S&S launched coaster for Happy Valley Beijing

[Lofty]

This actually looks pretty promising. It seems like these NEW S&S launch coasters are becoming a LOT more popular than their old Launched coasters. They're branding them as 'Thrill Coasters' though instead of 'Launch Coasters'. Am I being really silly or does it have some kind of different launch mechanism rather than air?!

 

[Martyn B]

I actually think its a shame that you go up that twisty hill, but its something different I suppose.

 

[bob_3_]

^ But straight drops are full of air!

 

[andrus]

I like my hills straight as well! And that weird looking hill it launches up to looks cool, just hope it works out well in reality!

 

[Anonymous]

EGF is a prime example why twisty drops are crap

I really love this coaster, S&S really know how to make them look great, but I have my doubts about the hill shown to the right on the second pic Roomrider posted above, it just looks so wrong.

 

[andrus]

^Are you being sarcastic? :wink: That first drop is awesome, that's actually the only part of EGF I really like!

 

[Anonymous]

^ Nope, to me it's one of the worst parts of the ride, and it's the least enjoyable drop of any Intamin Mega I have ridden...

 

[Ben]

Yeah, EGF's drop is like, the only good part of the ride...

I'd take it over the "oh look, I'm hanging out the train" overbanks especially.

 

[Tony]

RCDB has posted some new pictures and it looks pretty awesome!

http://www.rcdb.com/9140.htm?p=0

 

[Smithy]

Wow.

 

[Uncle Arly]

That actually looks incredible.

 

[Hixee]

Want. Want. Want. Want.

That looks absolutely incredible. I wonder how fast it runs though the circuit...

 

[Dave]

Those transitions look so wrong yet so good.

 

[andrus]

The climb after the launch looks immense! If it doesn't kill people I believe it'll be awesome There should be some pretty strong airtime on the hills as well, especially on the closest one on those pics :--D

 

[CedarPoint6]

That 90 degree banked turn is just...odd looking...
I hope it works well since the rest of the ride looks great. I would imagine some of the airtime is going to be incredible, especially on those last few hills. I just hope it rides decently well... I'm never really sure what to expect from S&S. I wonder how the other Happy Valley one is coming along?

 

[CMonster]

That looks pretty amazing. Even if it looks so weird.

 

[Martyn B]

Thats worse than Speeds banked turn!

 

[Snoo]

I was gonna say.. that whole ride just looks.. horribly designed. Bad ass tho.. :lol:

 

[Crazycoaster]

Thats worse than Speeds banked turn!

From the loooks of it.. and from messing around in No Limits and more specifically, Newton 2, it looks to be that the top section of the turn will be 0Gs.. that'll be why its so bizarre looking. You can see the transition from 0 to positive G's towards the far side of the turn.

 

[bob_3_]

AWWWW look at you Andre with your force-based thinking.