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IAAPA Expo 2019

Rob

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As seems to be tradition round these parts, I'm creating this thread for the 2019 IAAPA Expo over in Orlando, Florida.

The Trade Show floor is open from today until Friday. And as usual there is a huge schedule of press events! A number of the SeaWorld parks are showing off various things about their 2020 coasters along with their respective manufacturers.

Please do use this thread to post everything and anything from the Expo!
 
Everyone loves train reveals, right?

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Really not sure that I am a fan of the Iron Gwazi lead car.
 
I actually quite like Iron Gwazi's. Pantheon on the other hand looks rather garish whilst Orion is just bland....
 
I quite like the pantheon lead car! On the other hand iron gwazi possibly had the worst appearance of any of the RMCs I have seen, think they will have a job to beat untamed.

Orion's look about as bland as it's track layout though still excited to try it next year
 
Zamperla have releaved a new train design which appears to have some form of motion base:



Not sure how I feel about that with it being Zamperla!

Meanwhile, SBF Visa have come up with a ride vehicle based on a hamster wheel:

 
Danny said:
It's a good job that SBF torture trap wasn't made three or four years ago; Energylandia would have filled the park with them.
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I had an Enegylandia op refuse to let us off one of their SBF rides and spent 15 mins going round and round. That was enough punishment without adding the wheel of pain on there
 
Reminds me of the Unicoaster, from the Bill Kitchen who created the Skycoaster.
 
Maybe we will get the first glimpse of B and M' s surf coaster concept...

...or the worlds first water ride than JW was working on with them up to his retirement.

Exciting!
 
It seems that GCI are looking tp rival RMC with a steel track that could be used for hybrid coasters or possibly conversions:



Late to the party or something worth keeping an eye on?
 
Rob said:
It seems that GCI are looking tp rival RMC with a steel track that could be used for hybrid coasters or possibly conversions:



Late to the party or something worth keeping an eye on?
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Can't see this topping Topper Track which I much prefer to IBox and means it still feels like a woodie. Could be a decent IBox rival though and their Hybrid trains look so much better than the RMC cars. Whilst I love RMC rides the trains and restraints are crud and leave me batterd and bruised after a few days riding
 
It would seem that RMC now have some more fresh competition, as Intamin have announced what looks to be their own version of the Raptor Track:

Things could get extremely interesting, what with GCI's competitor to IBox Track and now Intamin's competitor to Raptor Track!
 
Would have been better if they'd trumped RMC with two-across seating.
 
The Tim Tracker has uploaded a video from IAAPA if you skip to 2:25 he shows that hamster wheel coaster car including on ride footage...

 
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