Steel Taipan Construction - Dreamworld Mack launched roller coaster

[StingRay]

8 minutes ago, Naazon said:

Don't we know how the ride feels? They didn't change the main layout from Blue Fire.

Maybe some of us haven't ridden blue fire...Not all enthusiasts do the same things.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

12 minutes ago, Naazon said:

They didn't change the main layout from Blue Fire.

I'd be interested to know how many people here have ridden that.

[gavinfulikes]

Greg Yong says Steel Taipan has 3.6g, Parkz says it has 4.6g, the website says it has 3.8g and 3.5g why can’t we all agree on the g force of Steel Taipan

[Slick]

17 minutes ago, gavinfulikes said:

Greg Yong says Steel Taipan has 3.6g, Parkz says it has 4.6g, the website says it has 3.8g and 3.5g why can’t we all agree on the g force of Steel Taipan

I've always felt it's super arbitrary to begin with. Most governments set limits these days on what's allowed, and ride makers are able to design all of their coasters to come right up to the limit. To me it's a bit like saying a car's got a "V6" - it's nice but ultimately it's a laymen's indicator of "good."

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[Guest 239]

1 minute ago, Slick said:

I've always felt it's super arbitrary to begin with.

Agreed. I never come off a ride and go "Wow! That 3.8 Gs was absolutely incredible! It pales in comparison to the 3.4 Gs I experienced the other day, but I sure do wish they hit 4.0 Gs like they promised!"

[Gazza]

Often too, its the duration that matters, not the actual peak level.

[Slick]

2 minutes ago, Gazza said:

Often too, its the duration that matters, not the actual peak level.

[New display name]

The 4.6g was on Mack's original spec sheet DW was sending out for quotes.  If the 4.6g is incorrect it would be because the spec sheet didn’t match the final ride.

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[Slick]

Weather, train load, track warmth and a bunch of other variables would also play a role into how fast and intense a ride is throughout the course of the ride. A very minor role, but enough to swing the numbers ever so slightly that it would probably account for all these different numbers. 

Edited September 10, 2021 by Slick

[TomiJ]

@Coasterlife the comments on your vid. Brutal.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJwEGNLU/

[StingRay]

1 hour ago, GoGoBoy said:

You spend a good chunk of the ride staring into the AC units.

You spend a good chunk looking at a car park while riding DC Rivals also.

[Guest 239]

4 minutes ago, TomiJ said:

the comments on your vid. Brutal.

Oof to a lot of those. It seems that some of the general public can't get past what happened several years and whilst I think it's perfectly reasonable to have some healthy scepticism towards the park, I don't think it's fair to still hold it over them after they've done so much to improve. I guess first impressions are the most lasting. 

[New display name]

35 minutes ago, Slick said:

Weather, train load, track warmth and a bunch of other variables would also play a role into how fast and intense a ride is throughout the course of the ride. A very minor role, but enough to swing the numbers ever so slightly that it would probably account for all these different numbers. 

It's also missing a lot of LSMs so maybe the original concept was going to push the train further up the hill on the first launch.  

 

[Gazza]

The idea is that its a triple launch, so it only needs 1/3 the LSMs so you use each one three times instead of once.

The track of course is just the standard launch track with mounts.

****

I saw a comment on another video it was running 3 seconds faster than the original Blue Fire

[Naazon]

1 hour ago, StingRay said:

Maybe some of us haven't ridden blue fire...Not all enthusiasts do the same things.

 

1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

I'd be interested to know how many people here have ridden that.

Was more meaning the 100's of anecdotal reviews on what to expect.

[New display name]

4 minutes ago, Gazza said:

The idea is that its a triple launch, so it only needs 1/3 the LSMs so you use each one three times instead of once.

 

I'm talking about the original design.  The spec sheet Mack provided to DW might have been before it was changed to what DW wanted. 

[Tim Dasco]

Ride sign installed, picture from Destination Dad and Daughter on Facebook. 

 

and it’s a 3D sign for once and on rockwork. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

48 minutes ago, TomiJ said:

@Coasterlife the comments on your vid. Brutal.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSJwEGNLU/

*sigh. so sick of all these thoosie pages uploading a copy of the video with their own text or logo over the top without so much as even attributing the original source making it look like its "their vid". At least OurWorlds includes attribution.

2 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

 

 

Well... I guess we all know what that last rock mesh was for...

3 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:

it’s a 3D sign for once

*Shots fired at Movie World lol.

[New display name]

10 minutes ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

*sigh. so sick of all these thoosie pages uploading a copy of the video with their own text or logo over the top

Some people love medals for doing nothing.

On another note,

Is this the real @Gary Weiss

[Tinter]

1 hour ago, New display name said:

Some people love medals for doing nothing.

On another note,

Is this the real @Gary Weiss

If it is, maybe we can convince him to install some rockwork above the rockshed tunnel 

[Im Hungry]

2 hours ago, Tim Dasco said:

Ride sign installed, picture from Destination Dad and Daughter on Facebook. 

 

and it’s a 3D sign for once and on rockwork. 

So that's their instagram photo spot (as referenced in their tenders)? ooo I can imagine some pretty sick shots from Jack or Trav...

[franky]

Does the colouring of the S in Steel look upside down to anyone else? #CantUnseeIt

[themagician]

@franky now I looked at it again, yes it does. 

[xRazzBerryx]

14 minutes ago, franky said:

Does the colouring of the S in Steel look upside down to anyone else? #CantUnseeIt

I heard they got Jake Tucker in to install the “S”. 

[Brods]

20 minutes ago, franky said:

Does the colouring of the S in Steel look upside down to anyone else? #CantUnseeIt

I honestly think it is 😅😂