DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[Santa07]

19 minutes ago, wikiverse said:

Based on the rest of the ride some banked airtime hills, or some tip-out corners seems a bit more appropriate for this coaster.

Wow, Storm Chaser's wacky element names are starting to become canon.

[xRazzBerryx]

I agree with Gazza, 0 inversions would be better than just 1. Airtime > inversions for me any day. I feel the inversion on Cheetah Hunt is totally unnecessary. If we get a massive airtime hill after the drop, & bunny hills back to the station after the helix I will be happy  

[Gazza]

^I've always preferred the more clinical sounding "outward banked turn" or "outward banked hill".

[Coaster Hipster]

I have to say this coaster looks simply amazing, and is arguably the best new ride for 2017 along with Lech Coaster in Poland! It looks so gorgeous too with the sunny background; the pink and dark gray colours work very well imo. The layout itself has a lot of twisty sections that could be very exciting to ride.

 

I has been lucky enough to try both Alpina Blitz in France (the Mack Mega-lite version) and, more importantly, Helix at Liseberg. I can tell you both coasters are very enjoyable! They might not reach the insane levels of intensity of the best Intamin (EGF, El Toro, Taron), but both are still pretty forceful. The airtime is good ejector (again, not the craziest, but really fun nonetheless). Alpina Blitz's changes of direction in the middle section are pretty nervous and wicked too! Based on those 2 coasters I really think Mack masters the use of forces on a coaster and provides an excellent balance between airtime, G+, floater moments and delicate laterals. If they replicate that correctly on this Hyper, you're in for a very exciting ride since it's even bigger and possibly longer

 

Looking forward to more updates on this obviously

[Tim Dasco]

25 minutes ago, Coaster Hipster said:

I have to say this coaster looks simply amazing, and is arguably the best new ride for 2017 along with Lech Coaster in Poland!

Well the Hyper coaster did not even make it into the travelandleisure.com top 48 attractions for 2017. Yes this is an international list including Coasters from Germany and Dubai. (It even has water parks and a S&S free spin on it) However the reason is that MW have waited so long to tease and God Knows when we will get an offical announcement. So not many people other then ones who visit the park frequently or people like us will know about it. Which I think is where VRTP have screwed themselves over and missed a big opportunity.

The list is here: http://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/amusement-parks/new-theme-park-rides-2017

[wikiverse]

@Santa07@Gazza I originally typed 'outward banking', but then changed it before i submitted the post.  I've used it in other threads before and people had no idea what I was talking about.  I then had to post again describing the turn on GL to the people that didn't get it.

But I guess given my post describing the 'experience' of the new coaster, I guess Tip-Out would be appropriate.

[Ryande16]

Look Mack as a company has come a long way over the past few years, and i think now that they know their coasters are smooth, reliable and most importantly enjoyable to the gp, they have upped their game again believing that they can produce a ride that matches the intensity and thrill that intamin and B&M coaster have. i believe this coaster will be an example of this, and will be one of Macks finest pieces of work that they will look back on with pride for many years to come .

[New display name]

On 27/05/2017 at 9:46 PM, jack.c said:

Are we SURE we're getting a non inverting loop? The supports so far look similar to flashes traditional loop compared to flying aces support structure on its non inverted loop. 

 

Excellence is in the details.

Give ATTENTION to the details

and excellence will come.

[jack.c]

17 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

 

Excellence is in the details.

 

Give ATTENTION to the details

 

and excellence will come.

 

Care to explain? 

[themagician]

Lift hill construction has begun. Tonnes of supports in the area, and workmen preparing footers around the area. All cranes are now in carpark, with no more pieces installed for the loop.

EDIT: And here's a few more pictures 

Edited May 29, 2017 by themagician

[Santa07]

Here we go! It's time for Movie World's skyline to change completely...

[xRazzBerryx]

Thanks for the update @themagician  

Just as we expected! May 29th, Green Lantern down for maintenance & lift hill construction has begun  

[Ryande16]

Just a quick question what time does construction usually start and finnish?

[Brad2912]

Work is usually permitted between 6am-6pm.

they are usually tools down by 4 from what I've seen though 

[Tim Dasco]

It seems like we might be seeing just supports going up now until more track arrives. From he pictures it looks like there is not much track left in the car park.

[Santa07]

Flash's loop went up before the lift hill was topped off, do you think we will see the same or will they try to get the lift hill and drop done asap while GL is closed?

Is there any advantage completing the highest point of a ride last?

Edited May 29, 2017 by Santa07

[themagician]

You're correct @Tim Dasco. There are only the track pieces for the loop left in the carpark, the rest is jut supports. And it seems that the majority of them are now on site. I'd say we will see the rest of the track over the next couple of weeks 

[Tim Dasco]

Which means I think we will see the NI loop track done next before the lift hill track due to there is no lift hill track on site.

[wikiverse]

23 minutes ago, Santa07 said:

Flash's loop went up before the lift hill was topped off, do you think we will see the same or will they try to get the lift hill and drop done asap while GL is closed?

Is there any advantage completing the highest point of a ride last?

It depends on the coaster.  GL had the Lift Hill as the first thing built, because it sits in the centre of the ride and all the other pieces slot in around it.

But it is likely that the lift hill will be one of the last things completed on this coaster because it may need a larger crane (which is more expensive) and it has the chain/drive/sensor components built into it - which require more specialised staff to install.  It would likely be more efficient to do that all at once.

I may be wrong, but I don't think it has much to do with height, more just about efficiency, and access maneuvering the track/supports/vehicles around the site.

 

Edit:  Also, I remember Fury325 and Banshee both had the lift hill built first (after the station).

Edited May 29, 2017 by wikiverse

[themagician]

7 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

Which means I think we will see the NI loop track done next before the lift hill track due to there is no lift hill track on site.

I thought so to, but until now the cranes have remained on site, even if not in use, but today they are sat unused in the carpark. And because of the lift hill needing to be constructed while GL is closed, I imagine there focus will mainly be here now.

[themagician]

3 hours ago, themagician said:

Just to give people an idea for those who haven't been to the site, the middle supports in the image below is the one shown above

[jack.c]

At what angle is the lift hill going to be? 45 degrees? Doesn't look like there is much room to climb  😬 Even though I know deep down there is...

[Ryande16]

I guess thats a no then.

[Santa07]

30˚ is more realistic, I remember doing the calculations and it does still fit.

[New display name]

@Santa07 If the track goes over the M1.