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Category: Building A Roller Coaster
Impossible! It broke again in the same spot. Why? Well, let's find out. Also, how are we going to prevent it from happening again? New materials? Different wheels? Lower Loadings? [aweber...
Video-2nd Major Incident in a Month – Black Widow Roller Coaster Fail
If Megan getting stuck wasn't bad enough, we now have foot long missing section of track. And no, the cart can't jump it. This video detail what happened, what the root cause is and how we are...
Roller Coasters can be dangerous. When accidents happen, they are to be taken very seriously. Root causes need to be found and addressed. There was an incident on the Black Widow where the bogie...
In the last week, I experienced 2 failures on the rollback prevention devices on the lift hill. Both cracked along the length of the 2 x 4. Why is this happening and how can we prevent it? [aweber...
Video-Smooth Roller Coaster Design Part 6: Heart-line Rolls and Overbanked Turns
Isn't it sad that this is the last video of the series? I've had a great time making all of this material. In the last two decades, the heart-line roll has make its way into many rides. Let's...
Video-Smooth Roller Coaster Design Part 5: Roll Angle and Track Position
It is the second to last video in this series and we will discuss the tracks roll angle for turning and track location. There is a lot of trigonometry here, but I've managed to simplify...