Theme Park Discussion / North America 2017 Coasters
- 09-June 16
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RCT2day Offline
Good thing is, some SF parks got Giant Frisbees which are always excellent, re-ridable flats. Bad thing is, this year's crop of coasters was unoriginal. S&S 4Ds are solid and economical, but they're somewhat boring (haven't ridden one though so take what I say with a grain of salt).
There have been so few announcements for 2017 coasters so far, I think we're due for a bigger release soon. Maybe something from Silver Dollar City? Seaworld San Antonio or San Diego?
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Austin55 Offline
Silver Dollar city is a candidate, they've cleared a big chunk of land and haven't announced anything.
Seaworld San Diego announced some flats. Sea World San Antonio is definitely getting a coaster, probably like Jet Rescue at Seaworld Australia. -
Austin55 Offline
Now that would be interesting. The rest of the country would hate having it in such a remote location ha. It's nearby the factory to so I could see how proximity could play a part in that.
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alex Offline
I didn't know what a T-Rex coaster is so did some googling. Now I have a good idea but I still don't understand what the benefits of it are over a coaster with separate rails? The middle bit is just 'filled in' so to speak. What new possibilities does it open up?
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RCT2day Offline
^I think it's mostly there for aesthetic appeal, but it seems to boast a potentially tighter turning radius and would probably be faster to install than traditional two rail track.
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Maverix Offline
It's supposed to be able to cut down on support cost as it's more structurally sound. I also assume it's cheaper to manufacture because it's made the same way as the I-Box and Topper Track where it's cut from large sheets of metal and then welded together.
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][ntamin22 Offline
The key benefit is making all the terrible park maps that just render coaster track as a weird ribbon more accurate.
https://www.dorneypa...park map(4).jpg
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Lilith Offline
RMC truck was spotted at Cedar Point... nothing is confirmed still but things are looking good for Meaner Streak
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Austin55 Offline
Kings Dominion posted a video which said "Hurler's dead... For now" and then "2018" so yeh, it's getting RMC'd probably.
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nicman Offline
^Probably not. Cedar Fair has not rmced any coaster yet. And if they did, it would probably go to cedar point.
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Cocoa Offline
Given that they are almost definitely rmcing mean streak it wouldnt surprise me in the slightest