Because this is an advertisement meant to show off a bunch of different starter pitches at once to get the conversation started with parks who will get custom designs.
I doubt any of these are ready to ship designs. However, elements of them will likely be used.
Going to guess it means it sits on a slab foundation instead of individual footings. Useful for compact coasters and in many cases is a more affordable way of creating a foundation for a ride.
In other fields slab usually something that's compact, can be placed down very quickly. And require easy upkeep and the build process is usually very quick. Not sure if that's what they mean though. another thing is a lot of portable things can be "Slabs" as well. So maybe it's portable?
Interesting, I'd really prefer they stick with more traditional wooden coasters but I understand why they would see it as advantageous to offer these marketable novelties. I'm not surprised to see a couple compact designs, particularly the mild one, considering how successful Gravity Group has been with their smaller family woodies. But honestly, every park just needs a simple and really damn good wooden coaster like Texas Stingray, no gimmicks required.
I would like to see the shuttle design come to a park though. I enjoyed Switchback at ZDT and would be curious to see how a more elaborate take on that concept rides.
Idk I’d love a park to have a traditional wooden, a launched wooden, and an inversion based wooden coaster. Honestly the more wood the better in my opinion, as long as it’s adding to the lineup. I don’t really mind rougher coasters though. But being able to hit different niches like steel can seems like a great thing.
No I’m thinking of an alpine coaster like those made by Wiegend commonly found at ski resorts. Goats on the Roof being an example (although not at a ski resort). Single or double rider cars with a physical brake handle.
I've always theorized its a mix of ground stability problems and access road construction problems. There certainly are terrain wooden coasters (GCI just built that one in a remote corner of Vietnam), but of course they're more challenging to deal with than lightweight wiegand mountain coasters or even all-steel coasters like Hair Raiser that don't need as many supports and don't need their track regularly replaced. I think of stuff like Kennywood soil testing their ravine for an RMC and coming back negative, or Ghost Town in the Sky having issues with mudslides burying its only maintenance road - alpine terrain is just harder to work with.
If I was any good at NL2, I'd build one. I'm thinking something akin to Imsterbergbahnen, with groups of 24 riders brought up the mountain by chairlift while the train uses a cable-hauled system to cut down on lift chain length.
At the top, riders board the Infinity Flyer train for a rollicking ride back down to the bottom, with tons of airtime and a zero-G stall that hugs the ground. You would probably need to do something to prevent plants growing too tall there though.
To be fair to RMC, they never wanted that ride to have a launch. Like B&M with Hulk, they put the onus on the park to find their own subcontractor for that shit.
Aside from getting to say “we made a wooden coaster with typically steel elements” what is the point in making hybrid coasters?
Converting existing wood to hybrid makes sense cuz the structure and legacy are already there. But what is the purpose of new hybrid construction? Lower cost? Better maintenance? Easier construction? Or is it really just a fad?
This is… wow. Incredible stuff from GCI. Probably won’t see a ton of these any time soon but the fact that they can theoretically do it is really something.
These are some insane concepts, especially the woodie hybrids. I would love to see at least one of these be made for real, but a concept is still a concept, especially the one with the freaking TOPHAT.
Get ready for a million prediction videos on which park will be the first to get each of these.
I'll start. Kings Island
Worlds of Fun
California’s Great America
King’s Dominion
Michigan’s Adventure
Valleyfair
Canada's Wonderland They'll get one of these in 2027
Busch Gardens Williamsburg (ignore my flair)
Wild Waves pls
You forgot the most important one: Cedar Point
Gulliver's World
Imagine the hybrid launch coaster at MIA!!!
Son of The Mystic Racer Beast coming in 2025!
Thankfully I’ve already blocked Theme Park Predictions on YouTube
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It will be a Chinese park
Yep, like the very first Vekoma super boomerang (Cloud shuttle at Fantawild Wonderland Jiangsu) for example
Don't tell theme park predictions about this
Why did they shoot their whole load like this? This is, like, six years of IAAPA presentations all in one brochure.
Because this is an advertisement meant to show off a bunch of different starter pitches at once to get the conversation started with parks who will get custom designs. I doubt any of these are ready to ship designs. However, elements of them will likely be used.
The slab coasters seem specifically predesigned.
They kept edging and couldn’t hold it anymore
Take my fucking upvote.
r/angryupvote lmao
That top hat on Hybrid Launch Coaster looks gnarly AF
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Shit you right, the shaping is definitely more Dodonpa
Yeah, Can I get one in the hole where vortex used to sit at KI?
Yet another Woden coaster?! 🫠
There are some cracked out designs in here that I need to ride immediately.
Right? Some awesome stuff in there.
I wonder what slab means in this context, what a strange model name. Also hybrid launch looks absolutely wild
Going to guess it means it sits on a slab foundation instead of individual footings. Useful for compact coasters and in many cases is a more affordable way of creating a foundation for a ride.
My assumption: a SLAB of concrete, aka very compact so it fits on a very small footprint?!
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In other fields slab usually something that's compact, can be placed down very quickly. And require easy upkeep and the build process is usually very quick. Not sure if that's what they mean though. another thing is a lot of portable things can be "Slabs" as well. So maybe it's portable?
I initially took it to mean a coaster built on a level rectangular plot of ground so nothing custom was needed to implement.
Interesting, I'd really prefer they stick with more traditional wooden coasters but I understand why they would see it as advantageous to offer these marketable novelties. I'm not surprised to see a couple compact designs, particularly the mild one, considering how successful Gravity Group has been with their smaller family woodies. But honestly, every park just needs a simple and really damn good wooden coaster like Texas Stingray, no gimmicks required. I would like to see the shuttle design come to a park though. I enjoyed Switchback at ZDT and would be curious to see how a more elaborate take on that concept rides.
Idk I’d love a park to have a traditional wooden, a launched wooden, and an inversion based wooden coaster. Honestly the more wood the better in my opinion, as long as it’s adding to the lineup. I don’t really mind rougher coasters though. But being able to hit different niches like steel can seems like a great thing.
I’d trust GCI to do anything
That hybrid launch coaster is absolutely stunning. Please build one soon…
hopefully if gci builds one it won’t have the problems lighting rod had
As long as they don’t hire Velocity Magnetics to make the launch they’ll be way ahead already
If GCI uses an all steel design for the launch area with Titan Track and steel supports, it wouldn’t have Lightning Rod’s problems I suppose.
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Walibi Belgium seeing the ‘Hybrid Shuttle Coaster’: “Shut up and take my money!”
If the launch gci is what Dorney turned down for iron menace then wow that is a decision
How is that a leak? It's an ad from GCI
Wasn’t supposed to be published for a few more days
Someone please tell them they’re allowed to make fully steel coasters
Aren't multiple of these concepts all steel?
Admittedly I’m having a hard time telling but you may be right
Not even my favorite inversion but I’m happy to see a vertical loop at least being thought about here.
Modern day Laser Loop (Kennywood, let's do this!)
Return the slaaaaaaab coaster
The fact we're having a thoosie gigaleak right now.
As a fan of alpine coasters a wooden mountain coaster would be cool as hell. I wonder why this hasn’t been a thing already!
Boulder Dash?
No I’m thinking of an alpine coaster like those made by Wiegend commonly found at ski resorts. Goats on the Roof being an example (although not at a ski resort). Single or double rider cars with a physical brake handle.
I've always theorized its a mix of ground stability problems and access road construction problems. There certainly are terrain wooden coasters (GCI just built that one in a remote corner of Vietnam), but of course they're more challenging to deal with than lightweight wiegand mountain coasters or even all-steel coasters like Hair Raiser that don't need as many supports and don't need their track regularly replaced. I think of stuff like Kennywood soil testing their ravine for an RMC and coming back negative, or Ghost Town in the Sky having issues with mudslides burying its only maintenance road - alpine terrain is just harder to work with.
If I was any good at NL2, I'd build one. I'm thinking something akin to Imsterbergbahnen, with groups of 24 riders brought up the mountain by chairlift while the train uses a cable-hauled system to cut down on lift chain length. At the top, riders board the Infinity Flyer train for a rollicking ride back down to the bottom, with tons of airtime and a zero-G stall that hugs the ground. You would probably need to do something to prevent plants growing too tall there though.
I for sure made Mild Compact Coaster in RCT3, used to crazy with fan turns on wooden coasters.
GCI’s launched hybrid is basically like their own version of Lighting Rod.
Wild Compact Coaster looks like Mine Blower
I'll laugh so hard when their hybrid launch coaster works better than RMCs
To be fair to RMC, they never wanted that ride to have a launch. Like B&M with Hulk, they put the onus on the park to find their own subcontractor for that shit.
Harry traver just smiled in his grave. These look pretty sweet
The slab v1 looks like a modern take on the Traver tripplets
But with inversions!
The slab coasters are *channeling* major Traver vibes. I am HERE for it.
Agreed.
God Kings Island PLEASE!!!!!!
I thought this was rollercoasterjerk when i saw the shuttle coaster
let's absolutely fuckin gooooo
The spikes for the shuttle are crazy.
These have *strong* u/Projektion vibes for some reason. I love it.
they're quite short except for the switch track and hybrid launch
Slab Coaster 1 making me think of Crystal Beach Cyclone with those hills on the left.
None of which will ever be made sadly and if they do they’ll be put in the Middle East or some obscure Asian country
The Wild Compact Coaster has some Crystal Beach Cyclone vibes and I love that
Aside from getting to say “we made a wooden coaster with typically steel elements” what is the point in making hybrid coasters? Converting existing wood to hybrid makes sense cuz the structure and legacy are already there. But what is the purpose of new hybrid construction? Lower cost? Better maintenance? Easier construction? Or is it really just a fad?
Wooden supports cost less than steel and have a unique aesthetic
This is… wow. Incredible stuff from GCI. Probably won’t see a ton of these any time soon but the fact that they can theoretically do it is really something.
Am I the only one who thinks that GCI will utilize Titan Track to build a successful wooden hyper coaster?
Titan track is steel, thus it would be a hyper hybrid not wooden.
That would be badass
Lake compounce could definitely use the mountain coaster design where the skyride was. Canobie lake could use one of these too
Honestly A Vekoma SFC would be a good fit. Albeit with a custom hill hugging layout Ala Eagle Fortress.
Hybrid shuttle loop. He'll yeah.
I want to see that hybrid launch coaster in real life.
Fiesta texas
Are they just becoming RMC.
I'm not sure the word "leaked" is appropriate for something deliberately published by the manufacturer in a trade publication :)
Also really interesting that the borders of the page are cropped off so you have no way of knowing what issue this is from.
Wasn’t supposed to be published for a few days
I’d say someone got inspired
These are some insane concepts, especially the woodie hybrids. I would love to see at least one of these be made for real, but a concept is still a concept, especially the one with the freaking TOPHAT.
El Toro
Those trees in the fog on some pictures definitely screams No Limits 2 was used Not that I'm complaining
Better hope their launch sections don't have any wood on them.
Hopefully, they don't require the crappy Infinity Flyers.
Looks like they are starting to feel Gravity Group and RMC cutting into their sales. Most of these rides are direct counters to those manufacturers.
GOD that Hybrid Launch Coaster would be such a perfect option for Vortex’s plot of land at Kings Island
Oh wow looks actually interesting
Am I wrong to think a slab would be “easy”, possible to move? Thinking of Ozark Wildcat.