i<3coasters Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Sounds amazing, can't wait for 2016. From this description... new RMC train designs? The coaster train is comprised of 12 cars, carrying two passengers each, for a total of 24 people per train. Can't wait for video & renderings in a few minutes! Dying to see the color scheme they went with and how terrain-y this will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Hero Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 ^I agree. What's the point of giving it away before your announcement? Anyway, from the sound of it this is going to be insane, but I'll have to see the official announcement plus a rendering to cast judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeysWaffles Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 No inversions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This is gonna one heck of a ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassinthegrass Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Please, no red track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodon Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 For reference and comparison sake, what is the speed of Maverick's lift hill launch? Also, looks like I was wrong about the top speed record. Good for Dollywood. I know where I'm spending my spring break next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 For reference and comparison sake, what is the speed of Maverick's lift hill launch? Also, looks like I was wrong about the top speed record. Good for Dollywood. I know where I'm spending my spring break next year! Although neither Cedar Point nor Intamin released that statistic, if I remember correctly someone calculated it around 27 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keetz Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Launched lift into airtime hills and ~900 ft more track than outlaw run! what is it gonna look like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shavethewhales Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Aw, I was hoping the Shot Rod name would last. I work in an industry that actually uses lightning rods, so it will always sound weird to me. Not that it matters in the slightest. So the launched lift idea turned out to be true after all... makes sense in retrospect with the position of the hill. I'm very surprised that they didn't spring for any inversions, but I guess they didn't want to push it too far? Or perhaps they are going for a more timeless design. The shear length of it leaves a lot of room for a ton of airtime... can't wait for the renderings. YAY for the wave turn though! That's what I really wanted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tororific Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Sounds great so far! the idea that it runs into valleys and through trees in the press release sounds GREAT -- I am SO hoping that it is low to the ground mostly because not only would that be a great ride in that terrain, but also means 3,800 feet will be a heck of a ride if minimal amounts of the track are used in rising up and down large vertical hills. (One can dream, can't they.....). Big price tag, however, for an average length rollercoaster, even with the launch mechanism, no? I would have thought that a 3,800ft RMC primarily wood coaster would have been well below $21M, even with the excavation work?? And the airtime moments sound great! Normally I would be happy to hear of a no-inversion ride -- RMC may be the only company where I might want inversions too, but I love the concept of not being too disoriented and focusing on the terrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejot Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It looks freakin' incredible!! I will be at Dollywood for my first visit next year, and cannot wait. Looks like a top-5 kinda ride, OMG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Okay that animation looked great. Seems like a great ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Hero Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 It looks fantastic so far! Looks like chickenbowl was right about the no inversions thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollywoodlover20 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Just watched the video on the announcement, oh my. What a coaster, what a beast Dollywood is getting! The speed, the layout...WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keetz Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Did I spy a triple down in that video? This ride looks absolutely insane! Planning my trip now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterguy21 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The video shown during the announcement showed me a HOLY CRAP ride! Cannot wait! Dollywood is now on my list for next year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Leave it to RMC to come up with a launched wooden coaster--sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saldek Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Did I spy a triple down in that video? This ride looks absolutely insane! Planning my trip now. I heard it was suppose to have a quadruple down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAfan88 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 The airtime hills down the hill looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) That looks awesome, especially the QUADRUPLE down! Can't wait! Edited August 7, 2015 by pianojohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yubstep101 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Interesting roller coaster. This roller coaster does have an LSM launch right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro1118 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Animation looked VERY impressive. The "Outlaw Run on steroids" launch/drop is going to be amazing, as will the giant wave turn and loads of airtime moments. Huge W for Dolly, after the minor L for the faulty microphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerManic Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) It looks a LOT more like Outlaw Run than I had expected. I was thinking the first drop would be immediate. More surpirsing that they again went with unpainted rails. But those downs on the hill tho. Edited August 7, 2015 by RollerManic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'm very surprised that they didn't spring for any inversions, but I guess they didn't want to push it too far? Or perhaps they are going for a more timeless design. I for one don't particularly like inversions on wooden roller coasters, so this is great news for me. Looks like I'll be stopping at Carowinds this summer instead of Dollywood. I'll bet that Lightning Rod will be worth the wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterguy21 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Yeah a quadruple down! Whoa! Whoa! Hopefully this thing really is a homerun. It looks so amazing. Now the waiting period of waiting for it to open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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