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I think the European plant (in Italy?) is/was closed for refurbishment and embiggening so they're using Clermont for everything at the moment!

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New video construction update ! :D

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnl7I74RwWE#t=127[/youtube]
 
Part 4 of the making of!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwaCQt617I

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Ok, that poster is amazing, I hope they sell that. The making of is excellent, why more parks don't put in this sort of effort astounds me.
 
I'd happily have that poster on my bedroom wall. I have a distinct lack of coaster/theme park related posters, as I have 0...
 
I love it. There is something about the art style that makes me happy. The coaster itself looks absolutely fantastic as well. Hope it turns out as beautiful as the concept art. Then again, it's Efteling, of course it will.
 
Megasonic: After having the privilege of speaking with a few industry professionals, the industry is very friendly despite the competition. I've heard stories of people from numerous different companies all meet up for dinner or drinks after spending the day working at a new amusement park. I agree that not very many parks will disclose their process like Efteling did in these videos, but I'm sure it's actually a typical thing.

Whether it's a park manager, design engineer, or PR rep, it seems like everyone in the industry has a similar philosophy where there's a bigger picture than just the business. Ideas and innovations can be shared to make rides safer, more extreme, etc. Welcoming another park to ride a certain ride type that they might potentially build could allow for guests to have a similar positive experience in a completely different region.

This practice is actually pretty common across basically any industry. Automotive companies purchase competitors' vehicles to determine the whats, hows, and whys of the new design. Parts are often swapped between vehicles to determine what works better or what feels better. In the long run, everything boils down to keeping the competition alive so everything gets better.


As for Baron, they showed a clip of the steelwork at the end of that video and I was blown away by the detail present in the part. Efteling is, as expected, going the full nine yards to make this ride one hell of an experience.
 
megasonic said:
ThomVD said:
Part 4 of the making of!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwaCQt617I
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Am I the only one who thinks it is remarkable how open they communicate that they visit competitors for inspiration?
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Nations answered fairly comprehensively above but I'd like to add that when somebody is going to spend a lot of a money, like on a house, a car or a roller coaster, they will always try it first. I recently met with the management at Paultons who openly admitted that they went galavanting (my word, not theirs) to different parks to try out different rides. Park owners will never buy blind, which is why it new concepts are usually hard to get off the ground unless the manufacturer has an outstanding reputation.

And yes, this ride does look fit.
 
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