Lowering Floor?

Does anyone know why the floor in the Wicked Twister station doesn't lower, like the floor in the Raptor station?

Because it doesn't need to. There's more clearance between the bottom of the train and the floor on Wicked Twister than there is on Raptor. Just a difference in design really.

*** Edited 7/21/2006 3:06:33 AM UTC by DBCP***

Because none of the Intamin inverts do. Except v2 at Six Flags Marine World.

Why doesn't the floor lower on Tatsu?

Here are my guesses:
1) They don't want to have the expense to install it and maintain it
or
2) It's not needed because of the way the seats are configured

Edit: I guess two people beat me to it. I guess we derived the same reason. *** Edited 7/21/2006 3:07:59 AM UTC by Keith 2005***

Wicked Twister's train is high enough above the ground that there is no chance of contact (people's feet) on the ground. When I sit in Raptor, my feet can touch so it has to lower because it isn't as high off the ground. Also, when the floor lowers the guard rain infront of the train goes down and allows the train to leave the station.

Yes, but before you get into position the floors on the Superman: Ultimate Flights go down. It would dangerous to have a high floor and move into position like that. Tatsu have dips in it's floor, but it was the first B&M flyer to not have a lowering floor.

The reason is that the train flies through the station at 70+mph and if the floor happens to go up, people could get injured. I believe Raptor's floor has gone up by itself.

I agree with Gomez. If the floor were to malfunction, we'd have more of those "prosthetic leg" stories; but they'd be "actual human leg" stories...

Very true... which is exactly why it was designed that way.

Maxair has the same type of seating, and it goes through the loading area, but it still has a floor that drops.

Gomez said:
The reason is that the train flies through the station at 70+mph and if the floor happens to go up, people could get injured. I believe Raptor's floor has gone up by itself.

I didn't think of that.

That's a very true statement about maXair. Two different rides and manufacturers I guess. maXair's floor is also a lot different from those found on inverted coasters.

I guessed that there was more space between the ground and the train on Wicked Twister, than on the Raptor, I just wasn't sure. Thanks for the help everyone.

I would highly doubt that these floors would go up on their own. I'd assume they would be locked into position.

I real reason Wicked Twister doesn't have a lowering floor is because it simply doesn't need it. The angle at which your upper leg is to your hip is high enough so that your feet won't touch the ground, even with the raised padding.

Keith 2005 said:
I would highly doubt that these floors would go up on their own. I'd assume they would be locked into position.

I real reason Wicked Twister doesn't have a lowering floor is because it simply doesn't need it. The angle at which your upper leg is to your hip is high enough so that your feet won't touch the ground, even with the raised padding.

Good Point

Keith 2005 is right. Impulses just don't need them. Adding one would also create another mechanical aspect that could break, or increase intervals.

Clear, Launching in 3-2-1 ::presses dispatch button::... ::Floor Lowers::... ::whoosh!::

The idea of the floor malfunctioning and raising up before the train screams through the station is horrific and painful to think about...

Actually, I think you press the dispatch button as you say 3. I've never worked at the Point though, let alone Wicked Twister though, so I may be wrong.

-Sam

*** Edited 7/21/2006 10:59:20 PM UTC by Avalanche Sam***

About maXair's floor....when it fails, it always fails in the down position so they could have deisgned WT with a fail safe floor, but like most others have said here, it really isn't necessary. We rarely ever had a problem with peopl's feet touching the floor.

That padding under the train wasn't originally there, they had to had it because the train was too high. If people's feet though the floor while sitting in the train, they just can't ride.

Personally, I'd like it if the floor lowered on Wicked Twister. It would make it a hell of a lot easier to get into the seats for us shorter people.