PortAventura: General Discussion

[spotweld]

Didn't the tolerance on the track go down?

 

[Jb85]

I’m not one to guess but. - steel prices are through the roof. Maybe less quality steel has been purchased leading to less quality rise?

 

[Skyscraper]

Here we go;


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[siralgenon]

This is probably a stupid comment as I know nothing about the engineering side. But in relation to this and the Nemesis re-track; could it be anything to do with the the old style trains on the new style track, could they be a few extra mm out which is causing the vibration on the wheels?

 

[Matt N]

This is probably a stupid comment as I know nothing about the engineering side. But in relation to this and the Nemesis re-track; could it be anything to do with the the old style trains on the new style track, could they be a few extra mm out which is causing the vibration on the wheels?

That wouldn't explain why so many brand new B&Ms are also opening with marked rattles, though. Many B&Ms from the early 2020s onwards have had heavily criticised rattles.

 

[Benjsh]

Didn't it recently come out that their margin for error on every piece of track has ever so slightly been increased to make the cost more affordable for the end purchaser?

We are talking microscopic differences here but of course but that will still have an impact on smoothness.

Maybe this was needed in order to remain competitive in a very tough market but from a B&M fanboy perspective, I would have preferred they remained the silky smooth rides they once were.

 

[spotweld]

Didn't it recently come out that their margin for error on every piece of track has ever so slightly been increased to make the cost more affordable for the end purchaser?

We are talking microscopic differences here but of course but that will still have an impact on smoothness.

Maybe this was needed in order to remain competitive in a very tough market but from a B&M fanboy perspective, I would have preferred they remained the silky smooth rides they once were.

Yes this is true.

 

[Enter Valhalla]

It’s quite funny really that ten years ago B&M were seen as the undisputed best coaster manufacturer by *most* enthusiasts. I reckon the new post-2020 generation of enthusiasts (and believe me, there are loads) probably wouldn’t even put B&M in their top 3 coaster manufacturers.

 

[John_P]

Yeah I rode Rapterra, Big Bad Wolf, and Iron Menace. All B and Ms, 2 were brand new in 2025 and the other opened in 2024. They all had rattles, the back row of Rapterra was amazingly bad.

 

[Leigh]

Wrath of Rakshasa at SFGAm was equally not good due to its dreadful rattle, also new for 2025.

I don’t get B&M. You spend decades building a reputation for quality and comfort then just chuck it all away.

 

[RicketyCricket]

It's interesting that B&M haven't built a hyper or giga in recent years. The most recent ones are Orion and Candymonium which are both very smooth rides.

Seems a bit risky to build one now with the build quality issues. Wouldn't be much fun rattling down a 300ft drop at 80mph.

 

[John_P]

It's interesting that B&M haven't built a hyper or giga in recent years. The most recent ones are Orion and Candymonium which are both very smooth rides.

Seems a bit risky to build one now with the build quality issues. Wouldn't be much fun rattling down a 300ft drop at 80mph.

Going to be interesting to see what the reviews of Tormenta at Six Flags Over Texas are like, a 300 foot tall dive machine.

 

[RicketyCricket]

Going to be interesting to see what the reviews of Tormenta at Six Flags Over Texas are like, a 300 foot tall dive machine.

Forgot about that! Wouldn't want to be a Texan water dummy right now.