Walibi Holland | Lost Gravity | Mack Rides mega coaster
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elephant58
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
I wouldn't exactly call Blue Fire a multilooper, it hasn't really got that many inversions.
I wouldn't exactly call Blue Fire a multilooper, it hasn't really got that many inversions.
elephant58
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
I just always gathered that a multilooper was a coaster with a wide variety of inversions, like the big B&M Floorless coasters or the Smiler, for example.
But I suppose you could call Blue Fire a multilooper, with that definition.
I just always gathered that a multilooper was a coaster with a wide variety of inversions, like the big B&M Floorless coasters or the Smiler, for example.
But I suppose you could call Blue Fire a multilooper, with that definition.
andrus
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
Of course, I'm not a native Englishman. But at least in the swedish language the word "multiple" refers to something with a vast number, or at least more than average.
By this definition Blue Fire certainly is not a multilooper. Even the old Vekoma corkscrews had 4 inversions.. Blue Fire is more of a Blitz/allround coaster in my book
I'm with you!elephant58 said:
Of course, I'm not a native Englishman. But at least in the swedish language the word "multiple" refers to something with a vast number, or at least more than average.
By this definition Blue Fire certainly is not a multilooper. Even the old Vekoma corkscrews had 4 inversions.. Blue Fire is more of a Blitz/allround coaster in my book
elephant58
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
I've already said that apart form Helix, this will be Mack's first big multilooper. Let's put it this way; Mack's first non-launched coaster with a high amount of inversions.
I've already said that apart form Helix, this will be Mack's first big multilooper. Let's put it this way; Mack's first non-launched coaster with a high amount of inversions.
roomraider
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GuyWithAStick
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
I think Mack was drunk designing this. And if I'm not mistaken, that looks like a wing-over drop.
I think Mack was drunk designing this. And if I'm not mistaken, that looks like a wing-over drop.
Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
That lift hills seems to be built to accomodate really wide trains, too. Is Mack entering the Wing Coaster market?
That lift hills seems to be built to accomodate really wide trains, too. Is Mack entering the Wing Coaster market?
DelPiero
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
Mack's take on the Wing Coaster, no other explanation for the double catwalks.
I'm thinking the drop is more of an EGF style but comes back on itself rather than a 90 degree turn. I don't think it will be the same as the B&M Wingover drops, you can see the banking at the top of the final pic, the B&Ms are already in inverted position before the drop so the drop itself has no banking.
Mack's take on the Wing Coaster, no other explanation for the double catwalks.
I'm thinking the drop is more of an EGF style but comes back on itself rather than a 90 degree turn. I don't think it will be the same as the B&M Wingover drops, you can see the banking at the top of the final pic, the B&Ms are already in inverted position before the drop so the drop itself has no banking.
Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
Well this Mack Surprise does keep on throwing out surprises. Could it be more like the Intamin skyrush trains rather than B&M wingrider? Hard to judge from these pics, I just don't know anymore.
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Well this Mack Surprise does keep on throwing out surprises. Could it be more like the Intamin skyrush trains rather than B&M wingrider? Hard to judge from these pics, I just don't know anymore.
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Re: Walibi Holland to get a Mack coaster for 2016
The Mack MegaLite design is too similar to Intamin's to get away with without a fuzz. They'd get their hats sued off, there's no way it wouldn't be a breach of intellectual property laws. I rather think the design is licenced somehow, rather than copied. They must have bought permission to use it. Question now is whether they've struck any other deals with Intamin or come up with their own winged design.
The Mack MegaLite design is too similar to Intamin's to get away with without a fuzz. They'd get their hats sued off, there's no way it wouldn't be a breach of intellectual property laws. I rather think the design is licenced somehow, rather than copied. They must have bought permission to use it. Question now is whether they've struck any other deals with Intamin or come up with their own winged design.