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This weeks’ Coaster of the Week (CotW) is Steel Bridge Surge from Hyatt’s Northwest Adventures

Name – Steel Bridge Surge

Manufacture – Vekoma

Model - Super Boomarang

Designer – CP6

Park – Hyatt’s Northwest Adventures

Release Date – March 2026 as part of Phase 2

RCT2 Stats
- Max Speed – 51 mph
- Ride Time: 57 secs
- Ride Length: 649 ft
- Max Positive Gs: 2.98g
- Max Negative Gs: -1.51g
- Total Air Time: 9.93 secs
- Number of Drops: 12
- Number of Inversions: 3
- Number of trains – 1

CP6 notes - Ever since the debut of the first Vekoma Super Boomerang, I've wanted to do it in RCT. It's a fairly straightforward layout, though one that has some elements that are still a bit of a struggle to recreate, like the long inverted stalls. Thankfully, the new track pieces have helped to close that gap, and it's now possible to get a fairly accurate layout without too much deviation. The biggest trouble for this one is the operational aspect of the ride. With launches both forward and backward, it needs a shoestring. Therty was kind enough to share his experience with rides of this type, which allowed me to work out a system that mimicked the proper movement fairly well. I love how the theming came together on this one. The reverse incline coaster makes for a great looking tower, and the gritty industrial feel with the black and the patinaed copper green really stands out. The integration with the railroad bridge is a nice highlight too on a ride which otherwise might not lend itself too well to that. It really turns a 'filler' type ride into an area-defining moment.

RCTNW Notes – Prior to the update, this area of the park was drastically underutilized with a simple junior coaster and a flat ride that really did not provide the sightline draw from the entrance plaza the park needed.  This coaster fits perfectly in the area and provides a much-needed draw, not to mention some great interaction with the folks riding the park train.

Sooooo good.  Love the vibes of the station and the mini Eiffel Tower and just the overall look!  Well done!

What an enormous park, very cool! The architecture in the park has improved tremendously, but could still use a bit more attention. You often see entire areas designed with exactly the same layout and details. I always find that less authentic. But it is truly a huge achievement to build such an enormous park. And so much attention has gone into the roads and surroundings. Your park inspires me!

That is a fair critique.  Its a balance of getting the map of this size done and getting super of detailed.  Can it be better?  Yes, but again, with a map this size, it would never get finished.

Phase 3 will mark the final released phase, but there may be times where I will go back and re-theme small areas but that will be just playing around with it if I get interested in it.  That said, I do appreciate the feedback and glad it inspires your work.

Looking forward to seeing this in action.  No complaints from me.  Nice work

Big bold colors on the coaster,  If you are going to use mowed grass surface, consider using the Mowed Grass landblock to place under the curved path.  Will help with the continuity of the area.  Other than that, nice work