Legoland Windsor

[siralgenon]

Not the best name in the world but hopefully they do a good job of it. I think it would have been a good about to put the Lego Ferrari deal on this as well, it would have been a good concept for a coaster like this.

 

[ItsAllGood]

Supports for the new Minifigure Speedway have been delivered.

Looks like on big lego set

Legoland Windsor 2024 Minifigure Speedway Delivered | Theme Park Guide

Rollercoaster supports for Minifigure Speedway have been delivered to Legoland Windsor Resort!Supports for the new rollercoaster are being stored in o

themeparkguide.co.uk

 

[Cernuschi]

Seeing those supports on the ground unsupported/protected with unused pieces of wood sitting next to them really grinds my gears.

 

[Rocket]

Xplorercentral have reported that the track for the new coaster is now on site. It supports a blue and red colour scheme

https://www.facebook.com/100062969033257/posts/687348756707419/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

 

[Enter Valhalla]

Seeing those supports on the ground unsupported/protected with unused pieces of wood sitting next to them really grinds my gears.

Why?

 

[Benzin]

Why?

The components should be sat on the wood to prevent contact with the floor and allow for easier transport.

For anyone who's worked in a manufacturing industry role such a sight is infuriating.

 

[Bowser]

From: https://twitter.com/XplorerCentral/status/1728385974130897053?s=20

 

[siralgenon]

Without sounding like a Debbie Downer its a shame the big station building will block the view of the mansion. If the timing had been a bit better this could have replaced River Splash instead.

 

[Enter Valhalla]

Blocking the view of the mansion is a shame actually, even though it’s not open to the public, it’s a very pleasant building to look at.

 

[Bowser]

Track starting to go up! Lots of photos here: https://www.attractionsource.com/future-developments/duelling-family-shuttle-coaster/

 

[QTXAdsy]

To quote TPWW on their latest video watching construction of the ride, it is nice to see more brighter coloured coasters being built in this country of late.

It is quite funny how even though it is two shuttle coasters bolted together, it dwarfs everything else in the park by a great distance. In fact, I think it'll have a better throughput rating than what Mandril Mayham could ever do.

 

[John]

Well it'll be 20 people per train so 40 per dispatch, so it should be significantly higher throughput than MM - I'd imagine the ride duration should be very similar so it just comes down to loading times. That could be where this falls down due to LLW's demographics - lots of people with young children does not make for efficient operations.

 

[Bowser]

To quote TPWW on their latest video watching construction of the ride, it is nice to see more brighter coloured coasters being built in this country of late.

It is quite funny how even though it is two shuttle coasters bolted together, it dwarfs everything else in the park by a great distance. In fact, I think it'll have a better throughput rating than what Mandril Mayham could ever do.

Will it be one queue and you're randomly assigned which track you'll be on or will there be an option to pick?

 

[QTXAdsy]

Will it be one queue and you're randomly assigned which track you'll be on or will there be an option to pick?

That I'm not sure on, someone on here might have the answer for that.

 

[AT86]

I haven't looked at the plans but I wouldn't be surprised if one side is fastrack/rap and the other is standby,

 

[Matt N]

I haven't looked at the plans but I wouldn't be surprised if one side is fastrack/rap and the other is standby,

Will the FT/RAP allocation really be high enough to fill a whole side of a two-side duelling coaster?

Throughput-wise, I wouldn't be surprised if the two coasters put together exceed 1,000pph. The theoretical throughput of Vekoma's racing family boomerang is 1,250pph, and in terms of real-world attainment, Velociraptor at Paultons was attaining roughly 500pph on my visit there 2 years ago. With this in mind, I think at least 1,000pph across both sides sounds very attainable, possibly even a pessimistic estimate!

 

[John]

I've watched Rita running on 2/3 FT & RAP, so yes.

The plan drawing on page 75 suggests a single main queue line with a Qbot/RAP merge at the point where the queue splits for the two sides. In practice it's likely that one side will be mainly Qbot and one side main queue.

 

[Bowser]

I haven't looked at the plans but I wouldn't be surprised if one side is fastrack/rap and the other is standby,

That would be a shame as you'd be denying everyone the opportunity to ever experience both.

I like Mandrill Mayhem's and Wicker Man's system where it's essentially random and anyone can sit anywhere. Always seems a bit cruel to deprive RAP customers of ever experiencing front seats etc on rides like Vampire.

 

[Benzin]

That would be a shame as you'd be denying everyone the opportunity to ever experience both.

I like Mandrill Mayhem's and Wicker Man's system where it's essentially random and anyone can sit anywhere. Always seems a bit cruel to deprive RAP customers of ever experiencing front seats etc on rides like Vampire.

It's not "cruel" it just means that there's less distance to travel in the event of an evacuation.

Best not do that though, would make getting both creds burdenous.

 

[Tim]

Looking at the plans what John has described is correct.

Both queues merge just to the left of the staircase and platform lift. They are then split to the left and right around the stairs to bring guests into either side of the station.
The exit is in the middle, leading to the stairs and lift. This takes guests down a level so they can exit on the wider path to the left of the station. This path has a few switch backs, not because it is a queue but because it exits further down the hill and would require stairs otherwise.

Based on this there's no reason guests from each queue can be equally split between platforms. It'll all depend on the team running the ride that day.