B&M Zero cars
Does anyone know why certain B&M rides have "zero" cars (the bogies without seats) and others don't? All B&M trains, sit-down, stand-up, floorless and inverted are essentially the same devices with different seating devices.
Floorless coasters don't have them, for obvious reasons. Raptor doesn't, but Alpengeist does.
Can anyone solve this mystery?
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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
Floorless coasters don't have them, for obvious reasons. Raptor doesn't, but Alpengeist does.
Can anyone solve this mystery?
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Jeff
Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
If you mean the "noses" of the trains, I think they are there just for style.
Sitdowns such as Kumba, stand-ups such as Mantis have the fronts to make the trains look "traditional," or enclosed. Floorless and inverted have the open fronts for obvious reasons: to add to the feeling of flight. As for the Alpinegeist, I don't remember what it looks like but I'd say, for the theming effect.
BTW- I still think the front of Mantis looks like the batmobile.
Sitdowns such as Kumba, stand-ups such as Mantis have the fronts to make the trains look "traditional," or enclosed. Floorless and inverted have the open fronts for obvious reasons: to add to the feeling of flight. As for the Alpinegeist, I don't remember what it looks like but I'd say, for the theming effect.
BTW- I still think the front of Mantis looks like the batmobile.
I've been thinking about this for a few months and these are the best things I could come up with.
#1 They are used to add speed. This would explain why they are on some and not others. I guess for this theroy to be supported we would have to know if the weight of the zero cars are different.
#2 They have somehting to do with the sensors. Although I don't see why they would be on some but not others.
Rideman would probably know this.
#1 They are used to add speed. This would explain why they are on some and not others. I guess for this theroy to be supported we would have to know if the weight of the zero cars are different.
#2 They have somehting to do with the sensors. Although I don't see why they would be on some but not others.
Rideman would probably know this.
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