Can a 700 ft roller coaster be possible to build?

Question

it seems like sooner or later roller coasters will be too tall to actually ride to the point where it will be dangerous to. could a 700 ft roller coaster be too dangerous, or could it actually be built one day?

Answer 1

it would probably be too intense to be safe.

Answer 2

Maybe it could but i won't make it so steap

Answer 3

My guess is yes. It may happen. 20 years ago they said a 300' coaster couldn't be built. They're at 425' + already. Theoretically it could absolutely be engineered. It might cost tens of millions but it could be done.

And then.....where do I get in line?!

Answer 4

It would be hard but completely possible.  You would need a good architect.

Answer 5

I think it could be done, but in my opinion, it would most likely be too dangerous to ride and take to much space to build.  So, I'm not sure if it will be done in the future because of those reasons, but who knows.  If it is possible, Cedar Point will try, but they will have to expand the peninsula to make room!

Answer 6

probably

Answer 7

Seeing as how chain lifts are so slow and heavy, the train could be pulled to the top with an elevator cable like on Millennium Force.

Show me that coaster when it's done and my only reply will be "where's the line start?" =D

Answer 8

Well, anything's possible. But whether or not it will be built some day...

Traditionally, you would be pulled to the top of a rollercoaster by a chain, and gravity does the rest of the work. You can bet that most coasters go to the top of the chain as fast as safely possible, so think how long it would take to get up to 700 feet (remember you're going up at an angle, so it would be a lot longer than 700 feet of travel) which would cost money, and be a little boring and remember, coaster designers want to be able to get as many people through in an hour as possible.

So I suppose it would have to be a launched coaster, like kingda ka, but you'd either have to be going really fast, or at a really shallow incline to get up to 700 feet, neither of which would be particularly practical.

So i guess it would be possible, but highly unlikely

Answer 9

What goes up, must come down.

Or changed a bit, what comes down, must go up. I don't know if people would want to be lifted up the 700 ft in order to come down it.

I could see Las Vegas or somewhere put on up on a skyscraper where you enter at the top and ride down and get off on the down side.  No riders as it goes back up.  70 stories is a long way to go up on an elevator, but even worse on a roller coaster.

Answer 10

of course yes.  Just sum all the forces and make sure it is properly maintained.