Will RMC Wildcat Be The FINAL Ibox Conversion? | The Future of RMC

RMC has been one of the hottest manufactures throughout the past 11 years or so, and they have achieved this by creating some very unique and thrilling models over the years. One of their specialties has been converting old, rough, or boring wooden coasters into hybrids using their steel Ibox track. However, with competition to renovate old wooden coasters increasing, the pandemic, and RMC putting a larger focus into some of their other models, RMC has much less of a market for these conversions compared to what it used to be. This has led me to believe that we could be in the final chapter of this model, and RMC will begin to work more on some of their newer models.
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[@NoisyBones]

Both RMC and GCI were fighting over the Wildcat and GCI lost (mentioned that they felt disappointed in a social media post). This tells me that RMC is still very much in the conversion game, their work is still the most desirable in the field and that they might actually be seeking out particularly challenging projects (I love Wildcat, it was my first big-girl ride, but when a coaster starts to double as a cocktail shaker you got a problem) HOWEVER, i do feel that this indicates that RMC will be becoming more choosy with what they convert and we may see less conversions as time goes on. I disagree with the idea that the conversions RMC has done are not allowing for creativity within the company as I believe that 'limitations breed creativity'. The challenge of elevating an older ride while still keeping true to its original experience and staying within its footprint is creatively stimulating in a way that total creative freedom is not. Even if this is the last RMC conversion Im super grateful that its a ride that i love.

[@davidperry4013]

RMC is responsible for taking unbearably rough or barely bearable wooden coasters and turning them into fantastic roller coasters. I love RMC.

[@AmusementArchitect]

Wooo! Let's gooo! Love me a Good RMC Wildcat vid😅

[@kenny-fair]

Me to lol

[@amusementscape]

I barely even talked about it 😂 but I think RMC and Wildcat in the same sentence had you clicking immediately knowing you my man 😂

[@AmusementArchitect]

@@amusementscape that is accurate!😅

[@MarsJenkar]

I think that the RMC hybrid conversions may be falling off but I don't think we're finished seeing them. I think they will, as you suggest, slow down significantly (since much of the low-hanging fruit has been plucked), but I think there's still enough potential demand that we could see them continue to happen for years to come. That's especially true if Cedar Fair and RMC manage to patch things up with each other (there's apparently some strain in relations between the two companies surrounding the coasters built/converted by RMC for the 2018 season), and if RMC can work something out with the Canadian government to work there (this is an obstacle that has prevented them from working their magic on the coasters at Canada's Wonderland and La Ronde). Final chapter for RMC conversions? I think no, but that also we're past the middle of the book now.

[@po_divaa]

I’ve heard from people at six flags st. Louis that Boss would have already been RMD’d if it wasn’t for Covid so I can see that happening in the future

[@amusementscape]

Hopefully 🙏

[@alecvip7562]

Haven't they also confirmed that boss would never get rmcd though?

[@nolimitscoasterguy4813]

I’m still hoping American eagle will get rmc’d

[@newsuperhdgraphic]

i hope megafobia at oakwood park will turn into the RMC

[@patrickfraleyjr2819]

I personally don’t see RMC’s I-Box track on American Eagle, maybe they could do a Topper Track re-track of American Eagle.

[@nolimitscoasterguy4813]

@@patrickfraleyjr2819 I don’t think it’s impossible, I would also be all for a GCI titan track conversion

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

We want to see some Titan Track!

[@djsugarc1075]

@@newsuperhdgraphic no

[@Cat3465]

Twisted Cyclone was last I-Box conversion done in a Six Flags park ironically

[@technicolortabby4239]

They will probably always offer conversions, but also there are only so many coasters that will need to be converted or would be good candidates for it. I think probably Hurler and Roar will get it. I wouldn't be surprised if RMC built more ground up hybrids.

[@oblivieon1567]

You're right I think the conversions are in the final stretch at least in the US. Wildcat, the other Wildcat at Lake Compounce, Roar, Hurler, and American Eagle come to mind. The remaining woodies are either classics and still ride well or they're still okay at least for now. Their ground ups aren't excessively expensive so they seem to be pretty obtainable for any park that wants one. I think any park that wants one should either do the conversion or get one because it's a no-brainer. They're really great rides and for the price you can't beat an RMC.

[@amusementscape]

Yeah there’s only a handful (maybe like 3) that actually have a shot in the US. Maybe internationally we will see more

[@darylturnage4712]

I would add Boss to that list!!!

[@owenstockwood5040]

Maybe not the Lake Compounce Wildcat, as that coaster is 95 years old.

[@MattMcIrvin]

The Compounce Wildcat seems like a good candidate for Titan Track, or a similar low-key refurbishment--it's theoretically the kind of ride that should be treated respectfully as a historic landmark, but it's almost unrideable. If they can't fix it with a conventional retracking (and they've tried), a partial or complete steel conversion that respects the original layout could work. I've seen some enthusiasts gush about RMCing Boulder Dash, but it doesn't seem sensible to do that to a ride that is still basically sound and that is one of the world's most unique woodies.

[@oblivieon1567]

@@MattMcIrvin I'm not one to keep something just because it's old. It's one thing if it's like the Santa Cruz Big Dipper or Lagoon's Roller Coaster which were built in the 20's and still ride really well. Even Comet at Hershey is fine. But If it's bad it's just bad. I know they've tried but it didn't work. I don't know if it's the layout or it needs reprofiling or maybe Titan Track could help it. But if they RMC it dang they'd have a winner on their hands!

[@coasteradventureslol]

Very interesting take

[@justinkyle09]

RMC BOSS

[@urbex_coasters]

I want to see RMC Magnus Colossus. Since Iron Gwazi it has been the coaster that needs it most, and it remains that. Anything SBNO with relatively little chance of operating again, RMC it. Except Williams Grove Cyclone, I want to see that refurbished to its vintage feel.

[@amusementscape]

That would be cool, too bad that place doesn’t have any money

[@urbex_coasters]

@@amusementscape Yea. Hopefully if they scrapped something else they'd have the money for it. Given the terrain usage and what RMC can do it would instantly become one of the world's best coasters.

[@amusementscape]

@@urbex_coasters yeah 💯

[@SnowghostFilms]

Honestly I would like an Australian park to do a variation on the Iron Horse conversion. Build a resurrection of the Bush Beast from Wonderland Sydney as an RMC. With the nearest RMC being in Japan, it would work well down here with the closest comparisons being probably Leviathan. But I would probably compare the model to the B&M invert. Not often built, but can still pop up time to time. Who knows, maybe Le Monstre may be the Grona Lund Monster of RMC’s

[@amusementscape]

That’d be nice!

[@skyguyismyguyr12turn]

Thanks for being one of my first Instagram followers!

[@amusementscape]

Anytime!

[@skyguyismyguyr12turn]

@@amusementscape Also, I seriously hope not. RMC is my favorite coaster manufacturer out there, but that doesn't mean they don't have a model that I'm tired of seeing. Lookin' at you, Single-Rails. Suddenly more and more parks are interested in buying those rather than RMC I-Box Conversions. Which is one of the reasons why I wish the RMC Raptor stops getting purchased. RMC really ISN'T running out of coasters to get the RMC treatment, but sure, GCI MAY have something to say about that. Especially because the former is most likely converting the latter's first coaster. But I sure hope RMC finds more that they can do.

[@elevatoralarmcoasterandarc1214]

This will be the first conversion since 2019!

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Not likely. There are quite a marginal woodies left that could use a retrack like that. Roar at SFA immediately comes to mind.

[@amusementscape]

Yeah but I honestly don’t know if SFA will get that spending. Six Flags has had that option for 11 years now, and they have opted to retrack it. I think it is more likely it’ll get Titan Track

[@stevenstice6683]

There's still a few candidates for RMC conversions left in the States. We still have the Lake Compounce Wildcat, The Boss, American Eagle, The Legend, Hurler, Roar, and Timberwolf. Overseas, we still have Loup-Garou at Walibi Belgium and all those RCCA abominations in Spain and Germany. If RMC can find a way to work in Canada, they've got Mighty Canadian Minebuster/Wildebeast (not sure which one needs it more) and Le Monstre. Work hasn't dried up for them yet.

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

Don’t forget the other RCCA abomination in Brazil, Montezum!

[@stevenstice6683]

@@SunshineStateCoasters They even got to South America?

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

@@stevenstice6683 yes they did. The park is called Hopi Hari which is also home to the original Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop. I’ve heard Montezum is really bad. Only good thing is it runs PTC trains instead of those horrible Intamin trains on Coaster Express

[@stevenstice6683]

@@SunshineStateCoasters I'm tempting fate when I say I'm glad they didn't have work in the remaining three populated continents, aren't I?

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

@@stevenstice6683 Why glad? I’m a little confused sry

[@katashworth41]

The problem with the main coaster I want RMCing is unlikely to happen (Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach) as it’s just been retracked and is Grade II listed which means it has significant historical interest and can only be changed in certain ways.

[@amusementscape]

Yeah exactly. That’s why I don’t think there’s many rides that’ll get RMC’d

[@edwardlack2578]

We're more likely to get a single rail rmc than a retracked woodie tbh, but I'd happily take either. There's a lot of parks in the UK that would benefit hugely from something like that. Or the Intamin Hot Racer.

[@AceAviations2]

Seriously suggesting to RMC a ride like Grand National should be something punishable by death, RMC should NEVER be able to do anything to wooden coasters built before 1970 at this point. They're history at this point and NEED to be protected, something that with recent events (Blue Streak) is more important now than ever.

[@edwardlack2578]

@@AceAviations2 Grand National is Grade 2 listed anyways, so won't happen with that one. Recently got retracked anyways.

[@EtaM29]

I think that there will be a RMC hybrid drought for the next 10-15 years until a lot of modern GCIs become rough and then I think some of them will get GCIed and some could be Rmced

[@aidan1625]

I wanna see roar at sfa get rmc'd

[@CC-sv9fs]

Understandable to think so but I hope not because I think there is plenty of coasters that could still use an RMC treatment.

[@amusementscape]

True, it’s just business though

[@cryptogenesistv9932]

Mine blower @ fun spot Kissimmee needs Ibox fr fr, idk if y'all have ridden it recently but the left rail is just too painful after the barrel roll. I hope they'll consider it after AF1

[@MonStarGuy]

I really want Ghostrider to get RMCd (though I haven't ridden since they replaced the trains).

[@thelis4u]

I can't imagine hurler at CW not getting RMCd soon. They already have the blueprints for it at KD, would be easy to just duplicate it at CW

[@amusementscape]

Yeah they could, but they haven’t worked with RMC since 2018

[@FameyFamous]

Both Fred Grubb (founder and president) and Alan Schilke (engineer and designer) have retired. From the title of this video, I expected info about the impact of those changes. What do .you think? Did Schilke have a hand in the design of ArieForce One?

[@ItsSiebay]

I also have been saying this. I don’t think Wildcat would be the last in North America, but I doubt we’ll see too many more what with GCI Titan Track taking off. Ground up options still seem to be a likely option though, but I’d still more than likely see the single rails taking off more than iBox.

[@kenny-fair]

Title caught me right away lol

[@timk987]

I think with the headache Gene Staples is going through getting I B Looping refurbished, he may look to RMC in the future. Maybe starting with a Raptor for Niagara Falls which would put immediate pressure on SF Darien Lake. I believe Hell Cat is back up and running with pretty extensive retracking do to it’s extensive downtime, but could easily be a future candidate. Let’s not forget Hoosier Hurricane. I don’t think these would happen very quickly but if the parks do well I could see them trickle in over the next 10 to 12 years.

[@cancelled148]

I've been trying to get your reply for some time now but anyways I think no, because there are many rides that are considered to be "ok for now". So sooner or later there will be more conversions. But I think ground up conversions will be the new norm after they end the conversions.

[@malachispetlaboratory]

I need some of my planet coaster woodies rmc’d

[@adsfadsf7924]

I never heard this before! Can anyone tell me what RMC Wildcat is, if possible?

[@michaellyga4726]

This won't be the last, but I do think that they're going to focus on more ground-up projects this decade.

[@Ibuddy66]

I highly doubt it will be the last. It may be the last for a little bit, but overall, there's plenty of good coasters still that would be great candidates, but don't forget .. we just got done with a major pandemic (in some respects and are still in the midst of it) and these parks are among some of the hardest hit businesses. It's going to take them time to rebuild funds to be able to afford to do things like this again at such high paces. The industry is and will experience a temporary lull. Hopefully they can survive it. Something tells me they will without a problem.

[@memesrct_official]

What IF RMC willing to build a Hyper Raptor coaster in the future?

[@ChasingThrills]

I could see an I-Box Giga but, it would probably have a steel structure like ArieForce One.

[@ArrowLooper]

Roar will most likely get converted

[@Dinoboy38]

I box convergens will be a thing for a vary long time if sometimes trying to touch up parts of a coaster doesn’t work out then maybe rmc will convert it this has happened before with gawisi closed bush gardens tried to smother it out by replacing the pic trains with malenium fliers in 2011 and giving it a full retract but that didn’t do anything so it was just rmced or a woodie wares out and the park wants a stand out coaster and doesn’t think just putting titan track on a turn wont cut it and just rmc it

[@amusementscape]

Yeah that’s fair enough. That really depends on what GCI does with the Titan Track too though

[@coasterknowledge1982]

I think they will always still offer conversions however they definitely are dying down. I don’t think they’ll ever stop there’s always a a place that might want to call them to fix a coaster up. And who knows what some coasters ride like in 10 years

[@youtubeuser7132]

I bet this is the end of a generation of hybrid conversions. Some big parks are happy with full replacements and all size parks are just sticking with their wooden rides for now. It could mean the last IBox though, if another track (maybe one with brakes that don't fail) by RMC is manufactured. Flat rides and coasters in empty space are next for Six Flags parks, but those can't last forever and people who go often that hate the conversions more than a removal are a minority.

[@psychoshark4144]

i dont think that wildcat would be the last but mostly likely be slowed down a lot but defiantly not the last because it is so useful to smaller or bigger parks

[@sleepdeep305]

We still don't know for SURE if it's getting RMC'd

[@ninjagirl226]

Right for all we know it could be GCI's first full conversion.

[@mattr3922]

No, GCI lost out on the bid. Claire Hanes said so himself in an interview released. He said he lost it to another competitor to put steel track on Wildcat so.....that would be RMC.

[@amusementscape]

Yeah true but it’s like 99.9% at this point because GCI lost the bid on it to another company

[@TheeKoifish]

I know that it will probably never happen but I would like Kings Island to get some type of RMC. Maybe a Son of Beast conversion or the worlds longest raptor.

[@Chucyriggs]

I think we see the boss get RMC’d

[@seabear722]

I think the delay between 2020 and now of rmc conversions is because of the pandemic

[@amusementscape]

Yeah it’s possible, but that also means nobody pre ordered or anything

[@MarsJenkar]

@@amusementscape Given that 2020 put a strain on the finances of every park (it may have been a factor in Cedar Fair selling off the land for California's Great America, for example), I think the vast majority of parks and park chains went into wait-and-see mode on any new investments. Some parks/park chains may still be in austerity mode, or just emerging from it.

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

6:16 Walibi Holland is getting a Raptor?! Source?

[@amusementscape]

www.parkerlebnis.de/walibi-holland-rmc-raptor-2024_141557.html

[@maincoasters]

the only reason rmcs are slowing up is cause we have to wait for more roller coasters to be available basically 😂

[@bundleoforanges]

WILDE BEAST PLS :(

[@mathewferstl7042]

arie force one isn't a hybrid if it has steel track and steel supports. It's literally just a steel coaster

[@davefroman4700]

You forget one thing pal. They can Ibox smaller family coasters too. And they want to get into the family coaster business.

[@SuperNorstShow]

I don't see that is has to be an RMC. Why not be GCI's first Iron Horse conversion with new infinity trains? I would prefer to see what GCI can do here, as this company has made some stellar coasters.

[@coasterboss1654]

Me personally I don’t count rmc topper track as a wood coaster.

[@amusementscape]

Yeah I mean I get that

[@GreatBearProductions]

HE FINALLY ANNOUNCED HIS DISCORD SERVER

[@amusementscape]

Lol I’ve done it in a few videos haha

[@thepanman2024]

Doubt it will be the last. But there will be a problem if six flags or cedar fair all add ibox hybrids, because there will be nearly no parks without RMC hybrids. Similar to when b and m sold too many inverts.

[@RyanDaRizzle]

Maybe in the Americas but some European woodies are in desperate need of being RMC'd (I'm looking at you Stampida and Bandit)

[@BigDCoasterFam]

I hope Wildcat isn’t the last. That would be awful as there are still aging wooden coasters that could use this treatment which would transform the entire park

[@nicholasbonfiglio820]

no way it will every park with an rmc hybrid it’s the longest line in the park. as long as there’s old wooden coasters there will be new i box conversion

[@nicholasbonfiglio820]

also from some inside knowledge in the industry i’m pretty sure bgw is getting a ground up hyper hybrid

[@edwardlack2578]

Personally, I don't think so. There's plenty of wooden coasters around, and it will all be down to each park as to whether they want to keep it wooden or go with the conversion. Don't see why RMC would refuse to continue doing rebuilds.

[@maincoasters]

b&m does work with cedar fair wdym

[@botchjones1130]

I love your channel and think your videos are top quality but you remind me of Kermit 🐸 the frog

[@amusementscape]

How so lol

[@botchjones1130]

@@amusementscape rm seeee

[@amusementscape]

Kinda fair lol

[@MATTHEW3438]

We hope its the final conversion even though Gwazi should have been the last one. This is spitting in the face of GCI as its their original coaster and RMC stole the project from them. The day that RMC goes out of business, our group of over 10,000 will be celebrating.

[@iWontTry]

that is the dumbest title I've ever read I'm sorry LOL