Glenwood Caverns | Defiance | Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter | 2022

[CrashCoaster]

What I like most about this is the "panorama stall" section that is really just the peak of the vertical lift hill. In the rendered video, you will notice that the coaster uses two sections of chain lift. The first gets riders to the top of the lift hill, while the second takes the cart up and over the crest at a presumably lower speed, in order to take in the view. Arguments can be made that its a similar system to whats used on B&M dive coaster drops, but I think its a unique and nifty piece of hardware that could possibly be a world's first on its own (prove me wrong, I'm far from 100% about that).
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It's got a second chain because NL2 doesn't allow variable lift speeds. It'll be one chain that slows down, that's all.

 

[Peet]

They've already confirmed it will have lap bars - they obviously read this forum and wanted to deny us the usual debate/guessing game

 

[i305_zack]

This looks really short but is going to be an incredible addition to this park!

 

[Peter Immelmann]

Since I read the announcement back in April, I was actually hoping that it would be Glenwood Caverns. Now, I'm really glad to hear that this is coming true. It's such a neat park with such a unique line-up of attractions. An outstanding roller coaster was the only thing that was still missing and here we go. I don't mind the short track length too much TBO. I mean, with the budget they probably have at hand I think that's the best they could do.

 

[CrashCoaster]

The article also mentions they were initially intending on having the coaster dive off the cliff. But in the same situation as Cliffhanger at SFFT, it would've cost too much. I think this will be one of the more popular Euro-Fighters tbh, due to the incredible views and lapbars. Perhaps it will end up more popular than the 320 and 380 models?

 

[Matt N]

Soooo... good job @Matt N for calling this?

Interestingly, I wasn’t actually the one who initially called this… I think @Jackson did a better job of calling it than me back on page 1 of the topic, possibly even suggesting the correct record:

Someone on Twitter brought up Glenwood Caverns, which makes a decent amount of sense. Challenging terrain and record breaking (highest elevation?).

Also, is this coaster a Euro-Fighter or an Infinity Coaster?

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

Also, is this coaster a Euro-Fighter or an Infinity Coaster?

Eurofighter. A few of the newer ones have lap bars (a la my boy Tantrum), but the renders make it look like its a single car, whereas on the Infinity Coasters we have a car per each of the rows.

 

[Matt N]

Interesting… between this and Vertika, could the Custom Euro-Fighter be having a resurgence?

 

[Gazza]

To be honest, I've always felt mountain top coasters could do more with the terrain. This seems to be taking the tatsu approach, with massive supports, but I think it would have been way more insane if it had run down the hill further low to the ground, and built up massive speed, so more of the Eagle Fortress approach.

 

[Magic-Man]

Interestingly, I wasn’t actually the one who initially called this… I think @Jackson did a better job of calling it than me back on page 1 of the topic, possibly even suggesting the correct record:

Also, is this coaster a Euro-Fighter or an Infinity Coaster?

YEAH BABYYYYYYYY I WAS RIGHT

 

[Howie]

Interestingly, I called it before all of you's lot.... I just didn't post it or say it publicly anywhere.
But no, seriously, I did. As soon as they said 'challenging terrain' I thought 'terrain dun't get anymore challenging than Glenwood Caverns'.
And I make no secret of the fact that I am a bit of a Glenwood Caverns fanboy, but in the end I dismissed it as a dumb idea.

Shoulda gone with my gut.

 

[CrashCoaster]

I'm really hoping that if this coaster is a success, then it'll be a trigger for bigger and better things to come. Perhaps we will see a larger coaster in the future, and one that will dive off the cliff.

 

[Hyde]

Finally! An excuse to go back and drink at Doc Holliday's grave!

 

[TPoseOnTantrum]

It’s been a long time since we heard about this, given the Haunted Mine Drop incident and fallout of legal turmoil / bad press. Despite rumors that this would affect Defiance , it’s still ongoing;


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[Howie]

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Like.... how in the name of blue f*ck did they get that crane on top of the mountain?
In the snow??

 

[Hyde]

Like.... how in the name of blue f*ck did they get that crane on top of the mountain?
In the snow??

There is an access road.

 

[Howie]

There is an access road.

Well... durrr, obviously there's an access road of sorts, but dude, I've been there, I've seen that access road! A quad bike would struggle. So I ask again, how the f*** did they get that crane up there? In the snow ffs?? That's some bad-ass driving skills right there, not to mention testes hewn from granite.
Look at it! That's 7000ft up that is, and he's got a giant crane perched right on the edge.

 

[Indy]

I want to know how much extra this ride costs just because it's already a challenging construction environment from a weather perspective on even more challenging terrain.

 

[opivy028]

Look at it! That's 7000ft up that is, and he's got a giant crane perched right on the edge.

Glenwood Caverns is 7000 ft *above sea level,* it’s not 7000ft up from the town below lmfao

 

[Howie]

Glenwood Caverns is 7000 ft *above sea level,* it’s not 7000ft up from the town below lmfao

Oh, well in that case I take it all back. It's obviously a piece of piss getting cranes and coasters to the top of mountains... as long as you're not starting from sea level.