Stevie
Roller Poster
Walking to Steel Hawg already feels like you've left the park, this will be even odder
Indiana Beach I All American Triple Loop | Quimera (Dreier Looper) relocation | 2024
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TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
They're teasing;
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
I posted this in the former ride's thread earlier, but Mindbender trains have been spotted driving east through Minnesota. There were local reports from last week that Gene Staples had bought these and was impressed with their condition, as well as scoping up any spare parts and maybe a little bit of track. So some of that coaster will indeed live on with Triple Loop;
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lom.lom.lom
Roller Poster
This is the 2nd straight year I'm making the trip out to ride this thing, I'll be there in early July, just hoping to see some sort of testing soon 
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
ALL AMERICAN TRIPLE LOOP. No opening date set just yet;
roomraider
Best Topic Starter
Wonder how trump would feel calling something that technically immigrated from Mexico All American..... But I digress.
This is a great ride for any park. Glad to see it still alive and well even while it's siblings gets cut into little pieces
This is a great ride for any park. Glad to see it still alive and well even while it's siblings gets cut into little pieces
All American!! Ride designed and built in germany! Operated in Mexico! Trains (some or parts from Mindbender in Canada)!
SilverArrow
Certified Ride Geek
It also ran on the german fair circuit for 12 years before going to Malaysia.
Agree that the name is awful and cringe but I suppose if that's what they need to do to get it open then so be it.
Lori Marie Loud
Giga Poster
I don't think the name is that bad lmao
I'm coming for ya All American Triple Loop. I'll get ya one day. Even if that day is a long way off.
Fluorineer
Mega Poster
I hate patriotism with a burning passion, and I still think that name slaps. I just interpret it in the most friendly way I can imagine, "so many countries had the honor of giving a home to this amazing coaster, now it's finally Americas turn".
If you are proud of your country because it gets an amazing Schwarzkopf-Looper, eh, why not. I've seen worse.
If you are proud of your country because it gets an amazing Schwarzkopf-Looper, eh, why not. I've seen worse.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Indiana Beach is now open for the season, lots of updates coming out of the GOD BLESS AMERICA Triple Loop.
For starters, work is nearly done on the station. They're still doing some pavement work, but the building is pretty much completed minus electrical and fencing, with possibly a new control panel to boot;
Mindbender's trains did indeed arrive from Edmonton and are in storage behind Cornball Express. However, Gene Staples did confirm that they won't be directly used on Triple Loop. Perhaps they'll eventually get used for parts, or maybe management will put them on display. This was very much a lets get them so we have them scenario and nothing more.
In terms of the actual trains, however, they've finally emerged into the spotlight and will soon be placed on the track. as per maintenance staff, they've been almost completely built from scratch using the original Schwarzkopf blueprints. Expect a pair of 5 car trains to be put in service;
In some unrelated and somewhat random news, they've got a carnival pirate ship on site for no reason in particular. Indiana Beach, Niagara, and Clementon all have perfectly good swinging ships already so I suspect this is yet another lets get it so we have it scenario. Why the hell not. Just an excuse for coaster background photos in the thread.
Overall though these are really exciting times indeed. All photos (except the train reveal) were taken by my friends OneClickGang and Thrillseekersandhellraisers on Instagram.
For starters, work is nearly done on the station. They're still doing some pavement work, but the building is pretty much completed minus electrical and fencing, with possibly a new control panel to boot;
Mindbender's trains did indeed arrive from Edmonton and are in storage behind Cornball Express. However, Gene Staples did confirm that they won't be directly used on Triple Loop. Perhaps they'll eventually get used for parts, or maybe management will put them on display. This was very much a lets get them so we have them scenario and nothing more.
In terms of the actual trains, however, they've finally emerged into the spotlight and will soon be placed on the track. as per maintenance staff, they've been almost completely built from scratch using the original Schwarzkopf blueprints. Expect a pair of 5 car trains to be put in service;
In some unrelated and somewhat random news, they've got a carnival pirate ship on site for no reason in particular. Indiana Beach, Niagara, and Clementon all have perfectly good swinging ships already so I suspect this is yet another lets get it so we have it scenario. Why the hell not. Just an excuse for coaster background photos in the thread.
Overall though these are really exciting times indeed. All photos (except the train reveal) were taken by my friends OneClickGang and Thrillseekersandhellraisers on Instagram.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Trains are going on on the track now, they all be lead cars it seems;
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
Not really a surprise tho? Since they're using the Mindbender trains....and those were all lead cars, it's all IN Beach is gonna have to work with, haha.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
No they are not. Gene Staples explicitly confirmed that these aren’t Mindbender trains, which arrived at the park less than two weeks ago. These are in house and they’ve been working on them using old Schwarzkopf blueprints for the last two years.
oriolat2
Giga Poster
How much experience does IB have with in-house built attractions/parks? I hope these trains turn out well, but I can't help but think that going to Gerstlauer or getting Mindbender's rolling stock would have been a much better option.