Raptor - B&M 'Wing-Rider' - Gardaland

[Ben]

Ben; I would imagine it being like a dive machine immelmann due to the wide trains

Yes but something like that looks MASSIVELY off with the footers.

I'm not saying it would be the SAME as Mamba's, I'm using it to highlight how it could be an Immelman-esque element, but at only 90 degrees at the top. If you take the Mamba style Immelman, and pull it about a bit, I think it fits much better into the footers than a "normal" one would.

Of course, it might be something utterly different.

 

[bob_3_]

From the webcam, looks like they've built an overbank.

Or it's a completely irrelevant structure

 

[A-Kid]

I found this on a forum.

Bottom-Right. Jr. Imm or a steep corner?

 

[jokerman]

To me the exit suggests steep corner, but I could be wrong.

 

[Ben]

Kinda looks exactly like what I thought it would be.

Huh.

 

[CPcisco]

Sure looks like an overbank to me in that last picture. It doesn't seem to be too tall though, that could make it very interesting force-wise.

 

[Ben]

It's sort of halfway between a corner and a Jr Immelman...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gardaparks/page4/

 

[Xpress]

So it's sort of like a

but looks less exciting and drawn out.

 

[Lofty]

Just think of an Overbank with less of the banking on exiting!

 

[peep]

Gardaland have posted a new promo vid in English for those interested...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIbNBCkR1sg[/youtube]

It shows less than what we've seen but I love the way they're using a story to build excitement for the ride during construction.

 

[Lord_of_the_rides]

Look on the left of this photo, we see a part of the X-Raptor's train.

 

[TarkaTrax]

Do we? Really? That looks suspiciously like Kraken's train to me. The seats most certainly are.

 

[Mit deLuxe]

Yeh, I see them, They look really nice! Are the seats attached to the train itself? as they seem pretty low...

 

[TarkaTrax]

Wait, I think I can see it now... is that green thing a restraint?

 

[A-Kid]

Looks rather like the flyer restraint?

 

[bob_3_]

I'd understand having flyer style restraints if the ride had movement like a 4D coaster.

Maybe that's the plan in future designs.

 

[Uncle Arly]

I can't really see much in that pic myself. I'm not very observant though.

 

[Kebab]

Looks great! I'm a big fan of the flyer restraints, looks like it's going to be a lot smoother than Intamin's attempt, however if the final trains do have these restraints it wouldn't allow much freedom, which is a killer. I'm interested to see how they pull this coaster off, I can't see it being intense, more like a smooth gentle floaty coaster. It'll be lucky to be even the faintest forceful by the looks of it... Looks cool though

 

[bob_3_]

Snoowwww

 

[Martyn B]

So is this definately not a 4D coaster?

Just seems odd to use the Flyer restraints if all you do is sit up-right. After all, they're made like they are for comfort whilst in an unusual position...