>Last Thread: >>2720096>Dead coaster edition>What is this thread? Why are there two generals?/rcg/ was initially created as a way for the roller coaster enthusiasts on here to discuss all things roller coasters and theme parks. While roller coasters are the main focus of these threads (and the title of the general) there is also discussion on other theme parks, their rides, as well as the parks themselves and trip planning too. That's where /tpg/ comes in.>Can I talk about Disney/Universal parks in this thread?Absolutely! Disney discussion of all sorts including rides/resorts/dining/trip planning is OK.Thread Tip Pro: Ride every coaster every year, as it may be gone next week.Park Crowd Tracker:>https://queue-times.com/en-US/parksRoller Coaster Database:>https://rcdb.com/Amusement Park News Sites:>https://www.themeparkinsider.com/>https://www.screamscape.com/>https://www.coaster101.com/Disney Park News:>https://www.wdwnt.com/>https://www.wdwmagic.com/>https://www.allears.net>https://www.mousesteps.com
>>2733751Is Yas island worth it? Or should I stick With theme parks in the first world?
The American Dream's TMNT's Kinoraiser back up? It's the only ride that beats Six Flags Over Texas's Titan
>>2733777>KinoraiserLol it's not even an orignial layout. And Titan is utterly mogged by I305 in every concievable way.
>>2733751>Now I'll never be able to say I rode Kingda KaWhy live?
>>2733801I don't know if I buy their reasoning. It doesn't make sense to not announce that that it would be removed. Everyone would flock to the park if they knew that and it would be free revenue.
It really is so weird to have literally the tallest roller coaster in the world, a huge deal, and just close it with no announcement.
When Universal is planning to close an attraction they announce it at least 2 months out to allow the fans enough time to get to the park to say proper goodbyes. They even capitalize on it by releasing limited edition farewell merch.Six Flags will always be bush league
>>2734026Blackpool Pleasure beach just completely tore down their Wooden Wild Mouse overnight in the close season without any announcement. They haven't replaced it with anything either.It's annoying as hell as it was a classic historical ride (one of those, "Am I about to die?" ones) and there's now only a single wooden wild mouse left.
>>2733770Apparently Saudi parks aren't built that well.
>>2734026Six Flags normally did announce major closures, which leads me to believe they have some reason for the quiet closure - such as an announcement of future plans for it. Could just be wanting to minimize criticism too, though.
>>2734155probably unsafe. that park is notorious for horrific deaths caused by negligence.
would you ride it if it still existed?
>>2734167What are the deaths not related to the haunted castle fire (started by some dipshit teenager trying to smoke)
>>2734169Imagine going on a ride so weak and forceless that it doesn't even have a hot nurse stationed at it 24/7. LMAOing at boomers, xoomers, millennials, and zoomers.
>>2734182I really hope someday we see a modern recreation of it
>>2734184A modern version of it would just be a low-tier GCI, unless you kept the original layout to 100% accuracy in which case no one except some thoosie billionaire with a giant backyard would be insane enought to even consider building it.
>>2734170i wouldn't blame the teenager, i would blame the retards who decided to use highly flammable foam(the same type that caused the station nightclub fire) and who chained and blocked off the emergency exits.
>>2734244Most materials people are around and interact with every day are flammable. I would blame the teenager for trying to light a cigarette in an area where smoking was prohibited.>and who chained and blocked off the emergency exits.There's no evidence of that being the case.
>>2734169You can tell just from looking at it that it's a terrible design
>>2734245>There's no evidence of that being the case.this is incorrect
>>2734245>>2734167watch this documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QndKjUVG5mU&list=PLClaUWa99EotmTklgz_pqLMGJrGmwtc_a
>>2734254>>2734256No, I'm not going to watch your shitty documentary, investigators found no evidence exits were chained shut
>>2734245now you're being obtuse the same exact material responsible for one of the deadliest fires resulting in 100+ deaths (station nightclub)because of its illegal and negligent use is not the same as other flammable materials.
>>2734257this is the online equivalent of putting you fingers in yours ears .multiple witnesses that were there at the park that day coorborated some exits being chained, but they were nto called to testify. there was a metal fence erected blocking visitors from accessing several of the exits as well.there was also not fire alarms or sprinkelrs another shared factor with the notorious station fire.charges for manslaughter for the park executives ended with plea deals
>>2734258>>2734262Investigators found no evidence of chained fire exits and that means more to me than your indie shitflick.
>>2734289do you work for six flags corporate or something?
>>2734289>the corrupt investigation about criminal negligence that was allowed to happen due negligence of the township didnt find something that means it didnt happen.we have onrecord from witnesses that they were chained,just because one investigation didnt include it and these witnessed were nto called to testify doesnt mean it didnt happen. also good on you for ignoring all the other factors of negligence and the outcome of the trials. weirdo defending big corporation who lets kids die.>indie shitflick.award winning documentary that is an excellent display of true independent journalism
>>2734297If the witnesses' accounts were credible, they'd have testified in court. There's a reason they didn't make it that far. Still not watching your conspiracy-minded indie shitflick.
>>2734305> If the witnesses' accounts were credible, they'd have testified in courtIs something someone who has never been involved in any legal proceeding would say Also how can you judge something you haven’t even watched.you’re being an obtuse retard for no reason other than your own pride and ego.
>>2734351I know that every time I deal with a histrionic person online or irl, they're often very mentally ill and always wrong.
Anyone been playing the new Planet Coaster? I haven't played it yet but here's a screenshot of one of my old attempts at building a "lifelike" coaster (I'm a talentless retard with no creativity)
>>2734392It's okay overall. Not much of an upgrade over PC1. It's missing a lot of the theming options we got with the base game in PC1 which is disappointing. I assume their plan is to nickel and time the living shit out of customers with the DLC packs adding all of that back in. They also did some scummy shit off the bat like making the haunted mansion ride system a pre-order bonus. So if you buy the game now you can't make the haunted mansion...not that there's a horror theme in the game anyways
Paris is getting a new show, looks like it's no longer going to be a separate drone and "main" show this time. Guessing the aim is to make it less of a bummer if weather means the drones can't go up.
>>2734408Also adding mainstreet projection effects which is sorely needed given so many people get a terrible view of the castle projections.
>>2734408I mean bad weather will still mean no drones, so it'll disappoint either way. Sadly no real way to prevent that from happening. I missed out on Electrical Sky Parade because of the lousy weather and it's a huge bummer I was never able to see it.
>>2734395Well post some of your builds anyways
First (limited) onride footage of the DK coaster (starts at 14m) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7kKAfJzg5U&t=701sIt actually looks like you get thrown about a lot, the lever effect does some interesting things
>>2734441New 'jak just dropped.
>>2734441Is this the nip Mr Beast or some shit?
>>2734361You’ve been wrong at every point in this conversation and you haven’t conceded anything.you are the one being histrionic
>>2734441It does look a little faster/more forceful than I was expecting, I assumed due to the family demographic of Nintendo and not straining the arm too much it would have to be very mild, but it looks like it might be cool.
>>2734493>t. Cluster B
Naruto roller coaster being built in France
>>2734771I can only name a few legitimately great launch coasters, most of them are gay >Hagrid's>Velocicoaster>Maverick >Lightening Rod before the changes>Slinky Dog is great for a family coasterAny others? I can't really think of any more
>>2734783>Slinky DogLMAO it's not even the best launched coaster in its own park (in a park with a whopping 2 coasters). Here's one that mogs all the ones you listed.
>>2734783>>Slinky Dog is great for a family coasterThis is straight up dog shit.
>>2734783Why would you put Slinky over Cosmic Rewind...
>>2734787>>2734788Slinky Dog is a great family coaster, keep coping. It has a very low ride height requirement and is thrilling enough to be fun but also isn't too scary for kids to ride. It checks all the boxes for a great family ride.
>>2734812Disney has great family coasters and Slinky Dog is not one of them.
>>2734783it doesn't do anything exceptional, I just like it
>>2734812Bob Iger posts on /rcg/ now
>>2734169Knowing that they found teeth lodged into the top of the loop, no.
Alright anon, six flags hired (You) to replace Kingda Ka. What are (You) replacing it with?
>>2734783As the others said, Slinky Dog doesn’t belong. Mack isn’t exactly known for intense launches and the ones here are tamer than tire launches on other family coasters like Firechaser Express. It has a boring layout with bunny hills that have no airtime because it goes so slow. I even think it was designed to go faster and was intentionally slowed down for capacity reasons (but can obviously still make the course). It’s a waste of magnetic launches.I’m guessing you’re excluding accelerator and similar coasters, and also impulses. But the Premier LIM shuttle coasters are-were pretty darn good. Volcano was iconic. Cheetah Hunt gets no love for being Maverick Jr. but it’s a fun one, certainly it belong on this list in place of fucking Slinky Dog. I am glad Slinky Dog exists to absorb all those morons that don’t know any better.
>>2734783Nigga please
>>2734876Conventional lift hill coaster of similar height
>>2734860I almost posted this one, it's a great wacky ride and super aesthetic in its prime
>>2734878I like Cheetah Hunt too and think it's a great ride, same for Firechaser. But when you have small kids Slinky is great which is why I provided the caveat of FAMILY coaster. It's obviously outclassed by bigger meaner rides.
>>2734812The theming is pathetic for an E-ticket disney attraction. And if we're going by the coaster itself, Manta at SWSD is the same model, also family-friendly, and absolutely mogs Slinky Dog.
>>2734887>Big Bear Mountain>Firechaser Express>Pegase Express>Gold Rush>(soon) Hiccup's Wing GlidersAll of these are family launched coasters with roughly the same height requirement as Slinky Dog, aren't total snoozefests unlike it, and don't require forcing your kids to sit through a disney-length queue to ride.
>>2734937Hiccup's is going to have disney-length queues for a while
>>2735080Nah, could have capacity close to Hagrid's but won't be anywhere near as in demand. Wolfman (another launch coaster) and Donkey Kong are going to be the ones with the big queues
>>2735112Everything will have a retarded line for the first year or so at least
Riding Radiator Springs Racers made me wonder, are there any other rollercoasters that have a triple bunnyhop that increase in severity each time like that does? I know there are a bunch of multiple bunny hop coasters but they all tend to be the same height.It's a fun element which isn't too extreme but gets funny reactions when someone gets the losing stomach feeling on the penultimate hill and realise they have the final one that'll be even worse.
>>2733770Get the rings nigger
>>2734055A lot of the Middleeastern parks are.Motiongate is really weird for big empty rides (and a fairly neatly themed idea for a Shrek Ride)
>>2735151I doubt it since it would require the track to be powered throughout the course.Closest thing I can think of is something like Lightning Rod's quad down
got our first look at the ministry of magic at epic universehttps://people.com/harry-potter-battle-of-the-ministry-ride-photos-epic-universe-universal-orlando-exclusive-8747275
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>>2735163>I doubt it since it would require the track to be powered throughout the course.You just need to maintain or increase speed by continually decreasing elevation (like LR) and/or contouring each successive hill to make it a little more intense than the previous one.
>>2735184Really interested in knowing if it's going to be a mini drop ride or if it's closer to a simulator that moves between physical scenes. Given this matches the seat layout it's probably safe to assume it's doing this patent.
>>2735188It's pic related, apparently. Basically a scaled up Scoop vehicle with more vertical movement.
>>2735182Epic Universe is really going all out with animatronics, it's great to see
>>2735151Zippin Pippin has a single hill near they end of its bunnyhill finale that needed a slight profiling adjustment to provide clearance for a train, and because of that, it provides Magnum levels of ejector after multiple floater hills.
