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[Disney Dood]

I'm in a topic starting mood, so I decided to make this topic. Post your ideas for a ride here, whether it be a simple rollercoaster, a huge Disney thrill ride, or even your ideas for new parks.

I don't really have any good ideas now, but I'm working on a Ratatouille spinning ride now.

So go ahead and share your ideas!

[better]

I have an idea of a ride that would have the world famous game characters or the consoles best games characters in the way of the ride, that would be awesome.

[The BeastFan]

I have a unique idea involving the chain lift. This idea, if it's found suitable, could be something Hard Rock Park could add (if the idea comes around on a professional level). Anyways, each chain dog on different coasters sound different. Knowing that, what if there could be a way to add several different chain dog systems so you could create a kind of chain lift with the sounds of the musical, STOMP. It would definitely make the lift sound musical, perhaps unstable, which would also do wonders for a mine train or well themed woodie. Maybe even space them apart and create rythms and beats.

[nicktellephone]

Wow. I love this thread. I always had the idea of having a floorless coaster run on top of an inverted coaster on the same track and having both trains running at the same time. I tried drawing out the idea on paint and I never said I was an artist by the way.

I have no idea how the supports would work on this coaster.

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[SFA Regular]

I'm thinking of some sort of a Mummy 4D ride. It would be a high speed roller coaster, but during the parts where most of the theming happens, the special effects would be 4D. So for example, when you enter the treasure room and see his face appear on the screen it would appear in 4D image, almost as if you could reach your hand out and touch his face. Most of the images you see in the turns, would also appear inf 4D. When your racing through the course it would be quick 4D images that would appear before your very eyes almost as if they were flying through the air with the ride.

[TwiDragon]

^^Yeah I had thoughts of that once, but theirs many problems with it.

[SFA Regular]

^^Yeah I had thoughts of that once, but theirs many problems with it.

What are some of the problems?

[The BeastFan]

I'm thinking of some sort of a Mummy 4D ride. It would be a high speed roller coaster, but during the parts where most of the theming happens, the special effects would be 4D. So for example, when you enter the treasure room and see his face appear on the screen it would appear in 4D image, almost as if you could reach your hand out and touch his face. Most of the images you see in the turns, would also appear inf 4D. When your racing through the course it would be quick 4D images that would appear before your very eyes almost as if they were flying through the air with the ride.

Ok, what's this 4th dimension of sight anyhow? Height, width, depth, and ....? Not only are you out of bounds with the cost, but now you're trying to defy physics.

[SFA Regular]

Well when I say 4D I'm thinking of Shrek at Universal where all the screen images seem closer than what they are. So when I talk about The Mummy it would be some what cool to have his face from the screen appear closer than what it is. Also, why not hook up air projectors inside the trains so that it created the effect of beetles crawling up your leg like it did at Shrek at Universal?

I have embeded a you tube video of The Mummy Orlando. Take a look at some of the parts I mentioned, such as his face in the screen in the treasure room. Imagine that but in a 4D image. And then take the scene right after that with the beetles. Think of the mini air blowers inside the train creating the effect of beetles crawling on your leg. That would be one cool ride.

Youtube Video ->Original Video

[Coasteridiot]

I think it would be cool if there was a launched coaster, after the launch track you started slanting up a little bit until you entered a building where right when your about to go in the door opens so it feels like your going to smash into the wall.

Instead of it being a door which would be impossible it could be like a garage that opens up and down.

[Disney Dood]

^^Yeah I had thoughts of that once, but theirs many problems with it.

What are some of the problems?

Weight and supports. The track would need to be enormous and the cars would weigh a ton while running together, and the supports would need to be huge to support the weight. I'm sure if the track was made of carbon nanotubes weight wouldn't be a problem, but we're not that advanced yet.

[Coaster Sim. Fan]

Wow. I love this thread. I always had the idea of having a floorless coaster run on top of an inverted coaster on the same track and having both trains running at the same time. I tried drawing out the idea on paint and I never said I was an artist by the way.

I have no idea how the supports would work on this coaster.

I had a very similar idea and thought it out for quite a while. For the most part it seams like a doable concept. There would be limitation thought on maneuverability and coast and size. Doing this would double the amount of track will coast a lot more and more supports also equal a higher coast, which would be needed to support double the track.

[nicktellephone]

^I think the supports would be the hardest part of this coaster to figure out.

[SFA Regular]

Well hear is another idea that I had in mind. Sense music happens to be a popular thing while riding a roller coaster why not have a coaster that plays Electronic/Progressive Trance music while your riding. It would be just like Rocking roller coaster but jacked up to the next level. Part of the ride would be inside and the other part would be outside. To keep the ride interesting it would start it off with a launch and contain other launches along the course as well.

[nicktellephone]

I have just thought of a solution for the supports. This is going to bend my idea a little. It is to not have the tracks touching and to have inverted supports go in between tracks to hold up the inverted track and have the floorless track just sort of rest on top of the supports.

Here is two more wonderful drawings.

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[SFA Regular]

Great idea. So does this prove that my idea can be done?

[nicktellephone]

^Sure your idea can be done. It is just a coaster that gets launched indoors and outdoors with music playing. Sounds very possible.

[SFA Regular]

When I think of it I think of some sort of Premier launch coaster with a lap bar restraint system or a Incredible Hulk type of ride.

[Disney Dood]

I have just thought of a solution for the supports. This is going to bend my idea a little. It is to not have the tracks touching and to have inverted supports go in between tracks to hold up the inverted track and have the floorless track just sort of rest on top of the supports.

Here is two more wonderful drawings.

It's still putting the weight of two tracks on one support, so then that support is going to have to be really strong or we could have some problems.

[nicktellephone]

When I think of it I think of some sort of Premier launch coaster with a lap bar restraint system or a Incredible Hulk type of ride.

Incredible Hulk type of ride gave me a great idea for your coaster. Make it launch out of the roof of the building.

[nicktellephone]

This is all I can think of for now as far as the supports might look like for this coaster.

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[SFA Regular]

I agree with that idea too. I think it would be cool to have a straight away launch from the beginning and have it do some turns inside the building and then before you get to the outer launch where you accelerate out the top of the building you circle around the course in a helix so that it gives you the effect of whats to come and then you enter a straight away before you launch out the top of the building.

[Coasteridiot]

That would be really cool to watch but when you ride it it wouldn't feel different. Just double the screaming.

[SFA Regular]

I love the screaming it makes the ride seem more enjoyable.

[Coasteridiot]

Yah you don't really realize how much it makes the ride better until no one screams and your like "whats going on?" what wrong with this ride?