Originally posted by ucf disneyfan
I posted an idea like this on the boards a few months ago. I think a B&M Hanging Coaster would be perfect. Theme the sides of the cars to look like hanging doors and have animatronics inside the ride. Maybe have Mike and Sully wizzing by you while holding onto a door. One of the biggest problems with this idea is the fact that Disney will probably never build a B&M coaster.
A B&M "hanging coaster" doesn't exist. The company makes
inverted and
flying coasters. An inverted coaster would be like the Dueling Dragons at Islands of Adventure, and Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. A flying coaster would be like Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags over Georgia. A "hanging" coaster that you mentioned generally refers to
suspended coasters. Examples of those would be Big, Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Iron Dragon at Cedar Point. Both of those coasters are made by the company Arrow.
As for Disney not building a B&M, that is probably correct. However, that doesn't mean that a suspended coaster cannot appear in WDW. Over at Islands of Adventure they have the Pteranodon Flyers (primarily designed by the company Caripro). That style of coaster (suspended single rail) would be perfect for a coaster ride based on Monsters, Inc. There doesn't have to be much of a height requirement, so anybody can ride. The coaster would be much cheaper to build than a large coaster, and the individual cars can be incredibly themed and detailed. Your suggestion of the animatronics and hanging door cars would work well with this style of coaster.
As for building the ride in Animal Kingdom, I don't think so. Animal Kingdom does need rides, but Monsters, Inc just isn't the right type of theming for the park. The ride would be better off in the Magic Kingdom or Disney-MGM Studios.
