IAAPA 2016! Lots of Cool stuff!

Dont know how well this will go around but would anyone like me to post pictures from the forum on the TPR website to over here. Pictures are from IAAPA this year and there have been some crazy unveilings today!

[TTD03]

Yea sure, why not.

don't tease

[Paradox]

Mack released this weird thing

Here's some stuff from the TPR guys. Dont know what you all wanted to see in particular, but here goes nothing (Photo creds to TPR)



Excerpt from the press release

Skywarp has everything that operators of all sizes desire: Big impact, big thrills, big visibility, and big capacity with a small footprint and a small price," the Skyline team boasted. The ride is 62 feet tall with a track length of 360 feet and fits on a site just 30 feet wide and 120 feet long. It seats 32 riders per cycle and thrills 800 per hour.

Skywarp can be installed on a customer's foundation or supplied with a base frame for semi-permanent installation. While drive tires will be the standard propulsion method, linear synchronous motors from a proven industry expert are an optional substitute to further streamline the system. Both methods will gradually rock the train back and forth until reaching full speed, reducing power consumption and minimizing required infrastructure improvements.

for more on this ride, go here lol : http://www.skylineattractions.com/?p=pr ... -footprint (Hopefully this doesnt become the new SF Larson loops........)

[Turbo]

Mack is breathtakingly innovative and daring. I love these concepts they keep coming out with and they just don't stop haha.

GG trains............. I'm in love. Too bad the ones I've been on made the ride rougher.

New PTC! YAAASSSSSS

I'm still guessing that CP is riding the Valravn train for another year. It's the smart play.

[Coasterkidmwm]

I think they've been showing that PTC for like a decade (at least) and nobody has bought it.

[Turbo]

[TTD03]

I'm honestly surprised that RMC hasn't announced anything. Then again, were half way through the week, we could see something from them still.

That Mack concept is pretty awesome. They have definitely stepped up the last couple years. I hope more US parks start buying from them more

That thing about 2 different train types on the same track, with corresponding loading platforms is genius.

Please make a 60m version of this pronto/.

The versatility of the Mack concept is great. I (don't) look forward to many debates over how many credits it counts as.

[Turbo]

I'd say two lol.. only because the ride experience would be different with fixed cars vs. spinning. Would certainly count more as an additional credit than X > X2

The only question I have about the "Skywarp" thing is whether or not that counts as a coaster. I mean, it doesn't really "coast" does it? I don't mean to be "that guy" but in all seriousness, we don't want Six Flags to buy a ton of this just to fool the GP and piss us coaster enthusiasts off again.

purplechicken wrote:

I mean, it doesn't really "coast" does it?

Well, by that argument powered coasters are out but I see what you're saying; plus there is still a difference since powered coasters are more "coastery". I thick it's all about whether you think the Larson Loop falls into the category of coaster or not.


Edit: Also, it's hard to determine it's power source but it seems like it would be LIMs or something in the station.

Having all those dummy cars seems like it would be a huge addition to the maintenance

Those innovative designs really make me feel the future! Way to go!

[mkingy]

Jcoasters wrote:

purplechicken wrote:

I mean, it doesn't really "coast" does it?

Well, by that argument powered coasters are out but I see what you're saying; plus there is still a difference since powered coasters are more "coastery". I thick it's all about whether you think the Larson Loop falls into the category of coaster or not.


Edit: Also, it's hard to determine it's power source but it seems like it would be LIMs or something in the station.

Having all those dummy cars seems like it would be a huge addition to the maintenance

Personally I think the fact that the train doesn't have a start or end (much like a larson loop) discounts it as a coaster and puts it firmly as a flat ride.

But it does! The dummy cars are just in between the two trains on one end each. However, I agree with you in that it's pretty much a flat ride lol

[Paradox]

Looks like Intamin is trying to jump on the free spin bandwagon.

[Turbo]

The bandwagon they created lol

The new track style will probably be cheaper to produce which is a plus but I can't figure out why they wouldn't add an MCBR for capacity and why they wouldn't have two cars of 8 people each. Seems like that would have been a good move but what do I know? I'm just a geek.

[Coasterkidmwm]

I think the random flat part is supposed to be a block brake.

Ole add to NL plz.

[Turbo]

Probably was the dev team who added that train style in. Due to contracts and stuff they can't release certain train styles to the public after they make concept stuff like this.

After riding Green Lantern... I'm not sure if I can trust a zac spin... no. I can't.