Horizon - SeaSideScreamer

So much fun to watch and walk around! Also played with the manual dispatch of the Schwartzy. Loved the compact layout of the dive, and it had some cool unique elements.

i think it is a good coaster for the space you got, there are a few details that i did not like: the MCBR were 2 parts and the immelman should be longer inverted. but these things are effected by the competition

Note: This review was published before the winners were announced.

This Coaster has an amazing first impression. The entire layout of this is coaster is simply amazing and fits great into the narrow template with all its restrictions. A lot of contendors (including me) built a rather simple out-and-back layout and thus barely used the spaces on the land. However you filled that gap perfectly with a realistic and unique solution. In my opinion the layout would be a straight 10 for this contest and was without a doubt my favorite of all 17 entries.
The execution is mostly done well too. In particular the initial drop and zero-g-roll/helix combination near the end appealed to my eye which looked smooth and reasonable. I can't agree on the two Immelmanns and second drop though. I felt like the exits of the two inversions were too steep and banked too quickly out of being upside-down. As for the second drop the shaping is also a bit awkward as it started to pull out of the airtime very early on which left out the snap on Divecoasters where you would hear the iconic touch down of the car suddenly experiencing positive gs in a fraction of a second.

The supports are probably my least favorite bit of the ride. I really missed the B&M feel in those. First of all the density is quite unbalanced - mostly notable on the lifthill and initial drop. And while you have to cope with the restrictions of this contest they could have been placed a lot better, especially since Divecoaster genuinely use very few supports on lift-hill and drop. I've also noticed some clipping on some places which looked very weird and unnatural. Another large issue I found for myself were the supports on the area around the observation tower. Those right there look very odd and too intertwined to be B&M, as well as that one very weird bend halfway through the support on the inclined Immelmann in order to respect clearance. I am sorry, but the supports were not the finest I expected.

Overall this coaster is still very good but unfortunatly with a few obvious issues. In this tough competition I don't think it will score first place but I am quite confident that it will make the top 10 if not the top 5. The supports and selective trackwork is visibly inferior to other entries which is a bummer considering how amazing the layout is which is the hardest part to come up with in this competition.