Universal IoA | Jurassic World VelociCoaster | Intamin Blitz | 2021

[Niles]

What a beautiful mess of steel

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/hw81jv

 

[MLDesigns]

New aerials from Bio:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1286713113824440321

https://twitter.com/x/status/1286721089255735302

https://twitter.com/x/status/1286722502362832896

But as I had been fearing for a while, it's confirmed. Trims:

 

[spicy]

As long as the trims are only on the top hat exit and aren’t littered around the track it will be fine.

I guess we can expect a pretty good launch if they need a trim there too.

 

[ScottLann]

As long as the trims are only on the top hat exit and aren’t littered around the track it will be fine.

I guess we can expect a pretty good launch if they need a trim there too.

I Agree! I just hope it isn't the kind of trims that they were expecting to have on Ice Breaker where it would have been holding it slightly

 

[Markus.Downhill]

I Agree! I just hope it isn't the kind of trims that they were expecting to have on Ice Breaker where it would have been holding it slightly

Did they end up having those trims on ice breaker?

 

[CanobieFan]

As far as the last few photos have shown, Ice Breaker doesn't have a trim on its top hat...thing

 

[CrashCoaster]

HA I told you there would be trims on that top hat but did anyone believe me? Of course they didn't.

 

[JoshC.]

HA I told you there would be trims on that top hat but did anyone believe me? Of course they didn't.

 

[CrashCoaster]

It appears the trims are actually LSM motors rather than fixed brake fins (you can see the electrical cables tunning off them):-

Anticipation drop maybe? From Coaster Bot Discord.

 

[Antinos]

Not sure why, considering that the set piece doesn't have a holding brake, but the top hat's holding brakes are giving off some similar vibes:

 

[ScottLann]

It appears the trims are actually LSM motors rather than fixed brake fins (you can see the electrical cables tunning off them):-

Anticipation drop maybe? From Coaster Bot Discord.

I hope not, for the sake of the speed on the second half. I feel like an anticipation drop would slow it down even more than a trim break

 

[Markus.Downhill]

I

I hope not, for the sake of the speed on the second half. I feel like an anticipation drop would slow it down even more than a trim break

An anticipation drop on a dive coaster is good but not on a top hat

 

[Matthew Fair]

I

An anticipation drop on a dive coaster is good but not on a top hat

Might give you a tiny bit more time to enjoy the view tho ?‍?

 

[Markus.Downhill]

Might give you a tiny bit more time to enjoy the view tho ?‍?

It will ruin the speed in the second half

 

[Crazycoaster]

^ No it won’t. It will go precisely the speed it was supposed to.

 

[Markus.Downhill]

^ No it won’t. It will go precisely the speed it was supposed to.

No because the coaster will be going fast going down the drop if the trims aren’t there. Now it’s a bit like thrill throttle

 

[Crazycoaster]

If there are trims there, the layout was designed with those trims there in the first place. That means the speed out of the tophat has been calculated precisely as has the rest of the layout. It’s not a last minute addition.

Intamin doesn’t exactly hold back with the G forces, so you’ll still get all the ejector.



Is there a possibility that these could simply be an insurance policy against rollbacks? Something to make sure the train keeps a forward momentum over the top?

 

[CrashCoaster]

The LSMs pretty much guarantee the train won't stall on the top hat. I imagine the reason for them being there is perfectly valid.

 

[Magic-Man]

An anticipation stall isn't the worst idea in the world. Could be pretty cool, actually.

 

[Lofty]

Trims cost money, they're not cheap. If they're there, they're required.

****ing enthusiasts...