RollerCoaster Tycoon
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Infobox Ride
 
{{Infobox Ride
 
|pic=Steel Roller Coaster.png
 
|pic=Steel Roller Coaster.png
|type=Roller Coaster
+
|type=Roller Coaster
|descr=A smooth and fast roller coaster, can be used for <br> conventional designs or "shuttle" designs.
+
|descr=A smooth and fast roller coaster, can be used for <br> conventional designs or "shuttle" designs.
|cost=3,350+
+
|cost=3,350+
|size=Large (variable)
+
|size=Small-Large (variable)
|game=[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]], [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]], <br> [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]
+
|game=[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]], [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]], <br> [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]}}
}}
 
 
===Construction===
 
===Construction===
   

Revision as of 14:24, 12 March 2011

Construction

Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and outside the running rails.

Special Track Elements

Looping Roller Coaster RCT3

The Looping Roller Coaster from RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (successor to the Steel Roller Coaster)

  • Banked Curves
  • Vertical Loop
  • Steep Twist
  • Banked Helix
  • On-Ride-Photo

Constraints

  • Banked curves - 50° banking
  • Maximum track slope - 60°
  • Lift hill maximum slope - 25°
  • Maximum height above ground - 150 ft

Vehicles

  • Roller Coaster Train
  • Roller Coaster Train (facing backwards)

Other Information

Gives a very smooth ride, and allows the design of long, fast, and twisted track layouts.

The difference between the Steel Roller Coaster's powered launch and the LIM Launched Roller Coaster's launch is that the train will pass through the station for the Steel Roller Coaster, which is not true of the LIM Launched Coaster's train. Another difference is that Steel Coasters can have a lift hill with chain lift later in the ride while LIM can not have chain lift at all.

This ride is called Looping Roller Coaster in both RCT2 and RCT3

In Real Life

  • The Looping Coaster closely resembles the coasters designed by Schwarzkopf and Hopkins.

Gallery

External Links

Steel Roller Coaster