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Stingray · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 403 Location: North Carolina

Washuzan Highland park in Japan has a coaster power totally by foot. This coaster is called the Skycycle and it's pedal power is just one of the examples of some new green coaster. I bet new meaning will be given to the saying "the loop, there's the loop"*

Coasterfuciaism say's "one who power he's own coaster, is one who enjoy's the ride". I thought that meaning was full of $#@#, but after seeing these video of the skycoaster I see the meaning in it.

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The park official site is http://www.w-highland.co.jp/en/

Another coaster that is green is the Alpine Coaster in Park City in Utah.

This coaster is built at a mountain. So you ride up the hill and fly down at 30 mph. The crazy thing is you control the brakes, so if you can handle it. It's up to you how slow you want to take it.

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You can even ride this coaster in the snow

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This park is really cool. There's zipline down a hill and a body skateboard type of downhill ride.

The Alpine Slide

The Park city offical site.
http://www.parkcitymountain.com/summer
Those parks looking kinda fun. It's different enough to have healthy thrills.
*cr refeance

Doug_Barnes · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject:

The Sky Cycle ride has to be the most lame idea EVER! However, that Alpine Coaster seems pretty sweet. Smile

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CoastinCam · Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 20 Location: MN

Alpine slides are really cool! We have a few of them here in MN.
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Doug_Barnes · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:24 am Post subject:

^I could care less what the view is. I'm at a frickin' Theme Park and I have to use effort?! My own leg power. Plus, you won't be able to check out the view; if you stop to look the five cyclists (yes - I said cyclists) behind you will start yelling at you to GOOOO! Embarassed

However, it could be a good way to burn off the $7 Hot Dog. Laughing

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Gix · Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 36 Location: The Netherlands

There are many Wiegand alpine coasters over here in Europe especially in Germany and Swiss

They are building green coaster over here too. Hemelrijk aka billybird park a little small park is building a climate neutral coaster

People will be in the building on top sitting on cross trainers to get the train to the top of the lift.

More info, but its in Dutch http://www.billybird.nl/nl/attracties/achtbaan/het-ontwerp.html
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e_tapley0687 · Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 416 Location: Nashville, TN

Oh, we have some Alpine Slides in Gatlinburg near Dollywood. They're at a place named Ober Gatlinburg and they're really fun and almost scary if you reach the right speed.

http://www.obergatlinburg.com/alpine.htm

Here's a good POV video of the whole layout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg8oyZ2JmWA

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