Combine the concept of Disney's "Test Track" with a roller coaster. The theme would be touring a roller coaster design facility where all of the ride elemnts were showcased. The roller coaster would progress through all of the various hill sizes and inversions used on roller coasters today. There would be an onboard computer screen showing how each of these elements affected g-force, vertical and lateral g's, acceleration, and speed. Video screens throughout the ride would show what's coming up next. This would have a lot of slow sections followed by launches into the next ride element, so I think Vekoma would be the best designer.
I wouldn't be able to design my dream coaster. Part of the thrill of a good coaster is the anticipation of unexpectedness. I like riding other people's dreams.
I could, however, design coasters for others...
I think a good coaster at CP would of been, before they built MF, to build if along the frontier trail, an out and back woodie. It would've started behind the old chicken BBQ and go in and out of the trees along the trail and have it be very close to the ground! It would have turned around right about the thunder canyon area, but to get it's speed back to return to the station, the turn around area would shoot up a good hundred feet or so. At the peak of the turn, the train would be on its side taking the turn, something like MF does but not as high!
(elevatorlift+magnet lift used on SUPERMAN)
710 ft, wind shield (hehe) max drop-700 ft, 90 approx. 7.7 seconds of air time on the first hill (according to calculations) after it reaches the bottom , let it go straight for about 3 seconds so you can feel the speed then rise up all the way to 400 ft (another lift just in case) and slowly start dropping then into the 394 ft plunge at a 76 degree angle then into the under ground. A large helix traveling at speeds over 88 mph, rises out of the ground and into a 100 ft hop which will generate a [NAUGHTY WORD!]load of air time at the speed its going. Coming down at 50 degrees, traveling at speeds exceeding 74 mph. Then up 219 ft then heartline twist which goes straight (upside down) for 4 seconds into a AIR TUNNEL (214 ft in the air!) out of the inversion going DOWN 205 ft at a 69 degree angle STILL IN THE TUNNEL!. About at the point before it goes to the ground you shoot out of the tunnel and into a smooth 134 degree banked turn, loop, whatever! Coming down through a helix which force the riders smoothly up 32 ft right and twisting 29 ft DOWN left! The keeps going left traveling at speeds over 56 mph. Then the grand finale. It goes straight and hits exceleraters and hits 72----83---94---105---116---125---136 and smoothly up a giant 677 ft hill and down excedding speeds over 170 mph giving riders SEVERE AIR TIME (7 seconds!) Coming down and going through a GIANT HELIX (nothing really curving so it would be comfortable). Then it goes through small breaks that you sometimes wont even notice and it slows to about 32 mph and endure heavy breaks (almost MF style) and it goes to the station.
Mine would be a cross project by Arrow, Morgan, Intamin and B&M. The basic design would combine Magnum and MF. They'd deul and race! Woudl you want to go Arrow & Morgan made Magnum XL-2000 that is 250 ft high and features crazy airtime or would you go on the B&M & Intamin made Centurian that's 330 ft high and is all about speed and more speed?!
You guys think you can survive my coaster? The one I posted before BEEMANCP65's post.
Somewhatchewy's and mine are better!