New Roller Coaster Type from RMC Rocky Mountain Construction

[boldikus]

Sounds like a mini hydraulic cable launch.

[Nitro1118]

Wow it looks great! I really hope we see this or a T-Rex pop up somewhere in 2018.

[Canobie Coaster]

I wasn't expecting the launch. Looks better than Lightning Rod in that category .

[Nrthwnd]

I keep watching the test video, and thinking..."this could have been Rocket Rods."

 

[Themonerd]

I keep watching the test video, and thinking..."this could have been Rocket Rods."

 

 

 

Hey, that peoplemover track is still there!

[Superbatboy]

Awesome, can't wait to see a full scale of this

[WestCoasterKing]

Anyone else notice this video is pre-paintjob?

[crazywolf88]

Looks like the prototype trains are using an overhead lap bar system. Front seat rides on these are looking to be a super exposed feeling experience.

[WestCoasterKing]

I think the launch is just to get the train moving for the testing.

 

On another note, are the brakes on the train? I don't see any brakes on the track.

[julioot]

^No they are on the track, you can spot them after the train hits the brakes.

[WestCoasterKing]

Now I see them. Just barely.

[Hilltopper39]

CGA 2018 project perhaps?

[Mater]

Is there a chance the track could bend?

[thomas2]

Is there a chance the track could bend?

 

Not on your life, my Hindu friend.

[DoinItForTheFame]

Is there a chance the track could bend?

 

[Steely Dan]

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Edited August 22, 2017 by Steely Dan

[DavidB]

Is there a chance the track could bend?

 

Not on your life, my Hindu friend.

 

what about us brain dead slobs?

 

You'll all be given cushy jobs

[B&MIntaminGCI]

Looks good, I'd volunteer to ride it. Also maybe I'm mishearing, but it seems to have a bit of a roar which gets me excited.

 

That roar makes me think the T-Rex is going to be awesomely loud if it's not filled

[COASTER FREAK 11]

Is there a chance the track could bend?

 

Not on your life, my Hindu friend.

 

what about us brain dead slobs?

 

You'll all be given cushy jobs

 

Is there a chance the track could bend?

 

 

[Nrthwnd]

^ I was wondering when that was going to pop up!

[kenban]

CGA 2018 project perhaps?

 

Unlikely, according to RMC these are intended for family entertainment centers not theme parks. T-Rex is for parks and is supposed to follow by one to two years.

[RyanTPM]

^Well that isn't even slightly true, it's definitely been promoted as a theme park attraction. When they recently promoted it, it was promoted as being perfect for small theme parks or any with small space

[prozach626]

Wouldn't the raptor track be somewhat of a test for T-Rex, as it is? Aside from the trains, isn't the track just smaller? In a way, this seems like somewhat of a test for both models. I'm sure we'll one day see a T-Rex test track, but it makes sense to see if the smaller variant works, first.

 

it seems to have a bit of a roar which gets me excited.

And one hell of a rattle.

[larrygator]

Unlikely, according to RMC these are intended for family entertainment centers not theme parks. T-Rex is for parks and is supposed to follow by one to two years.

 

^Well that isn't even slightly true, it's definitely been promoted as a theme park attraction. When they recently promoted it, it was promoted as being perfect for small theme parks or any with small space

 

How is kenban's statement not even slightly true? Do you realize that Family Entertainment Centers are small amusement parks?

[WOFanatic]

Guys, seriously. This isn't too hard. Just do the math.

 

This is all according to RMC's concept video at IAAPA:

 

Raptor holds eight people per train. EIGHT PEOPLE. Not only does it have a low capacity in terms of trains, but it also only has two trains on the track, due to it's lack of a mid-course break run. This means that the ride will have a lower capacity than a Gerstlauer spinning coaster, which features 6 trains and 3 mid-course break-runs. Spinning Dragons at WOF, a ride I have a fairly good knowledge of, has an agonizingly slow line. And it's D-ticket attraction at best! At most parks, an RMC will be a top tier attraction due to it's intensity and smooth ride experience.

 

I don't think there's any way in hell that this ride gets built at a park with an attendance above 800,000 or so. The only parks I believe could make a ride like this work would be Michigan's Adventure, Great Escape (if their guests can learn to sit in a seat properly), or something of similar or smaller size.