New Harry Potter Coaster Confirmed for 2019 (Dragon's Challenge Closing Sept 4th)

[JoeCamel]

Would it have a launch to get the coaster going again if the fail-safe was used? Surely they won’t want to evacuate and manually move the train whenever this happens.

Yep, the LSMs can move the train either direction or brake and hold it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Do you want it with or without relativistic length dilation due to all the launchers?

No need for Einsteinian calculations. Just the absolute track length (doubling the reversing track?). It was done for Slinky Dog.

 

[MisterPenguin]

No need for Einsteinian calculations. Just the absolute track length (doubling the reversing track?). It was done for Slinky Dog.

The complete path of a train from beginning to getting back to its start is 5,148 feet.

207 feet is retraced by going backward.

 

[WowFactor]

From Midway Mayhem

 

[Rich Brownn]

How do you know? You seem pretty sure of what it won't do. Where are you getting your information from?

You can see the entire spike track. There's no brake on it. WYSIWYG

 

[ToTBellHop]

The complete path of a train from beginning to getting back to its start is 5,148 feet.

207 feet is retraced by going backward.

Thanks! I assume it won’t break 40 mph, so this should be quite long for a coaster. Not that this is surprising.

 

[raven]

I'm expecting a full stop of the train either before or after the spike to allow for the track to switch. They would never design a coaster that relied on a switch moving into place every time, where a failure could potentially mean derailing and serious damages and injury. The lawyers would never sign off.

-Rob

The same technology has been implemented for a few other coasters around the world as well. This LSM’s can stop the train as it heads backwards if the switch fails. But I also believe the switch will happen behind the train as it’s sitting still for a possible show scene before it launches forward.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The same technology has been implemented for a few other coasters around the world as well. This LSM’s can stop the train as it heads backwards if the switch fails. But I also believe the switch will happen behind the train as it’s sitting still for a possible show scene before it launches forward.

That would make the most sense.

 

[JoeCamel]

That would make the most sense.

Mind that there may be 7 - 8 trains on track at one time so none are going to stay in one place for very long.

 

[OG Runner]

You can see the entire spike track. There's no brake on it. WYSIWYG

You can also see in the video the ride does not stop at the same spot each time. There must be
away that can be adjusted. Could there be a braking system on the ride vehicles?

 

[ToTBellHop]

You can also see in the video the ride does not stop at the same spot each time. There must be
away that can be adjusted. Could there be a braking system on the ride vehicles?

The LSMs adjust as this is test&adjust. In practice it will still vary a bit due to different weights of each train unless they weigh each train in the station like Dragon Challenge did.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

Has everyone here seen the POV animation? Unsure if that has been posted and I stumbled upon it today...
The video description say the video is based on leaks about the ride in conjunction with Bioreconstruct's aerial pictures. Track layout seems to line up with everything I've read here.

EDIT: After looking over more and more, disregard some of the "show" scenes as they were seemingly invented by the video creator. Track layout is accurate to the ride though.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I HOPE the final product does not have that ham-fisted story. Another "something goes wrong" cliche and "oh no we have to cut this adventure short"?? If that is the actual story then they deserve massive ridicule for once again going for the most creatively bankrupt and cliche' design choices on the ride that was supposed to be an apology of sorts for their last several mediocre-to-terrible efforts.

Like seriously I JUST WANT TO RIDE WITH HAGRID AND HAVE SOME WHIMSICAL FUN, that alone is enough of a concept, the same way I just wanted to ride the wild Gringotts carts and not watch action happen while stopped. How could they be so inept??

Please tell me that is just someone's interpretation of the ride layout and not the actual story.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

Please tell me that is just someone's interpretation of the ride layout and not the actual story.

The layout is correct; that is how the ride will operate. The story and dialogue in the video is based on a combination of leaks and the video creator's interpretation, so that is not 100% what it will be, pay less attention to that.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The layout is correct; that is how the ride will operate. The story and dialogue in the video is based on a combination of leaks and the video creator's interpretation, so that is not 100% what it will be, pay less attention to that.

Yes. Some of the critters are correct, but the storyline isn't.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Yes. Some of the critters are correct, but the storyline isn't.

Alright, good. Though honestly I wouldn’t put it past Universal Creative to screw it up like that once again. Time will tell.

 

[Rob562]

The same technology has been implemented for a few other coasters around the world as well. This LSM’s can stop the train as it heads backwards if the switch fails. But I also believe the switch will happen behind the train as it’s sitting still for a possible show scene before it launches forward.

I'm curious what coasters operate in the manner you describe, where standard operation doesn't stop the train every time. (My knowledge of non-US coasters isn't as broad as my US coasters)

-Rob

 

[JT3000]

Mind that there may be 7 - 8 trains on track at one time so none are going to stay in one place for very long.

They may not stay still for minutes at a time, but there are several spots where the train should theoretically either stop entirely or slow considerably for the sake of a show scene. Otherwise all those launches would be redundant. I'm not sure this particular area will be one such spot, but I can't imagine them not giving the switch time to do its thing, for safety if nothing else.

 

[JoeCamel]

I HOPE the final product does not have that ham-fisted story. Another "something goes wrong" cliche and "oh no we have to cut this adventure short"?? If that is the actual story then they deserve massive ridicule for once again going for the most creatively bankrupt and cliche' design choices on the ride that was supposed to be an apology of sorts for their last several mediocre-to-terrible efforts.

Like seriously I JUST WANT TO RIDE WITH HAGRID AND HAVE SOME WHIMSICAL FUN, that alone is enough of a concept, the same way I just wanted to ride the wild Gringotts carts and not watch action happen while stopped. How could they be so inept??

Please tell me that is just someone's interpretation of the ride layout and not the actual story.

Oh, something will go wrong.......

eta - I don't know for sure but I would bet you get sprayed with water at some point in the ride.

 

[OG Runner]

I HOPE the final product does not have that ham-fisted story. Another "something goes wrong" cliche and "oh no we have to cut this adventure short"?? If that is the actual story then they deserve massive ridicule for once again going for the most creatively bankrupt and cliche' design choices on the ride that was supposed to be an apology of sorts for their last several mediocre-to-terrible efforts.

Like seriously I JUST WANT TO RIDE WITH HAGRID AND HAVE SOME WHIMSICAL FUN, that alone is enough of a concept, the same way I just wanted to ride the wild Gringotts carts and not watch action happen while stopped. How could they be so inept??

Please tell me that is just someone's interpretation of the ride layout and not the actual story.

Sorry, but like the ride name states, this is an Adventure. Off hand there will be the ride stopping and then going backwards. The Devil's Snare, drop track. Yeah, this isn't going to be a straight nature ride.