ZukoGirl Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Which Son of Beast Trains Do you perfer the old ones or the new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy22101 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Which Son of Beast Trains Do you perfer the old ones or the new ones I think mabye in the title, you should of put Son of Beast Trains and not Beast trains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZukoGirl Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Which Son of Beast Trains Do you perfer the old ones or the new ones I think mabye in the title, you should of put Son of Beast Trains and not Beast trains It's a typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWildman424 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 To start this discussion, I will say that I like the new trains much better than the old ones. The old trains were extremely uncomfortable and for any one over 6' extremely difficult to get in the cars in the first place. I actually had scrapes on my knees after riding once from pulling the lap bar down. I still loved the ride, so I was willing to deal with the confined cars, but now they are much better. The old cars did allow for the loop, but I'm willing to sacrifice one element of the ride to make the ride much more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZukoGirl Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 I haven't been on the new trains yet when I first seen them I was surprised they didn't have headrests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBeast07 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 the old cars looked really cool, but the new ones are much more spacious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofywdw Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I hated the old lapbar. I felt like I couldnt move much at all especially being a litte kid and small. The new ones are pretty comfy and like SoB7 said, more spacious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCryptRaider Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I love the new ones. If only could still have the loop with these trains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 New ones by far!!! Even if you could loop with the Premier trains, the Gerstlauers are seriously more comfortable for large riders, and you gotta love not having headrests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZukoGirl Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks whoever changed the title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Am I the only one who likes the old trains? SoB was so much smoother before the new trains and so much more fun. Back then I could ride SoB up to 5 times in a row, now Im half way threw the ride and Im yelling get me the heck off. It feels like my chest is being crushed...ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZukoGirl Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 I want to ride Sob this year and compare for myself which trains I like better. The old lapbars didn't bother me to much. But I've never really riden any wooden coaster (expect the Fop coaster if I can count that) w/o the headrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhimes90 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Am I the only one who likes the old trains? SoB was so much smoother before the new trains and so much more fun. Back then I could ride SoB up to 5 times in a row, now Im half way threw the ride and Im yelling get me the heck off. It feels like my chest is being crushed...ouch! I'm with you. I liked the old trains a lot better. Plus the new trains don't even match the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The new trains are friendlier to large sizes. The biggest thing I didn't like about the old trains was they were very confining. I also like the lack of headrests on the new trains. That being said, I prefer the old trains cause they could traverse the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The new ones, though the ride still stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 There is nothing physically preventing the new trains from traversing the loop...but manufacturer's recommendations must be followed in Ohio. One must find a manufacturer willing to accept the possible consequences of allowing their coaster trains to loop on a wooden coaster. And that consent must continue. Most manufacturers were not and are not willing to take that risk, not even back in 2000 when Son of Beast debuted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 So now we're following manufacturer's recommendations on trains? Wasn't it a certain toboggan company from Philadelphia that said they didn't want their trains on backwards, but we did it anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Are they running backwards now? ALL rides in Ohio must follow manufacturer's recommendations to be licensed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Nut Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I love the new trains they let you have a lot more room to move around and I love not having a head rest. I used to only ride SOB one time a day now I ride it five times. Plus the lap bar on the old trains always tightened too tight and turned my legs purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I liked the old trains up to around 2003 and now I don't want to ride it with new or old trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I love both of them, but the Gerstlauer trains are a little better. Either way, the ride is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I would agree with that...Son of Beast is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I've actually never ridden SOB, so I wouldn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I've actually ridden SOB, so I wouldn't know. Eh? Terpy, confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgshredder33 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I remeber the old train's head rest hurting. That being said I still prefer the old trains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback FOF Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I've actually ridden SOB, so I wouldn't know. Eh? Terpy, confused There's no need to be confused . I made a typo and edited my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Either way, the ride is amazing. In math class you're called an "Outlier" and we're not supposed to factor you into our equations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 ^ "an outlier is an observation that is numerically distant from the rest of the data"(Google Dictionary, 2009). Well Son of Beast is the best wooden coaster in the park, in my opinion, so that makes him no longer the outlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I prefer the new ones due to the comfortableness of them. But I would still rather have the old ones with the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofywdw Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 ^ "an outlier is an observation that is numerically distant from the rest of the data"(Google Dictionary, 2009). Well Son of Beast is the best wooden coaster in the park, in my opinion, so that makes him no longer the outlier. Agreed! That thing is amazing. Every aspect, including the roughness, makes it amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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