Theme Park Discussion / NE's 2012 Construction Topic

Those trains look awesome. I wonder where I could find some of the INTAMIN tape...

Skyrush's track just looks outdated as hell... Togo did better.

yeah togo's give such a better ride then intamins....
-JDP

Well Intamin aren't exactly smooth either :/

Their hypers are all really smooth as far as I've encountered and the only coaster that I've ridden with this track type, I305, is perfectly smooth especially considering the forces it pulls. Overall tho it's not really worth comparing Togo and Intamin

Also Skyrush is looking great, I haven't been interested in anything coaster-related the past couple years but this has definitely sparked my interest

Smoothness of Intamin rides really depends on the park. While I can see Louis' point I have been on quite a few older Intamin steel coasters running perfectly smooth.

Storm Runner at Hershey is bumpy as hell. It shakes your head really bad. The Fahrenheit, however, is really smooth, like you're gliding the wind. But, no smoothness can compare to B&M.

Thought this might be of some interest. Leviathan's first test run.

Official POV - http://www.youtube.c...eature=youtu.be

Off-ride - http://www.youtube.c...eature=youtu.be

I wish I lived in Germany:

http://youtu.be/8VQYBmAleGM

Ah, I'll be riding that bad boy in a week and a half <3

Wowww that coaster looks fucking amazing

Edit: Louis that didn't sound right coming from you lol

With Leviathan being a huge debut this year it has completely shadowed the other BM non-looping(hyper) being built. Which seems to offer a bit more than Leviathan.


Roller Coaster: Shambhala
Amusement Park: PortAventura Park (Salou, Tarragona, Spain)
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Under Construction opening 2012
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / All Models / Mega Coaster

Height: 249' 4"
Drop: 255' 11"
Inversions: 0
Speed: 83.3 mph
Elements: Splashdown
Cost: 25 million euros (about 34.5 million USD).
Etymology: Shambhala is the name of a mythical kingdom used in ancient texts.

Lift


This turn looks amazing. Makes me think of AC(BGW) on steroids.




More photos > http://www.rcdb.com/10239.htm?p=0

That turn around is sick!! it almost hard to figure what's going on...

FK

Seriously?!? I've been drawing that element since I was like 13... with my last name being Schmidt and writing it in cursive I always thought the cursive capital S looked like it'd be a perfect element to put in a coaster.

more like a "&"
really awesome.

Bad font.
here it is:

Man, it shits on the dragon khan. I was there about a year and a half ago when they just started, didn't think it would be as big as it is

Yeah I was there last week and it just makes DK look like crap. Can't wait to ride it, the drop looks intense

I don't think the placement is right tbh, I hate how it overpowers Khan, makes Khan seem insignificant

Oh and for the record, Wodan was terrible.

Shambhala it's amazing!
The coaster it's ready (the layout), now they are working on the scenery! Can't wait to ride this! Maybe in the summer I will ride Shambhala! Hihi! Or I go to Warner Bros Madrid... it depends!

I don't think the placement is right tbh, I hate how it overpowers Khan, makes Khan seem insignificant

Oh and for the record, Wodan was terrible.

Agreed on the first part, but why was Wodan so bad? What would you change?

It is so majestic and picturesque, and the first drop is fantastic, the rest of it was pure shite. No airtime, no out of control feeling that you expect on a woodie (or at least I expect). It felt like a Wooden Coaster trying to be Steel.