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 [...]

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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[I tried publishing this back in March, but had some problems with the feed/itunes.  With Larry and Chad currently in China and just days away from testing the ride, I thought I would try posting it again.]
Chad and I recently got back from a trip to Shanghai to check out the work on the wooden [...]

The brand-new ride at Happy Valley in Shanghai is about to start testing.  The structure, track, track steel, trains, … everything’s done!  Chad and Larry will soon be on-site to assist with the testing.  Here are some beautiful shots from the M&V crew.
A little refresher stats on this twisted wonder wouldn’t hurt.

108 feet (33m) tall
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Testing our trains at Holiday World a few weeks back gave us the chance to step away from our desks and get dirty.  We think that being “hands on” is important for engineers.
Designing something better from the comfort of an office is one thing.  Having to work on what you designed is the true test.  [...]