For the longest time, I've hated on Verbolten for being a poor replacement for the Big Bad Wolf. I've received many an Eye-Roll for my comments. But now, my ire has shifted to the manufacturers, who won't make a new suspended fully swinging coaster and insist that a rigidly mounted inverted coaster is an acceptable substitute. Even worse, some manufacturers call non-swinging coasters suspended instead of inverted. They are all lowering the bar. Nothing flows like a suspended swinging coaster. A non-swinging inverted coaster will always deliver a lesser experience, unless it does something that would be impossible with swinging, like an inversion, wave turn, or tight clearance near-miss. Why do manufacturers do it? Because it's cheaper and more reliable?
I'm just sad the world will never see the likes of an Eagle Fortress or Big Bad Wolf again.
I'm just sad the world will never see the likes of an Eagle Fortress or Big Bad Wolf again.
R version I’ve heard is that the stresses swinging puts on a track is excessive, would need to be overengineered, to the point where other options are far more cost effective.
