jntuba Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Have any of you all ever tried to make a homemade roller coaster or other amusement park ride? If so, please post pictures! Also, if any of you know of any homemade roller coasters, log flumes, ect. that exist out there, please let me know! I am thinking of building a roller coaster or log flume in my backyard, and I wanted to see what anybody else out there might have done. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Have any of you all ever tried to make a homemade roller coaster or other amusement park ride? If so, please post pictures! Also, if any of you know of any homemade roller coasters, log flumes, ect. that exist out there, please let me know! I am thinking of building a roller coaster or log flume in my backyard, and I wanted to see what anybody else out there might have done. Thanks! I moved your post into an existing thread on the topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 That Guigui Rides wild mouse with lifthill It's amazing but i'm pretty sure we did not need to see bulge and tummy What coaster is that? Haven't seen itEDITZ: Never mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I was surprised at how "substantial" the track looked. That being said, I'm not likely to be riding any "backyard coasters." For the "Slingshot", that almost looked like real track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I created a mini backyard skycoaster when I was in high school, because I was lucky enough to have a few tall trees in just the right place. My friends and I rigged up a quad block and tackle system to hoist "flyers" up, and then combined a backwards rock climbing harness and some belts as shoulder straps to connect people to the main swing line. Finally, we used a double highwayman's hitch on a nylon cord for the release. Lots of fun, glad nobody got hurt, and thankful for parents that let me do crazy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N61k5Q94vpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N61k5Q94vpc I saw that a few months ago; it's a weird video thanks to the filmmakers, but the coaster looks fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Keep an eye out for this movie: All the Bright Places Unless something changes, it's going to have a really fun scene featuring John Iver's Blue Flash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Part of me really wants to buy one of these and put it in my backyard... https://bestonridesforsale.com/slingshot-rides-for-sale/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 ^ Hmmm. Nope. I have always looked around our house and into the backyard, wondering if I could build some kind of Mad Mouse in it. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControlsEE Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 No one's responded to this thread in a while! Anyways, I had the pleasure of assisting Magitecture (the ones who built that Materhorn Bobsleds BYRC last year) on their latest backyard coaster adventure, Little Thunder Mountain! I designed and programmed the control system for them, as well as helping get everything started up this past August! Below are the videos featuring the ride and I am currently working with them on a video about how the control system works. The ride is currently up for sale, less lift and launch components due to liability, since the location the ride is at now is going to be up for sale by the end of the year. Not sure how much they want for it, but I'm sure it's not cheap! Anyways, I give you "The greatest backyard roller coaster ever built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 I believe that same guy built a backyard alpine bobsleds coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ControlsEE Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 12:54 PM, grsupercity said: I believe that same guy built a backyard alpine bobsleds coaster? Yep, Sean and his brother Michael, along with some friends, built the backyard Matterhorn and this is their second coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Does it have airtime? I wonder how much a 15ft tall bare bones coaster with 3 ejector airtime hills will cost lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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