moneygrabber Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I wonder what color the I-box or topper track will be.....I want a darkish blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneygrabber Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Accidenatlly double posted sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordecai-75 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 doesn't really matter to me what track is used. i just hope a lift hill is involved and not just launching elements. the anticipation on the lift is one of favorite parts of a coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I wonder what color the I-box or topper track will be.....I want a darkish blue Same. Or maybe a red (I know it's overused), but it would go great with the theme of the section Dollywood is putting this coaster in. doesn't really matter to me what track is used. i just hope a lift hill is involved and not just launching elements. the anticipation on the lift is one of favorite parts of a coaster. I totally agree! Kind of like that video I posted a few pages back, a launch and a lift would be nice to have. I may be wrong on this, but I think there definitely would need to be some sort of second propulsion element to actually have the coaster go through the track at a decent speed. I haven't seen the site first hand and don't know exactly how large the site is, but if the track goes through the entire site and follows the terrain, it seems like it would need something to boost the speed part way through the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordecai-75 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I wonder what color the I-box or topper track will be.....I want a darkish blue i think that with wild eagle's track already being dark blue, the would better off with a 50's style lite blue, or maybe even classic hot rod yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneygrabber Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I wonder what color the I-box or topper track will be.....I want a darkish blue i think that with wild eagle's track already being dark blue, the would better off with a 50's style lite blue, or maybe even classic hot rod yellow. I didn't really consider that, that's a good point Maybe this color blue instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordecai-75 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 ^ "perfect color" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes! I love that color and really think it goes well with the area. Kind of like the color of Texas Giant's trains, so maybe a train color could be red because the two colors pair well. awesome color combination Source: http://www.guidetosfot.com/attractions/coasters/texasgiant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneygrabber Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I know its silly and probably childish, but I wouldn't mind seeing a black train with flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 ^I mean, that could definitely be a possibility. The short clip that they showed at that enthusiast event with the dropping license plate did have a car that was black with flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) However, maybe they could get around that by only using IBox for the launch section and have it be topper track for the rest of the ride. Hmm, I wonder how they could fit that into a ride theme... Edited July 8, 2015 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordecai-75 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 ^ the puff of smoke is shaped somewhat like the l-box track. Is that what your getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Or maybe they can have that launch track orange to be the "flames" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My question, if they were to use two types of track...the wheels on the train. It was my understanding the Ibox uses wheels with a poly-coating. The topper track uses steel wheels, right? I'm not sure how that would work...unless they went with poly wheels. When ASE said "hybrid" - I was thinking maybe a chain-lift and launch hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My question, if they were to use two types of track...the wheels on the train. It was my understanding the Ibox uses wheels with a poly-coating. The topper track uses steel wheels, right? I'm not sure how that would work...unless they went with poly wheels. When ASE said "hybrid" - I was thinking maybe a chain-lift and launch hybrid. I would think they would go with straight poly wheels. Goliath at SFGAM runs with Poly I believe, the only thing they would have to watch out for is the speed loss, like on Goliath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASE Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I'll say this....everyone I have talked to that is close to the project is all smiles and excited about it. And pretty much every employee wants to work on it when it opens. My family has been in Pigeon Forge since before the opening of Rebel Railroad and I haven't seen this much excitement around an attraction opening yet in that park...I also haven't seen as much secrecy from employees either. I'm not trying to overhype it...just relaying the excitement I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I'm not trying to overhype it...just relaying the excitement I've seen. Good try, but I'm super excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My question, if they were to use two types of track...the wheels on the train. It was my understanding the Ibox uses wheels with a poly-coating. The topper track uses steel wheels, right? I'm not sure how that would work...unless they went with poly wheels. When ASE said "hybrid" - I was thinking maybe a chain-lift and launch hybrid. I would think they would go with straight poly wheels. Goliath at SFGAM runs with Poly I believe, the only thing they would have to watch out for is the speed loss, like on Goliath. That is true about Goliath...ok nevermind, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcurry11 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Wow, Goliath is amazing, the it doesnt even need the upstop wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACoasterdude Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I know everyone is speculating about the new attraction at Dollywood, but I have a couple of questions (as did a previous poster) about the park! I will be passing through TN next week and plan on stopping by the park on Thursday July 16. I will arrive when the park opens. Any guidance as far as rides to hit first before the lines get too long? Also, what should I expect as far as crowds that day. Finally, is the Timesaver line management worth the $25? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreaky Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 ^My advice - when you enter the park, go left up to Wilderness Pass and do Firechaser First. Bypass Thunderhead, Mystery Mine, River Battle and go to FCE. It has a fairly low PPH, so it can get to be a long wait. I would make that a priority over the other things. Barnstormer (S&S swing ride) can be a long wait as well as they usually run one side only unless its real busy. Don't forget to do Slidewinder, which is behind Barnstormer. Its entrance is sort of hidden and the ride is pretty much entirely hidden, so be sure not to miss it if you're planning on doing water rides. It's almost impossible to predict crowds and crowd sizes. Even if the parking lot is full, many of the guests are there for the shows or something else other than rides, so it makes it difficult to gauge until you're in the park and in the queues. If there's a big event going on in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, etc, that can affect crowds as well. I've gone on Saturdays expecting big crowds and there are none. I've gone during the week and experienced big crowds...it's almost impossible to know. Best advice about Timesaver - do one lap around the park and if the lines are long, go get one. Water rides will probably have a long line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My question, if they were to use two types of track...the wheels on the train. It was my understanding the Ibox uses wheels with a poly-coating. The topper track uses steel wheels, right? I'm not sure how that would work...unless they went with poly wheels. When ASE said "hybrid" - I was thinking maybe a chain-lift and launch hybrid. I would think they would go with straight poly wheels. Goliath at SFGAM runs with Poly I believe, the only thing they would have to watch out for is the speed loss, like on Goliath. Yes, that is correct, the IBox can only run poly wheels (or whaterver other non metal material they use ) As for the speed, I think they are definitely going to need a flying launch in there because Goliath at Great America pretty much has no speed left when it goes into the brakes. For a twenty million dollar coaster, I would expect longer track even than Goliath, so that means there could be a lift and launch combo to actually make sure the train gets through the course. Another thought of mine is that they could only possibly do a flying launch and not a straight up 0-top speed in however many seconds. The reason that pops up in my mind why they couldn't so that is the trains that they use. The current RMC design has no sort of headrest, and if the launch is going to accelerate pretty fast from a standstill, I would imagine it could give riders some sort of whiplash. The flying launch would still work because it would be a gentler acceleration, because the train was already moving, and is just being sped up. I guess that could get around that issue by redesigning some trains, but they might not want to go back to the drawing board and do that. No headrests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordecai-75 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 ^ i think it would be an easy modification for them to add head rests. that thing sure is pretty though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This link was broken and now this page doesn't show up any more, but Shot Rod is now confirmed. It looks like the full announcement will be on Aug 26th. "Worlds First Launched Wooden Roller Coaster" I can't wait to see what RMC does with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneygrabber Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 This link was broken and now this page doesn't show up any more, but Shot Rod is now confirmed. It looks like the full announcement will be on Aug 26th. "Worlds First Launched Wooden Roller Coaster" I can't wait to see what RMC does with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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