I'd love a massive wave of Dark rides to be installed at regional US parks
Project 2025/Caldera: Rapterra (Launched B&M Wing Coaster)
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I don't know how high maintenance they are, but I'd love to see a revival of the omnimover for regional parks. Small footprint, could maybe be pretty cheap, and broadly applicable for whatever theme the park would want. Not to mention they can cash in on classic dark ride nostalgia. Every park should have at least one dark ride imo. Anyway back to Rapterra
Only if they are unique and interesting. Granted I do think the Justice League rides are cool that Six Flags bought in bulk a few years back.
That said Rapterra is looking great!
Do all trains come wrapped up like that or are the covering up some theming we don’t know about?
That’s just how companies ship their trains usually. There still could be some theming though.Do all trains come wrapped up like that or are the covering up some theming we don’t know about?
I'm pretty sure B&M does not ship their wing coaster trains with their decorative center covers attached. I assume they are made from fiberglass and are at too much risk to be damaged if shipped attached to the train carriage. (Some assembly required).
I feel like this photo justifies a post.
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Probably the best look we've gotten at the site yet!
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Probably the best look we've gotten at the site yet!
Did not realize how close to the FoF building the station gets. Hopefully that means pretty immersive theming to hide the building, or maybe that's why the station is enclosed. I'd just prefer not having any atmosphere ruined by a giant sheet metal wall. Maybe they'll paint the building that Disney green
Yeah, I'm desperately hoping for the lower portion of the building to be painted "Go Away Green" and the upper portion "Be Gone Blue" just like Comic Rewind's building. I worry it's pretty unlikely though.
I wonder if they’ll try on BGWs “you won’t even notice it when riding” to see if it fits.
Did y’all see the new angles of Rapterra on their instagram story?
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That dive loop looks huge up close. And the station looks much bigger on the inside. Apparently they did some construction tours today so more pics should be popping up.
The exterior of Rapterra's station really blends well with the FOF building... not saying either are attractive, just an observation.
I'm expecting the guest-facing exterior of the Rapterra station building to be heavily themed or, at minimum, completely hidden by foliage.
If it's not, we've got a bigger problem than Flight of Fear's building.
If it's not, we've got a bigger problem than Flight of Fear's building.
I was looking at the building permits on the hanover website and I noticed there’s four new buildings they got approved back in June, and while it seems likely this is the Rapterra buildings the site plan we have which I believe was dated in December only has 3, the station, maintenance building, and electrical building. I find it hard to believe that either the glorified metal barn of a station, the maintenance shed, or the electrical building could cost 800k so Im curious as to what the expensive fourth building could be since to my knowledge there are only the three new buildings in anything announced so far.
The biggest disappointment for me is that the old Haunted River / Volcano queue is only going to be used on the bottom level (gift shop / ride photos). I feel like they missed an opportunity by not using the upper level for something.
Yeah, even if it was just a sitting area, not using the upper level would be an enormous waste. I assume the lack of an elevator is the issue?
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