Roller Coaster on a Cruise Ship?

[Adriel]

I don't think BIG roller coaster will fit in a cruise ship. But I believe soon or later, they will build roller coaster in a cruise ship. The problem is if you want to have an exciting coaster in a cruise ship, the ship has to be very big to surrounds the coaster. I think flat rides and free fall ride will fit better in a cruise ship.

[rollermonkey]

Aight, as probably the saltiest sailor on this board, I guess I'll chime in here.

 

 

Yes. You could theoritically fit a coaster on a cruise ship. The typical cruise liner is roughly 600 feet long and about 60 feet wide. Ships are designed with a balance point that is as low as possible to reduce the affect of loading and movement as the ship rolls in heavy seas. This means you wouldn't want to go too high. with the narrow shape, you'd be limited to out and back or 'cyclone' style designs.

 

A Wildcat or Galaxi model would pose no problem on a cruise liner, but why would you want to put one of those in? Another factor to consider is the motion of the ship on the moving cars/trains. You probably would not be able to run the ride if the ship had more than one or two degrees of roll or pitch.

 

Honest opinion? It'll never happen. They make too much $$$ from the casino to give up space to a coaster.

[Golfie]

When a train is full, it weighs well over 5 tons. The constant shifting weight of the train would make the boat rock. Although, I've never been on a cruise before.

 

Andrew "Rock the boat! Don't rock the boat, baby!" C.

[viking86]

I could imagine a smaller droptower would work pretty well. Something like the Intamin drop tower that could be found at the Trocadero mall in England.

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/eco/london/london.htm (pictures about halfway down the page)

[ParkTrips]

Like mentioned, I wouldn't be suprised if one of the the ships picks one up, but between the massive amounts of food, drinking, gambling, eating, off-shore exploring, getting stung by stingrays, eating, swimming and of course sleeping (did I mention eating?)... is a coaster really needed?

 

- Joe, who wonders why more enthusiasts don't go on cruises.. I mean they are all about FOOD

[TheArchfiend]

Well, if they did build a coaster on a cruise ship it would have to be an Aquatrax.

[viking86]

They could build one of those Nautic Jets

[ducky]

yeah that is all true

[weatherkid17]

Hey, maybe in a few years we will have a 40 or 50 mph launched premier coaster that goes around the cruise ship with 2 rolls and 2 loops. Now wouldn't that be cool. Only downside is it couldnt run at night....

[shesaidboom]

I could see a kiddie coaster on a cruise ship, but not really anything else. I'm also not sure if coasters would appeal to the typical cruise go-er. Maybe that's not fair to say, since all kinds of people go on cruises, but I'm still not sure if there'd be enough interest in it to actually go ahead with the idea.

 

If there were a kiddie coaster you'd most likely need a kid to ride anyway. My parents are cruise "enthusiasts" and on every ship they've been on [that has had them] you've always needed a kid to use the waterslides.

[SharkTums]

I've been on Disney, Royal Carribean, and Carnival cruises all with slides, and they've let anyone on them.

[shesaidboom]

Maybe the staff members on my parents cruises were just jerks

They haven't been on the Disney cruise, but have been on Royal Carribean, Carnival, and Princess something or other. I remember my mom saying she thought it was a silly rule, especially since there weren't really ever long lines for the slides and people were turned away when there were no lines at all, so it's good to know they aren't always like that.

[Ghost]

If you get seasick and you get sick on a coaster would doing both at the same time eliminate each other?...

 

OK, OK, OK... that was beyond Goofyness... sorry...

[ducky]

u could not have a coaster on the the ships that go to alaska because it would had ice and snow would mess it up

[FlyingScooter]

That's how the Titanic sank. It had an SLC. True story.

 

True true. And the Germans used a Schwartzkopf Jumbo Jet on the Bismarck. And look what happened to that. A fell shells and one obese rider rounding a curve and instant sinkage.

[SKULLY]

Another problem with a larger coaster on a ship = vibrations. But if a ship can launch a 61,000 lb F-14 from 0-180 mp. is under two seconds than it's all possible.

[Robbie]

Hmmm, make a fighter jet simulation coaster on a ship

[SKULLY]

Board, 175 mph. launch, brakes, disembark. I like it!