I worry something yellow/orange/gold would make it even more Tumbili-like. Not really sure what I'd like to see from the support color, but making it match Tumbili TOO much seems suboptimal to me.
Project 2025/Caldera: Rapterra (Launched B&M Wing Coaster)
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Pretty sure the supports will be that darkish grey color that the other parts are. The piece of “track” there is the wheel alignment piece that’s part of the storage track (specifically, where the train rolls from the storage onto the transfer table), so I’m assuming all of these parts are for the storage and/or transfer track. They’re usually color matched to the rest of the ride, so I believe the supports are just that same shade of grey.
A vibrantly colored train will go nicely with those more subtle tones (green/grey). I believe KD is going to go all-in with the bird heads on the trains. The theme of a Phoenix makes sense because of Volcano (red/orange), but a multi-colored parrot train would be awesome as well.
Parrot Coaster - Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Xiangzhou, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China)
Parrot Coaster - Chimelong Ocean Kingdom (Xiangzhou, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China)
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Clermont only fabricates the track and supports. Everything else is made in Europe and shipped over via those containers. B&M usually ships components for the station and maintenance shed first.
How cool of KD to build the first ever launched B&M with green track and gray suppor- WAIT NO GET THAT THING OUT OF HERE
Exciting times. Where exactly is this staging area? I would like to see it when I go.
Eastern side of the parking lot near the exit (the Doswell Rd side).
So stupid question time. Do you have to see it from the parking lot or is it something you see from inside the park?
Just from the parking lot, unless you crane your neck to the right on Dominator's lift hill. The Tower's closed, unfortunately!
Yeah, and then after seeing it from Dominators lift, you have to ride Dominator!
(Did not enjoy my ride Monday).
That looks like a piece of track that vehicle bogies are craned and rolled into place, usually as part of the maintenance bay/storage track?
Looks like the 1st piece of transfer track. Notice what appears to be wheel guide rails that transition to tubular track. On the far side, you can see some of it before the fence post blocks the rest.
Course, if that is the case, the track looks narrow. Is that the track gauge for a wing coaster? (Photo perspective might be skewing the track width).
Course, if that is the case, the track looks narrow. Is that the track gauge for a wing coaster? (Photo perspective might be skewing the track width).
I didn't see any significant additions in the staging area so I didn't stop to get fresh pictures there on my way out. It's only the one track piece at the moment the rest appears to likely be maintenance bay platform and catwalk nothing overly exciting.
Here are a few pictures of the actual site progress.
Here are a few pictures of the actual site progress.
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I thought the same thing, I thought wing track had to be about the same thickness as dive track but no, I was way off. Here’s photos for reference.
Photo1 thunderbird
Photo2 valraven
Link1:On Top of the World
Link2:https://www.reddit.com/r/megalophobia/s/qpISn2sq7D
Yeah that big dive track is no joke, it’s enormous.
Wing track is 1.2m rail gauge. I’m almost positive that’s the default track size for B&M; to my knowledge the only ones that deviate from that are the large 8 & 10 seat dive coasters (larger, as seen above) and Penguin Trek (smaller).
Wing track is 1.2m rail gauge. I’m almost positive that’s the default track size for B&M; to my knowledge the only ones that deviate from that are the large 8 & 10 seat dive coasters (larger, as seen above) and Penguin Trek (smaller).
I honestly love that green color I feel like it’s a good fit but also a different enough shade from Tumbili to differentiate it. Can’t wait to see it start to get assembled soon!
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