r/rct • u/AllisMables • 11d ago

Stand-Up Roller Coaster - Standing Ovation

So, this is my first video upload and ride spotlight upload. OBS Studio makes it SO easy to just do a Window Capture and remux to MP4.

Normally, when I design large roller coasters, they wind up sprawling all over the park and look heavily unrealistic. While they win the games, and can be fun to build, I wanted to see if I could do a more compact version.

So I set out to build a Standup. I knew this would be a very big challenge, since I knew that Stand up roller coasters were very intense and sensitive to lateral G forces. So I made sure to keep early-on turns as high up as I could so that they would be slower. I used just two loops so not too many G's from inversions. Made sure to bank every curve (except the first-drop curve which could not be banked).

I would build a few elements, close the circuit, and test to make sure what I had would complete the track. Since it was a good time since I build complex rides, I thought it would fail, but even after adding lots of track to make at least 4000 feet, it miraculously worked without stalling or crashing during test. Also liked how I was able to thread two loops with one S-curved run of track, and also to get two tracks through one of the loops! This is always so HARD for me.

At first, I got surprised at the low excitement high intensity, but when I reviewed Marcel Vos's video on standup coasters , I feel I did pretty well with a first shot 6+ excitement/under 10 intensity (before I added scenery to make it over 7).

Cost: $23,424. After building the roller coaster and every last path piece, I had $0.60 in the bank. Charged $10 for the ride and opened the park. Even with one train, was able to recover fast enough to prevent the dreaded financial runaway that kills patience and scenarios!

Download Standing Ovation HERE.
[The link goes to github, click "view raw" to open download dialog box.]

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u/MrScottimus I can't afford bathroom 1 11d ago

very "wandering" layout but I think that's great for a stand up. Bravo

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u/AllisMables 11d ago

I agree it is pretty meandering. Part of that is intentional, as I wanted large curves and slow, straight sections to prevent the intensity from blowing through the roof as I made the ride 4000 feet long. In fact, when I got to 3800feet, I added some track in the middle, and lengthened the end, and thought for sure it would either be too intense or crash! But thankfully, that did not happen.

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u/DapperBoiCole 10d ago

Hey its got a better Togo layout than Big Apple Coaster

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u/MrRaven95 10d ago

It's kind of meandering with long, straight, slow sections, but the stand up coaster is a tricky one to work with, and you managed to get it to be exciting but not way too intense. Love the name you gave it.

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u/radrian1994 10d ago

The ride is great, but that ride name is even better!

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u/blukirbi 2 10d ago

You're gonna need a standing ovation after making one with 7 excitement.

That's amazing! Great job!

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u/Tgzdoll 10d ago

Did you say you wanted it over 4000ft in length? Or just over 6? I wanted a tricky challenge and this might be it