Wanda Xishuangbanna B&M Flyer + Viper (GCI)

[BigAl]

Just spotted the news on CoasterForce that B&M will be making a new flying coaster, a concept which still has a heck of a lot of potential, for the Chinese park called Wanda Xishuangbanna.


This is the same park which recently announced their plan at IAAPA to build this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW68B6IFdtk#ws



The following (translated by Chrome) is the announcement from the 'Wanda Cultural Tourism Planning & Research Institute' (lovely and concise) website:

October 8 to 13, the State Administration of Quality Supervision of Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as special prosecutor hospital) in Switzerland, the headquarters of the company B & M flying roller coaster theme park in Xishuangbanna design document identification, the design document is identified as a special prosecutor hospital The first identification of design documents made by Wanda theme park project. Culture Travel Planning Institute, Xishuangbanna project on behalf of the entire staff participated in the design of identification.

Design qualification process, the Special Equipment Inspection Institute identified the group on " flying coaster " of mechanical systems, electrical control systems, steel and other components of a comprehensive design verification, for some design modifications proposed requirements and recommended practices. Culture Travel Planning Institute, Xishuangbanna project on behalf of the entire staff coordinated the design of the identification process, designed to ensure the smooth progress of the identification and maintenance manual for the equipment, equipment safety assessment analysis report proposed amendments to the safe operation of equipment during operation Science and Maintenance.

The design document identifying marks Xishuangbanna park play equipment work entered a new phase - the national statutory design qualification stage.

(source)


RCDB lists it as an invert. If it's not a flyer, could we be seeing another new style of inverted coaster, like Kings Island's Banshee?

 

[Dave]

The music on that video is very similar to the Samurai theme at Thorpe (not the same though)

 

[BigAl]

Concept art for the rest of the park can be seen here. There's also artwork for the new B&M flying coaster here. Manta clone?

The big news this week has been the announcement of a new B&M Flyer for China at Wanda’s Xishuangbanna International Resort. Little info is available on the ride but a bit of digging finds the image below on the Qiguang Group website under a link for the Xishuangbanna International Resort project.
The Qiguang Group have been responsible for the construction of several rides in China including last years Intamin fly rider at Victory Kingdom and the S&S 4D at China Dinosaur Park so its not a stretch to think they may be involved here (if only in ride construction). Look closely and you can see the Wanda logo in the background.

 

[Russ]

Hearing rumours that the flyer could be called "Butterfly Illusion"

 

[Tim]

and thus the amazing Chinese flying coaster names continue

Crystal Wing - Superman in a massive fortress
Starry Night Ripper (Sky Scrapper in English) - Air with an off the wall layout
Butterfly Illusion - Manta inspired?

 

[Sammy]

Bit of a bump for this topic, however CoasterForce member 'roomraider' has just posted a picture released by Wanda detailing the lead car for the millennium flyer train on the new under construction GCI Woodie, 'Viper'.

I have to say, for a millennium flyer that is totally different. But it looks amazing, yet another reason to be excited for what looks set to be another fantastic GCI Woodie... (That I will likely never ride! )

 

[AstroDan]

That looks a bit... ridiculous?

 

[Russ]

Quick update on the B&M Flyer for the park.

Source
http://www.vhcoasters.com/?p=3689

 

[Rob]

A look at the completed Flyer, photos from CoasterForce:

Similar layout to Manta but not a clone. I love the dive back through the pretzel loop!

The park also appear to have installed a coaster from Intamin, similar to Divertical at Mirbilandia:

 

[Rob]

It's not really been covered in this thread but CGI have posted a POV of the woodie Viper being built at this park:



Very very long! Looks good.

 

[Sammy]

I've only just realised, Viper isn't actually at this park? It's at Wanda City in Nanchang...