Inverted woodies

[gouldy]

I was thinking today, :O, thinking is new to me, lol, about stuff, and i began to think about the feasability of a wooden inverted coaster. If the idea could be turned into a reality, i think it would probably be like the most thrilling ride type around, what do you think?

woah!!!! i never thought about that, yea, it would be pretty cool with all of the support structers around you and there would be constant "foot-choppers"

I wonder if it's feasable and how the wheel-assembly is going to fit on a wooden track, but [shocked]<img src=images/icon_speech_wow.gif border=0 width=23 height=15 alt=Insert Speech Icon: Wow!>, that is an interesting concept indeed!

You know what. That could really work. The train would be like encased in the supports with foot choppers and inversions would be awesome! Someone shhould try it on No Limits.

[gouldy]

What?!?! how would you make and inverted woody on NL, i dont understand, you cant make new ride typrs can you?

No you can't but use an inverted and use wooden supports around. If woodmagic won't you'd have to do it yourself manually.

I don't like the idea that much. The trains would be way more restrictive and would block a lot of your view, and the regular non-inverted woodies would be so much better.

it would probably be extremely painful, tons of headbanging.

also not nearly safe enough for me to ride and wont last that long with the wear n tear

The 'wear n tear' isn't a problem, they could just be retracked. Unless its a Cedar Fair or Six Flags park that has one, then its unlikely it'll be retracked, since they like to butcher woodies.

an inverted woody really defies the whole purpose of a wooden rollercoaster, and plus i really dont see how it would work.

yea, seems like a pointless idea to me, it would require a lot of research, with very few advancements in the rollercoaster world. Also, safety and cost would be a huge issue.

[gouldy]

Yeah, good points. I'm not into woodies that much, just find em, well, a little boring to be honest with you. I just thought that maybe an inverted woody would be more fun and more thrilling, but thinking about it now, you are probably right that it would just be too hard to sort out all the technical problems that it would face, like how would fix the wheels to the track?!?!

woodies? BORING? Thats pretty much describing a lot of steel coasters...

[gouldy]

lol , yes it is describing a lot of steel coasters, take shockwave@drayton manor for example, but it is describing ALL woodies![8D]

have you ever ridden a Schmeck, Miller, Allen, Church, or CCI woodie? They are WAY less boring than any steelie.

lol, i knew IF397 wouldn't like you saying that.

[gouldy]

The only woodies i've ever been on are - Collosos @ Heide Park, The 2 streaks at cedar point, Collosus @ SFMM, i think thats it, but i found them all rather boring and not worth the queue time to be honest

Gouly i've never been on those particular woodies but Like Villain at SF worlds of adventure. That ride is awesome and Son of Beast at PKI. for woodies are fun. But steelies are too I like all of them actually.

i like both and some woodies and some steel coasters are boring but some woodies and some steel areN'T boring

Collosos @ Heide Park is an Intamin woodie, which means it sucks. Its basicly a steel coaster made with wood and has no characteristics of a woodie. Mean streak @ Cedar point has no airtime, weak laterals, and is extremely rough due to lack of care by CF. Blue Streak is a fun ride with good airtime, not too intense, but the best ride at the park, and definitely not boring. Collossus @ SFMM has Morgan trains, which are very slow and uncomfortable, and the ride itself looks really boring. You need to ride some really good woodies, then you'll see how intense and exciting they can be [:)]

yea, IF397 is right. those woodies aren't all that great. (Blue Streak isn't bad though) Try ridding woodies like Shivering Timbors or The Raven and rides like that. Then I will bet you will change you're mind on woods.[approve]

Inverted woodie could work, but I don't really see the point in it. There would be no view per say, with all teh structure, and there couldnt be OTS restriants either. No worries about wear and tear, because the PTC adn NAD trains running on many woodies are far heavier then any steelie train. *Caugh far better too*.

About woodies being boring, I can see how you would say that if all you have ridden is those. As IF397 said, Colossus at Heide isn't a woodie. Its an Intamin hyper built out of wood. Colossus at SFMM is just a horrible ride to begin with. I am sure it was good at some time, but the slow trains, bad trackwork, and brakes make for one boring ride. Mean streak has the same deal going, used to be great, but has been tamed beyond belief. Blue streak is still a fun ride, and one of my favorites at CP, but it was a family coaster from the get-go. Pretty sad that CP's best ride is a family coaster.

Its strange that you have been to only parks with bad wooden coasters. Takes talent to get all that luck . Most woodies blow everything metal out of the water, as steelies usually have only positive gs, and cramped, uncomfortable trains. Woodies give all the positive Gs of steelies, plus great airtime and laterals. Having ridden over 30 woodies to date, at least 15 of them are better then every single steel coaster I have been on. Saying alot when I have been on more then 90 steel coasters.....

To be honest, many steel coasters don't do it for me anymore, because I have ridden stuff like Boulderdash, Raven, Shivering timbers, Cornball Express, Screeching Eagle, Phoenix. Most of CP bores me, as do most B&Ms(no offense to anyone). They just don't pack the thrill I desire.

i've toyed with the idea before, i think it is possible, but you'd have to make some adjustments with the track..it cant be the current set-up but upside down and a note: meanstreak was one of the smoothest woodies ive been on (last rode in 2000) why does everyone say its rough? and, it did have one instance of near-airtime lol, its one of my favs...nice and fast and the wood smells great!