New Vekoma Hyper

http://www.screamscape.com/html/wdw_-_everest_0.html

Check out the new vekoma hyper. i wonder will it be any good?

where is that

It's going to be a Disney world its to be completed in 2006 I think.

cool, I like that new design for a track. It looks alot smoother.

What are the stats for it?

[GRIM.657]

here's the stuff i know about it:

cost: 100 million usd
name: Expedition Everest
location: Walt Disney World - Animal Kingdom
Height restriction: must be 42" or taller
Height: 112'
Drop: 80'
Speed (mph): 50
opening: 2006
cool stuff: The ride will travel both forwards and backwards


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wow! 100 million smackers. That's a lot of cash.

Hold on...Vekoma + smooth track=[confused] The ride sounds awesome! I hope it isn't bad! It better be worth the 100 million.

[GRIM.657]

the ride will be built on a 200' mountain so i think it will feel more like 300' in the air! but still only 50mph... i cant wait to see more of these poping-up in parks, the track style looks so smoothe and cool, i bet thats the way it feels to. Vekoma is deffently gonna get more popular. the track looks compact too. oh ya, i forgot to say, Vekoma might use this on futuer looping coasters too!! think how smoothe it will be!!!

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[GRIM.657]

here's another pic, i think this will be the station.


>[}:)]<<GRIM>>[}:)]<

ok there is no way its gonna cost 100 million dollars, that cant be in Dollars

Originally posted by GRIM

here's the stuff i know about it:

cost: 100 million usd
name: Expedition Everest
location: Walt Disney World - Animal Kingdom
Height restriction: must be 42" or taller
Height: 112'
Drop: 80'
Speed (mph): 50
opening: 2006
cool stuff: The ride will travel both forwards and backwards


>[}:)]<<GRIM>>[}:)]<

what does that mean???[confused][confused][confused][confused], Is that like the train goes so far and stops and does that circit backwards (like a vekoma boomerang[B)][}:)] Or one side forward or oneside backward

Originally posted by lpth5

ok there is no way its gonna cost 100 million dollars, that cant be in Dollars

Why cant it be? Disney has that kinda money.

http://themeparks.about.com/cs/disneypa ... verest.htm

http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/everest.htm <---stupid background music but a couple pics of the track and a video if you were a member.

[GRIM.657]

Originally posted by pacoasterrider



what does that mean???[confused][confused][confused][confused], Is that like the train goes so far and stops and does that circit backwards (like a vekoma boomerang[B)][}:)] Or one side forward or oneside backward

don't ask me, it says that on the rcdb, but i doubt it will be a shuttle.

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its probably going to have one track, execpt they will have two trains, one will be forwards, and one will be backwards. At least thats wut i think.

i emailed the screamscape guy about it, im still waiting for a response

here's what i got back


Actually, it only has one track. It will just use some form of track
switching
(like Maelstrom @ Epcot) or use a turntable device to change the direction
of the train...
From what the rumors say, the backwards part will start near the top of
the mountain
lift... you'll deadend and "slide" backwards down the mountain and into
caves to encounter
the monster I'm sure...

Mummy at Universal will do the exact same thing as well... using both a
track
switch and a turntable.

[Dirk_Ermen]

sounds cool, BTW, i recreated the track style in anim8or, only are the site rails cubes
i'm not that experienced with any 3d program

yeah, it will have a trach switch turn around thing like maelstrom... i cant wait!!! and yes, it will cost 100 million. disney puts a LOT of effort into their rides so i wouldnt be surpirsed if it costs 100 mill. i cant wait to ride this thing!!! [:)]

yea, i didnt know they were gonna build a whole damn mountain, but now i realize it might cost a million dollars

That looks nice. I'm glad Vekoma is doing some more stuff, I always liked them. The new track design looks cool and sure does look smooth! I hope more custom Vekomas start popping up around after this.

I think it will be a nice coaster. Like the fact, that the train goes forwards and backwards [:)]

Bino

i love vekoma now that i can associate them with something other than those dam slc's

Have you ever been on Great Nor' Easter on Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ? Thats the king of all SLCs! lol