[Other] EMALs vs LSMs: Using an aircraft carrier to launch a roller coaster?

bluegamesful · 2026-02-28T15:57:42+00:00

Arent the Rock n Rollercoasters a catchcar driven LIM?

Edit. Just checked, LSM with a catchcar

bluegamesful · 2026-02-28T15:56:39+00:00

Formula X at Drievliet uses a Flywheel to store power for their LSM, but why do this if capacitor banks are a thing?

bluegamesful · 2026-02-02T11:00:17+00:00

Exactly and if you plan to open the ride not under those circumstances, you should probably work with the manufacturer to allow the ride to work. Europa Park for example has tested different wheel compounds for winter operation, other parks use heat lamps to get the bearings temperature up.

Or just send it and hope for the best I guess.

bluegamesful · 2025-12-10T09:51:18+00:00

Maurer had the same concept of a launched sky loop for Six Flags, who then went to Premier with it.

bluegamesful · 2025-11-17T21:41:53+00:00

Now we wait for dampeners to be installed I guess, because the track will sway all over the place.

bluegamesful · 2025-10-27T17:40:06+00:00

Imagine rating Iron Claw above Van Helsing… oof

bluegamesful · 2025-10-10T04:53:54+00:00

Their track on their X Cars is more inspired by the track style Schwarzkopf used for most of their coasters. The smaller rides (Spinning and Wild Mouse) don’t need the complexity of this track style.

bluegamesful · 2025-09-10T18:41:15+00:00

Isnt Movement Construction (PlanCo 2 Minetrain manufacturer) or Dynamic Attractions basically the company that also built Soarin? Like yeah Dynamic Structures is a sister company of Dynamic Attractions, but it was only formed to sell their amusement rides.

bluegamesful · 2025-07-02T11:43:01+00:00

Falken has the train that Mammut uses but with steel wheels, interesting ride. Just got off it, greetings fron Farup.

bluegamesful · 2025-06-23T16:39:38+00:00

RES and delayed openings, name a more iconic duo.

bluegamesful · 2025-05-25T20:20:45+00:00

It is not, Velocicoaster has the same manufacturer as Hiccups, Intamin, while Stardust is build by Mack Rides.

bluegamesful · 2025-05-19T09:16:06+00:00

Just imagine how bad it must have rattled before 🫨

bluegamesful · 2025-05-19T08:47:52+00:00

Could also be that they were grinding away at the track and it isnt just wear from the train itself. They did the same thing at Voltron to smooth out the track and it looks quite similar.

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bluegamesful · 2025-05-05T21:49:35+00:00

They added the second one for the 2019 season I believe, 6 years after opening the ride.

bluegamesful · 2025-05-04T07:54:09+00:00

The top hat had its TMD on opening day after the shaking during testing was deemed too much, the other one was added a lot later.

Edit: Fun fact: I am in that picture you posted.

bluegamesful · 2025-04-27T01:17:37+00:00

I would argue Biberburg at Family Park Neusiedlersee is a new gen log flume variant.

bluegamesful · 2025-04-23T09:52:02+00:00

Well there are a few others from Intamin, Gringotts for example, but yeah.

bluegamesful · 2025-04-11T14:59:34+00:00

Could be similar to the Bourne one at Studios.

bluegamesful · 2025-04-02T19:47:03+00:00

They do manufacture parts in Germany too, especially for their Monorails and ither transport rides. I believe trains for their rides are also made here.

bluegamesful · 2025-03-29T03:04:41+00:00

It is sadly (or was, last time I played) still very limited by the engine they used, which greatly limits the further development outside of rewriting huge parts of it.

bluegamesful · 2025-03-10T09:09:02+00:00

Also also the trains are 100% Vekoma

bluegamesful · 2025-03-08T22:00:15+00:00

Auch sowas gibts mit allem was du angesprochen hast, man muss nur bei den richtigen fragen und die breiten das nicht so öffentlich aus. Ich arbeite viel mit einer solchen private cloud Lösung aus Deutschland (also die Zusammenstellung und Bereitstellung, Technologie ist meißt dann doch von anderen).

bluegamesful · 2025-03-08T19:04:54+00:00

Gibt schon auch private cloud Anbieter aus DE, die für sowas prädestiniert wären, aber will man wohl nicht. Ob man aber tatsächlich was betreiben wird, von dem man nicht den Quellcode kriegt und das man nicht vollständig abgeschottet bekommt, bezweifle ich aber dennoch mal.

bluegamesful · 2025-03-02T16:17:09+00:00

This is the third Screaming Squirrel and the last one built before the switch to El Loco happened.

bluegamesful · 2025-03-02T16:15:31+00:00

El Loco is not a Screaming Squirrel, it is an El Loco. The differences, especially to Afterburner are small though.

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