Comments on: Coolest 2010 Roller Coasters May Not Be in the U.S.

By: Quil

Quil — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:05:11 +0000

I thought it was just a invert whith two people per row.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:40:23 +0000

Please see Austin's comment above. SLC's are really just a BRAND of inverted roller coasters put out by Vekoma. They aren't a separate type of roller coaster or even special type of inverted roller coaster. In a similar example, B&M calls their hyper coasters "Mega Coasters", but that's just what they call their hypers. They're still widely known as hyper coasters. And maybe this was already clear, but several designers make compact and not so compact inverted coasters. More in my "What is an Inverted Roller Coaster" post.

By: Schwarz

Schwarz — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:45:13 +0000

Yeah…I wouldn't call volcano compact.

By: CFC

CFC — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:47:20 +0000

Hey Quil, did you get that one from About.com, too? I'm just kidding, but reallly, I looked on RCDB and it says nothing about an SLC. It says Volcano is an inverted coaster. It also says at the bottom it's the first launched inverted coaster ever. Always check RCDB!

By: Quil

Quil — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:28:34 +0000

One SLC that isn`t made by Vekonama is Valcano the Blast Coaster, that`s made by Inatamin.

By: JaMeS

JaMeS — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:15:50 +0000

mind bender is from SFoG

By: CFC

CFC — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:30:20 +0000

Oh, Austin, I did mean Mind Eraser, I just had a memory lapse. Where did I get mind Bender from?… But yeah, SLC's are usually Vekoma and regular inverts are mostly B&M. Some are Intamin and other companies, but B&M makes most inverts and Vekoma makes most SLC's.

By: Quil

Quil — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:18:38 +0000

okay, now i get it. i`ve only ridden 2 inverts, Mind Eraser an a Batman clone. ME is a SLC and i haven`t ridden Batman in a while so i may of gotten confused.

By: JaMeS

JaMeS — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:57:39 +0000

ok, it is a looping, suspended, compact, 2-seat per row coaster. are we done on this yet?

By: Schwarz

Schwarz — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:48:19 +0000

the best way to sum it up is a compact invert with 2 seats per row