Heya
Take a look at this pic
[img]http://ft.coasterwire.com/vekoma/happy1.jpg[/img]

This is that SLC ive been mentioning in China's Happy Valley.
Theres soem more info on this ride and the INCREDIBLY well themed mine train opening at this park 2morrow here.
[url]http://ft.coasterwire.com/[/url] (Scroll down a bit)

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Sweet! Is that inversion behind the vertical loop the zero-g roll? It looks kinda funny. Are you gonna get your hands on any more pics of it soon? I find it very interesting that Vekoma's actually making custom rides.

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Cool pic. The name Vekoma gives me the willies but that is a pretty interesting looking ride.

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Wierd. It'll be interesting to see how this ride does compared to the typical SLC. I wonder if it'll be smoother since Vekoma had to engineer a completely new ride here. Maybe they'll improve their engineering as Arrow has.

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Looks really cool. I wonder if the ride is any smoother than the standard slc? I also wonder if it'll be as good as Jubilee Odysee or if it'll be even better? Who knows. Cool pic roomraider, and if you get anymore please post them.

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yup, That's vekoma's first and only Zero-G Roll (to my knowledge) and I saw a pic of the mine train and it looks incredible. Vekoma does great coasters, It's just a matter of if you realize it or not. I hope Vekoma builds more C-SLC's latter in the Future because the SLC clone i rode was great (only it slowed down too much on the inversions). Can't wait for more pics of both rides.

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Arrrghhhh..... Roomie, you beat me in posting first..........

By the way, there isn't any indication about the name of the coaster yet, despite the filename of the picture is 'forest'.

And check this out too......

[img]http://www.oct-tour.com/huanle/jingkuang.jpg[/img]

Nice theming, something in the range of Disney or Universal, not the cheap stuffs by Six Flags or Paramounts.

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What kind of other rides (coasters) does this park have, and does it have an official website?

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that custom SLC is sweet! I hope Vekoma starts actually making custom rides now.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by coolcoaster [/i]
[B]What kind of other rides (coasters) does this park have, and does it have an official website? [/B][/QUOTE]

Well, it has a log-flume or shoot the chute with 26m of drop. It also has an Intamin built river rapids, plus a Top Spin, and a Space Shot.

It also has several 3D theaters..... plus many other flat rides.

The park is part of Overseas Chinese Town, which consists of hotels, resorts, water park, Windows of the World, Splendid China (both with miniature landmarks from around the world and China) and Happy Valley. The website is [url]www.oct-tour.com[/url]. It has an English section. It's located in Shenzhen (result of the first capitalistic experiment in China), which is just across the border from Hong Kong.

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by may the FORCE be with you [/i]
[B]that custom SLC is sweet! I hope Vekoma starts actually making custom rides now. [/B][/QUOTE]

Don't foget it's not their first - theres another mostly custom slc, plus oddessy is basically finished.

heres a pic for comparison, and also cause some american people don't check worldwide construction amuch and probably want to see it.

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by condor27 [/i]
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The park is part of Overseas Chinese Town, which consists of hotels, resorts, water park, Windows of the World, Splendid China (both with miniature landmarks from around the world and China) and Happy Valley. The website is [url]www.oct-tour.com[/url]. It has an English section. It's located in Shenzhen (result of the first capitalistic experiment in China), which is just across the border from Hong Kong. [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks :)

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What other elements are in the ride besides the loop and Zero-g?

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i think they are the only inversions.

I belive there is also a Cobra Roll between the elements seen and possibly a corkscrew somewhere after the helix.

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That mine train looks like an awesome ride. I wish some american parks would actually theme their rides that well, scince sometimes the theming can make the ride. Also, cool pic of Jubilee Odysee

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ok, it looks a bit small for a cobra roll thats all. Don't you any other pics?

That theming really does look good!

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere (perhaps a coaster mag) that the inverted had 5 inversions. There was also a custom SLC that opened about 2 years ago in China- whether it was actually this one or a different one I don't know though!

BTW, not all SLC's are identical. Some have an extra helix on the end, such as the original at 6F Holland and I think one at Gardaland in Italy.

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All standard SLCs are identical. The ones with an extra helix at the end is called "SLC+".

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hey guys
goto [url]http://ft.coasterwire.com/vekoma[/url] i have a complete list of SLC's with the Extra Helix's there.

Note: The other SLC in japan (also custom by the sounds of it) opens in october.

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Vekoma has posted the official stats of both the custom SLC and the mine train in Happy Valley on their web site. [url]http://www.vekoma.com/News/octhappyvalley.htm[/url]


Custom Designed Suspended Looping Coaster:


Track length : 671m
Lift height : 37,8m
Station height platform : 2m
Max speed : 88,2 km/hour
Max G-Force : 4,7
Number of inversions : 4
Elements : Spiral dive, looping, boomerang, zero-g-roll, horizontal loop
Total ride time incl. load/unload : 128 sec
Dispatch time : 64 sec
Load/unload : 35 sec
Footprint : 145x90m
Theoretical capacity : 1125 pph
Number of coaches per train : 10
Number of passengers per train : 20
Number of trains : 2



Custom Designed Mine Train:

Track length : 785m
Lift height : 12/14m
Station height platform : 1,3m
Max speed : 48,4 km/hour
Max G-Force : 2,2
Number of inversions :
0
Total ride time incl. load/unload : 170 sec
Dispatch time : 59/85 sec
Load/unload : 30 sec
Footprint : 86x70m
Theoretical capacity : 550/1100/1600 pph
Number of coaches per train : 5
Number of passengers per train : 26
Number of trains : 3

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its very short.