Spinning Roller Coaster

PROJECT NAME: Echo Mine Carts
RIDE TYPE: Spinning Roller Coaster with Vertical Lift
INSPIRATION: Echo Mine Chase scene from "Home on the Range".
LOCATION: Currently planned Sally Cone Motel for Carsland.

The mountain itself will contain most of the tracks. The facade and part of the queue should look like an adobe and cliff-dwelling. The vertical lift will be themed as a mine elevator shaft. At the top an explosion sends the carts down the tracks. This attraction evokes "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad". The indoor caverns will be similar to the film "Home on the Range" with brightly-lit colors. These types of attractions also feature an on-ride video for purchase.

Gerstlauer Amusement Rides

Six Flags' Tony Hawk's Big Spin:
(These are the vehicle designs I favor with riders facing each other)


Six Flags' Mr. Six Pandominium:


Galaxy Spinner:


MACK Rides

Knott's Berry Farm's Sierra Sidewinder:
(Focus here is the attached cars to increase hourly capacity)


Home on the Range - Echo Mine:
(The focus here is on the production design)


Dollywood's Mystery Mine:
(Although not a spinning coaster, there's a part where it has the dynamite explosion I like)

Golden State Plaza Fountain

Hong Kong Disneyland's entrance has a really neat water fountain feature. But I'm not still not sure how classic Disney characters spoke "beach fun" in China. I think the fountain fits more into Disney's California Adventure. It would be nice to have these statues. I would only approve of the Mickey and whale water feature. The water, music, and light show aspect should remain with Hong Kong. World of Color is coming and the original fountain looks to be quite big. This would be a good contrast to Disneyland's Central Plaza mini-Disney character statues that surround the Partners Statue.



Still photos from niallkennedy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/niallkennedy/sets/72157605416166233/

The Partners Statue will already have the planned statue of younger Walt and Mickey in Walt Disney Plaza.

Instrumental music selection:
"By the Beautiful Sea" - For Me and My Gal: The Musical
"Beautiful Briny Sea" - Bebknobs & Broomsticks
"Candle on the Water" - Pete's Dragon
"Beyond the Sea" - Finding Nemo
"Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" - Lilo & Stitch
"Jolly Holiday" - Mary Poppins
"Just Around the Riverbend" - Pocahontas
"Whale of a Tale" - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
"Under the Sea" - The Little Mermaid
"Fathoms Below" - The Little Mermaid
"Sailor's Hornpipe" - Folk Music
"Row Row Row Your Boat" - Nursery Rhyme
"Sailing, Sailing" - Folk Music
"By the Sea" - Sweeney Todd

I have to assume there will be more "The Little Mermaid" music around the Meet & Greet and Ariel's Adventure.

By the Beautiful Sea (Mickey's Fun Songs):


Sailor's Hornpipe:


Whale of a Tale:


Although not a "sea" song, it fits with the era I think: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

Mega Whip

http://www.gordonrides.com/products.html

This company features a Mega Whip ride concept. It's a next generation of the classic "Whip" flat ride. It's very likely going into Disney's California Adventure's Carsland for Tow Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. A concept such as this has been hinted in concept art, Blue Sky Cellar's video loop of John Lasseter in a parking lot, and YouTube videos of "The Whip".

"The Whip":


Los Angeles Times article: http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/best-of-2007-disneys-1149/