DC Rivals HyperCoaster construction discussion

[jack.c]

1 hour ago, themagician said:

WOW WOW WOW. Looks awesome. A lot taller and steeper than I first imagined. The airtime on that will be insane.

If they add trims I'll be fuming 

[Santa07]

28 minutes ago, jack.c said:

If they add trims I'll be fuming 

I certainly hope not, I doubt the G-forces would be unsafe, the only reason they would be added would be to tone down the ride a bit but surely Movie World would want to make the experience as extreme as they can.

[Tim Dasco]

4 minutes ago, Santa07 said:

I certainly hope not, I doubt the G-forces would be unsafe, the only reason they would be added would be to tone down the ride a bit but surely Movie World would want to make the experience as extreme as they can.

Keep in mind DC Rivals will only pull a max of 4.3 Gs. Abyss pulls up to 4.5Gs so this will not be the most intense ride in terms of G force. However it will beat Superman Escape by 0.1 Gs.

Edited July 17, 2017 by Tim Dasco

[Santa07]

11 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

Keep in mind DC Rivals will only pull a max of 4.3 Gs. Abyss pulls up to 4.5Gs so this will not be the most intense ride in terms of G force. However it will beat Superman Escape by 0.1 Gs.

This would probably have stronger negative G-forces than Abyss though right? Superman pulls -1G, and I would think this would be similar.

 

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Edited July 17, 2017 by Santa07

[Tim Dasco]

14 minutes ago, Santa07 said:

This would probably have stronger negative G-forces than Abyss though right? Superman pulls -1G, and I would think this would be similar.

 

EDIT: woo 2000th post

Abyss goes to -1 G force also. But you should get some decant air time on that hill. (For DC Rivals)

Edited July 17, 2017 by Tim Dasco

[LORD_Noodle]

Does anyone know roughly how many track pieces are left to be installed?? 

[TomiJ]

Congratulations @Santa07.  

 @SHOOKETH it wasn't funny the first time and stil isn't funny but I appreciate your enthusiasm, .  Oh and it's spelt shocked . 

38 minutes ago, SHOOKETH said:

 

Just want to say a huge thank you for everyone who has been updating on the construction. Like many others I live in another state and there are only a limited amount  weekends trips to the Gold Coast that I can take to see it in person. 

Edited July 17, 2017 by TomiJ
Some of this post was unnecessary, so I deleted it.

[themagician]

58 minutes ago, LORD_Noodle said:

Does anyone know roughly how many track pieces are left to be installed?? 

Just one more piece for theblift hill, all lift hill and first drop, and the bunny hop pieces towards the end 

[Brad2912]

One piece to be dropped into place in the Morning to finish the hill.

Cue the FB live post in the carpark with the worlds smallest microphone at precisely the right moment 

Edited July 17, 2017 by Brad2912

[JaggedJanine]

Just cause...

[Reanimated35]

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75% of you will struggle to see what I did there. 

[rappa]

I'd say some places on this thing will be pullin more than 1 neg G for sure. 

[crowd]

Quick up date airtime hill done major elements done now just for lift hill and first drop

Start of lift hill on site

[jack.c]

Comparing the NI loop to Buzzsaw - are they similar in size? I haven't seen DC rivals in person just yet and want a visual comparison to those who've seen the construction IRL. 

[themagician]

Thanks for the update @crowd. Love that airtime hill, and great to see the first lift hill pieces have arrived.

@jack.c The top of the BuzzSaw is about 46 metres high, while the Rivals NIL is 40 metres high. They aren't the same style because BS goes upside down, and the inversion is angled down, while Rivals is basically straight.

[MaxxTheMonster]

• The first non inverting loop in the Southern Hemisphere reaching 40 metres high

http://movieworld.com.au/rides-and-attractions/thrill-rides/dc-rivals-hypercoaster.aspx

 

Buzzsaw 46 metres...

https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides/thrill-rides/buzzsaw

 

Of interest is DW refers to Buzzsaw as "The BuzzSaw is the highest inversion ride experience in the Southern Hemisphere"...  Guess they can keep that going  

Edited July 18, 2017 by MaxxTheMonster

[Ryande16]

The first airtime hill looks to be at least 45 meters high

[themagician]

@Ryande16 It isn't, it's just the perspective of the photo. It's about 30-35 metres.

[New display name]

@themagician If the Non-I-Loop is 40 how it the camelback 30-35?.

 

Edited July 18, 2017 by Skeeta

[themagician]

Because the camelback isn't as all as the NIL

[Brad2912]

I'd say it's about 45-50m. It's definitely taller than the NI Loop

Edited July 18, 2017 by Brad2912

[themagician]

Driving past it on the highway this morning, it doesn't look taller. But as you can see in these two images, depending on where you stand, makes it look smaller or taller. Happy to be wrong though.

4 hours ago, crowd said:

 

EDIT: Looking at this render of the ride, yes it is taller.

Edited July 18, 2017 by themagician

[New display name]

I'm thinking it's not much higher than the N-I-Loop.   Hopefully when MW decide to whip out the toy microphone again MW will give us a height.

[themagician]

Also, while they tell us the height, I'd be interested in knowing the angle of the first drop. Thanks in advance MW 😄

[Santa07]

Might as well add the maximum negative G-force of the coaster to this list of requests that MW may or may not address