They are manufactored as pieces in factories so shouldn’t assembling them take a few months because all the pieces are there?
Isn’t it just a really big Ikea thing?
They are manufactored as pieces in factories so shouldn’t assembling them take a few months because all the pieces are there?
Isn’t it just a really big Ikea thing?
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They aren’t mass produced, every rollercoaster is unique.
A really big Ikea thing that will kill people if even a single piece is not assembled with precision. Roller coasters are extremely complex, with lots of moving parts that require redundancy and fail-safes. It isn’t just piecing the ride together. Its making sure it works safely.
Assembling them does take a few months. However there is also building the foundations and any other groundworks needed. Getting power to the right place is of course necessary. Plus then there is a certain amount of testing to ensure it’s all safe.
There’s a ton of additional engineering and testing that take place during and after a build. One base could have the concrete contract more than another and settle an inch deeper, or additional ground settle from weight.
A good example of it happing quickly is a direct replacement like they did on the Incredible Hulk coaster in Universal Studios. Only the track needed replacement so a ton of that initial unforeseen issues were already presented in the original build, so it was mainly just testing that needed to be done.
They aren’t simple and are very intricate and have to be thoroughly tested.
They’re dangerous. People have been killed on them. Lots of regulations. Parks are terrified of getting sued if there’s an accident.