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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.

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