Roller Coaster On-board Sound Systems

[spacemtfan]

I went to Disneyland on December 14, 2007 and rode California Screamin' as my second attraction in DCA. Line was about 20 minutes. We were seated in the third row of the green train. The speakers continously cut out on me during the ride and they aren't as loud as they used to be...again.

I'm extremely saddened to see that the speakers (that were just replaced earlier 2007) are starting to become problematic again. I also heard about the speakers on Space Mountain: Mission 2 at Disneyland Paris running into the same problems. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Space Mountain have sound systems too but they don't seem to have any problems.

 

My question is: Are the California Screamin' speakers and Space Mountain (California) speakers made by the same company or are they different?

 

----space "The Rockin' speakers were better" mtfan

[The Patchman]

I have no clue, but the most problems I have been hearing about is Rockin' Space Mountain, the speakers are blowing out because of the music, so I have heard. I have not heard any problems really about California Screamin' till now.

[hyyyper]

i believe the R'n'R and Space Mountain (M:2) come from Vekoma themselves. I don't know if Intamin makes it on sound systems

[Alpenguy]

Considering they are exposed to Intamin rattle and outdoor weather all the time, it can't be easy to keep everything working. Pretty sure it's contracted out by Disney though, and has nothing to do with Intamin. I'm also pretty sure that Vekoma had nothing to do with the sound systems on RnR, considering the trains (at least in Florida) arrived as standard Vekoma looper trains, or so pictures lead me to believe.

 

Coasters don't have parts from just the coaster manufacturer, especially in the case of Disney rides. The PLC's, air supplies, and a ton of other things can be completely different between two seemingly identical coaster models.

 

 

(Insert Intamin reliability joke involving speakers as metaphor for rocket coaster here)

[kraken613]

I think B&M do it themselves for their coasters. The trains are built for audio.

[hyyyper]

I'm also pretty sure that Vekoma had nothing to do with the sound systems on RnR, considering the trains (at least in Florida) arrived as standard Vekoma looper trains, or so pictures lead me to believe.

 

Coasters don't have parts from just the coaster manufacturer, especially in the case of Disney rides. The PLC's, air supplies, and a ton of other things can be completely different between two seemingly identical coaster models.

 

R'n'R isn't the only vekoma with onboard speakers, so that's why i guessed vekoma can do the trick also

[Jew]

Disney designs all their own rides and then contracts out the fabrication/construction. So my guess is someone at WDI designed a crappy sound system.

 

-Joey "Mummy might be the lesser of the two rides, but its audio is definitely more reliable" Mandel

 

[bgeguy]

This thread brought up a question I had that's somewhat related.

 

Does anyone know who does those safety/instructions recordings in the stations.

[stormrider]

I'm guessing it's the park. For instance, at Discovery Kingdom, they would play whatever music they wanted in the Medusa station and said the rules over the loud speaker. For the signs, I think they find a local company that makes signs and sends their design.

 

Also, for the RNR sound system, I read that Disney received a standard Vekoma train for testing purposes and then the sound system and limo look was done in England. I don't remember where I read that though.