Current Events > Supposedly it costs like 30-40 mil. to make a huge new roller coaster.......

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..do you believe this number is accurate? no wonder food costs so much at an amusement park

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Yeah I believe it, I mean tf should I know though

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roller coaster tycoon was a hard game ._.

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Balrog0 posted...

Yeah I believe it, I mean tf should I know though

but why do you believe it? it looks accurate?

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It ain't cheap, between design, engineering, construction and QA testing

Think of all the safety requirements that go into these things to not only make them not fall apart, but also give a smooth ride that isn't too intense while maintaining enough momentum to keep the train moving

they're large so they take a lot of material as well as labour time to assemble

they also take a bunch of space

and I imagine require very strict testing, licensing, etc etc procedures

I dunno if maitenence falls into this figure as well but I imagine that's not cheap either

I'd believe it

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Well I'm using my knowledge of home prices and extrapolating from there, based on my understanding of how costs escalate with more floors, the routinization of most construction work (vs a rollercoaster, a lot of which I'm assuming is fairly unique), and then comparing that to the size of a big rollercoaster, that's like on the right order of magnitude difference

But ultimately I could be very wrong

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$30-40 million is for like a really high end expensive roller coaster.

You can still get a great roller coaster for less than $10 million.

Most roller coasters don't even exceed $20 million in price.

These prices refer to just the roller coaster and not any special theming. That can make the roller coaster way more expensive and usually only Disney and Universal are willing to spend much on theming.

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TommyG663513 posted...

$30-40 million is for like a really high end expensive roller coaster.

You can still get a great roller coaster for less than $10 million.

Most roller coasters don't even exceed $20 million in price.

These prices refer to just the roller coaster and not any special theming. That can make the roller coaster way more expensive and usually only Disney and Universal are willing to spend much on theming.

How do you know this and where can I learn more

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I would be more terrified if roller coasters were cheaply made.

It's like fair rides. I'm sorry I am just not comfortable trusting my life to a ride that can be put together in 3 days.

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Gheb posted...

I would be more terrified if roller coasters were cheaply made.

It's like fair rides. I'm sorry I am just not comfortable trusting my life to a ride that can be put together in 3 days.

you don't ever go on fair rides? i go on some ones that are really high

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Balrog0 posted...

How do you know this and where can I learn more

I've been following the theme/amusement park industry closely for 10 years now. I've been to a lot of places and ridden some rides myself. A lot of info is released when new roller coasters are announced.

I could talk endlessly about various roller coaster companies and the types of coasters they make and their costs.

There is a lot of information on YouTube as well. A ton of roller coaster and theme park content out there.


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Gheb posted...

I would be more terrified if roller coasters were cheaply made.

It's like fair rides. I'm sorry I am just not comfortable trusting my life to a ride that can be put together in 3 days.

statistics will probably tell you they're sapher than driving in a car etc.

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TommyG663513 posted...

I've been following the theme/amusement park industry closely for 10 years now. I've been to a lot of places and ridden some rides myself. A lot of info is released when new roller coasters are announced.

I could talk endlessly about various roller coaster companies and the types of coasters they make and their costs.

There is a lot of information on YouTube as well. A ton of roller coaster and theme park content out there.

That's pretty cool dude. What other topics does that cover outside the cost of coasters? Like what do they talk about?

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they have some info on individual coasters on wikipedia. Like how much the coaster costed. I think i've only seen costs, on wikipedia

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makes sense, tons of material, legal issues, construction, etc. i bet the maintence costs are crazy too.

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Balrog0 posted...

That's pretty cool dude. What other topics does that cover outside the cost of coasters? Like what do they talk about?

All sorts of stuff.

Roller coaster launches can be pretty complex. There are various ways you can launch a roller coaster train. These types of coasters tend to be more prone to break downs and that is a whole discussion right there.

There are always new types of roller coasters in development and rumors are about where the first installation of each new coaster type may take place. Typically there is around a handful of new coasters built around the country every year. I follow YouTube channels of people who consistently give visual updates of construction progress.

I'd recommend

Theme Park Stop
Expedition Theme Park
Theme Park History

For some YouTube channels. There are way more channels out there and various websites with discussion forums and stuff like that.

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Makes sense to me. Despite just being for amusement, a lot of precise engineering needs to go into them to make sure they're safe and stable. That kind of work doesn't come cheap. Then there's construction and material cost

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Choco posted...

statistics will probably tell you they're sapher than driving in a car etc.

Yeah

But more people drive cars. It's like the flying vs driving argument

Sure you're more likely to die in a car accident, that's because more people travel by car

Airline propaganda lmao

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treewojima posted...

It ain't cheap, between design, engineering, construction and QA testing

Think of all the safety requirements that go into these things to not only make them not fall apart, but also give a smooth ride that isn't too intense while maintaining enough momentum to keep the train moving

This.

I'm surprised it doesn't cost more.

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BlockAddition posted...

Yeah

But more people drive cars. It's like the flying vs driving argument

Sure you're more likely to die in a car accident, that's because more people travel by car

Airline propaganda lmao

what? no. it's literally every time you enter a car vs every time you enter a plane.

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TommyG663513 posted...

All sorts of stuff.

Roller coaster launches can be pretty complex. There are various ways you can launch a roller coaster train. These types of coasters tend to be more prone to break downs and that is a whole discussion right there.

There are always new types of roller coasters in development and rumors are about where the first installation of each new coaster type may take place. Typically there is around a handful of new coasters built around the country every year. I follow YouTube channels of people who consistently give visual updates of construction progress.

I'd recommend

Theme Park Stop
Expedition Theme Park
Theme Park History

For some YouTube channels. There are way more channels out there and various websites with discussion forums and stuff like that.

Man you've found me a whole new thing to sink time into

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Me too, thanks

Its because construction companies overcharge for everything, if we let Chinese build it would costs 1/10th the price and probably will be better looking too

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Choco posted...

statistics will probably tell you they're sapher than driving in a car etc.

Probably, but I need to go in cars. I in no way need to ride a low-tier fair ride.

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