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The old trains looked nice, but had to be the most uncomfortable trains I have ever experienced. Was just no leg room at all in those trains.

There was so little legroom, in fact, that I was unable to ride it until they put in different trains. I am tall (6' 4"), but not THAT tall. I for one was very happy about the new trains. :)

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^OTSR on Flight of Fear gave me more throbbing pain to my head and ears far greater than anything I ever felt on Son of Beast (old school and new school Sonny)

I guess I should have been a little more specific.

I meant the lap bar restraints on SoB, and then on FoF once they were changed.

I never rode FoF with the OTSR's, but I've heard plenty of horror stories about them.

maybe they should be incorporated in to HH?

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I find the new trains on Sonny more comfortable than the massive metal monsters that used to run that track (they always reminded me of mini tanks). But if they need to be changed yet again then so be it.

I miss having the middle row on the "tanks." I always sit in the middle row on Racer and Beast if I do not sit in 1-1.

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you know i actually enjoyed the old trains. I know they clamped down on the ankles (Am i right on that one?).... but the ride was enjoyable. A little rough but not too bad. I feel, IMHO, that the rides got rougher when the trains were changed.... again though just a personal opinion.....

To be honest I enjoy a tight squeeze into a roller coaster. I like when the lap bar is tight because I feel like I dont have to hold on as tightly......... weird I know....

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I also agree when the trains were changed to the new ones they had used from another park they were too small for SOB and the difference only to me is they had more leg room and it was a plus to me but they didn't really change the experience of SOB being better for me and others.

i miss SoB ... like it wasnt my favorite ride of all time but yet... it was still a decent ride... little bumpy but other wise good

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you know i actually enjoyed the old trains. I know they clamped down on the ankles (Am i right on that one?).... but the ride was enjoyable. A little rough but not too bad. I feel, IMHO, that the rides got rougher when the trains were changed.... again though just a personal opinion.....

To be honest I enjoy a tight squeeze into a roller coaster. I like when the lap bar is tight because I feel like I dont have to hold on as tightly......... weird I know....

I loved the old trains. If they were still around SoB would be in my top 5 at KI, but now with it's new trains and no loop it's easily the 2nd worst coaster I have ever been on.

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A number of times over the years, the floor of the old trains was changed. Blocks of wood and other methods were used to reposition the riders' feet and legs to ensure they were adequately and properly restrained. A number of such modifications did indeed result in substantially less legroom. None of those modifications were as severe as those that Six Flags made to the Intamin hypercoaster trains in Darien Center, New York; Agawam, Massachusetts and Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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I did some quick reading about those three incidents and wow... makes me sort of like the Over the shoulder restraints....... Now terp I just assume you know what you are talking about so here is a question....... why dont more rides have straps, sort of like soft OTSR? wouldnt it help keep more people in the train? and what is different than the lap bars on diamond back?

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