danlb_2000
Premium Member
The aerials show a lot of work going on my the old bridge so I assume there is going to be some sort of entrance feature.
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The aerials show a lot of work going on my the old bridge so I assume there is going to be some sort of entrance feature.
Where in Louisiana? That's where I'm from too. Oh and Go Tigers! lol
RayTheFirefly
Well-Known Member
There's one in Slidell right off I-10, near a subdivision. On the north side. Could be the one he's talking about.
Btw... you misspelled "geaux"
Yep I sure did haha!There's one in Slidell right off I-10, near a subdivision. On the north side. Could be the one he's talking about.
Btw... you misspelled "geaux"
So is there water in the center trough where the wheel mechanism runs? If not it seems like that would throw off the whole boat ride experience if you can easily see you're not entirely in water, but at the same time, idk if those mechanisms can work under water.
I hope if it is this ride system that the boats are able to keep a distance like in this diagram. It would look like the usual pile up at the end of some of the boat rides sometimes if they are back to back.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yes, it would be under water. In this image 108 is the water level. Since this is more like an omnimover the boats are not free floating so they can prevent that pile up problem.
Next Big Thing
Well-Known Member
I wonder if they'll eventually replace the track on rides like Pirates and IASW to this updated track system (and of course you'd think this would be a perfect opportunity for Frozen, but apparently not).
Eastonm7
Member
Question with Pirates would be can the omnimover ride system go down a drop. If not then that's an easy answer for Pirates.
Next Big Thing
Well-Known Member
Well this system was made for Shanghai's Pirates... of course it's unknown if there is a drop in that version.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I don't see how the ride system in the patent could go down a drop with any kind of speed. Of course we don't know for sure if this is the patent that they are using for Shanghai.
Eastonm7
Member
If anything I would think it be like downhill slopes in Haunted Mansion
ChrisM
Well-Known Member
That, my friend, is one slowly looping softball...begging to be hit.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Actually, now that I look closer at the patent it is talking about driving the vehicle with Linear Induction Motor, so it might be possible to speed up each individual boat when it reaches a drop or just stop the LIM all together and let gravity take over.
rioriz
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dreamscometrue
Well-Known Member
So, it could be like the Rock 'n Roller Coaster launch...fun boat ride!
Tom
Beta Return
I'm thinking now, having seen that photo of the Jungle Cruise style trough, that there will be no drops. A drop means a lift (whether on stage or off), and I can't imagine how a lift would work if there are navigational components hanging off the bottom of the boat.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Agreed. But if we are getting the Shanghai Pirates ride system, that will be far more novel that a 10-foot drop.
flyerjab
Well-Known Member
I get the feeling now having seen Joe Rohde talk about this at D23 that it is going to be a more relaxing, musical experience into the dark, glowing Pandora forest. There already is a water ride with a drop at this park and it does a great job of getting people drenched. A ride built more like The Jungle Cruise - meaning with no drops, but a lot to see - is more along the lines of what I expect this ride to be like. The park needs one like this.
Atomicmickey
Well-Known Member
I gotta say, there's a part of me that sees all that steel and concrete hanging up in the air,
and thinks . . . . thousands of pounds, hundreds of thousands of pounds, millions of pounds . . . of hard steel. Of
hard concrete. Above my head. Cantilevered out. Hanging there. Up there.
And I go . . . ack.
Go structural engineers! Go imagineers! Check and double check your weight bearing measurements.
Go welders! Laser scan your welds!
Go bolt manufacturers! Quality control is key! Make a great product!
Concrete folks! Check adhesion and crumbling properties!
Yay, team!
Ack.
and thinks . . . . thousands of pounds, hundreds of thousands of pounds, millions of pounds . . . of hard steel. Of
hard concrete. Above my head. Cantilevered out. Hanging there. Up there.
And I go . . . ack.
Go structural engineers! Go imagineers! Check and double check your weight bearing measurements.
Go welders! Laser scan your welds!
Go bolt manufacturers! Quality control is key! Make a great product!
Concrete folks! Check adhesion and crumbling properties!
Yay, team!
Ack.