To my knowledge, there are no earthquake requirements for coasters.
A coaster at Magic Mountain or Knott's or Disneyland is differently supported than one at Universal or Cedar Point or WDW.
Differently? or NO differently?![]()
My bad. Edited.
Wouldn't DL's track need to be excessively durable to be earthquake compliant? That would seem to be overkill in Florida.
A litte blurb that I took in from a conference one year...no idea if it is true or not but it makes sense.That's actually something that I've never thought about.
Kind of a scary thought, being on a roller coaster during an earthquake.![]()
A litte blurb that I took in from a conference one year...no idea if it is true or not but it makes sense.
Roller coaster tracks are not rigid and are designed to move. This makes them somewhat naturally earthquake resistant.
that is the comical thing about people that are looking on to woodies and freak out when the structure moves.... followed by a "Im not getting on that thang, its moving" *zig zag stap in the air*I never thought about it as being earthquake resistant, but you are correct in that they are designed to move.
It`s been tried in Orlando. The result was like all of iasw's tracks playing at once in an airplane hanger. Not good. Improvements in the lift hill area should mean off-car audio could be heard better than it is at the moment, but in the cone, apart from spot fx, forget it.
I`m still trying to get a definate answer about support/audio too. It`s changing week by week. The traditional Soundtracker system used in DLs SM `95, RnRC & SM:M2 will be too heavy for the current setup. New track may be lighter, and new cars may be lighter, offsetting the weight issue. Again, new cars have been a yes and no since last summer. For the speakers, only the bass speakers need to be magnetic cones, NXT technology is just as good and far lighter. Variations of Soundtracker have been developed too, but the common problem is battery weight.
Perhaps the supports can be beefed up to take the extra weight without rebuilding it. Maybe not. I know all the options have been discussed and have at one time or another been at the top of the list. The thing is that list just keeps moving around.
That's actually something that I've never thought about.
Kind of a scary thought, being on a roller coaster during an earthquake.![]()
In regards to the audio:
The real answer is . . . there just isn't enough time to add the audio. That's all I can say.
In regards to the audio:
The real answer is . . . there just isn't enough time to add the audio. That's all I can say.
The new trains were for another project; SM would have benifited from this.sure there is...if new trains have actually been in the works
The new trains were for another project; SM would have benifited from this.
Nope. I don't believe that.In regards to the audio:
The real answer is . . . there just isn't enough time to add the audio.
Oh, please. You can say anything you want.That's all I can say
Must relate to the new Matterhorn trains that have been in the works.....Having trouble disecting this...so there were new trains developed that will be implemented for SM or there were plans to develop new trains that fell through so the other project and SM both missed out?
Variation on new cars for the Matterhorn in DL.Having trouble disecting this...so there were new trains developed that will be implemented for SM or there were plans to develop new trains that fell through so the other project and SM both missed out?
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