Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Discussion Thread

[TyRush]

Just looks like a portable carnival ride

[Moose]

The track for Hades 360 was finished today. Assuming they have the trains already or will get them very soon they should hopefully be able to make the memorial day opening.

 

 

Unless it takes GG 5 years to perfect these trains too.

[jray21]

^

[Koasterking48]

If the Timberliners don't get put in for the rides reopening, can PTC's handle inversions?

[TyRush]

The track for Hades 360 was finished today. Assuming they have the trains already or will get them very soon they should hopefully be able to make the memorial day opening.

 

 

Unless it takes GG 5 years to perfect these trains too.

[deathbydinn]

If the Timberliners don't get put in for the rides reopening, can PTC's handle inversions?

 

Nope. It's Timberliners or SBNO.

[A.J.]

If the Timberliners don't get put in for the rides reopening, can PTC's handle inversions?

 

Nope. It's Timberliners or SBNO.

Not trying to be mean here - are you sure about that? Reason why?

 

As long as it's only positives throughout the inversion, it's no different than the trains moving through a continuously-banking curve.

[deathbydinn]

I don't know the exact reason but in the interview posted a page back the park owner said that an inverting wooden coaster as an idea they've had since the mid 90s and even talked to CCI about but there were never wooden coaster trains capable of inverting until now.

[Skycoastin Steve]

PTC's are too clunky to articulate through something like a barrel roll.

[SharkTums]

^LOL! The thought of a standard PTC Train going through something like that is terrifying!

[Skycoastin Steve]

^I just tried to imagine it and couldn't.

[Moose]

^LOL! The thought of a standard PTC Train going through something like that is terrifying!

 

I'm sure the first Chinese knockoff wooden coaster with inversion will use PTC trains

That will also probably be the name.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Moose

[zachclarke2]

I was semi-hoping they'd leave the catwalks on, but it looks pretty great regardless!

[Mrlittle]

^I like Gravity Group but why am I having such a hard time trusting Hades 360. That barrel roll just does not look right. Looks like to much hang time when your upside down.

[zachclarke2]

^Because it's Mt Olympus.

[coasterfreak101]

Yeah, unlike the RMC rolls which look awesome, this one actually instills fear in me. Not sure if it's the supportwork or the fact that it's at Mt. Olympus...but it scares me.

[SuperShawn]

There is something frightening about that photo...

[CPmillenia94]

Looks fine to me.. Ive ridden timberliners on wooden warrior and they feel very fit to handle an inversion and the M&V trackwork looks almost gci quality. Should be interesting!

[DougMJr]

Oh God... Have to hand it to them. The is the first coaster in years to give me an uneasy feeling when I think about riding it in August.

[GayCoasterGuy]

I think about how I can't find a coaster that scares me. This scares me, so I'm excited I mean, Son of Beast went upside down in a giant loop, much much higher... but the steel backbone and track ties on that looked a little more solid.

[australianalex]

I'm in the fear category for this. I don't know if it's just because it's so different to anything we've seen, but that just looks... not right. I'm sure it'll ride awesomely though. I think it's because the RMC rolls were made with prefabricated track and this is traditional wooden track that just makes it so strange.

[TyRush]

Somehow i imagine the train just falling off, but im sure its safe,obviously, just looks fake as hell.(see what i did there with hell)

However, I still classify it as a portable carnival ride.

[SoCalCoasters]

Somehow i imagine the train just falling off, but im sure its safe,obviously, just looks fake as hell.(see what i did there with hell)

However, I still classify it as a portable carnival ride.

 

Carnival ride means it can move, and the last time I checked you can't easily move a wooden coaster whose layout does two 100ft+ long tunnels that's been permanently installed. A carnival ride means it isn't permanent and travels.

[TyRush]

^I know, it "looks" like a portable carnival ride. By that i mean it looks "shaky" or "cheesy" like portable carnival rides do.

Not being serious

[_koppen]

I hate steel structures for wooden coasters, but this inversion looks insanely cool!