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coastter. With an eight-passenger single file train hugging the rail, the coas t er will give riders an unobstructed view of the grrhe g ound and air as t hey speed smoothly o smoothly over the twisting track. ky Mountain Cons
creating an extremely low center of gravity that amplif enables more dynamic turns and rottations than hav er
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From Rocky Mountain Construction, this new monorail track, called Tr ex (as ge steel box beam. Unlike RMC’s Topper tr ack
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height of 106 feet (32 m) befor lunging them f ace down at a 90° angle. Throughout t he 1,800 feet (549 m) of track, riders will travel 52 mph (84 kph),
RailBlazer will lift rider s to a eight of 106 fee t (32 m) before plunging them face do 0° angle. Thr eet (5
will travel 52 m ph (84 kph), experience an abundance of airtime and steeply banked turns, under ak underttake three inversions and twist through a zero gravity roll. “RailBlazer is a revolutionary roller coaster concept tter concep t that will be an intense and e
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be an intense and e xhilarating ride experience for our
guests,” said Raul Rehnborg, vice president and general
manager, Califor manager, California’s Great America. “In addition, it mar s the company’s initial investment in the park following the City of Santa Clara’s approval this year of the new park mastter plan, and kicks off a multi-year transformation of California’s Great America into a world-class destination for everyone in the Bay Area and beyond.”
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The design spirit of the ride is reflective of an off-road adventure, with immersive sensory theming that embraces the great outdoors of the Bay Area and Central Coast. Once on board, riders will ascend a 45° climb, dive into a ravine and encounter steeped embankments representing an extreme four- wheeling journey. Imposing physical elements during the ride and queue line include a natural waterway, rocky surroundings and a trailhead marquee sign designed to mark the beginning of the journey. The unique design of RailBlazer will include a silent rollback lift hill that eliminates the traditional sounds of the train moving up the track.
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Steel V engeance: Cedar Point
I n Sandusky sky, Ohio, Cedar PointPo y, ’s FrontierTown will be transformed when Steel f
Vengeance, the tallest, fastest and longest hybr id roller coaster in the world, opens in the spring of 2018. At more than 200 feet tall, the new hybrid design from Rocky Mountain Construction combines a steel running track on a massive wooden structure that provides an extremely smooth and comfortable ride while enabling the coaster’s orm maneuvers previously unheard of on a wooden roller coaster.
trains to perffo
Steel Vengeance will offer riders high intensity through a relentless series of dynamic movements. Riders will board one of three trains and climb 205 feet (62 m) above FrontierTown. Once they crest the lift hill, they’ll be staring straight down a 90° initial drop and a 200-foot (61 m) fall to earth. Multiple airtime hills follow, including the world’s fastest airtime hill ever created on a hybrid roller coaster, and a 116-foot-tall (35 m) outer-banked hill placing riders on an outward tilt while moving forward. Steel Vengeance will also debut the firs t-of-its-kind “Twisted Snake Dive.” In this new maneuver, the coaster’s train will enter a half-barrel roll, hang upside-down for a brief moment and then turn back in the direction of travel, not completing a full roll. The coaster’s figure-eight layout will create a fast-paced journey with multiple airtime hills, twists and dives, over-banked turns and surprise maneuvers. The entire ride will last approximately 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
30 SEPTEMBER 2017 Park News Extra
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