B&M loopers, should they go floorless?

[dropthefloor93]

Well we've seen how B&M made Sheikra go Floorless, but would their other rides, Dragon Kahn, Hulk, Kumba, ect, be better floorless?

I love floorless because i hate that stupid nosecone of the trains, but i also love the freedom of nothing below you, it feels more natural tbh.

what are your opinions?

 

[Snoo]

No because Floorless coasters, for the most part, suck.

 

[dropthefloor93]

well thats because most of them are clones.

Its just like knocking out the floor, see more, same ride, same experience, just more to see. you really cant base it off of B&M Floorless clones.

 

[Ben]

There's ONE Floorless coaster that has been cloned, and that's only ONCE...

So if by "most of them" being clones you mean "one of them"...

And please don't do this, it'd suck.

 

[dropthefloor93]

well i mean the general layout of these rides is pretty much the same. sometimes theres a few variants of inversions, but after that MCBR its just all the same, interlockers and curves. you've been on one floorless you've been on them all.

 

[Snoo]

Going by that logic, most coasters are pretty much the same. So 'if you've been on one (insert ride type here), you've been on them all' is pretty stupid.

 

[Ben]

No, really... No.

 

[SaiyanHajime]

How could it possibly do anything but improve the ride for front row riders?

I like floorless coasters. I think there aren't enough of them with extraordinary layouts, mind, but the front row ride is incredible without doing much.

 

[Antinos]

I guess I could say I'm a gimme for floorless coasters for pretty much one reason: they're more open than sitdown trains. I must say though, that after riding Wildfire, which had different style trains than Incredible Hulk, Dragon Khan, and Kumba, I don't think it would matter. Wildfire's lack of walls really make the train feel open.

 

[Hyde]

No because Floorless coasters, for the most part, suck.

HYDRA THE REVENGE IS THE BESTEST FLOORLEZZ COSTER OF EVAAAAAARRZZZZZ!!!!11!!11!!1!!

 

[Casio]

Personally I prefer Kraken to Hulk, Khan and Kumba, but the train makes no difference. The floor's actually quite useful for bracing yourself.

 

[Hyde]

Floorless coasters are fun and sitdown loopers are fun, but there is no definite advantage to converting a sitdown to a floorless. It would be a waste of money.

Instead, buy water bombs! KABOOM!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iipk8u3uhf4&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[RCF]

Wow.......

 

[Antinos]

Here's what I was talking about earlier. Compare Wildfire's trains, which don't have walls, just the floor:

To Dragon Khan's trains. Khan's aren't as open:

http://www.rcdb.com/760.htm?p=10610

I honestly didn't know the difference between floorless and floored on Wildfire because it was so open.

 

[dropthefloor93]

I dont like the feeling of having the floor underneath me as i feel it separates me from the ride more, it impares my sense of speed. The Nosecone really seems to get in the way when i ride.

 

[herbinator]

If all the B&M loopers were floorless, the experience would be the same every time.It would be boring because I like variety!

 

[SaiyanHajime]

Kraken is one of my favourite coasters. It's better than any sit down B&M, but it's to do with it's layout more than the trains. But I think the floorless element adds a lot to otherwise lame coasters.

Take Dominator for example. With no zero-g, what the hell where they thinking... And yet the floorless element makes it worthwhile.

It's a waste of money to convert them all, but it could only make them better.