Where I am from, a demolition derby is a bunch of old, run down cars, usually in a pit (for safety), driving hard and fast on purpose, into each other, crashing and sometimes even catching fire, hence the demolition. The last car that still drives is the winner!
@@Deurklink There are lots of videos, but in a nutshell: There is some sort of X shaped guide rail and the underside of the dergy has something like fins. This X guides the car to the other turntable and at this point, rubber wheels take over and rotate around the curve. The Fins are only needed for the switch. There is a very good video if you search for "Zamperla demolition derby switching mechanism" :D
Imagine what it must be like for a peep to be on the control track when the rest of the ride is going on. You're suddenly brought down a huge elevator deep underground and secured against your will in the bowels of the earth, on a very slow and boring meandering track, only to be let off and then shipped back up as everyone else gets off the ride having a ton of fun. That's the real reason why you should set the first car as non-rideable in these kinds of shoestring rides!
I wish I had seen this before building my own ... would have saved some headaches on the crossing tracks. I still don't understand how you did this without using the dingy slide covered track ... I thought that was required to avoid just following the lowest track piece, even if they were two different tracks. But obviously it works. Another excellent tutorial.
1:28 Using a roller coaster train to simulate a monster coming out of the water is absolutely genius!
Where I am from, a demolition derby is a bunch of old, run down cars, usually in a pit (for safety), driving hard and fast on purpose, into each other, crashing and sometimes even catching fire, hence the demolition. The last car that still drives is the winner!
I like the inclusion of real life examples. Not sure when you started adding them in, but I think they're a great addition!
This looks like a very fun ride. Great tutorial on it!
Absolutely amazing!
Woo! I finally made it! (I'm James...)
The large version of this ride at Disney’s California Adventure is a lot of fun!
Adorable ride
This mechanism in RL is absolutly beautiful from a mechanical point of view. :D
I would love to see how it actually works!
@@Deurklink There are lots of videos, but in a nutshell: There is some sort of X shaped guide rail and the underside of the dergy has something like fins. This X guides the car to the other turntable and at this point, rubber wheels take over and rotate around the curve. The Fins are only needed for the switch. There is a very good video if you search for "Zamperla demolition derby switching mechanism" :D
Imagine what it must be like for a peep to be on the control track when the rest of the ride is going on. You're suddenly brought down a huge elevator deep underground and secured against your will in the bowels of the earth, on a very slow and boring meandering track, only to be let off and then shipped back up as everyone else gets off the ride having a ton of fun. That's the real reason why you should set the first car as non-rideable in these kinds of shoestring rides!
Control tracks are nightmare material
I wish I had seen this before building my own ... would have saved some headaches on the crossing tracks. I still don't understand how you did this without using the dingy slide covered track ... I thought that was required to avoid just following the lowest track piece, even if they were two different tracks. But obviously it works. Another excellent tutorial.
When I started doing the tutorial, I was about to place dinghy slide track, then I realized I wouldn't need it at all lol
I like this ride, but it seems a complicating built. The checkerboard floor is very nice.
The above ground track can be a bit fiddly, but the underground part is pretty straightforward :)
Hey everyone
Hi Nick!