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The Official WTF Thread
General

This fun little ride at a summer camp I used to go to:

This ride was built by them in the 90s for people who used their property - it is powered by a tractor that wheels the ride back up after the drop :)

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2018
Theme Park Discussion

"StEeL vEnGeAnCe iS gOnNa HaVe PaCiNg IsSuEs"

But seriously that thing is so fast! It even looks like it whips through all the inversions as quickly as an old-gen B&M would. I don't think much else needs to be said about this ride really; it's clearly going to be legendary. But I think any doubts about how incredible Steel Vengeance is going to be should be just about gone by now.

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2018

^Yep, i don’t think they are doing the first drop this time. Anyway with the work they are doing now it will be running fantastic 😁 Actually the only parts of the coaster that has not been retracked since opening day in 2001 now is the first drop and the final bunny hops before the brakerun.

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2018
Theme Park Discussion

Haha the first time I saw the picture I made the same mistake for a few seconds. Due to the terrain and this turn not being very visible from inside the park, it's easy to forget just how much of a climb there is up to the third hill.

As for the first drop, I simply don't know. But they posted some more pictures on facebook showing retracking of the entire part from the second turn until (and including) the drop before the 90-degree turn.

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MAD MAX Coaster Contest
NoLimits Coaster

Hey everyone,
I'm loving the submissions so far! I just wanted to get specific with details of the deadline. I've decided to extend the deadline until Monday night (the 16th) at 11:59, Eastern Standard Time, to allow everyone to add any finishing touches that they want. I'll look over the submissions on Tuesday morning and announce a winner either that afternoon or Wednesday.
Hopefully sometime around then I'll have a full, textured Sketchup model that everyone can use!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's submissions! :)

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2018
Theme Park Discussion

Oh right, my bad. So they are not retracking that dang first-drop then? It was seriously near dangerous... At one point the first row was closed, and I think that was due to shakiness. I rode it in 2016 as well.

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2018
Theme Park Discussion

[KingRCT3]
^ And much, MUCH needed! That first drop was like the single most painful element I ever rode on a coaster... The shakiness is unbelievable.

That's not the first drop, it's the turn after the second drop. Which for me, together with the following hill, was the worst part of the ride last time I rode it back in 2016.

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2018
Theme Park Discussion

^ And much, MUCH needed! That first drop was like the single most painful element I ever rode on a coaster... The shakiness is unbelievable.


Meanwhile, Steel Vengeance is going strong:

"Full" POV:

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MAD MAX Coaster Contest
NoLimits Coaster

It is currently 2:32AM and I'm out of town at a convention, but here it is:

Showing off a bit more of what I added, which is an overbank, an inversion, an S-curve, and a bunny hop
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Despite what I said about the lift earlier, I have to admit it was a good choice on your part
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I really like how the transfer track fits snugly into this pocket
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Some Design Notes: The support color is a blueish-chrome, which both ties into the movie and mimics Skyrush in a post-apocalyptic way. The supports are more modeled after Flying Aces (especially the lift) and newer models that use the modern spine. I probably will overhaul the supports after this weekend and add details, but as of right now they still work and pass clearance for a 4-abreast train (to the best of my knowledge). Layout-wise, I wanted it's personality to not overlap much with both Superman and DC Rivals. The solution I came up with is to focus more on laterals and keeping speed, more like an Intamin Blitz than a hyper. Hence, a lot of elements I used were inspired from iSpeed and Maverick. That being said, I wanted to also direct the elements so that they form a sort of "Out and Back" layout the older hypers have (mainly Walibi's Goliath), which is more aesthetically pleasing IMO than the spaghetti bowls some of their newer coasters use (I305 and Flying Aces).

Sorry everyone for the long post, I just really enjoyed creating this layout for such a unique situation. Good luck to all who've entered; the ones posted here look fantastic and I'm sure that ones who haven't been unveiled are just as great!

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