Five Gravity Group coasters opened in 2015, most notably The Cú Chulainn Coaster at Emerald Park,[14] and Switchback at ZDT's Amusement Park, the latter of which is the only wooden shuttle coaster in existence.[15] Three coasters named Jungle Trailblazer opened in 2015 as well at various Fantawild parks in China, two of which contain inversions, a rarity on wooden coasters. In 2016, three Gravity Group coasters opened, including two more under the name Jungle Trailblazer (one of which has an inversion) at Fantawild parks, and one called Timber at Walibi Rhône-Alpes. In 2017, The Gravity Group designed another coaster named Jungle Trailblazer in China, and Mine Blower at Fun Spot America – Kissimmee, the latter of which has a unique inversion.[16]
In 2018, The Gravity Group worked with Sesame Place Philadelphia to install Oscar's Wacky Taxi.[17] Also in 2018, their most recent Jungle Trailblazer opened, as well as a coaster called Wood Express at Parc Saint Paul in France. In 2019, Kentucky Flyer opened at Kentucky Kingdom as a celebration of the park's 30th anniversary.[18] Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster, designed by The Gravity Group, opened in 2021 at Sunac Jinan in China. In 2022, Leviathan opened at Sea World Gold Coast Australia as Australia's first new wooden coaster in 35 years.[19] Their most recent roller coaster, The Bobcat, opened at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in 2024.[20]
Timberliner trains
In 2008, The Gravity Group announced the development of their own wooden coaster trains called Timberliners. They are produced by Gravitykraft Corporation, a sister company to The Gravity Group. The Gravity Group promotes their trains as wooden coaster trains capable of steering smoothly through curves, resulting in a more comfortable and maintenance-friendly ride. Timberliners were planned to debut on The Voyage at Holiday World for the 2010 season, but after three years of delays, Holiday World officially cancelled the project on August 16, 2013.[21] However, in 2011, Timberliners appeared on Wooden Warrior, and on Twister at Gröna Lund in Sweden. In 2013, Timberliners were installed on Hades as part of its transformation to Hades 360.[22][23]
The Gravity Group's Timberliner trains have since appeared on Roar-O-Saurus and Time Travel in 2014, Cú Chulainn, Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan), Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland), Jungle Trailblazer (Oriential Heritage Wuhu), and Switchback in 2015, Timber and Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Ningbo) in 2016, Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen) and Mine Blower in 2017, Oscar's Wacky Taxi, Wood Express, and Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend) in 2018, Kentucky Flyer in 2019, Wooden Dragons Roller Coaster in 2021, Leviathan and Tonnerre 2 Zeus in 2022, and The Bobcat in 2024.[24]
Precut track and retracking projects
The Gravity Group often retracks wooden roller coasters with their engineered precut track, sometimes on rides they did not initially design. They received the award for Innovation of the Year at the 2021 Golden Ticket Awards for their precut track.[25]
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