Originally Posted By DlandDug Feast your eyes... <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/showpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0014488-729411.jpg&caption=New+bobsleds+have+arrived+at+the+Matterhorn%21" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/s...rhorn%21</a>
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Was the title of this thread a reference to The Jerk? If so I am quite pleased! ~Beth
Originally Posted By barboy2 Let's hope for no seatbelts this time. I'm really hoping that Soarin' will be the last of the seatbelt rides on headlining attractions.
Originally Posted By DlandDug You got it Beth! (I wanted to call it "The new bobsleds are here! The new bobsleds are here!" but it wouldn't fit.)
Originally Posted By Tiggirl The meaning behing the title still came through even if you did have to shorten it. Are the new bobsleds 3 individual seats? ~Beth
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Are the new bobsleds 3 individual seats?<< That's how it looks to me.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA is that the same configuration as the Space Mountain trains in WDW?
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes (Copied from my post #5 in the LP Live topic) I need to get nerdier. So, is does each bobsled seat three? (total of six with the tandem sleds) Three's a strange number, but I guess six isn't - except a party of four will be split into different sleds. I hope not. Oh the humanity. This is the worst news since they put Johnny Depp into World of Color.
Originally Posted By DlandDug (Copied from my post #6 in the LP Live topic) Johnny Depp isn't in World of Color. Captain Jack Sparrow is. He's always been in it. Just more, now.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones It'll be interesting see what it does to capacity. If the expected ridership was 5-6 per bobsled before the change, then nothing will change as far as lines go. If people generally cuddled together on the ride before the change, giving an expected ridership of 6-7 per bobsled, then you might see slightly longer lines.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle They look great. They should be more comfortable than having someone in your lap (sure it can be fun on occasion, but generally I find it uncomfortable.) They should increase capacity. I see a lot of sleds with 4 single riders these days. With the new sleds, they should work to fill every seat now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Is it just the one new bobsled right now, or are there several of them? I have it from a good source that the regular bobsleds will be used over the Christmas holiday, and the fleet of new cars will be installed in the spring (along with new station gates to align with three seats instead of only two). >>If the expected ridership was 5-6 per bobsled before the change, then nothing will change as far as lines go.<< Not if they add a single rider line...*cough*cough*hint*hint*
Originally Posted By gadzuux I'm not sure where they could queue a third line of guests in the loading area. The paint job on these new sleds seems to vaguely reference the design on the monorails. I wonder if that's intentional?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Let's hope for no seatbelts this time. I'm really hoping that Soarin' will be the last of the seatbelt rides on headlining attractions." What about Star Tours and Indiana Jones?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>is that the same configuration as the Space Mountain trains in WDW?<<< Looks like it is.. and as such, bad idea. The WDW Space Mt vehicles are the most difficult to get in and out, so if you are big in the waist.. beware! You are advised. However.. this also reduces capacity from a maximun of 8 rides per vehicle to maximun of 6. Just start taking yoga classes so you can slide on and off the vehicles without holding the assist rail and backing up the queue. Hehehe
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I'm not sure where they could queue a third line of guests in the loading area.<< With a little bit of pixie dust, and a nice long downtime in the spring, there's plenty of room to add a single rider line to each side of the queue, using the switchback closest to the tracks. That area is currently left empty, for CMs to maneuver, but there's space on the other side of the half-wall for that. Single riders can enter through the current queue entrances and go straight up to their lane and turn. The standard queue will enter the chalet right next to the current turnstyles (to the left of the existing on the TL side; to the right on the FL side). The switchbacks will be shortened by a couple feet to allow the standby queue to sneak by, but most of the structure will remain unchanged. That is, assuming ADA doesn't say otherwise. If they get involved, they won't be able to make any modifications to the queue without making it fully accessible.
