You do realise that the area people are saying should be an offload station is actually the transfer track, right?
yeah, while a Smiler train is loading, the one behind it is partly in the station (the front cars are), so why don't they extend the station slightly, to fully fit two trains, and have and offload platform, or maybe even a double-load and offload system (like Oblivion)?There is a coaster in X Sector that needs an offload platform, but it sure isn't Oblivion.
yeah, while a Smiler train is loading, the one behind it is partly in the station (the front cars are), so why don't they extend the station slightly, to fully fit two trains, and have and offload platform, or maybe even a double-load and offload system (like Oblivion)?
If you look at Saw, this seems exactly what happenedits kind've like the smiler was designed to have an offload platform but for whatever reason didn't get implemented.
If what I've heard is right The Smiler will only run 4 trains and if it gets a 5th one will be kept as back up.There is a coaster in X Sector that needs an offload platform, but it sure isn't Oblivion.
Yes that's what I meant. It's an almost glaring omissionExcept that Saw does have an offload platform.
OOOh, I see. Sorry old bean, it didn't come over that clearly.Yes that's what I meant. It's an almost glaring omission
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2 trains can fit inside the station building as it is.yeah, while a Smiler train is loading, the one behind it is partly in the station (the front cars are), so why don't they extend the station slightly, to fully fit two trains, and have and offload platform, or maybe even a double-load and offload system (like Oblivion)?
Big fan of this idea, backwards down that drop would be incredible. The closest I've experienced to it was backwards on the Intamin LSM shuttles and that's awesome.Still going to peddle my idea of turning the shuttles backwards and re-naming it 'Oblivious'
Makes much more sense to run an equal number of shuttles when using A&B stations.Agree 100% about only needing 3 shuttles when single loading, I would say 5 is enough when double loading.
Agree 100% about only needing 3 shuttles when single loading, I would say 5 is enough when double loading.
Because they load and unload in pairs. Until about 2005 or so the PLC was programmed differently, so that two trains could occupy the lift at the same time. It's now pretty much impossible to run it with six shuttles without some serious stacking.Why an even number?
Do you think it was more popular, or just that the collective capacity of the coasters was far lower, I suspect the latter but don't have historic attendance figures to hand.Really testament to how popular the park was back then, as well as how ambitious it's designers were.
Do you think it was more popular, or just that the collective capacity of the coasters was far lower, I suspect the latter but don't have historic attendance figures to hand.
Although I love Oblivion, I do wonder about its long term future. It's easily seems to be the most 'meh' ride to many, it was built as a capacity machine, but that almost feels like it's all for nothing in 2016 (although I was highly appreciative of that when waiting for four hours on opening day 1998).