Real-life basis for original RCT rides?

[madhjsp]

I haven't played the game in forever, but I've always been curious as to what the real-life counterparts of some of the RCT coasters were.

Some of them are obvious: Steel Corkscrew is based on Arrow loopers, and Wooden Twister is based on GCI woodies, for example, but there are a few that have always puzzled me. Anyone care to fill in some of the blanks with an RCDB link?

Wooden Side-Friction
Virginia Reel
Wooden Reverser
Inverted Wild Mouse
Steel Mini (specifically the different train styles)
Suspended Single-Rail

 

[Hixee]

Wooden Side Friction:
http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ca=106
eg. Leap the Dips (Lakemont Park): http://www.rcdb.com/243.htm?p=951

Virginia Reel:
http://www.rcdb.com/qs.htm?t=virginia+reel
eg. Virginia Reel (many sites): Link

I'm sure the Inverted Wild Mouse must be based off some sort of Zamperla inverted coaster type thing. The suspended single rail coasters are presumably based on te same sort of model as Pteranodon Flyers (http://www.rcdb.com/559.htm) at IoA.

Can't really help with the rest.

 

[Gazza]

Steel mini ladybird cars:
http://www.rcdb.com/999.htm?p=8483
http://www.rcdb.com/783.htm?p=20746

Steel mini log cars:
http://www.rcdb.com/1459.htm?p=2541

Both based on the Zeirer Tivoli (The other 'spinning cars' in the game dont exist in real life for this type of coaster)

Suspended single rail:
http://www.rcdb.com/780.htm?p=1170

Inverted Wild Mouse
http://www.bannister.org/coasters/parks ... _fairs.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNYmtn_J ... re=related
(Only exists as a traveling coaster)

 

[madhjsp]

Thanks for the responses, guys, cool stuff!

You actually got me searching a little bit and I found a document that lays it all out pretty nicely, in case you're interested:

It doesn't work if I try to link directly to it, but at this site there's a link called rct2_coasters_compared_to_real_world.doc

 

[Steven]

There is a inverted wild mouse at Hyde Park winter wonderland. See trip photos.

 

[metalhead7]

I always thought the inverted wild mouse was based of this prototype (the screaming squirrel"