Weird, Wacky & Strange Coaster Bits

[Dar]

I guess, technically, the seats really aren't necessary for a rollercoaster to run

 

[InvertsAreMyJam]

I guess, technically, the seats really aren't necessary for a rollercoaster to run

Really? Wouldn’t the seats weigh enough for the difference to be important?

 

[cookie]

I guess, technically, the seats really aren't necessary for a rollercoaster to run

That's actually running hella fast for a chassis-only train.

 

[roomraider]

Not so much a roller coaster as a terrifyingly huge slide.





Located at the 1940 Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand this enormous slide had its own lift hill and an enormous first drop into what appears to be a small airtime hill. The lift hill itself looks quite interesting to me, I assume people sat in those little boxes as it raised them to the summit and presumably dumped them into the ride trough at the top.



The ride can be seen on the right hand side here with a curving entry to that first drop
The classic Out And Back Cyclone wooden coaster seen at the back of the park and may very well get its own post in the old coasters thread sometime later today

 

[ECG]

It's been a minute since I posted here, but what does this Cheetah Hunt support support?

 

[Hixee]

It's been a minute since I posted here, but what does this Cheetah Hunt support support?

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Moral support?

 

[Flash Shift]

I would say the whole of Mandrill Mayhem is a wacky bit. A family shuttle wing coaster already sounds insane, but being a multi-launch made by B&M? With a rare spike and a bizarre helix that just ends? Again, made by B&M?

 

[VonRolland]

I would say the whole of Mandrill Mayhem is a wacky bit. A family shuttle wing coaster already sounds insane, but being a multi-launch made by B&M? With a rare spike and a bizarre helix that just ends? Again, made by B&M?

Its practically a 4d coaster with the shuffling & bouncing it does

 

[emoo]

I agree it's not a smooth ride, but would you complain if Merlin marketed MM as the UKs only 4D coaster?

I've not noticed this on West Coast Racers before. The helix bowl of a support structure is a mega WWS, could be a concept model of a stadium super structure.


Image from Coaster101

 

[toofpikk]

It's been a minute since I posted here, but what does this Cheetah Hunt support support?

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I’ve heard so many theories about this one that I’d really love to see a verified or genuine answer on here!!

 

[spicy]

It used to have this decorative banner hanging from it although seems a rather substantial support just for this purpose.

 

[Hyde]

I agree it's not a smooth ride, but would you complain if Merlin marketed MM as the UKs only 4D coaster?

I've not noticed this on West Coast Racers before. The helix bowl of a support structure is a mega WWS, could be a concept model of a stadium super structure.

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Image from Coaster101

They were testing some structural design ahead of the LA Olympics.

 

[roomraider]

These photos from China show an interesting ride built by a Chinese aerospace research firm near Xi'an in the early 2010s. The exact purpose of the ride isn't known but it certainly looks like it wouldn't have been a pleasant ride.

Photos courtesy of Xiongmao.

 

[Matt N]

If it was for aerospace research, maybe it was the Chinese answer to NASA's Vomit Comet to see if astronauts can handle high g-forces? Or some sort of endurance test, similar to the hypothetical Euthanasia Coaster but not quite as extreme?