Stupid Guest Tricks

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I wonder. Have they been using super glue to keep things together over there? Might explain quite a bit.

Yeesh just because it's themed to a rickety old mine doesn't mean it's supposed to fall apart like one!

Sounds like some leftover Eisner-era management to me... :mad:

CBeilby wrote:Sounds like some leftover Eisner-era management to me... :mad:

Very possible.

Very interesting, after the incident in Florida not so long ago, that didn't involve anyone getting hurt.

One thing about Thunder, it has so many effects that were built in that you will never see, because either they never got them working right, or they stopped working over time and there is no real way to fix them anymore.

Then you have the LIM's... Wonderful piece of technology for their time, but keep in mind they almost as old as the combined ages of any two cast members that now work on the ride.

Big Wallaby wrote:
Then you have the LIM's... Wonderful piece of technology for their time, but keep in mind they almost as old as the combined ages of any two cast members that now work on the ride.

What are the LIMs?

delsdad wrote:What are the LIMs?

Linear Induction Motors. BTMRR uses them to move trains along the spur track and possibly in the stations (BW can confirm that).

The Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover (WEDWay People Mover) uses LIMs on a much larger scale than BTMRR. It uses them to propel the trains around the track.

EDIT: According to Wikipedia it looks like I'm a little off on my terms. BTMRR uses LIMs (assuming the correct term is being used) while the TTA uses Linear Synchronous Motors (LSMs). Similar enough that they share the same Wikipedia article but are slightly different.

Shorty82 wrote:Linear Induction Motors. BTMRR uses them to move trains along the spur track and possibly in the stations (BW can confirm that).

The Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover (WEDWay People Mover) uses LIMs on a much larger scale than BTMRR. It uses them to propel the trains around the track.

EDIT: According to Wikipedia it looks like I'm a little off on my terms. BTMRR uses LIMs (assuming the correct term is being used) while the TTA uses Linear Synchronous Motors (LSMs). Similar enough that they share the same Wikipedia article but are slightly different.

Its too bad they didn't use them instead of the chains on the lift hills. That first lift is SO noisy and rough on the back !

Doesn't Rock & Roller Coaster use linear induction motors for its launch ?

delsdad wrote:Its too bad they didn't use them instead of the chains on the lift hills. That first lift is SO noisy and rough on the back !

I believe the rough lift hills are intentional. It adds to the theme.

Doesn't Rock & Roller Coaster use linear induction motors for its launch ?

I know that Coaster does use magnets in the launch system but I'm not exactly sure how. I do know that it uses a catapult system similar to the system used on aircraft carriers to launch planes (magnetic instead of steam though*). If you're in the front row and look closely you can see the shuttle thing that attaches to the train coming back and the slight movement backwards is the train locking onto it.

*I heard a rumor a long time back that when Coaster was first built the Navy came in and studied the launch system to see if something similar could be used on carriers. Recently I heard that the next carriers to be launched (I believe they're being built now or construction starts soon) will have magnetic catapults. I wonder if the study they did led to this.

EDIT: According to Rocknrollercoaster.com's FAQ it uses LSMs to launch the train.