The Official WTF Thread
That is, simply put, an abomination. :)
but what were the questions
Probably something like «Do you think heartlining is old-fashioned?»
So I can get a job at Six Flags then right? The bar for making a layout the GP will eat up and get excited about is apparently very low.
Holy moly, Guigui Rides, who already made a backyard wild-mouse coaster with a vertical lift is building a new coaster!
This fun little ride at a summer camp I used to go to:
This ride was built by them in the 90s for people who used their property - it is powered by a tractor that wheels the ride back up after the drop :)
That looks awesome.
@King can we talk for a moment about how they're using Comic Sans MS on their title screens??? (Or something similar, it might not be exact Comic Sans)
The wacky drop on the Water Chut' at Parc d'Attractions in Marseillan, France.
POV
^ Don't miss the helix of the crying souls (or happy seals...) at 2:00!
That's such a weird one... But in hingsight, it makes me wonder why log flumes aren't more unconventional.
^How is that even possible? Is gravity weaker in that localized spot?
Honesty I like it; it seems like an easy way to allow for a path in that area without doing any funky math with supports. This just makes the footer an extra statics problem rather than designing a whole new support configuration.
A footer with supports! I haven't seen one of those since Verbolten.
^ those are just the foundation piles, noting weird, just weird they are above groundlevel
B&M doesn't design their foundations. Those steel kickback struts from the base of the footing are interesting to say the least. I would guess that the foundation engineer is relying on the concrete cantilever to do most of the work, but has the kickers to reduce the deflection. A little jog in the column could have solved the problem just as easily.
The steel struts are taking pretty much all the load in compression that arrangement. The concrete part connecting to the building isn't really doing much other than providing stability against the struts failing in lateral-torsional buckling, although the reinforcement will take a little tension.
That would be an expansion joint. It allows the length of the track to expand and contract with varying temperature. Most B&Ms incorporate the expansion joint into the transfer, but there are exceptions. Goliath at La Ronde has the same type of joint.
My guess is that the temperature variations in these regions are larger, requiring a larger joint.
Sounds like Twisted Timbers needs an expansion joint!
Let's talk about Ukrainian-based manufacturer http://zavodanalog.com/en/. They have one model of roller coaster, called Hoverla:
Sometimes it features a rather normal-looking train...
But sometimes it's this... weird blob:
Look at the restraints!
But Analog also built some flat-rides. First, this ferry-wheel on the side of a building:
The combinaison of a Star-Flyer and a Free-fall Tower:
A neat-looking concept for an Observation Tower:
And this cheap Falcon's Fury alternative:
So I was scrolling through my pictures of Lightning Run and I noticed something pretty hilarious.
See that little black & brown mark on the rail?
Yeah I'm pretty sure that's the car literally scraping the rail. Don't know if I have any more pictures of it, but I'm pretty sure there are other places on the ride with the same marks. Just found that funny, continue on.
So that's where the "squeaking" comes from
WOW. ^^ that is pretty crazy.
I laughed so much at that thank you