LIM Launched Roller Coaster

The LIM Launched Roller Coaster is a roller coaster type introduced in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. As its name implies, it uses linear induction motors to launch trains out of the station at high speeds.

Construction
Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and outside the running rails.

The LIM Launched Roller Coaster is only capable of a powered launch. It can be built to a shuttle or circuit design, and its design can include many inversions not possible with standard Looping Roller Coasters.

Special Track Elements
Note: Any track pieces marked with a dagger symbol ("†") cannot be saved onto a track design file using TD6.
 * Banked Curves
 * Banked Helix
 * Banked Swoop Track
 * Quarter Loop
 * Half Corkscrew
 * Large Half Corkscrew† (also usable in OpenRCT2)
 * Vertical Loop
 * Half Inline Twist
 * Steep Twist
 * Vertical Twist
 * On-Ride Photo Section

Introduced in OpenRCT2

 * Barrel Roll
 * Large Steep Slope Transition
 * Small Half Loop
 * Medium Half Loop†
 * Large Half Loop
 * Zero G Roll†
 * Large Zero G Roll†

The Zero G Roll track pieces are not enabled by default as the LIM Launched Roller Coaster's vehicles do not have sprites for them.

Constraints

 * Banked Curves - 50 degrees
 * Maximum Track Slope - 90°
 * No lift hill; powered launch only.

Appears in

 * RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
 * RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Build menu only

 * Drive-by
 * Lava Launch
 * Quantum Thruster

Scenarios

 * TGV Train Twister (European Cultural Festival)

Other Information

 * Unlike any other roller coasters with Powered Launch, LIM is only one which can operate Powered Launch with Block Sectioned while the others must use OpenRCT2 or 8 Cars per Trainer to operate that mode by editing further runs.
 * LIM Powered Launch is similar to Corkscrew Roller Coaster which Powered Launch Mode doesn't pass the station.
 * In rare cases, Brakes failure breakdowns can cause the train to pass through the station instead of stopping at the end of the station. To prevent this, build some track out of the back end of the station or convert the ride into a complete circuit.

In Real Life
The LIM (Linear Induction Motor) Coaster is manufactured in real life by Premier Rides. No LIM coasters were in RCT2's Six Flags parks, even though they are present in the real-life versions of these parks (two in Six Flags Great Adventure, one in Six Flags Over Texas). Great Adventure's named its LIM coaster Batman and Robin: The Chiller, Over Texas named its LIM coaster Mr. Freeze Blast Coaster (now Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast). Great Adventure removed their two coasters in 2007 after a variety of issues forced them to close the rides indefinitely. They were located just south of where Nitro is in the park. The LIM coaster was infamous for having a rough ride and the fact that the magnets used to launch and stop the train required frequent maintenance and often didn't even work (sometimes causing the trains to valley, especially with Great Adventure's coasters). The trains on the LIM coasters featured over-the-shoulder restraints, which were quickly replaced by simple lap bars and ankle braces in 2001-2002 due to comfort issues.

A detailed history of the two LIM coasters in Great Adventure can be found here.