Sam
TS Member
I know that sounds like every 14-year old n00bs wishlist (if only it was wooden and an Aquatrax as well?) but the insane coaster in the title actually exists.
Sega's Joypolis in Tokyo has had a spinning coaster for years, which looked a bit ghetto, frankly.
But this year, they've given the entire centre a complete refurbishment, and have replaced the rollercoaster with a whole... new... beast. It's called Veil of Dark and it's a spinning, launched, inverting, shooting dark coaster, probably made by Gerstlauer.
Here's some photos from Kotaku:
Get ready for what will forever now be known as THAT inversion...
I can't see how the shooting comes into it, but that bit comes from this graphic on the centre's website:
Though maybe it could just mean 'launched'? Either way, a spinning launched inverting coaster isn't half bad.
Thanks to bergochdalbana on CF for the information on this, and the guess that it might be Gerstlauer based on the track and restraints.
It's certainly fascinating. Although I've done it on RCT, I never thought we'd see a spinning coaster with an inversion. It's a game-changer. For spinning coasters, and for Gerstlauer. Surely the forces going through the inversion are entirely changeable and potentially insane...?
Sega's Joypolis in Tokyo has had a spinning coaster for years, which looked a bit ghetto, frankly.
But this year, they've given the entire centre a complete refurbishment, and have replaced the rollercoaster with a whole... new... beast. It's called Veil of Dark and it's a spinning, launched, inverting, shooting dark coaster, probably made by Gerstlauer.
Here's some photos from Kotaku:




Get ready for what will forever now be known as THAT inversion...


I can't see how the shooting comes into it, but that bit comes from this graphic on the centre's website:

Though maybe it could just mean 'launched'? Either way, a spinning launched inverting coaster isn't half bad.
Thanks to bergochdalbana on CF for the information on this, and the guess that it might be Gerstlauer based on the track and restraints.
It's certainly fascinating. Although I've done it on RCT, I never thought we'd see a spinning coaster with an inversion. It's a game-changer. For spinning coasters, and for Gerstlauer. Surely the forces going through the inversion are entirely changeable and potentially insane...?