DCA's CS: box on last car???

Anyone know why the last car on California Screamin' has that big ugly box at the back?

http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery731.htm?Picture=5

It's a guess, but it looks like it could be for a control system.

I think it's for the on-ride music system but I am not sure.

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Yep...on-board music system.

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I guess Rock N' Roller's is hidden nicely in the "trunk" of the caddy.
*** This post was edited by Dale Picolet 2/18/2003 12:54:05 PM ***

It's for the music system. Something to think about. What powers the sound system when it's on the course?? Batteries. This box on the back, as well as the one-seat row mid-train probably contains a mess of rechargeable batteries, as well as the sound system circuitry.

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On RnRC it's actually an elaborate system of capicators (because they'll charge a lot faster than the batteries) which are charged while in the station. It may be the same on Cali' Screamin'. Even though Screamin' and RnRC were designed by different companies I believe WDI still did the sound on both.

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I have a similar question... Row 3-1 on some of the trains have only one seat. The left side has just a large box and no seat or OTSR. You can see that nobody is riding that seat in the pic linked above. I don't think it is part of the music system because I don't remember seeing that on all of the trains. Anyone know?

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I believe that is the transfer seat position...one seat is removed so that a disabled rider can be more easily moved into the single seat and secured by an attendant.

Not certain of that, but I think that's what I heard someplace...

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