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Raptor - B&M 'Wing-Rider' - Gardaland

Reminds me of how Towers did Oblivion's 97 hype up...

Now that's how to advertise your ride people and make it actually interesting...
 
Inverse said:
B&M still build in Switzerland, right? It'd be ridiculous to transport track from Ohio when Gardaland is only a couple of hours from the Swiss boarder. I don't think that track is for this.

I'm not so sure about that. The last NEW B&M built in Europe was Black Mamba in 2006. Since that time, I've seen all of Asia's and America's B&M track being made here in Ohio. About a year ago, I read an article on the steel plant and I remember reading that it's the only place B&M produces its track now. I always thought the Europe plant had made track for Europe and Asia and the Ohio only made America's track. But after the last few years, I think Ohio is the only plant to make B&M's track.
 
bob_3_ said:
This ones interesting, as it implies a loop. But seeing as we already know the ride will only have 2 zero-gs, I doubt this track is for X-Raptor.

Without a reference point of other track, its almost impossible to tell what track parts are. The entrance of a loop could look just like the pull out of a hill, a section of a zero G roll could look just like a section of banked turn, so on.
That being said, the track looks super good and I can't wait to see it shipped and assembled so we can try and guess where that piece goes!
 
Gazza said:
Man, I wish I had the funds to go to Europe...
Then why not get some? You're old enough for a part time job right? Just work a couple of shifts per week at a Supermarket/Fast Food Place etc, and after a few months you'll have enough money together for travel expenses...Easy!

Except for saving for a car, college, ect. :wink:

Back on topic, though, that promotion is pretty cool. LOL at the kid getting scanned! :p
 
I have recieved a short press summary from Gardaland...

Important works have started at Gardaland for the building of the new extraordinary attraction for 2011.

It’s going to be the most imposing and extreme roller coaster in Italy built by the best and most qualified producer in the world of this kind of attraction, the Swiss company B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard Inc.) which have to their record over 71 roller coasters built across the world.

B&M products are considered the best on the market. The company doesn’t produce series of models and each of its new creations has its own exclusive project: there are no two identical B&M roller coasters in the world.

After clearing the vast area dedicated to the new settlement and after the beginning of works Gardaland will activate, in the space of a few days, a web cam which is going to let everybody take a look, through the www.gardaland.it website, at work in progress.

Visitors of the Park, already during this past weekend, were able to witness unusual technical activities… An armoured container, made of an aluminium league, completely watertight and totally screened from any kind of electromagnetic field was positioned beside the building site area. There was also a special monitoring radar aerial surrounded by very particular watertight containers for scientific scopes and by unusual depressurising valves…

In the proximity of this mysterious site, specialist technicians are roaming about wearing hermetic diving suits and fireproof outfits – usually used to work in delicate settings of the aseptic kind - equipped with unusual instrumentations with which they appear to be carrying out environmental monitoring along with mysterious “measurements” on passers-by.

Apparently it looks like something anomalous has been spotted in the area: unusual noises coming from under the ground and unexplainable vibrations of the ground, coupled with the strange variations of certain environment parameters which have prompted a strict monitoring plan of the area. The location was armoured, protected from the public and put under the constant surveillance of a group of operators employed for the analysis of all environment data. Air temperature, ground vibrations, magnetism, natural radioactivity, radio propagation and anything else that may be of use for ongoing investigations are being monitored. Spot checks of Guests passing by are also carried out; there are always many curious ones, as the enclosed photo shows, and they seem to perceive the new operation as yet another Gardaland attraction!

It came with a couple of images...
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I swear that there are at least two cloned B&Ms...?

I love the idea of a web cam, although I wonder how much will be shown.

Finally, I'm chuffed that they seem to be developing a story for this coaster. I love the clandestinity and interactive themeing involved, it's almost like Oblivion at Alton Towers.

Probably the most exciting coaster project to look forward to next year.
 
Ohh that's very exciting - a proper backstory!
I'll prob. be going to Gardaland next month so I'll gather what info I can (although doubt you will see much on site)
 
Yup, and you so know you're going to have a Vadge on your sofa at some point :)

New B&M <3
 
The one thing that makes me think this will be a lift hill, even though I think it will be a launch, is the fact that it is a prototype, and B&M hates downtime, so why would they essentially do two brand new things on one coaster? In one hand, they can get all of the problems done in one shot, but on the other hand, you could be looking at extensive downtime that will make Intamin Acceleration coasters seem reliable.

If it is a launch, do they use a pulley like Acceleration, LIM? LSM? Or something brand new?
 
^ Since it's a prototype coaster and the park gets it for "free" (except material and construction costs) I believe that B&M can experiment with a launch as well. It looks like they'll have plenty of time too, so if they eg finish the construction in the winter they still have several months to sort out eventual problems that'll appear with the launch.

My personal oppinion though is that it'll be a lift hill. I don't know why, it's just my personal belief that this coaster will be a compact inverter somewhat similar to the Batman clones but with another seating. But you never know..
 
From what I remember hearing, I'm sure they do NOT get it for free?

Is it something like they get it at a discounted price OR get a deal on their next coaster or something like that? They do have perks to them from what I can remember!
 
Screamscape said:
So what is Gardaland getting out of this special arrangement? Not only do they get to have B&M’s first new prototype coaster design and all the eyeballs around the world that will follow it’s development, but I’ve heard that the park will be getting this ride for a cost not too much more than the cost of materials and labor.
Ok sry, it wasn't "free", but almost :p and hence it's screamscape you never know..
 
Is it just me, or does the track on Nemesis look really similar to the track on Nemesis Inferno? Or Hulk? Or SilverStar? Or Wildfire? Or....
 
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