We’ve used Skype extensively on our Fireball project in China where we had to keep in mind the 12 hour time change. A few weekends ago we were able to Skype with a regional event of ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) dubbed No Coaster Con as it doesn’t involve riding roller coasters.

It is hard to believe that I have been back from China almost a month already.  I made a solo journey to Shanghai during the middle of May to be a part of some of the commissioning procedures for the ride.
After the plane landed in Shanghai, we were greeted by something new – government health [...]

We recently uploaded some video of China’s first wooden roller coaster to our YouTube site.  This HD video shows the ride in action – including an onride video.  Footage was shot during my trip to the jobsite during the middle of May.

Here are some photos of the dummy-filled train taken during the testing of the wooden coaster last week in Shanghai.  Hopefully Chad and Larry will get some of their photos posted a little later this week.  When they were over there, they took video too!  We’ll just have to wait and see.

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The first wooden roller coaster in China has now had its first runs and first riders!  Congratulations to the teams at The Gravity Group and Martin & Vleminckx for this spectacular work of art.
Chad said, “Rode it. awesome. smooth. WAY FUN!”  He went on saying it was fantastic with tons of airtime particularly on the [...]