Millennium Flyers or Timberliners?

[Gavin]

^ No, you wouldn't. They're going to kill the ride, assuming they still haven't been put on already?

 

[Youngster Joey]

^ No, you wouldn't. They're going to kill the ride, assuming they still haven't been put on already?

From what I've read they were going to put them for this past season but didn't have time to test.

 

[Hyde]

I've only ridden Millennium Flyers, still working on that visit to Holiday World for Voyage. They are the most comfortable set of seats and restraints. And as far as looks go, their old school appeal is very pleasing.

Millennium Flyers are the best train I have ridden, so the Timberliners have some stiff competition.

Either way, it is with joy that I see the roller coaster industry FINALLY moving away from the evil that is Philadelphia Toboggan Company trains.

 

[bmac]

I've only ridden Millennium Flyers, still working on that visit to Holiday World for Voyage. They are the most comfortable set of seats and restraints. And as far as looks go, their old school appeal is very pleasing.

Millennium Flyers are the best train I have ridden, so the Timberliners have some stiff competition.

Either way, it is with joy that I see the roller coaster industry FINALLY moving away from the evil that is Philadelphia Toboggan Company trains.

PTCs are good, they're just not meant for twisty layouts (Roar, Wildcat, etc.). They work wonderfully on Phoenix and they still work great on Grizz and company. I couldn't imagine the PTCs on something like Lightning Racer, that'd be death!

 

[Hyde]

^ Exactly. PTCs are the equivalent of putting Arrow trains on an Intamin Mega. The ride is destroyed by the train type.

 

[Jake]

I haven't ridden anything with Timberliners, but I just can't get past how disgusting they look. They just look so plastic and gross, yet manage to look like they're trying really hard to be cool. Vom.

LOVE MFs though. They're just generally sleek and modern without being obtrusive. The restraints on Timberliners have that X car look about them too which makes me shudder.

 

[Mike]

^ No, you wouldn't. They're going to kill the ride, assuming they still haven't been put on already?

Well, the new Timberliners must SURELY be an improvement on the original Voyage trains, no?
Even the Raven train that Voyage has nicked is a massive improvement over its original train, so I can't see how the new trains could be worse than the originals. :?

 

[Intricks]

The PTCs are fine on Voyage til you hit the Spaghetti Bowl turnaround...then they show why they suck for the coaster.

The Timberliners are HOPEFULLY going to be on for next season (as said from talking to Dan and Family). They wouldn't elaborate why the wait til next season, but most are elaborating that they had to reform parts of the track (the spaghetti bowl last season and final turnaround bit before the brakes this off season) for even better navigation or possible less stress on the trains (just guesswork and rumor talk, so take it how you want it).

 

[Gavin]

Well, the new Timberliners must SURELY be an improvement on the original Voyage trains, no?

No.

They will be smoother, but the pinning around the waste is going to ruin the ride. Imagine a smooth X-car. Does anyone really want that on a wooden coaster? Anyone who would prefer that to any other coaster train, regardless of roughness, is an idiot.

 

[Mike]

Well, we'll see when the new trains actually get used, but I'm still not convinced that anything will be THAT much worse than the original train.