[Dollywood] Wild Eagle - Wing rider B&M pour 2012

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Ca vous fait penser à quoi ? Perso je vois bien un retournement au sommet et une descente "head first" comme sur le modèle de Thorpe Park.
 
flex a dit:
Vu sur Ameworld. Un petit indice ?

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Ca vous fait penser à quoi ? Perso je vois bien un retournement au sommet et une descente "head first" comme sur le modèle de Thorpe Park.
D'autres sont arrivés ! Pour le premier, on parle de Dive Loop ou Zero g roll, et le second nous donne juste tout simplement confirmation qu'il s'agira d'un Wing Rider B&M.  :wink:
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Les photos viennent de chez TPR mais j'ai trouvé l'info sur Coaster Force  :wink:
 
Certaines rumeurs courent comme quoi il y aurait un launch, et que la first drop ferait 67 mètres de haut, ce qui en ferait le plus grand Wing B&M !
 
Grobb Alvey a dit:
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For Immediate Release
Sept. 4, 2011


DOLLYWOOD UNLEASHES $20 MILLION
WILD EAGLE STEEL COASTER IN MARCH 2012;
FIRST WING COASTER IN THE U.S. TO SOAR ABOVE SMOKY MOUNTAINS


PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Dollywood’s 2012 season will be a historic one as the Tennessee-based theme park introduces the new $20 million Wild Eagle steel wing coaster, the first of its kind in the U.S.

Experiencing the freedom of flight, the new coaster’s innovative floorless design positions riders seated four abreast in a forward-facing position, with two riders actually seated on the “wings” along either side of the coaster’s track with nothing but air above and below them. “After the honor of the 2010 Applause Award, we knew that all eyes were on us at Dollywood to see what we’d do next,” Dolly Parton said. “Wild Eagle celebrates not only the majestic bald eagle but also my beautiful Smoky Mountains which folks will get a bird’s eye view of as they soar high above Dollywood. I’m just thrilled that Dollywood’s Wild Eagle is the only place in the entire country where folks can get their feathers ruffled on a coaster like this!”

Perched on the park’s highest peak, Wild Eagle rises 21 stories into the sky. Taking off from the Wilderness Pass area, riders experience the sensation of flight as the coaster’s massive track swoops and soars along a journey that measures 3,127 feet. Wild Eagle reaches a top speed of 61 miles per hour and maneuvers four inversions including a giant loop, a “zero-G” roll, and a giant flat spin.

Wild Eagle’s nearly two-and-a-half minute journey includes a plummeting 135-foot first drop. Located 210 feet above the coaster’s loading station, the ride provides spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains terrain below. Each coaster train consists of seven cars which carry four passengers for a total of 28 people per train. Each vehicle features an imposing bald eagle with piercing eyes and broad wings outstretched for flight.

Wild Eagle is the largest single capital investment in Dollywood’s 26-year history. The park’s development team is collaborating with Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the world’s premier coaster manufacturer. Pioneers in ride technology, B&M has built 11 of the 20 highest-ranking steel coasters in the world, according to Amusement Today magazine.

The ride’s name celebrates the bald eagle, a raptor whose population has increased in recent years due largely to the efforts of the American Eagle Foundation (AEF). Headquartered at Dollywood for 20 years, the AEF is home to Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, a 1.5-million-cubic-foot natural outdoor aviary with the largest presentation of non-releasable bald eagles. Dollywood is one of the AEF’s largest benefactors, supporting the not-for-profit organization’s work to preserve and protect birds of prey.

Wild Eagle joins Dollywood’s award-winning lineup of coasters. Thunderhead, twice named the world’s best wooden coaster, consistently ranks among the world’s top five. It was built in 2004. Mystery Mine, a 1,811-foot-long steel coaster, opened in 2007 and was named Theme Park Insider’s best new theme park attraction the same year. In addition, Dollywood is a two-time Golden Ticket Award winner for Best Shows and three-time winner for Best Christmas Event.

Dollywood was recognized in 2010 with the theme park industry’s most prestigious honor, the Applause Award. The Applause Award honors a park whose management, operations and creative accomplishments have inspired the industry with its foresight, originality and sound business development.

Based in the picturesque Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood is a 150-acre family adventure park open nine months a year (late March through December) and offers more than 40 rides and attractions; award-winning live entertainment featuring country, bluegrass, gospel and mountain music; and a dozen crafters authentic to the East Tennessee region. A family-friendly vacation destination, Dollywood also includes the 35-acre Dollywood’s Splash Country, voted America’s “Must-See Waterpark.” Dollywood offers all-inclusive vacation planning with a variety of overnight lodging options. For more information, call 1-800-DOLLYWOOD or visit dollywood.com.

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Fierce Facts!
Type: Steel Wing Coaster
Track Length: 3,127 feet
Top Speed: 61 miles per hour
Inversions : Four
Ride Elements: Giant Loop, Zero-G Roll, Inclined Immelmann, Giant Flat Spin, Camel Back, Spiral, Eight Curve
Top of Lift Height (above entrance grade): 210 feet
Top of Lift Height (above station grade): 190 feet
First Drop : 135 feet
Ride Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds
Passengers per Train: 28 (seven cars, four passengers each)
Seat type: Cantilevered – wing design
Manufacturer: Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard
Color scheme: Tan columns with blue track; eagle-themed cars

Wild Eagle Teaser Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPuJcGqp4sc&feature=player_embedded

Dolly Parton talks about Wild Eagle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FPKY5yuAo&feature=player_embedded

RCDB a dit:
Length: 953.1 m
Height: 64 m
Drop: 41.1 m
Inversions: 4
Speed: 98.2 km/h
Duration: 2:22
 
Ca va la gelée celui là il est différent des autres ou tu le trouves encore semblable?  :evil:

Excellent, pressé de le voir construit celui là!



[Edit Modolo] Je sais que tu as une certaine ancienneté sur le forum, mais faut montrer l'exemple aux plus jeunes, on fait gaffe aux fautes ;)


Edit: Quelles fautes j'avais fait gros?  :wink:


J'ai tout corrigé lors de l'edit, mais y'en avais 5-6 ;), faute de S avec le "TU", manque d'accent sur le "à", la gelée sans "e"...

Désolé surtout que c'est assez rare que j'en fasse  :wink:
 
AnTwAn a dit:
Ca va la gelée celui là il est différent des autres ou tu le trouves encore semblable?  :evil:

Ah non, là c'est clair qu'il est unique !
Un bon ajout pour ce beau parc et un carnet overbooké chez B&M, heureusement qu'ils ont quand même pris de l'avance sur les commandes avec Swarm et l'inverted du PA qui sont déjà sorti de l'usine sinon ils auraient du mal à boucler la boucle !
 
Moué, je suis pas du tout emballé.  :-D

Deja les sièges Wing Rider avec des harnais aussi craignos pour les epaules qui t'ecrase dans ton siège j'aime pas !
Mais en plus de ca, le coaster fait 64m de haut et la drop seulement 41m...quel gachis de hauteur !!
Aprés les elements, un loop ou autre Zero G avec des harnais qui vont te compresser les omoplates et t'ecrabouiller, franchement ca me repulse.

Prefère encore Swarm ou X-Flight qui propose le retourement au sommet qui promet quelque chose d'assez unique.

Tant que B&M changera pas son sytème de harnais, je bouderais au plus au point tous ces Wing Riders, je prefère encore un bon looper ou un Inverted à ces machines aux sensations attenuées du part de fait la position des sièges et le calcul de B&M pour faire du Soft avec du sensationnel visuellement  :roll: