August 8, 201214 yr Check it out! http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/backyard-rollercoaster-video-172835832.html
August 8, 201214 yr That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL!
August 8, 201214 yr Author That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL! Especially if I were riding!
August 8, 201214 yr That's pretty cool! I drew out plans for a backyard coaster a year ago. But when I went to go get the permit to build it, the city got all screwy with me. I'll try to find the plans I drew out, they have to be somewhere in my desk.
August 8, 201214 yr That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL! Until Dad slips with the pole and puts it through the back of the kids head.
August 8, 201214 yr I can just see the local building inspector make a visit and writing lots of building code and zoning violations. Look at what they do with a kid wanting to open up a lemonade stand on their front lawn or the grief they give if you build a tree house.
August 8, 201214 yr Typical Yahoo!: "Couple's backyard roller coaster goes viral". I've never heard of this video until now. If you went to Yahoo! daily, you'd understand.
August 8, 201214 yr Here are the rough drafts for the coaster I had planned. I couldn't find the final draft, but I hope I can in the future. This was the station, which was just my tree house. I can't remember how tall it was, but the first drop of the coaster was planned to be about 6 feet. This breaks down what the train would look like, the dimensions of the track/supports, and how the train would stay connected to the track. And finally we have the whole coaster's layout. The double camel-back style coasters were still pretty big at the time I made this. Now most of the coasters people build are far more advanced and feature turns and even lift hills. I really wish I could have continued this project. But like I said the city was too demanding. I can see why they were, but it's not like I was going to open the ride to the public. I would love to start it up again, but I don't have the time and most of the funds I saved up are long gone.
August 8, 201214 yr That's pretty awesome! I think the "lift hill" would get pretty tired after a while. LOL! Until Dad slips with the pole and puts it through the back of the kids head. Wow. Such a wonderful thought.
August 8, 201214 yr Titan, that's awesome. I would do this, but I asked my parents and they said no. I actually don't even think my subdivision would allow it; we can't even have a trampoline in our yards.
August 9, 201214 yr Here's what I imagined when thinking of building my own backyward rollercoaster. Here's a design of a track and support segment as far as the car I'd attach a harness (like found on skycoaster) to a wheel chassis.
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