Old Arrow Looper Trains

Probably for capacity.

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Scott W. Short
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentral.com

i agree with shiveringtim probably since they started buildin longer tracks than the corkscrew model they needed more capacity.

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are you ready to go vertical?...V2 SFMW 2001 ...

Here in Vegas at the Adventuredome. The Canyon Blaster opened with 7 car trains, now we have 6 car trains. I still dont know why they changed it. Also a few weeks ago they finished painting train one in that chromakey paint stuff that changes to like 5 colors depending on the light. The funny thing is they tested the paint on one of the planes on the Thunderbirds airplane ride. They only have painted one car of the second train. Rumor is they wont paint the rest of other so they can tell which train is which as they forgot to put the numbers on the cars, even though the numbers are just stickers UGH! At least we have =Chaos= coming!

I know Arrow looper trains went through a major upgrade in the 80's, and since then, the seventh car has been added.

I think the Later Arrow coasters got big and fast enough to be able to have 7 cars per train
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The SBNO 1995 Arrow Big Dipper at Luna Park Sydney was meant to have 7 cars, but has 6 cars in a futile attempt to reduce the noise which brought about it's demise. Also, there is only one train for the exact same reason. The capacity was terrible & it could've had two trains to speed up the line. BTW, the layout doesn't have a mid-course braking run.

It's rumored to have been bought by Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia to possibly replace their Thunderbolt headbanging coaster. Wonderland wanted to buy the Dipper, looks like they missed out.

I just hope more inversions are added to the existing track as it has only two; a Sidewinder (Half Left-hand Corkscrew/Half Loop) and a Vertical Loop. There still isn't a full-length Corkscrew inversion to be found anywhere in Sydney. :(

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Home Park - Wonderland Sydney, Australia, featuring;
1) The Demon - 1988 Vekoma Boomerang
2) The Bush Beast - 1985 KEC Woodie (Clone of PKD's Grizzly)
3) Beastie - 1985 KEC Junior Woodie
4) More steel coasters please!!! Preferably a B&M Masterpiece!


*** This post was edited by CoasterGod on 3/7/2001. ***

I think as parks become slightly more popular in Australia, with larger rides being built, there will be more parks expanding their attractions.

I just don't like how Big Dipper is closed