what is time traveler time traveler is a steal launched spinning roller coaster
located at Silver Dollar City in Branson Missouri USA you heard that right
a launched spinning coaster in fact a multi launched spinning coaster as
guests are accelerated to a high top speed twice during the ride but it gets
better time traveler also became the world's first spinning roller coaster to
feature multiple inversions allowing guests to be turned upside down three
times during the layout or while they spin freely in circles the idea to marry
a thrilling launch coaster and spinning coaster came from the manufacturer of
time traveler mock rides it all started in 1997 when mark opened their first
spinning coaster euro Maat europa-park euro made two viewed as the world's
tallest fastest and longest spinning roller coaster at the time but unlike
other spinning rides it featured trains with controlled
spinning this meant that motors were used to alter the rotation of the trains
at specific moments during the experience sadly the model saw very
little success that was until 2007 when mock ride sold a new spinning coaster to
Knott's Berry Farm sierra signed winder it became the first coaster by the
company to feature free spinning trains meaning the rotation was not controlled
and the trains were able to spin freely under the forces experienced during the
ride two years later in 2009 mock rides and Europa Park opened blue fire a large
launch coaster featuring multiple inversions the ride marked the company's
progression into the thrill coaster market a step up from their previous
family-friendly designs since the debut of their launch coaster the German
company has gone on to produce many around the world such as the highly
regarded double launch coaster Hilux the marriage of these two models occurred in
2014 a young engineer at Marc rides suggested combining their two models to
create something new and unique thus the extreme spinning coaster was born
initially however the CEO of Mack Christian bond Elva felt was skeptical
of the idea nevertheless the
newsprints manufacturer tested the concept to see if it was viable in 2015
a free-spinning car was designed and placed onto blue fire max debut launch
coaster after numerous rides it was found to be too intense for the
company's liking they didn't want to emulate the teacup sensation many
spinning coasters exhibited instead the idea was to have the Train spin just
enough to provide a new and exciting sensation to achieve this the
manufacturer incorporated a magnetic brake into the car's design a circular
disc which spun as the cars did was sandwiched between a pair of magnets as
the disc spun it created its own magnetic field repelling that of the
magnets slowing the rotation of the Train this men of the cars could still
rotate freely under gravity but their rotation would be dampened by the
magnets meanwhile at roughly the same time Pete and Jack Herschend were trying
to figure out what was next for their Park Silver Dollar City the pair were
looking for a unique ride something new to the United States and ideally a
world's first by chance the company became interested in blue fire and begun
discussions with mock rides during this jane cooper the president and chief
operating officer of Herschend entertainment the company other own
Silver Dollar City was presented with Mac's unlikely marriage though she too
was initially skeptical of the idea quoting it to be a potentially risky
investment after viewing what the product could look like the part
determined that they needed to test the ride system before making a final
decision in January of 2016 Silver Dollar City's president Brad
Thomas and Jayne Cooper both visited Europa Park upon experiencing the
modified version of blue fire the pair were sold on the idea after a few more
trips to Germany to figure out benchmarking and logistics the world's
first extreme spinning coaster was born by this point in time her Shen's
creative and marketing teams were already busy working on potential names
for the new attraction during a third visit to Europa Park Thomas and Cooper
reviewed a list of 10 per 10 name's walk in the blue fire station
though the pair decided none of them worked
Thomas did notice that the car of the ride looked like some sort of time
machine minutes later the Wrights name time traveler was
conceived though that wasn't initially loved either the pair pitched a
steampunk theme inspired by jules verne to the park's team and were met with
negative thoughts but after some research the name was chosen and the
park got to work construction began in October 2016 and just under 12 months
later in August of 2017 the ride was revealed to the public Time Traveller's
track was officially completed in September of 2017 ready to open at the
start of the new season after years of development and construction Silver
Dollar City's new attraction debuted to the public on the 14th of March 2018 at
the staggering cost of 26 million u.s. dollars in the end Silver Dollar City
settled for a theme related to the rides name the story has been created around
the fictional character Charles Henry who has inherited his family's clock
making business Henry has become fascinated by the motion of time and how
each minute provides another opportunity to make the world a better place he
decides that he wants to build a time machine to undo the mistakes of the past
in order to create a better future for everyone through the mantra dream big do
good and the support of his daughter the clock maker set out to build a time
machine as guests walk up to the ride for the first time they instantly get an
idea of the theme the huge ancient sign which resembles a large clock and its
accompanying mechanism stands proud outside of the attraction after guests
enter the Q line they find themselves walking into the rollercoasters
three-story station building on the bottom floor guests see punch cards and
an employee clock as they become volunteers at Henry's clock making
business the middle four features the company's offices and a whole range of
clock components currently in assembly finally on the top floor guests make
their way towards the boarding platform as they've been given a chance to
experience Henry's new time-traveling she huge cogs and gears dominate the
space while smaller versions spin on the ceiling
it's here that guests come face to face with the Wright's vehicles each one
resembles time-travel machines complete with cogs and others steampunk elements
the trains themselves are made up of four cars each of which seat visitors
facing opposite directions in two rows of two this leads to a total of sixteen
riders per train guests then bought the right vehicles which feature
over-the-shoulder lap bar restraints once ready the trains are dispatched
from the station building and the ride instantly begins guests encounter a set
of magnets immediately after the station which
causes the trains to spin riders then begin to descend the first drop guests
slowly crashed the top of the 27 meter 90-foot drop being slowed down by
magnetic brake fins in the process but it isn't long before they plummet down
the 90-degree fall and begin to traverse their first inversion a dive loop the
trains then whipped to the left before completing a beyond 180-degree turn into
the start of the first launch here riders slowed down and come to a stop
seconds later guests are accelerated from 0 to 76 km/h
46 miles per hour in 3 seconds through the use of linear synchronous motors
Ellison's this propels the trains directly into a large still turn guests
then dive back towards the ground and reach the attractions top speed of 81
km/h 50 point 3 miles per hour the trains then into the right second
inversion a vertical loop 195 foot door loop after visitors climb into an S Hill
traverse a bank drop to the right and fly through the attractions third and
final inversion a zero-g roll and upward bank climb to the left sees guests enter
the second launch here they're accelerated from 48 km/h to 72 km/h 30
miles per hour to 45 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds the trains then climb into
an over-banked turn to the right before falling back towards the ground the ride
comes to an end with an would Bank turn to the left leading
visitors into the final brake run during the entire experience which lasts faith
in two seconds from the moment the trains leave the station to when they
hit the final brake run why does navigate nine hundred and
twenty meters three thousand and twenty feet of track thankfully for the
president to push end entertainment time traveler has been a success many praised
the rides unique nature quoting it to be a perfect attraction for all the family
the inversions draw the attention of thrill-seekers while the comfortable and
smooth ride keeps younger guests happy on top of all this the spinning nature
of the trains provide an unlimited number of different experiences simply
puts no two rides will ever be the same interestingly the rate at which guests
spin during the layout could be changed on-demand the magnets surrounding the
metal disk which controls the rotation can be moved to make guests spin more or
less allowing it to be adjusted based on weather conditions by doing this mock
rides were able to create a large-scale spinning coaster with just the right
level of intensity in fact time traveller currently resides as the
world's tallest steepest and fastest two full circuits spinning coaster the
appeal of a looping spinning coaster has already caught the interest of other
theme parks - a second mock rides extreme spinning coaster will be built
in 2021 at plopsaland de panne in belgium similar to time traveler it will
feature two launches as well as a whole host of inversions and other exciting
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