Shamu Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Does anyone know how to obtain these permits? Also, I don't know whether to build a coaster or a dark ride. Certainly the coaster would be more thrilling, but may be damage in the weather and not fun for all ages. A dark ride would be fun and for all ages, but less thrilling and only functional Halloween and other special events. I suppose another option is a monorail or freefall ride. So confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 You have to admire the guy for creating his own coaster, I would make it have more hills and banked curves, even a dip below ground with a tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander jigga Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Whoever bought that revolution from liberty land is real lucky. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougstanton Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 If I was an adult, I seriously would have considered buying it. I could always get a lot of land. A roller coaster for $55,000. That is ridiculous. So what, its Arrow. I would be out there every morning picking weeds around it. It would get so much respect from me. I bet I could make it smooth just from cleaning it so much haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamu Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Link to story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I build a pretty good walkthrough every year in the woods in my backyard every October. It just gets better every year as I'm able to buy more lighting, foggers, etc. I can't imagine what it would take to build a dynamic machine though, I'd imagine it would have to be kept on the DL if you had the jerky neighbors I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm thinking of making some sort of skycoaster. All I need is some conviently placed sturdy trees, and some strong cable. Then just rig it correctly. I dunno. Just some idea that popped into my head... I did make a ghetto coaster out of plywood sheets and a skateboard though. I'll get some pictures of it once I get my hands on a camera. It was pretty sweet. A double down, a tunnel under a staircase, and a hill at the end, which launced riders down the rest of the grassy hill... There were even hints of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I nade a very small backward coaster today. I don't know if it counts as a credit or not, but if it does, I've already got #10! All I need to do is ut some small suports on and finish the slide friction part, maybe even paint it, and it didn't cost a penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeow Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 And you're only 12? Some pics please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRollergod Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 This i gotta see... This backyard roller ocaster that costs nothing... I will take two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 unforchiunetly, My back yard got flooded so it fell apart, I moved it to a new spot and now working on it. I might get a picture up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgo Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 yeah, it got flooded, sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Seriously, don't think I'm a lier. The last thing I do is lie. I mean look at the Enka Fair! Everyone thought I was lying and I wasn't! Just be pacient. This i gotta see... This backyard roller ocaster that costs nothing... I will take two! Lol, I just used old wood around the house that was leftover from a project 1 year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgo Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 *waits for picture* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragoncoaster1292 Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Picture please! I really want to see this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfie Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 A while ago, I was trying to convince my dad to help me make a simple backyard coaster... It started out just being a drop and a bump, then there was a turn before the drop... however, we didn't have enough space, so it was never started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goleafsgo Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 hmm no picture yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzaman Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Wow can anyone send the link for the log flume? in backyard and video thanks also i buil a rollercoaster in my backyard with wood and around 50 bricks about a 5 foot hill and little airtime hill but my parents said i had to take it down and clean it up!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasted_marshmallow Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 This thread is awesome and I'm so glad I found it. As stated previously somewhere, my family owns a section of land in the middle of nowhere, and it's been a dream of my sister and me to make a coaster on it. I think we'll likely start small and grow from there. There's more than enough land for a full themepark, the issue is funding! (Also my family lives there so I doubt the want a themepark in their backyard). Anyways, I'm going to send my sister a link to the logflume ride so they can get started on that. it's hot out so I think that's the best place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzaman Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 send me the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 freizeitparkweb.de/cgi-bin/dcf/dcboard.cgi?az=show_thread&forum=DCForumID21&om=520&omm=0&viewmode=threaded theres the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccaraptor Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Here's what my cousin's neighbors did with their kiddie coaster.... It's on top of a huge hill and you can see tracks from the car running all the way down it. Looks like a lot of fun to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I saw a cool backyard ride on America's Funniest Home Videos. It was like a big swing set where you stand on a little ring at the bottom of a pole and rock back and forth until you swing yourself completely upside down about 15 feet up in the air! I think it had a small counterweight to make it easier to get yourself over the top. The coolest part is the little bar over your head that you have to hold onto really tightly or you will fall out! I'm not sure what was supposed to be funny about the video, but it just looked really cool. It would probably be really cheap to make, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrideseeker Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 acutally I have never built a roller coaster but i did build a mini sling shot ride! We had a trampoline but it broke so i took all the springs and hooked them to a tree branch and ran them across to another tree branch and hooked it there then i sat on it and tied string to the roots that were above ground and pulled myself down and let go and it shot me up about 30 ft but then the springs came unattached and i hit the ground so i put a string through all the springs and tied it to the branches but i left enough so it went almost to the ground so it could still move with the springs and it worked great! I still play on it today! ~Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Well this might be a pretty dumb question, but how do you bend wood? You Don't. You put lots of peices together, then smooth them out to make a curve. Like this, http://rcdb.com/ig3231.htm?picture=22 Then finished it looks like this. POOF http://rcdb.com/ig3231.htm?picture=40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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