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^I just fell for that hook, line and sinker :oops: I think I just wanted an excuse to go and get the couple of credits :--D

This post's slightly off topic since it's been established that this coaster doesn't have one, but now i'm confused about the difference between a Corkscrew and a flatspin, I thought they were the same thing? Wikipedia and RCDB both define the last two elements on Kumba as being corkscrews, am I...

Re: New "world-first" coaster at Alton Towers 2013 I never went on Oblivion when they had that, didn't realise it ever did. I haven't been on a coaster with on board audio before, can you hear it much offride? I didn't think it would have to be too loud if the speakers are built into the seats...

Re: New "world-first" coaster at Alton Towers 2013 I'm picturing this theme as a warzone against an alien invasion, if they were consistent in making the ride duel with itself it could really work. Now imagine it with on board audio giving you a bit of a story and sound effects, paired with a...

It all comes down to our different points of view. You look at the plot and analyze it from the perspective of an engineer, you can see what is going to be restrictive and your background also means that you have an idea of the cost's involved to do what is neccisary to overcome these...

Looks pretty good, i'm sure it'll be much more impressive onride, especially in the summer and fall, just the view from the top of the lift is stunning. Also the train design is growing on me, I didn't notice the wing design behind the seats from the pictures before.

In my second post in this discussion I stated: "I see what your saying, judging from the top picture the supports already look very wide. I'd imagine they could reinforce the structure using various techniques if there were any concerns though." You can see at that stage I had already...

I'm not referring here in any way to the 'wobbling' effect, but i'm not understanding why the angle doesn't affect the force on the track at all. I understand that the weight of the train doesn't change, but what i'm trying to say is, on a vertical drop, the vertical track doesn't hold the full...

I do understand that the track needs to remain as rigid as possible and the the supports are there not just to hold up the track but also to absorb the forces. As you stated though, The track must flex slightly, so even if the supports were completly static, there would still be movement in the...

My 'further clarification' as you call it, was me quoting what I had already written, you simply failed to acknowledge it the first time around. Maybe that could have been avoided if you had followed another of your top rules and made your post clear. "You're on an online forum, therefore, you...

Yes actually I did, but since the only statement you made that had any relevance to the question was "The middle section won't wobble because it will be supported by both pieces of track, which are supported, on either end" and the other 5 and a half sentences were referring to how you would...

I thought the following line: "But compared to recent GCI's it looks sub-standard" made it clear that's what I was referring to. Apoloigies if the full stop placing confused you but please don't make me refer you back to your own points about linking related sentences. I would say the term...

Agreed, other than you referring to it as a regular turn, regular maybe 20 years ago from a different company. But compared to recent GCI's it looks sub-standard, it may well have been done for very good reasons and i'm sure it will ride well regardless, but theres no denying that it stands out...

^ I believe D1993 was referring to movement in the middle section of the drop (furthest from the connections to the supports) whilst the coaster is operational. Like you get minor movements on a suspension bridge or skyscraper caused by wind, except in this scenario the train would be the larger...

^I see what your saying, judging from the top picture the supports already look very wide. I'd imagine they could reinforce the structure using various techniques if there were any concerns though. Hopefully the ride will be going a fair speed in this section so it won't be too noticable, it's...

^Agreed, they could definatly have continued the descent into the curve before having to climb out of it to clear over the top of Blue Fire. That part really doesn't look typical of GCI, it's not even like Wodan gets a headchopper out of it either.

Now try looking at an aerial view and take away the go karts track, the plot isn't nearly as small as your making out, plus the turnaround on Big Dipper looks about 20ft tall in that pic, it wouldn't exactly be difficult to build over it. Clearly BPB do built short rides. Avalanche and...

It's a non inverting megacoaster with a custom layout, what would you suggest changing/adding to it to make it unique? And two of the seats on each row are at the side of the car, on wings, making them winged trains. Would you rather they just built another wild mouse instead so they didn't have...

Tough call, i'm excited about Leviathan, Shambhala and Skyrush mostly. I'm slightly worried that Shambhala will be slow over the top of the hills and Leviathan is a little on the short side so i'm most hopeful about Skyrush.

River quest was alright, it think the experience was dulled slightly by queueing 2 hours for the **** I really enjoyed the rapids at Tripsdrill, good effort for a smaller park. The most soaked i've been from rapids was at SFGAmerica, they weren't exactly great and didn't have any...