Green Lantern Coaster

[Gazza]

The A4 signs are part of the "full glory" you come back for though.

[Reanimated35]

I see. Doesn't Movieworld have an abundance of A-frame signs to use?

[ThrillRider]

[Gazza]

Holy crap, that thing is belting through the turns

Edited November 30, 2011 by Gazza

[GoGoBoy]

If any of the moderators can be bothered, would it be possible to move all of these 'people attacking people' posts to a new thread outside of the park discussions? I'm sure there are valid points on both sides of the argument but it is taking up valuable coaster-talk space!

[T-bone]

I agree with Gogo. It's becoming too irrelevant to the topic in hand. Seriously folks, you need to get over it. Taking a look at that video of the ride testing (why is there 1 minute of nothing before the actual ride testing vision starts? Am I missing something?) The ride itself is looking great! The first thing I thought when I saw the trim on the drop was "if only that was a holding brake like Oblivion". (null)

[Flea]

Agreed. "People attacking people" discussion has been moved to This is an exciting period for our parks so let's try to stick to the topic as best we can. As GoGoBoy said you all have valid points but if you wish to continue the discussion, please do so in the designated topic or better yet, PM the member(s) you have an issue with. The trims on the first drop work really well. It's great that S&S have figured out a way to use the trims as an added element to the coaster rather than purely a necessity to keep the speed/G's down.

[joz]

This thread has more topics split out of than any other I reckon. When work settles down I fully intend to remove all the "coasters are bad and movieworld sux!!!" into there own topic as well. Won't happen over night but it will happen Anyway, does anyone else think GL looks fast as? Was expecting it to be much slower, but very glad to be wrong

[Reanimated35]

I was actually thinking the drop was going to be a little more upside down-ish Looks good otherwise though. Will definately visit once the hype dies down, unless I win a free ticket or something

[themeparkgc]

Anyway, does anyone else think GL looks fast as? Was expecting it to be much slower, but very glad to be wrong

It definitely looks faster than I thought it would be. When operating fully though I guess it would come down to the ride ops keeping the ride loading and unloading quick. If they didn't, the trains would stack and would lose their pace in the block brakes.

[Flea]

I think the video was captured during a "stress test" of sorts for GL, much like how Xcelerator was launched at crazy speeds during it's testing period. I'd be very surprised if the ride actually runs trimless... The reverse bank turn and first inversion would be a lot better slower IMO, particularly with lap bars.

[WalleyWorld]

But with GL i'm guessing S&S's design intent is to slow the car right down just before the drop....to give it a 'Shiekra hanging sensation'. So the car will reduce it's speed because of the incline, hit the trims, crawl through them......and then drop.

yessss! my prediction was right *punches air* . I completely agree with you Flea, they have turned those notorious trims into something special. Well done s&s. I wonder how much involvement MW had with all the little changes on this coaster, because they seemed to have picked out all the negatives and turn them into positives. Yep...looks faster than the other El Loco's, which is fantastic news. Less trims will mean more airtime over the hill before the 2nd block brakes, and stronger forces overall. I think the only element that would benefit from slow speeds would be the twist and dive; more hang-time. Edited November 30, 2011 by Luke

[Flea]

Here's another video by the same user, this time the car abruptly stops on the second set of brakes.

Just looking at these videos a little more, so long as operations are tight I think a trimless cycle could work and be quite fun. I'm going back on what I said above but the outward bank turn at those speeds will be something special... from what I've read that element is the best part on an El Loco, and the existing models take the turn at a crawling pace -- on GL it will feel like you're being flung out of the car. Also with 7 cars and the relatively short track I'm thinking that there will be a dual load/unload station similar to Scooby. Edited December 1, 2011 by Flea

[MaxxTheMonster]

Could anyone give any idea of the sort of themeing budget some of their past rides have had? Just received word they have got a budget of 2 million for themeing alone. Wish I was given 2 million to spend in just over 2 weeks

[Bmull19]

^ They wouldn't be spending in only 2 weeks, they would have spent it over the months of planning and construction...

[MaxxTheMonster]

Sorry, didn't mean they were spending it in 2 weeks. Just thinking, if every pay were 2 million. My bad should have been clearer.

Edited December 1, 2011 by Wyncenuros

[Bmull19]

I know you probably meant that, just felt like being a pain.

[RussellSmulders]

hey all just letting you know i have uploaded a new green lantern testing video from today 3 december from a different angle link

link will be live soon as upload is done also you can see the station which looks at the moment to be like shockwave at dreamworld which is disappointing but we will all wait and see what happens over the next two weeks Edited December 3, 2011 by RussellSmulders

[pin142]

Nice to see a video where what you wanting to see happens within a minute of the video starting and no horrible intro! It still flies around the track not losing much speed so will be interesting to see if it stays the same when it opens.

[WalleyWorld]

Thanks for the vid Russell; decent quality as well From this angle you can see that the outermost seats on the cars seem to hang off the track. I think the sensation of having no track immediately below you, especailly in the front row, will be quite intimidating. Probably be the best seats on this coaster. front row, left or right outermost seat here I come

Edited December 3, 2011 by Luke

[MickeyD]

Seriously what's the go with all the white canvas awnings everywhere?? It's almost like GC businesses have struck a deal with the manufacturing company, literally covering the Coast in the things! I thought it hilarious watching the 1st (and for me last) episiode of Tera-nova and low and behold, white plastic awnings are featured... Is nothing safe from these things?? Functional? yes. Cheap looking? ABSOLUTELY!

[Gazza]

To clarify, it's kingspan or some other form of sandwich panel, not canvas.

[MickeyD]

Cheers Gav - I stand corrected. I must say it certainly 'felt' like canvas standing under Main Street at the MW 20 year reunion party last weekend

[Gazza]

Sorry, what I mean is that the roof of the GL station is not fabric/membrane like main street, its a solid material which is dense foam in the middle, with aluminium or steel sheeting either side (Hence being called a "sandwich panel") You use them in places where you want a big span of reasonably lightweight roof without intermediate supporting structures.

Edited December 4, 2011 by Gazza

[ChrisMason]

another green lantern test video, the temporary fences have now been moved closer to the coaster allowing us to see a little bit more.