last few days filming the park's B-Roll package for their media day. Here's a few photos and the video of what we got! More coming soon! Edited October 14, 2015 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 This looks like a fun little coaster. I'm looking forward to riding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Wow, looks excellent. I had no idea it was going to run 2 trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 This looks like a great ride for a delivering some major thrills in a small space. I especially like the look of the trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I forgot how short the trains were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Wow...this thing looks like it flies throughout the course. Thanks for the footage and photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Here's a few photos out of the drone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Oh man, those are awesome! This thing is so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeykaise Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Its a good solution for a small park without a lot of room for an out and back. Looks like a fun time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydra Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 This looks so fun and a great way to put a small family park on the map! Did someone say it runs 2 trains? Also, how are these restraints compared to the kind on the Maurer rides (H:RRR)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Also - check out that badass looking water-coaster in the background! Love the TPR Drone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Whenever someone says "there's no room for a coaster to fit," I'll always want to point them to this. I love what they've done with the layout, and the coaster looks quite fun too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Those drone shots really do show off how unique and beautiful this ride turned out to be. Thank you for delivering such unique coverage of such a unique ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Wow! This looks great! I'm particularly surprised by how crammed the ride is between those buildings and such. It just goes to show that if a park wants to squeeze in a coaster, they will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I'm particularly surprised by how crammed the ride is between those buildings and such. It just goes to show that if a park wants to squeeze in a coaster, they will! But don't forget... Cedar Point is running out of space to put new coasters. In all seriousness, I agree with you. If a park wants a coaster bad enough, they will find a way! This is a perfect example of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 So I figure I will give my unofficial review of Switchaback First off Danny and Sarah are awesome down to earth people who are very excited to offer this world class record breaking coaster to the world. They take great pride in their operation and it shows by the loyal following of locals that they have who come out week after week to support them. I have no doubts that this ride will be maintained and taken care of with the utmost care. It's quite fascinating to watch the ride operate from a nerd standpoint, very reminiscent of Mr. Freeze and very efficient. From the top of the coaster you are able to scope out dinner plans at one of the many taquerias in town before making the turn and plunging down at what feels like 60mph. A small hill that further enhances the feel of extraordinary speeds before hitting the overbank and being thrown to the side (in a awesome fun way) while snaking through the building and eventually reaching for the sky at 87 degree. Reverse is just as fun and I found myself forgetting about the overbank until the train back into it and slings you to she side a bit before hitting the last (erm second if going forward) hill and backing up the first hill before coming to a stop. Sure it's a 4 car train but any longer and the ride wouldn't be the same, and by same I mean it wouldn't be as good. The back seat I found is money as you still get that out of control feeling you do on longer trains. The front seat is perfect for the views which I love how they finished the top of the spike with the running steel sticking out beyond the wood making it seem like you might fly off. Not only does ZDT's have a winning coaster on their hands, Gravity Group has once again proven that bigger is not better, bigger is just bigger. This ride packs a lot of punch in a small compact space. You get the same ride length time you would as a traditional full circuit coaster but in half the space and a fraction of the cost. I'm sure many first time coaster ride memories will be made on Switchback and many nervous riders will be coaxed into riding after seeing many of the 'big coaster' elements but will certainly be back to ride over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 This may the obvious start of wooden coaster companies, designing and building more unique, smaller wood coasters, that have to adapt to location, height, and the general area. The big ones have been built, and built, and re-built, these several years we're in right now. ZDT's hit coaster (I'm reading) proves it can be done, with enough design work and engineering to pull it all off. My five cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 This will be Gravity Groups 4th compact coaster in as many years and all have turned out fantastic. Maybe they should stick with this niche and leave the 360 stuff to RMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I think they've proven they can build great small and large-scale coasters as can be seen by all the ones in China and Cu Chulainn in Ireland, all of which look great as well. I don't know if they'll ever build one as big as Voyage ever again thanks to RMC coming on the market, so small to mid-sized coasters seem to be their niche now. Switchback looks super fun, like something I could ride all day if I could! Gravity Group and ZDT's have a winner for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisLuv Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'd love to see someone give their indoor woodie concept a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'd love to see someone give their indoor woodie concept a try. I do that every night. You pickin up what I'm putting down? The double entendre? Eh? Eh? I'll see myself out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 ^ ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoasterKid211 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'd love to see someone give their indoor woodie concept a try. I do that every night. You pickin up what I'm putting down? The double entendre? Eh? Eh? I'll see myself out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 ^That Lurch clip is useful on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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