Europa Park |"Wodan"| GCI Wood
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Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
It's a stave church.
I'm in love.
It's a stave church.
I'm in love.
Mysterious Sue
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Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
Dragons!!!
If it's even half as good as the concept art, it'll be beautiful.
Really can't wait to hear more about this now.
Dragons!!!
If it's even half as good as the concept art, it'll be beautiful.
Really can't wait to hear more about this now.
unlimitedcoaster
Mega Poster
Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
The layout is quite interesting. I like how they have managed to use almost every foot of space they were given, along with coiling around two rides. I can't wait to see the finished result.
The layout is quite interesting. I like how they have managed to use almost every foot of space they were given, along with coiling around two rides. I can't wait to see the finished result.
Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
I'm no structural engineer specializing in wooden structures (yet), but I'm kinda wondering... wouldn't the splash from the supersplash really drench the surrounding wooden structure, thus making it rot about twenty times faster than the rest of the coaster? I'm sure Europa Park have thought about this, but it strikes me as kinda odd... I mean, those boards would have to be replaced annually or thereabouts. Sure it has to be expensive?
I'm no structural engineer specializing in wooden structures (yet), but I'm kinda wondering... wouldn't the splash from the supersplash really drench the surrounding wooden structure, thus making it rot about twenty times faster than the rest of the coaster? I'm sure Europa Park have thought about this, but it strikes me as kinda odd... I mean, those boards would have to be replaced annually or thereabouts. Sure it has to be expensive?
Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
^Two things. Firstly I don't think that the actual splashdown of the Supersplash would hit the wood. It's got one of those bunny hops after the drop and I think the coaster goes over than instead of the final splash-down. http://www.rcdb.com/2928.htm?p=12539 In the position the wooden track is in I don't think it'd get much more than a light spray.
Also, the wood could be treated or coated or even covered to help prolong the life.
^Two things. Firstly I don't think that the actual splashdown of the Supersplash would hit the wood. It's got one of those bunny hops after the drop and I think the coaster goes over than instead of the final splash-down. http://www.rcdb.com/2928.htm?p=12539 In the position the wooden track is in I don't think it'd get much more than a light spray.
Also, the wood could be treated or coated or even covered to help prolong the life.
michaellll
Mega Poster
Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
^That.
This being a GCI rocks. This interacting with other rides is great. The first drop looks orgasmic. I'm PRETTY sure that there's a station fly by which is amazing.
It doesn't look terribly long though, but I guess that's to be expected with the space given.
^That.
This being a GCI rocks. This interacting with other rides is great. The first drop looks orgasmic. I'm PRETTY sure that there's a station fly by which is amazing.
It doesn't look terribly long though, but I guess that's to be expected with the space given.
STC
Mega Poster
Re: GCI Wooden Coaster - Europa Park 2012
I heard 1800pph, and even that seems unrealistic. It'd be double what a GCI normally gets.
But this is Europa, and their absolute number one thing is throughputs (one of the many things that makes it by far the best theme park I've ever been to). They're the only park that have managed to persuade B&M to alter their safety systems (restraint lights on Silver Star, not having to hold down the buttons during dispatch) to up the throughputs.
Still, god knows how they're gonna double the throughputs on this. At TTF, we're guessing in-line loading, at least three trains, no seatbelts, and the lifthill as a block section.
I heard 1800pph, and even that seems unrealistic. It'd be double what a GCI normally gets.
But this is Europa, and their absolute number one thing is throughputs (one of the many things that makes it by far the best theme park I've ever been to). They're the only park that have managed to persuade B&M to alter their safety systems (restraint lights on Silver Star, not having to hold down the buttons during dispatch) to up the throughputs.
Still, god knows how they're gonna double the throughputs on this. At TTF, we're guessing in-line loading, at least three trains, no seatbelts, and the lifthill as a block section.