Paultons Park: General Discussion

[benpicko]

Could the footers within Cobra be for a huge retheming element for Cobra, or are those styles of footers only used for rollercoaster supports?

 

[owenstreet7]

When I spoke to management at Fantasiana, it was stated there, that Big Dipper and Stryker only refer to the trains and not the track or ride system. The trains themselves dictate the difference.

Weird but that's what I was told.

Which in that case, Helios would definitely be a Big Dipper, even with a similar design to the Stryker trains.

The Big Dipper trains are Eurofighter like trains whilst a Stryker is more like an Infinity Coaster from Gerstlauer.

 

[Rob]

Which in that case, Helios would definitely be a Big Dipper, even with a similar design to the Stryker trains.

The Big Dipper trains are Eurofighter like trains whilst a Stryker is more like an Infinity Coaster from Gerstlauer.

Without wanting to drag this further off topic, Helios has the Stryker trains albeit 2 rows rather than the 4 rows found on Voltron. The design of those trains is fundamentally different to the design of the Big Dipper trains.

I'd love Paultons to get a family thrill Mack Big Dipper/Stryker. Not sure I see that happening though.

 

[rctneil]

Yes, it’s not the length of the trains that makes the difference.

Stryker have extra cross bracing between inner and wing seats.

They also have the bar at the back that connects the two wheel carriers. Same as B&M Hypers do.