B&M "Exclusives" - CoasterBuzz

What are some extra goodies that B&M's come w/ that other coasters don't? For example, Mercedes Benz' come w/ extras you won't find in any other type of car. It's like a fine coaster manufacterer thing or something.
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B&M coasters come with smoothness and very luxurious & comfortable seating.
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B&M's come with a rebate for 5 lbs. of the world's finest swiss cheese. And all the mantinence guys at the park get an Army Knife.
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I mean like the extra little safety doodads such as the gates and the special floors and such.
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I don't know, but when you buy a Vekoma, it's a basic model. Things like upstop wheels, chain dogs and brakes are extra. <sarcasm>
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I thought B:KF had a gate in front of the station. I could be wrong. Talon had cupboards, and when your train got back whether it was train 1 or 2, a worker would slide a door over so you could get your stuff, but couldn't take someone else's. On Talon, they had TV's with music videos in the q-line. They also had tarps over the weaving line part (when line gets too long).
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I think the new B&Ms come with 0% financing until 2003. Keep America rolling!

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I don't think that a park has yet opted for the "Limited" package, which includes cup holders, heated leather seats, and the cd changer with Bose speakers :)

what about the Eddie Bauer series trains?;)

Den said:
I don't know, but when you buy a Vekoma, it's a basic model. Things like upstop wheels, chain dogs and brakes are extra. <sarcasm>

Yeah, I don't understand why parks get those, but don't by the "smoothness" option! ;)

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- Peabody

The smoothness option isn't worth it..... they just weld football helmets to the OTSRs. heh.
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You can't spell "dishonorable" without "honorable."

B&M come with excellent padding, modelled after my very own little white room. No way to hurt yourself

B&M come with that extra feeling of safety. You know how people who like their coasters milder ride in the middle? Well B&M invented an amazing special "middle of the middle" seating, so not only can these poor souls not feel anything, they can no longer see anything either. This has added greatly to the B&M experience and in my opinion is why these coasters are so popular.

B&M come with 50% more track noise absolutely free! Imagine the savings!

Some come with the larger captain chairs (big boy seats).
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Comatose said:
B&M come with that extra feeling of safety. You know how people who like their coasters milder ride in the middle? Well B&M invented an amazing special "middle of the middle" seating, so not only can these poor souls not feel anything, they can no longer see anything either. This has added greatly to the B&M experience and in my opinion is why these coasters are so popular.

True, so very very true, my friend!
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I meant stuff like the inverted floors that go straight down. You know those ain't comin' cheap.
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I like it how he asks a question...and then answers it himself, later on, lol.
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*** This post was edited by ravenguy98 on 2/20/2002. ***

Yea ravenguy, hes done that twice in this topic.
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Well, one thing that isn't truly exclusive to B&M but unfortunately is the main thing that I find to not like about their rides are the midcourse breaks, the one reason i don't mind that SFA doesn't have a B&M yet, Vekoma's rides go non-stop :)
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SFNE Freak said:
I meant stuff like the inverted floors that go straight down. You know those ain't comin' cheap.

Accually have you ever seen the mechanism that does it? It's really not that much. Just some little wheeled thingies that roll along the underside of the floor drop down by moving forward, and gravity brings down the floor, which I'd guess is mounted to it's own little guide track. The whole thing probably only needs one motor to lower it.
On the other hand, I have never accually seen a Vekoma floor (heck, I've never been on a Vekoma coaster, my first will be May 4th, given Deja Vu is open.), but it sounds like they shift forward and one side drops lower than the other. This sounds more complex (therefore more prone to failure of some sort) because you need something to push it forward and something to drop it.
With the seemingly lower number of moving parts and motors nessesary to lower a B&M floor, I'd be willing to bet that they are cheaper to install than Vekoma's version, unless if Vekoma gets the parts from the bargin bin.

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B&M coasters come with great capacity and reliability. IMO, for parks, this is what makes B&M the most valuable to them. I can count the number of times on my hands that I've seen a B&M down (maybe 1 hand) and they cycle riders through quickly.

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