Ferrari World Discussion Thread

[exmouse]

Damn it, was planning a trip in early June, doesn't sound like it'll be up and running in time. Can't decide where to go instead, got 5 days leave that has to be used in June and pretty much done everywhere in Europe, can't think where else to go.

[Swiminn6]

Wow it will be cool to see some more inside pictures and to get user feedback. I'm also really excited to see some POV on that coaster that is suppose to break the world record..

[~mike~]

After looking at this video it seems that this is a dueling coaster..At 1:02 in the video you ca see 2 coaster leave station side by side.....

 

 

[hyyyper]

^ There are 3 coasters in Ferrari World. One is the 200kph+ intamin and the other two are smaller and racing/dueling. I think premier build them, but I'm not sure.

[jedimaster1227]

^The other coaster, called "Emotion Coaster" is made by Maurer-Sohne.

 

http://www.rcdb.com/4245.htm

[jedimaster1227]

The Coaster Critic has posted an official photo of the park's new GT Coaster.

 

http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/03/first-look-gt-coaster-at-ferrari-world.html

[DBru]

Cool!

 

I really can't tell...is that a rendering, or an actual picture?

[STR8FXXXINEDGE]

^ I was trying to figure that out, too!

[jedimaster1227]

^^That is an actual picture. I had to do a double-take as well when I first saw it, but it is definitely the real thing.

[the ghost]

OMG! I love the ferrari car trains! They are soooo awesome! This is the dueling launched Maurer Schone coaster right. That entire thing looks so awesome... I really hope this park does well as all the coasters and rides look awesome so far. And I am a Ferrari fan.

[nannerdw]

Those flat turns and the brightness of the Ferrari train still make me think that's a composited picture.

[the ghost]

This is starting to get strange. An engine themed boat ride... I guess could work. The history and factory tour ride looks cool, although they look like the same ride with different screens. I understand that Ferrari is in Italy, so I like the soaring Italian version, but am I the only one confused by the Italy walk through? I mean, what do you see, mini models like legoland, cause that seems a bit tacky in a park like this, but it makes sense in legoland becasue the design is good. The coasters and go carts look great though, as does the museum and simulators, so I am really pulling for this park. This is the one concept I was almost sure would fail for Dubai... an entire park based on Ferrari is still a weird concept. I gladly stand corrected and think this looks amazing!

[Mechanic]

Are the upstop wheels just really well hidden?

 

[RollingRunner]

Those bulky shoulder pads look very ominous...and painful.

Intamin's regular shoulder retraints look more comfortable than bashing your entire body against that thing! Aside from that, the train looks amazing!

[Hattuchili]

That coaster train looks amazing. Next month I´ll be in Dubai and I´ll try to get some shots from Ferrari World.

[triggernel]

^^It's not an Intamin though.

[TheCoasterCritic]

I emailed the contact who sent me the photo. I'm leaning towards composite or maybe completely an artist rendering, but I don't know. I also asked for him to confirm the designer and name. When he replies I'll let you all know what I find out.

Edited March 12, 2010 by TheCoasterCritic

[Jive]

It's an Intamin and that is one of the coolest coaster cars EVER!

 

Intimidator 305 would have looked nice with stock car trains that looked like this.

[Blythy]

looks like there's very little banking on that coaster, so it'll actually feel like a car... ish.

 

site up http://www.ferrariworldabudhabi.com/

Edited March 12, 2010 by Blythy

[the ghost]

^ It is not an Intamin. The big coaster is an intamin, but these smaller coasters are, I believe Maurer Schone.(I have no idea how to spell it)

[Ccron10]

I think that the photo might actually be the real thing. If you look to the middle far-left of the photo, you can see half of a person who looks to be dressed in a construction uniform. And if you look to the right, there's a pylon covering a concrete footer or something. Plus I really doubt that they are going to just leave the ground under the coaster just dirt and sand or even go through the trouble of CGing up an image of a coaster car on an unfinished jobsite.

 

The cars do look really sweet though.

[10ryansmith]

The photo looks like it could be a real background, but the actual coaster is a rendering. I have done this with my Revit and Inventor projects, easy enough.

[Jive]

My bad. I just assumed that it was the large one.

 

Either way the car is badass.

[Pufferfish]

My call is that the picture is real. I highly doubt someone would go through all the trouble of rendering the picture with this level of details. If you look close enough, you can tell that the headlights on the car are actually flat sticker decals. Also you can see the shadow from the front left wheel assembly on the ground behind that car. Final thing, you can see the reflection of the ground and a bit of the track on the front of the car. If I am correct and this is a real car on this coaster, then we know it will probably have on-ride audio, see the speaker between the front 2 seats.

 

This is looking so good, I definitely have to get to this park someday.

[BeemerBoy]

It's fake. Ferrari World does not exist.