Out of all the major coaster channels, you’re the only one who really dives into the technical aspects of rides, and I love it. Keep ‘em coming

I could listen to Ryan explain how a pen worked for an hour and still be entertained

You should do a video like this for steel coaster supports. It would be fun to compare minimalist columns like on B&Ms to complicated, funky supports like on Premiers.

I'm designing an assembly line for GM's new/overhauled EV plant up in Lake Orion, Michigan. You would not believe how many kips I have supported by a cantilevered 12x40 beam, but even I am still surprised by how much RMC is putting on a cantilevered wood structure. I'm sure they got this dialed in and everything of course too.

Only ElToroRyan can make a video about structure analysis and it still be good.

Yeah, I noticed the steel circular supports they've been using on Zadra and Iron Gwazi. Primarily for the lateral loads of tall sections. I've been sayin for years RMC's coasters are under-engineered and under-supported. Weird they didn't remove the old wood catwalk for the lift hill. It's always blown my mind how their ledgers are strong enough. Like, they always attach to the structure (especially in inversions) in such wonky ways. 2:57 "horizontal" not vertical framing member. ;)

Super hyped for Wildcats Revenge! The layout looks great for a 140 foot RMC

2:15 IS IT JUST ME, OR DID ELTORORYAN DROP US A CRAZY BAR RIGHT THERE :D

I am sincerely thrilled to listen to you nerd out. I have no background for understanding this stuff, and yet you explain it in such a digestible and interesting way. That's not a skill everybody has!

Another great video brother. I feel RMC learned a ton from Steel Vengeance. Zadra and Iron Gwazi alone have shown to be much more sturdy structure and a different build language.

From a fellow structural engineer, it's great to see this more technical side of coasters than most other channels. Keep up the great work!

Ryan, I love these videos when you do them, especially you explaining anything structurally. This goes up there with Chris' 'By The Numbers.' Well done, mang.

My analytical enthusiast brain ate this up. Man, S-class content right here.

The double bracing is something I’ve always noticed on Goliath’s (SFGAm) dive loop, but couldn’t discern why it seemed different from other wooden coaster structures. It’s nice to have an explanation! Illuminating video all around.

I absolutely love how they hid those steel batter bracing supports within the structure. You still get that overall wooden silhouette.

I'm happy Wildcat is getting the makeover it deserves. Last time I was on it, it's was incredibly rough and miserable, but I have a soft spot for it due to nostalgia. I can't wait to enjoy the ride again.

Ryan you got me nerding out on this coasters build structure. You make the complex understandable! Looking forward to riding this multiple times this Summer!! I thought this coaster’s layout definitely looks better than Arieforce one!

Dang this video almost makes me excited for an RMC

Great vid! I rlly love how they engineered the structure for this ride and its good to know I’m not the only one lol, i love how theres a mix of steel and wooden support columns, how they blend perfectly and how you can see where the original drop was on the ride. It kinda feels like its preserving it in a way.

This is exactly the kind of content I love your channel for!

I don't know as much about the different style of supports so learning something new is fantastic!

I really love the aesthetics of this ride. Hope the experience matches.

Awesome video! As a mechanical engineer, I really enjoy your perspective on coasters as a civil guy and learning more about the structure

cant wait to see you talk about its block zones

Hey there El Toro Ryan. Great video and great analysis. Your video revealed quite a bit of structural details that I had never noticed or saw in other Wildcat’s Revenge (WCR) construction videos on KZfaq. Hersheypark’s ride animation for WCR seems somewhat tame to me, although it does depict very fast pacing. In the animation parts of the ride layout seems stretched out. Some moments appear to reveal “missed opportunities” for pops of airtime. That being said, the layout reflects exactly what Hersheypark wants WCR to be. Some coaster enthusiasts seem to think RMC determines the layout of the converted coaster. I’m sure RMC offers suggestions to the park, but in the end the park decides the intensity of the conversion - as well as the final design approval. When I look at videos and photos of the actual transformation of WMC, I am noticing that the completed track work is much more tight and intense compared to the same sections of track as seen on the animation. This excites me because it appears that WCR will be much more intense than the animation suggests. Is it possible that Hersheypark intentionally released a “tame” WCR animation video? When in reality the actual layout will be much more intense than what the park released in the animation? My eyes see a much more intense layout in the RMC track work to date. The real track seems to be much more tight than on the animation video. I hope this trend continues as new RMC track continues to be installed on WCR. Time will tell! Thanks again for your videos. Keep up the excellent work! 💪🏽🏆

I like nerding out about the structure, design and function of rides as well, big reason I subscribed to this channel (and then there's your vlogs which are just funny SuperVinlin )

I am glad you make videos like this, brings so much understanding to my childhood, great stuff dude keep it up.

As a roller coaster enthusiast who also has a civil engineering degree, I love your videos man. So much fun to watch and so interesting. Keep it up!!!

I can't wait! I have a plan to ride all the coasters in Pa this spring and summer. I'm from the Princeton, NJ area and exited for Hershey Park!

Awesome video! It's fascinating to see new building techniques that RMC has learned over the years being applied, like the steel supports.

Literally my home park hour south of hershey it's a childhood memory

I am a big fan of the New Wild Cat's Revenge! My nephew and I can't wait to ride it.

"And a good amount of the wooden superstructure" When you said this, I was able to understand what you were saying thanks to the breakdown you did of El Toro's substructure problem! In that video, I believe you explained the difference between the substructure and the superstructure. Because I understood that, it made this video super entertaining to me!

Just got a Job Working at Canadas wonderland, told them what a block zone was in my interview and got placed at Levithan! Come vist anytime this summer Idd love to meet you

A separate load and unload seem really smart for RMC restraints. Many RMCs actually have decently quick intervals, but the loading and unloading with those restraints are not optimal.

that was great! certainly looking forward to Wildcat's block brakes breakdown.

I loved Wildcat's layout and I wish they could have saved it, but at the same time I'm really excited for Wildcat's Revenge. I was able to snag a piece of wood from Wildcat with the logos of both coasters burned into it. I wish I had been able to ride Wildcat last summer before they closed it, but I was busy doing other stuff when I was in the area.

The red track looks absolutely gorgeous

Only ElToroRyan has the certification and authority to talk about this 👏👏👏 well done~~ and also I’ve noticed that even some of RMC’s earlier coasters use steel support structures to support it. We know New Texas Giant has some, but Iron Rattler even has some supporting the zero-g roll, Wicked Cyclone has some, and Twisted Cyclone has some. And all those use the Gerstlauer and older Gen RMC trains. So definitely they’ve been doing it for quite a while. But it’s fascinating to see RMC being able to learn from Steel Vengeance and knowing how to strengthen their coasters because of those heavy trains and insane forces.

It looks really complex. Like it would be complicated to mix the old with the new. You would think it would be easier just to knock the whole thing down and start from a clean slate. By building a new one from the ground up. But this engineering job looks impressive 👏

Professor Ryan, your breakdown of the ride is intriguing. While I don’t follow all of what you said, it is interesting to see a different take on a coaster

RYan, you should do a problematic video of Knoebel's FLying Turns, since it took 7 years to build and finally open. Plus it can educate a lot of people about this classic coaster and how tough it was to build in modern day

Definitely wanna go to Hersheypark this year

The dense and complex structures remind me of cathedrals.

The walkways on the original first drop are staying. I made sure to ask about that on the tour (went with the first group). It is a nice little detail to see the difference! Can’t wait to see the pacing of this coaster.

ryan: you might not find this interesting me: no go on

As an electrical engineer and current ride op, i love everything about this. Also i’m sure this will have metal detection

Oh my god. it gives me flash backs of childhood. Visually it looks a lot like Son of Beast at King's Island.

I love the old Wild cat it was immensely rought but so much fun You could not help to laugh . IT VERY exciting to have RMC refrebish this coaster. I love El Toro but I think it's time to RMC the track there too It is getting rough like the old wild cat. And has some structural damage in the supports frome G force. Have a great day love light creativity

Nice video I was always a coaster nerd now I sit in my cube and do structural analysis on bridges all day lmao

ryan i appreciate you for these nerdy ass videos cause they are so good, i love learning about this kinda stuff, keep this unique content going like you have been man !

Super psyched for this ride! Wildcat at Hershey Park was incredibly rough. I only went on it once and it was more than enough to give me a bad headache🤕

I was on that same tour. I asked them about loose articles and they said they won’t be allowed on the ride, not even in pouches like on Gwazi. So it’ll be how SteVe and Twisted Timbers operate.

Can't wait to get back to Hershey after a LONG time for me at least. Great video keep up the great work! -Josh

Thank you

Vivid memories of this coaster… This vid is 🔥🔥🔥 Hope to ride the new version!

Hopefully New Dragster gets the double sided lockers, the old system was a pain, especially with where the exit was in relation to the entrance - another thing that I hope they fix

While I live in Florida, I think that is an AMAZING RMC coaster! I'd love to see more RMC's like that :) Keep up the great content man!

Very cool!! I'll be there to try it out! I live in NJ not too far. I've been going to Hershey since I was barely tall enough to ride the big rides! Last summer, on July 4th was my last ride on Wildcat, and it was a bit painful, and I felt it wasn't a fun ride anymore...

As an engineering student, your videos are amazing. Keep up the great content my man!

This video is amazing! I love this deep dive into the structure of the ride! This is my type of coaster content!

Finally an RMC Hybrid actually close to me-My New Jerseyan thoughts on Wildcat’s Revenge

This is 1000x better than airtime thrills 😂

Well those rebuilds r awesome, but of course the conversion would bring up latent consequences. But I am sure RMC will do this right.

Love the content, but I’m not so sure about one point you made. Speaking as a carpenter, I’m not sure that staggering the ribbons adds structural integrity. The benifit of more surface contact to the bend post is negligible, and you said that it allows for “more connections” but in the pictures you really only see one (occssionally 2) lag bolts per ribbon connection, which there would be space for with the standard ribbon layout, so they’re not using the additional contact to add more fasteners. There is also an added benifit to having the ribbons in a line, in that more rigidity is gained by having each ribbon sandwiched in between 2 others, making horizontal movement or rotation of the ribbons harder. Personally, I think it’s more likely it’s just easier to build them staggered, and small variations in lumber length or bend angles won’t then result in a ribbon not fitting because the gap is too small, or not making enough contact with the bend to securely connect it because the gap it too large.

New coaster from sea world Orlando like to see u break that down

dude this piece of track in the thumbnail alone would have been completely unimaginable just 15 years ago, not even in woodies, just in any type of configuration track, and now RMC prints out those non-eucliean elements like it's just normal. That's wild.

🤓🤓🤓 Class is in session!! Yet again, another fantastic video, and it would seem you might be able to do a Part 2 or even Part 3 as more construction on this coaster is completed. Keep ‘em comin!! I feel like I might have a Degree in Engineering in my future if you keep doing what you’re doing!

ElToroRyan always killin it with these incredibly informative videos 😎 💪

So exited to ride this in the summer

From the construction tour last Friday, no loose articles will be permitted at all.

Awesome analysis Ryan. I personally think Arieforce one seems to have more extreme elements than WCR, but both will still be amazing.

I have a civil engineering degree too, so I like this type of video. I had no idea that this would have 3 trains and a separate unload station. Does any other RMC have wheel heaters? I've seen them on other coasters, but never on an RMC before.

Awesome video!! This earned a sub from me! It was really fascinating learning about the engineering aspect of the supports. I'm looking at engineering careers and this is very interesting!

I swear being addicted to rollercoasters is an engineering thing

You might want to update Iron Gwazi cause the final turn needed some help near the end of 2022.

Yeah there's no way. I love you. I love this channel. Best one by far. Thats all.

So it seems like RMC has definitely learned from the structural headache Steele vengeance is

When I clicked on this video, I was like “huh weird use of the words structural analysis, I’m sure he means layout analysis” and then no, it actually was structural analysis! Coming from an engineer, I’m pleased to hear your excellent vocabulary when describing the engineering behind the structures. Great work! Not sure if you went to school for engineering, but I’d believe it!

Another benefit of the staggered ribbons is that it looks cheaper to install, as you don’t have to cut the ribbons to the proper length.

love the videos! keep em commin

The million dollar question is...Did Hershey park keep the seals that work the final brake run?

going there this june, hoping it will be open by then

Paint it all black! (The wood)

I'm kinda shocked an upgrade to this more refined bracing hasn't been offered to Cedar Point. Then again maybe it has - but I don't know why they'd say no to it. It is clearly working better than SteVe's solution is even now.

"This might not excite you as much as it excites me, but keep in mind I'm just a nerd with a civil engineering degree." 🤣

Ryan, why are you not designing new coasters? Go for it guy. RM

Seems like HersheyPark said "we don't want that rickety stuff you usually build" lol

Great ride but honestly I think I like El Toro better. Even though El Toro is not an RMC. Def falls short of Steel Vengance as an RMC coaster. Wish it was a longer ride

If there is a super structure. Is there a super duper structure ?

Ryan it’s air-ee

How did I not know you have a civil engineering degree... Bro you gotta hook up with the "well there's your problem" podcast for an episode on coaster accidents

Couldn't Cedar Point have RMC come back and add steel columns to the wooden structure in certain areas to help with SV?

I wonder if that Underflip will be a near miss with those supports over it

Bro the cantilevered under flip is craaaazy wtf

Cool!

I now know more about coaster construction than RCCA

Oh boy , another deep dive analysis from the "expert".

Keep it Coming Love! Song by KC and the Sunshine Band! Check it out! He is also the best!

So, Ryan, what happens when remedial work has to be done to the coaster, like Steel V.? RMC designed it, quoted it, and built it. Would they typically carry some burden, or would that all fall on the customer?