Project 2025/Caldera: Rapterra (Launched B&M Wing Coaster)

[CoasterMac]

A fantastic over-the-fence view thanks to Mr. Novak!

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I guess they're fast-tracking these footers in & around the plaza so they can get those work walls down ASAP?

 

[guy305]

I actually like the fences, they play into the explorer theme. And it’s free advertising for next year

 

[MysticClay]

Idk if Im cooking or still coping with volcano’s loss but it kinda lines up with the old mountain in the front facing area

 

[Jwanger93]

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I just took a new picture and realized the metal column is behind the concrete footer which does look very much like b&m

I’m not saying it’s not a b&m it could be, but I wouldn’t try to make any guesses as to manufacture off of footing type and anchor bolt lay out that as a ton more to do with the ground and underlying bedrock then it does with the steel structure on top. If I was going to take a stab at that I would do it more off of the plans and the collective lay out of all the footers more so.

 

[DE_Creative]

I’m not saying it’s not a b&m it could be, but I wouldn’t try to make any guesses as to manufacture off of footing type and anchor bolt lay out that as a ton more to do with the ground and underlying bedrock then it does with the steel structure on top. If I was going to take a stab at that I would do it more off of the plans and the collective lay out of all the footers more so.

Lucky for you, the experts here already did that!

 

[Jwanger93]

I’m not trying to knock anybody on anything I’m just saying last spring I did a job on the south side of Richmond and the footers we supplied were identical to that, but it was for an 55 foot elevated walk way around a soybean fermentation tank, I just don’t think a ton can be drawn form a single footer design, it’s an industry standard.

 

[Jonesta6]

I’m not trying to knock anybody on anything I’m just saying last spring I did a job on the south side of Richmond and the footers we supplied were identical to that, but it was for an 55 foot elevated walk way around a soybean fermentation tank, I just don’t think a ton can be drawn form a single footer design, it’s an industry standard.

Good to point this sort of thing out. I'm guessing it's the laser focus on the new wing coaster construction progress that's caused a bit of blindness. For all we know, this foundation will be used for something other than supporting the coaster structure (possible, given the previous comments about the placement far outside of the submitted plans).

 

[Mushroom]

@Jwanger93 maybe I misunderstood you, but I interpreted your post as questioning whether that specific footer might not be a B&M footer. If that’s what you meant, I’m not sure why your post got so much hate because that seems like a fair ask to me. The footer’s location doesn’t seem to match up with any of the footers from the leaked blueprints; in fact, it seems completely outside the boundary of the ride’s leaked layout. And your personal experience with footers seems like good evidence that many manufacturers and hardware can use footers that look like that.

The footer strikes me as a bit of a mystery. Maybe it’s for theming or some other structure, for all we know. I think @Jwanger93 is perfectly valid in pushing on that.

 

[the_pantsmith]

New mountain. Dippin Dots guy came to me in a dream and told me.

 

[MysticClay]

I have three footers on the leak map now that line up, it appears they’re working on the ones closest to the path first.

 

[MysticClay]

Also this thing I have no clue what the hell this is but I don't think it’s coaster related

 

[jscll]

That is where a footer is going, they may be doing other utility work while they are digging.

 

[Jwanger93]

That large rusty metal thing is a shoring device basically just steel box they drop in so workers can go down and do work in the hole with out the risk of a cave it, it will be removed when the work at the bottom of the hole is completed.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

Gonna be so fun watching this new signature ride come to life.

 

[Intimidator325]

This is probably a given but everyone one likes different things/ride experiences so... do you all think this will be the 3rd best in the park for you? and how do you think you're top 5 in the park will look like once you've ridden it.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

It'll be 3 or 4 for me, I love new Grizzly. I feel very confident it'll be a better ride than Dominator but I also personally really enjoy wing coasters. Thunderbird at Holiday World was excellent, and I'm glad the first ever custom B&M for KD is only the 2nd one of its kind in the US.

 

[the_pantsmith]

This is probably a given but everyone one likes different things/ride experiences so... do you all think this will be the 3rd best in the park for you? and how do you think you're top 5 in the park will look like once you've ridden it.

This question is wholly dependent on theming. This coaster with Dominator theming probably puts it at 3-5. If the theming is good and it's a whole experience, it could be number 1. I weigh good theming pretty heavily

 

[Crunchewy]

I really hope there are structures for it to go through like Thunderbird has. Rolls through a structure, and such.

 

[guy305]

I’d be surprised if there wasn’t. Volcano’s
old sign may have some sort of interaction

 

[richmondrider]

After riding my first wing coaster at Dollywood, I’m really excited for this. If done well, it will be a huge hit.