Alton Towers 2018 - Wicker Man: GCI Wooden [mild spoilers]

[gouldy]

So THIS has appeared on the Staffordshire Moorlands planning applications...




GCI confirmed...?

[Turbo]

Very few manufacturers make all curves that circular

Aren't GCI's quite noisy? Alton Towers has noise restrictions right?

GCI suddenly re surging in the wooden market. Lightning run clone, viper, Invader, now whatever this is. 2 rides 2017 2 2016 isn't to bad for them.

[gouldy]

Every chance that's not actually the layout, yet.

But if it is, surely it is GCI.

Very true that they are bloody noisy though, they're gonna have to do something about that!

Also... What could be "world first" about this? Is that not how the Secret Weapon name is acquired?

[Coasterkidmwm]

Eeesh I'm sorry it looks like a GCI .

[Oscar]

It does look GCI'ish. I'm pretty sure noise was factored into the design so it'll be quieter than most GCI's.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Wodan uses a small strip of polyurethane on it's wheels to make them quieter than normal woodies. So if this is going to be a GCI woody. I'm pretty sure they are going to do the same.

I really fail to see why Alton would go standard woodie now of all times, People in the UK are already brainwashed my the media that coasters aint safe.
You really think a fully wooden contruction is going to help that thought process. Also... all that un used land, using half of the flumes footprint is a poor descision

[gouldy]

I do agree, the space looks pretty poorly used. More information and images over on towerstimes...

http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/blog/2016/ ... -revealed/

[Paradox]

Don't all Secret Weapons have a world's first? What's so special about a GCI wooden?

First 90 degree banking on a wooden coaster in Europe would be my guess.

Elevator Drop GCI, I bet!

[mkingy]

MagnumFreak25 wrote:

First 90 degree banking on a wooden coaster in Europe would be my guess.

Tayto Park already claimed that.

Worlds first wooden launch into an inversion? *shrugs*

^ Or what if a woodie was a floorless in a Timberliner style?

[Turbo]

...inverted...

... suspended ... at worst.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Worlds first GCI on UK landsoil.

[mkingy]

Any wooden coasters that run backwards?

[Paradox]

mkingy wrote:

Any wooden coasters that run backwards?

I am under the impression that Racer at KI still has one side backwards.

It does not.

ZDT's Switchback goes backwards after the spike...

more info: https://towersstreet.com/news/2016/brea ... published/

[Oscar]

Here's some proposed sketches of what SW8, Alton Towers wooden roller coaster will be like: