Luna Park Coney Island | Thunderbolt | Zamperla

[ECG]

^Yep, the signage has arrived! :--D

And does anyone know if this has a name/technical term?

 

[bmac]

****!

Actually that looks like the pressurization system for the brakes, but I'm not 100% sure since each manufacturer has their own way of doing things (B&M likes to keep their pressure tanks to the side of the brake runs while other manufacturers have them under the tracks).

 

[ECG]

The park apparently had a drone up filming last Saturday. Here's the video they posted on their YouTube channel.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIGSCfgLBo0[/youtube]

 

[ECG]

Here's my latest construction update.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6DevpGA4uo[/youtube]

 

[ECG]

The park had the drone up again this week and filmed the loop topping off. You can also see that the corkscrew has been completed.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WEELF9q6Wk[/youtube]

 

[rollermonkey]

I cannot imagine that trackwork won't be done by next weekend.

 

[bmac]

That went up tons faster than I thought it would, looks like they still have to do the far side of the course from the video but like rollermonkey said I cannot imagine this taking longer to finish than Memorial Day.

 

[rollermonkey]

They are FLYING on this. I think they might be done tomorrow at this rate.

 

[Hobbes]

I guess it just shows how much a small footprint, flat ground, and easy street access can help move a project along.

The coaster looks great too. I really like the colors.

 

[rollermonkey]

Yeah, but this has gone up faster than some of the portable coasters installed at parks this year!

 

[ECG]

I was there when they put the last piece of track into place this afternoon (piece between the support in lower right corner).

Here's a crappy phone panorama shot.

Full layout from the opposite side.

Vertical lift hill drop & loop.

Zero-G roll & corkscrew.

Stengel dive.

Dive loop turnaround.

Part of the sign headed for the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Boardwalk signage.

Here's the station with the roof added since last week.

I'll try to get my final construction update video posted tomorrow.

 

[Ian]

Thunderbolt looks fab. I'm impressed with the quick construction. It better be open when I'm in the USA next month!

 

[Hixee]

I really like the colour of the track (molly orange? ) - I think it looks really vibrant.

Looking forward to seeing this testing now.

 

[Lofty]

As a coaster overall, it looks really great actually, I bet these start to fly off the shelf for Zamperla.

One of the inversions reminds me of the Knock Off SLC's in China.

 

[therick311]

^ The dive loop? That thing does look strangely shaped.

 

[AirtimeFreak]

This thing is looking nice! Some of those shots are really good get some good views of the elements lets hope it rides as good as it looks!

 

[bmac]

Oh geeze that Dive Loop looks so freaking wonky it isn't funny...


...and I love it!

 

[BBH]

That dive loop...I...what?! That looks like the wonkiest thing in existence but I absolutely adore the shaping of it for some odd reason.

 

[Ian]

There is something about this coaster I really like but can't figure out what. The colour is fab. I think it's the simplicity of it. It's not going to be a top 20 coaster by any means but there's something cheesey and fun about it. ECG - When you go down there for testing, tell them that IFC is vistiting in June and wants to ride it so get a move on!

 

[Dapalm]

The coaster looks like great fun but being Zamperla I don't really know what to expect. I love the dive loop too, such a strange shaping.