MK Big Thunder Mountain to receive full retrack

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Touchdown

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ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ said:
I suppose they could add those self-cinch style safety belts as an additional measure but they'd probably only delay dispatch. Plus they're more for the illusion of safety anyway. We sure it's not a T-bar?
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The lap bar would be ending or starting to be bent 90 degrees on the interior side if they were indivdual. There are those two white vertical spots but it’s hard to tell what they are, maybe tape? If it’s a t bar why is there a potential thick padded section that will sit at the exact perfect spot to crush any male passenger’s sensitive area.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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Touchdown said:
The lap bar would be ending or starting to be bent 90 degrees on the interior side if they were indivdual. There are those two white vertical spots but it’s hard to tell what they are, maybe tape? If it’s a t bar why is there a potential thick padded section that will sit at the exact perfect spot to crush any male passenger’s sensitive area.
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Think of the merch possibilities.....

"I got crushed at Big Thunder!"
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
The new BTMR trains were spotted uncovered from its tarps today.
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iamgroot61

iamgroot61

Active Member
In the Parks
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Starship824 said:
So basically just doing what DLR did a few years ago.
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I agree. I'm from Cali and recall the ride being much smoother (which, IMO, took away from the "mine train" aspect as I sort of liked the rougher, herky-jerky ride) after the refurb. On the plus side, I am really looking forward to seeing the FX updates in the ride climax in the last incline up inside of the "mountain." The WDW version of this ride really needed to catch up. Glad it's being done.
 
Ayla

Ayla

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Is it a single lap bar or is it like Splash Mountain's used to be (each person had their own). It is impossible to tell by the pictures.
 
Delta-7

Delta-7

Active Member
gerarar said:
More pictures of the uncovered BTMR trains from BlogMickey. Also seems to confirm visually that single lap bars are in place.
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The article claims that mud was deliberately plastered on the lower half of the train for "theming." I thought that was just from a rainstorm or something because in the first photos of the new train a few days ago, there was no mud.
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Coaster Lover

Coaster Lover

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In the Parks
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Ayla said:
Is it a single lap bar or is it like Splash Mountain's used to be (each person had their own). It is impossible to tell by the pictures.
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Single bar that crosses the entire row. Same thing that was there prior to the refurbishment. I assume the padding will be added later (soon?). Honestly, unless they were forced to change the restraints (I've seen situations where rides with older restraints are grandfathered in from changing the restraints when new regulations come out, but would be required to change the restraint if they got new trains... that doesn't seem to be the case here) or changing the restraints would have permitted more riders (both more "fat" friendly and/or able to accommodate a lower height limit), there's really no other motive to make changes to the restraints. Single Bars on trains with no seat dividers with no seatbelts are by far the most efficient for loading/unloading. The moment you have a split lap bar you have to have cast members on each side of the train checking restraints. The current set-up allows ridiculous fast turnarounds keeping capacity as high as possible.
 

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