Xcoaster Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) In the spring of 2014, Yomiuri Land will open coaster that incorporates various elements the "twist coaster Robin". The course length 313m, a top speed of Japan to become sense to be thrown out of the vehicle be "fall of 93 degree" 62km / h, right after the start, "360 degree spiral", from 180 degree half spiral + loop and "twist dive", The first such "reverse Kant curve" is a roller coaster exciting than it looks. In addition, course layout that I made use of landscape and overlooking the Shinjuku skyscrapers, and scampering between the rich green trees, the terrain of Yomiuri Land is also one of the charms. Please look forward to Yomiuriland to become more and more fun! So "Twist Coaster Robin" looks to have a 19m tall, 93* first drop, with a maximum speed of 62km/h, followed by a barrel roll, dive loop, and outside banked "reverse Kant curve," for a total ride length of 313m. It opens Spring 2014, and appears to be a custom S&S El Loco coaster, with 4 seater cars. And from the images and description, it'll have some landscape interaction. My thoughts - the layout looks a little weak (assuming the trees aren't hiding something), but it'll be a fairly unique addition for the area and a great fit for the park, especially since they've been a bit lacking after removing two coasters over the past few years. And honestly, this is a huge improvement over the pointless SL Coaster and the terrible White Canyon. I think this is just what this park needs, and I'll definitely make a point of revisiting once this opens (unfortunately, my next trip will be too soon). Thanks to spongey (Aussie Steve) for mentioning during the 2013 Japan tour that he'd seen teasers for a new coaster during his visit and that there was construction happening in the former SL Coaster area; I've been checking their site for news since then. It seems my calling is finding news from Yomiuriland. Edited March 20, 2014 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Awesome! S&S starting to make custom el loco is a great thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The long sprawling out layout reminds me of El Loco meets Jet Coaster! How perfectly Japanese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Some interesting supports, especially I'm the foreground of the overall layout picture. Looks good. I'm glad they are branching out with original layouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 The long sprawling out layout reminds me of El Loco meets Jet Coaster! How perfectly Japanese! Ha! I was thinking the same thing. It'll be interesting to see how a "customized" El Loco works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 They're putting the new lap bar seats on the old, narrow cars. Nice! The only thing that I didn't like about the car they showed at IAAPA last year (for the Angry Birds ride?) was that it looked super-wide. Nice to see that they're using the older-style cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Yes yes yes! And a nice lap bar to go with it. This looks awesome. Can't wait to see it go up. I really liked Steel Hawg; unique rides = bonus points in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 This ride looks weird! It does look like a weak layout but hopefully it will be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Good. Something to go back to Yomuiri Land for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 My main draw are the lap-bars! Love it, and would do almost anything to ride one someday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Happy to see they are replacing the removed coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Happy to see they are replacing the removed coasters. The two removed were not much of a loss! This has to be an improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 ^This. There's no way it would be as bad as what they removed! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 It is great to finally see an S&S El Loco with more of a difference in the layout than a drop that is one degree steeper in each model. Hopefully this is a sign that the company will start offering more customized layouts for other parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I am conflicted. New rides in Japan are always a good thing. But new rides in Japan at a park that has an affiliation with a baseball team named the Giants is not a good thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^ Sounds like this coaster will be a 2 time world champion over the course of 3 years. It is great to finally see an S&S El Loco with more of a difference in the layout than a drop that is one degree steeper in each model. Hopefully this is a sign that the company will start offering more customized layouts for other parks. This will be the second custom El Loco. So it's a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^Where is the first custom El Loco? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devious Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^Where is the first custom El Loco? http://rcdb.com/3408.htm Pretty sure they're referring to this thing, which looks like an El Loco, but seems to be a custom screamin' squirrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 ^Where is the first custom El Loco? http://rcdb.com/3408.htm Pretty sure they're referring to this thing, which looks like an El Loco, but seems to be a custom screamin' squirrel. Woah! Surely that's steeper than Takabisha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I think they consider it an inversion, not a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Look, it's open! http://vhcoasters.com/2014/03/16/yomiuri-land-shows-off-new-el-loco/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Interesting. They're using the old train design with the new seats. Who knew? EDIT: And three-tube track as well! Weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 ^maybe some leftovers in their storage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 This is The El Loco: Str-e-tch version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigaG Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) ^Where is the first custom El Loco? http://rcdb.com/3408.htm Pretty sure they're referring to this thing, which looks like an El Loco, but seems to be a custom screamin' squirrel. It is also older than any "real" El Loco. Copying and pasting the Japanese name of the ride gave me this relatively new video- Edited March 18, 2014 by GigaG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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