American Dream Discussion Thread

[boldikusFounder of the Cult of Skank Mountain]

So apparently the names of the four American Dream coasters were revealed @ Eastcoaster over the weekend and are as follows:

Shellraiser (Gerstlauer steep A$$ Eurofighter jawn, themed to TMNT)
The Shredder (Gerstlauer spinning puke machine, also TMNT)
Sandy's Blasting Bronco (Intamin LSM shuttle pretzel thing, themed to Spongebob?)
Slime Streak (Chance family coaster)

Other noteworthy details are that the eurofighter will be the steepest drop in the world @ 122.5 degrees and will have OTSRs, the spinner is 85 feet tall, and rcdb is reporting an Intamin half-pipe is also coming in addition to these four. Sandy's Blasting Bronco has lapbars on 12 person trains.

Sandy's Blasting Bronco (Intamin LSM shuttle pretzel thing, themed to Spongebob?)

Yep.

Other noteworthy details are that the eurofighter will be the steepest drop in the world @ 122.5 degrees and will have OTSRs,

It's because the Takabisha layout is already designed for those trains.

[boldikusFounder of the Cult of Skank Mountain]

I'm not surprised, just pointing it out since some eurofighters do have lapbars.

[coasterbillWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Sandy's Blasting Bronco is my new favorite thing.

These names are interesting.

I'm not surprised, just pointing it out since some eurofighters do have lapbars.

I remember reading somewhere the launch hardware prevents them from using the lap bar trains. That being said, I'm sure they could do it if someone asked and paid.

[Rill'o'beilyA zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

I remember reading somewhere the launch hardware prevents them from using the lap bar trains. That being said, I'm sure they could do it if someone asked and paid.

Iirc specifically it's because Takabisha uniquely for Gerstlauer (along with FV Novgorod, also OTSR) uses both a launch system and a lift system so the underside of the already small train is being taken up by the hardware for both so a lapbar system wouldn't fit. So fitting everything in would require reconfiguring/redesigning the clone for the infinity coaster style with which lift+launch combo should be possible with lapbars if Mystic at Walibi RA is to have them. (assuming this is because the infinity coaster doesn't use friction brakes or traditional anti-rollback)

[jarmortoken black guy]

So an over the shoulder lap bar couldn't work?

I'd prefer lap bars for the added freedom, but I thought both my rides on Takabisha weren't rough at all. I had no issues with headbanging.

So an over the shoulder lap bar couldn't work?

If you're talking about an overhead lap restraint similar to Dare Devil Dive, those bars stick out to either side, and the ones equipped on Shell Shock in the Mall of America stick out on both sides. Those four-across Euro Fighter trains are a very tight squeeze.

[cal1br3ttoWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

As is so often the case for me, I don't care one bit for the themes/franchises, but I love the names in and of themselves. Shellraiser. Badass.