Park / Caiman

  • 22-August 11
Park_2031 Caiman

29 Comments

  • zburns999%s's Photo
    Canada zburns999 Offline
    I thought this was fantastic. The water feature on the map was a perfect compliment to the coaster layout, and the colors were excellent throughout. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the brake going in to the un-banked turn. I didn't dislike it as much as I thought it would have been better placed on a flat section of track, rather than at the bottom of that little dip.

    Otherwise, I thought this was a completely believable layout with some great architecture and nice supporting rides. Oh, and the logo looks sick, btw. Congrats man!
    posted 13 years ago
  • That Guy%s's Photo
    United States That Guy Offline
    lol at inversed.

    Honestly I'm really sad I didn't have the time to vote on this one. I probably would've went with Walto's vote because I think this is absolutely fantastic. Love the classic themepark feel and atmosphere, the southern theme really strikes me as well. I think this would be a cool theme for a whole park, get on it!
    posted 13 years ago
  • Phatage%s's Photo
    United States Phatage Offline

    ^Wild One at Six Flags America was rebuilt with the ending helix, and brakes before it. What's to say that didn't happen here?


    The Wild One trim at the end of the ride barely kisses the train, such that the train could navigate the end helix without the trim while not causing too much discomfort/track wear, but it makes sense for a trim to be there just in case the train's speed is too high to prevent those things from happening. Take the trims off Caiman and you have like 35 mph through the turnaround and 42 mph thorough the helix. That's to say that didn't happen here.
    posted 13 years ago
  • RamSam12%s's Photo
    United States RamSam12 Offline
    I really enjoyed the traditional amusement park atmosphere here. That, along with the out-and-back PTC layout gave it the feel for what the old Elitch's Wildcat must have been like, and reminded me of Lakeside today. The end turnaround could have been done better. Maybe if the unbanked turns were higher up where the train would be moving slower. Overall, great job with this!
    posted 13 years ago
  • Xcoaster%s's Photo
    Xcoaster Offline
    I agree with Phatage that the end helix is a little iffy, but it's something different, and I like that. I love the Rye Playland Dragon Coaster inspired tunnel and the overall atmosphere. And the idea of a coaster at a small Gatorland type roadside attraction/park is pretty clever. Congrats!
    posted 13 years ago
  • K0NG%s's Photo
    United States K0NG Offline
    Hehheheheheh....nin rocks.
    posted 13 years ago
  • Luigi%s's Photo
    Netherlands Luigi Offline
    Glad to see a release of you, so congrats on finishing something.

    The layout was nice, with the right pacing. Also nice to see something different with the unbanked turns. In my opinion this worked well. The last helix was very enjoyable. The colors were also nice. The caiman tunnel was a nice touch, executed very good.

    The surroundings were OK. Nothing mindblowing here. The architecture was minimal, but it gave off a real classy vibe, combined with the coaster's color. The other attractions were decent ass well, but nothing really kept my attention here. The foliage was really nice though.

    Overall I can say this was really nice. It shows some quality but it misses the 'wow'factor in my opinion.
    posted 13 years ago
  • Airtime%s's Photo
    Airtime Offline
    So wow Nin! Finally, so so so glad to see you finally finish something and submit it well done mate!

    One thing with all your work is the great foliage. You really make the foliage look so natural and "free growing." However I thought the planted foliage outside of the woodie's station and in the car park used to much jungle bushes. Just a little niggle though nothing to take away from the awesome foliage. Also the use of the land textures are second to none, they really compliment the foliage and landscape perfectly. That's another thing I love about your work.

    The layout was pretty good, like I said ages ago. Well I think it's the same one you showed me? :p Like a few people have said already it was daring to use unbanked track for the helix I'm not quite sure if it paid off. I mean I don't quite think banked helix would fit in with the design yet the unbanked one isn't for me. I loved the little touches on the far turnaround, nice sign placement. And the gator? tunnel was awesome! Really well done on that, another great touch. The station archy was good and I love the classic colour choice of white and black. I also personally think transfer track does not work how you have it :p

    The drop tower fits in lovely so do the other supporting rides. The carousel building was real nice as well, fitting in perfectly with the woodie's architecture.

    The rest of the buildings are nice but I know you can do better but they fit in perfectly still and antything more I'm not sure would have fitted.

    Overally very nice design! Hope you finish more! :)
    posted 13 years ago
  • Louis!%s's Photo
    United Kingdom Louis! Offline
    The unbanked helix at the end ruined this for me. I also wasn't too keen on the aligator tunnel, I feel it could have been executed better. However I did really enjoy the submission, and hey, you finished something! I think the amount of people voting 70% shows just how solid this was. Fantastic release nin.
    posted 13 years ago
  • CoasterForce%s's Photo
    United States CoasterForce Offline
    I liked this design a lot--loved the atmosphere you created, reminded me of sloB. But that ending is exactly the same as the Wild One at SFA--from the turn leading into the helix to the station.
    posted 13 years ago