KA IDL Showcase - S1 1c How do we as rollercoaster engineers design exciting rollercoasters?

How do we as rollercoaster engineers design exciting rollercoasters?

Pupil Projects Rotation 2

Letter from Drayton Manor

Lee from Drayton Manor wrote to us and outlined the brief for our projects. We referred to this whilst developing our rollercoaster designs.

Learning About Rollercoasters

We then took some time to learn the Physics and Maths behind exciting rollercoaster design.

Pupils investigated different aspects of rollercoaster design. For example, the total speed lost every time a rollercoaster train goes round a loop.

Through these investigations, pupils learned the importance of carefully considering the different design elements of their track.

Check out this slow motion video of one of our models completing the loop. Note the stress and strain that the track must withstand as the train makes the loop!

Theming, Branding and Marketing

Working with each other, we developed effective marketing and branding for our rollercoasters.

Rollercoaster Projects:

The Seasons

World War Fun

Thunderbolt

Goalcoaster

Fright Fall

Broom Broom

Vortex

Deception

Deception, quite simply one of the country’s most horrifying, jaw dropping, yet pleasant roller coasters ever built. It’s beautiful gardens mask the horrors behind the mansion doors. Four rooms, four unique horrors, two floors and one experience of a life time. Our specialist engineers, designers and architects have rare skills which haven been thoroughly tested throughout this outstanding build. This style has never been seen before at Drayton Manner, a first for both the park and coaster history. Twists, turns, horrors: All of it. Visit Drayton Manner today and experience... Deception

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