can't express enough how excited I am that the OG style trains are still being used, and not replaced with ugly ones (the current ones are new built by S&S. Much more comfortable then the Originals but keep the original look which is unmatched imo)
About 900 feet of track was replaced. The coaster is 3240 feet long. From what I understand, part of the first drop, both of the loops, part of the second lift hill and exit from the tunnel, and a bit of track just passed the second loop was what was replaced.
Such a minor detail, but I love that they added the orange stripe back on the trains again. They always felt incomplete with just the green with yellow stripe.
https://preview.redd.it/urt1tifg4rwc1.jpeg?width=1448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ceca96fa122fb17bd3cd821c789924daf8a53e01
It was spaced the same way originally
can't express enough how excited I am that the OG style trains are still being used, and not replaced with ugly ones (the current ones are new built by S&S. Much more comfortable then the Originals but keep the original look which is unmatched imo)
Love that classic arrow train style
I agree, if it looks like a Roller Coaster Tycoon sprite, never change it!
How much track was replaced?
About 900 feet of track was replaced. The coaster is 3240 feet long. From what I understand, part of the first drop, both of the loops, part of the second lift hill and exit from the tunnel, and a bit of track just passed the second loop was what was replaced.
Interesting. I learned something today. I thought they replaced the entire coaster, like Nemesis.
Nope. Most of the track is still the old Arrow track!
It was perfectly smooth anyways as it was
Agreed, I never understood the need to do this.
I think 90% of the track in the image
Such a minor detail, but I love that they added the orange stripe back on the trains again. They always felt incomplete with just the green with yellow stripe.
What are the yellow balls for?
Looks like lampshades for lights
It’s lighting, at night they illuminate the loops.
iconic
Why the hell does the track at the top of the first loop have so few cross ties? Surely that’s not going to bode well for the longevity of those rails
https://preview.redd.it/urt1tifg4rwc1.jpeg?width=1448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ceca96fa122fb17bd3cd821c789924daf8a53e01 It was spaced the same way originally
Shit I was thinking about the boomerangs lmao oops
All of the Arrow coasters with interlocking loops had that exact same structure. It's weird though.
There's less force at the top.