2026: General Discussion

[Bowser]

A given number of feet and inches (or just inches if you’re American) won’t necessarily convert neatly into a number rounded to the nearest 10cm.

I love the fact that Merlin think that the public are a bunch of thickos who couldn't possibly comprehend 2 decimal places - even though prices in Britain are listed in pounds and pence, and thus often use 2 decimal places! (Ditto for Europe and the USA, etc)

Most people still give their height in feet and inches AFAIK, anyway!

It doesn’t need to have decimal places or round to 10cm. What’s the issue with a ride height requirement being 132cm? Lots of B&M coasters have this in other countries.

I’m sure Galactica and Oblivion could be reduced to that considering more intense variations elsewhere are and the British public would be able to comprehend it, as they do at Blackpool.

 

[Secret Weapon]

It doesn’t need to have decimal places or round to 10cm. What’s the issue with a ride height requirement being 132cm? Lots of B&M coasters have this in other countries.

I’m sure Galactica and Oblivion could be reduced to that considering more intense variations elsewhere are and the British public would be able to comprehend it, as they do at Blackpool.

I totally agree with this. Those extra few centimetres make a huge difference to children on the border of being able to ride or not.

I still remember being upset at being "too short" to ride Shockwave (my head was bang on the bar, so I may have actually been OK), but if it had been 138cm instead of 140cm then I probably have been allowed on!