B & M has a new prouduct A Wing Rider coaster. The seating is on it's side of the train instead on top much like Arrow's X coaster at SFMM but they are fix to to the train. The rapter of gardenland ifirst of it's kind. There building The Swarm in Thorpe Park, Wild Eagle in Dollywood, and Xflight In Six Flags Chicago.
By looking at the track, you would think so. But actually Shockwave is an Intamin model. I think Bolliger and Mabillard may have had an influence on the design.
Both Bolliger and Mabillard worked for Swiss amusement ride manufacturer Intamin AG before branching off on their own. During their time at Intamin AG they helped the company design its first stand-up roller coaster
I'm not sure about the other Stand-Ups, but it had Vortex and Riddler's Revenge mixed up. Riddler is in Southern California and Vortex is in Norther California, unlike how the video showed it to be.
"the track is what distinguishes B&M track from the others" - except for mid 90s Intain coasters like Shockwave, and almost all of Giovanola's coasters.
Our research showed that Nemesis tops many UK forum polls.Everyone will obviously have their own opinions and thats fine. We know that Oblivion and G5 are not true vertical drops and we were not exactly specific within inches over the heights, had we been that specific, the full video would have been twice as long to produce.You have to respect that alot of people don't really care about specifics and are happy with basic information which is what we have given them.
Corrections. Nobody i know even considers nemesis as the greatest roller coaster ever. They dont even consider it to be the greatest invert. Also out of the 4 existing dive machines, only 2 have true vertical drops (sheikra and Griffon). also oblivions drop is a little under 180 and it only raises 60 feet above the ground due to height restrictions, the rest is underground. Finally, only 4 of your sit down coaster are actually sitdowns. Dragon kahn, hulk, kumba, and wild fire. the rest are hyper
thats why vekoma/arrow coasters are so rough. all three sets of wheels don't touch the track at all times, thus causing the train to hop around on the track. b&m are better
"The Ninja" manufactured by Vekoma/arrow is the absolute worst and most uncomfortable ride I ever been on, it'll give you a headache and discourages first time coaster riders to ever ride a coaster again, this ride is horrible. B&M are much smoother.
What about the new one at Port Aventura? Isn't that taller than silver star?
bwaaadwaaa 2 weeks ago
@bwaaadwaaa Thanks for letting us know, just take into account the fact we released this back in 2007!
therideguide 2 weeks ago
B & M has a new prouduct A Wing Rider coaster. The seating is on it's side of the train instead on top much like Arrow's X coaster at SFMM but they are fix to to the train. The rapter of gardenland ifirst of it's kind. There building The Swarm in Thorpe Park, Wild Eagle in Dollywood, and Xflight In Six Flags Chicago.
T6435P 3 months ago
nemesis was actually the first inverted in europe, not just U.K :)
ol987986 4 months ago
i swear the only b&m coaster with a real ride are inverted exscluding oblivion
landmine217 7 months ago
i love B^M's roller coasters their smoother than flying on a plane and last lot longer then other competitor's
thecliffyboy21 1 year ago
Isn't nitro a hyper coaster and not a sit-down? great video by the way
LCStudiosProductions 1 year ago
@LCStudiosProductionsits a hyper. However it has a floor and a lead car, so tecnicly it is a sit down, just not classified as one.
TheThundercoaster 1 year ago
@LCStudiosProductions hyper coasters are sit-down coasters
guitarshop40 1 year ago
yh, cheers for answer
jordypordy11 2 years ago
isnt shockwave drayton manor, a stand up b & m???
jordypordy11 2 years ago
By looking at the track, you would think so. But actually Shockwave is an Intamin model. I think Bolliger and Mabillard may have had an influence on the design.
therideguide 2 years ago
Both Bolliger and Mabillard worked for Swiss amusement ride manufacturer Intamin AG before branching off on their own. During their time at Intamin AG they helped the company design its first stand-up roller coaster
CrazeyKoaster 2 years ago
Thanks for the info, but we already stated that in the first part, lol.
therideguide 2 years ago
Oh right sorry my bad :S i was just tellin jordypordy11 but sorry lol
CrazeyKoaster 2 years ago
No worries. It makes you wonder if Intamin get jealous of how successful their former employees are. lol.
therideguide 2 years ago
Nitro and Apollo's Chariot are hyper coasters get your facts strait
letzgoYanks 3 years ago
Care to elaborate what you are talking about? Our video doesn't suggest otherwise!
therideguide 3 years ago
Did you know that B&M's smallest coaster is in denmark copenhagen?? It is called the Demon it is sooo small see it on youtube
yohanZ95 3 years ago
It's actually called Daemonen ;-)
gouldy317 3 years ago 3
Thankyou so much for this documentary
I have i have learned much more now.
But I must say I do prefer Intamin and
the best Gerstlauer!!
Freddycoasterman 3 years ago
I'm not sure about the other Stand-Ups, but it had Vortex and Riddler's Revenge mixed up. Riddler is in Southern California and Vortex is in Norther California, unlike how the video showed it to be.
vedved82491 4 years ago
"the track is what distinguishes B&M track from the others" - except for mid 90s Intain coasters like Shockwave, and almost all of Giovanola's coasters.
jp235 4 years ago
Our research showed that Nemesis tops many UK forum polls.Everyone will obviously have their own opinions and thats fine. We know that Oblivion and G5 are not true vertical drops and we were not exactly specific within inches over the heights, had we been that specific, the full video would have been twice as long to produce.You have to respect that alot of people don't really care about specifics and are happy with basic information which is what we have given them.
therideguide 4 years ago
Corrections. Nobody i know even considers nemesis as the greatest roller coaster ever. They dont even consider it to be the greatest invert. Also out of the 4 existing dive machines, only 2 have true vertical drops (sheikra and Griffon). also oblivions drop is a little under 180 and it only raises 60 feet above the ground due to height restrictions, the rest is underground. Finally, only 4 of your sit down coaster are actually sitdowns. Dragon kahn, hulk, kumba, and wild fire. the rest are hyper
Mugfordrules 4 years ago
thats why vekoma/arrow coasters are so rough. all three sets of wheels don't touch the track at all times, thus causing the train to hop around on the track. b&m are better
Coaster105 4 years ago 6
"The Ninja" manufactured by Vekoma/arrow is the absolute worst and most uncomfortable ride I ever been on, it'll give you a headache and discourages first time coaster riders to ever ride a coaster again, this ride is horrible. B&M are much smoother.
a1q2s3 4 years ago
@Coaster105 you mean the hybrid coasters?? the coasters made by vekoma and arrow??
Xenomorph237 1 year ago