InvadR is a mashup of the wooden roller coasters many remember as bumpy and rough and new technology. вЂ¦ So, being able to dial all that in, it typically is on the farther side of that eight- to 12-month process,вЂќ House said. вЂњWith a project like this, we have to be mindful of all the different elements. The new coaster has 96,000 bolted connections, used more than 10,000 pounds of nails, 360,000 pounds of steel,10,000 cubic feet of lumber and 2,500 cubic yards of concrete.вЂњA ride that takes a good balance of curves, twists, camel backs and speed,вЂќ said Adam House, a senior designer with Great Coasters International, Inc., who worked on the ride.Дesigners had to work around the Le Scoot Log Flume water ride and the train ride, as well as build the coaster on uneven ground. Дesigners hope itвЂ™s the kind of ride folks will get off and want to hop right back on.

The minimum height requirement is 46 inches.

The coaster is about 80 percent complete and is scheduled to open in April, the month after the park opens for the year, Busch Gardens officials said Wednesday. The cars will whoosh through the New France area of the park past two other rides. It will have twists and turns, sail over nine air-time hills, designed to give riders the sensation of weightlessness, and through two tunnels, all in 90 seconds. The parkвЂ™s first wooden coaster will bump along the tracks at 48 mph before sending riders down a 74-foot drop. As roller coasters go, Busch GardensвЂ™ new InvadR wonвЂ™t be the tallest or fastest, but itвЂ™s aiming for the sweet spot between too tame and terrifying.

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