Project 2025/Caldera: Rapterra (Launched B&M Wing Coaster)
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Yep that’s brake track alright. Pipeline (which also uses the same style of braking) does the exact same. The launch fins are not retractable, however the brake fins are.
Assuming that the non-track pieces (of the storage barn/transfer track/station) seen there are paint-matched to the supports (which they should be), the supports should be that dark-ish grey color.
On another note, if anyone stops by to see the track soon and has a good zoom lens on their camera, a clear photo of the white label on the track would be super awesome; us B&M-track-code geeks would be very appreciative!
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I’ll do that tomorrow or the next day
Significantly more track on site this morning
with still a large staging crew on site.
with still a large staging crew on site.
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Gonna be plenty more showing up!
The cool tone colors of the track and supports are surprising to me! I figured they would be warm tone colors to match Reptilian and based off other recent Cedar Fair major capital projects (Valravn, Yukon Striker, Copperhead Strike, Iron Menace, etc.). I'm even more interested to see what the theme is now and if there is still any play off of Volcano in the theming. I still like the concepts mentioned a few times in here about a bird/hawk/phoenix rising from the ashes of a post-Volcano landscape with a rocky terrain (similar to the waterfall mountain structure still standing in between Arachnidia and Flight of Fear), but I’m not sure these colors work for something like that.
However, the cool green and dark gray colors should blend in well with Tumbili, the surrounding landscaping, and the Flight of Fear show building. These colors should also fade nicely and not look rough after a couple of years (Intimidator 305 is in year 15 of its original paint). Personally, I hope they go with black seats and restraints as those age the best on B&M trains and don't get nasty looking like other colors (especially on the headrest).
However, the cool green and dark gray colors should blend in well with Tumbili, the surrounding landscaping, and the Flight of Fear show building. These colors should also fade nicely and not look rough after a couple of years (Intimidator 305 is in year 15 of its original paint). Personally, I hope they go with black seats and restraints as those age the best on B&M trains and don't get nasty looking like other colors (especially on the headrest).
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I think I spy the turn out of the station
This color aesthetic is GREAT! I love that shade of green, and it makes for a very nice impression around the Earth tone paths and the adjacent rides. Kudos to management fo having some imagination outside of typical Cedar fair normalcy.
This and BGW's "Red Drachen: The Curse of the Bigger, Badder, Wolfer" are going to be fantastic!
This and BGW's "Red Drachen: The Curse of the Bigger, Badder, Wolfer" are going to be fantastic!
They started teasing Twisted Timbers on June 20, 2017 (I know because I just scrolled through 7 years of Facebook posts
). It was basically weekly teasing after that; the coaster's announcement took place on August 16, National Roller Coaster Day.
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