News Project 2026: Barracuda Strike (B&M Family Invert)

[jscll]

Na Fianna Force is an STC, different model than the SFC.

Pedantry corner here, the STC (Suspended Thrill Coaster) might as well be a subclass of the SFC (Suspended Family Coaster). The only major difference between the two is the STC has inversions. Note the first line on the Vekoma STC page of their website:

The Suspended Thrill Coaster is a suspended family coaster-based design that is running extremely smooth and has an exciting layout with no less than 3 inversions, multiple airtime hills and exciting twists and high-speed turns. This ride will thrill the seasoned rollercoaster enthusiast but is equally fun and accessible to the youngest among thrill seekers with a minimum height restriction of 1.20m (*) and up. (Height restrictions may vary based on the layout)

 

[Mr. Porkchop]

Back row POV:

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[warfelg]

B&M’s quality downfall needs to be studied.

 

[Mr. Porkchop]

During media day, it was revealed that Barracudas where added to the Explorer's Reef aquarium inside Discovery Point. They are currently around 18 inches long and will grow to be up to 5 feet long.

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[amperedragon]

From all the videos, this looks like it should be the best of the B&M family inverted coasters. Shame it sounds like the ride doesn't run well, as even if the rattle isn't too bad it's something that shouldn't exist on a brand new coaster in this day and age.

 

[Mr. Porkchop]

Here is a look at the setup used to film live POV's during media day which was done by Escape Visuals using four cameras:

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Lighting was added, but I'm not sure if it is temporary:

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[Mr. Porkchop]

Night time POV with the added lighting:

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