IAAPA 2012 - Ask Ride Companies a Question!

[hydra]

B&M

Of all the coasters you have designed, which was the most challenging and why?

[OldJJman]

Does the track gauge vary between your various designs? (Sit-down, inverted, wing-rider, etc... )

[Mrlittle]

Question for B&M : Will the Gatekeeper trains use the same restraints used on the Wild Eagle trains?

[DougMJr]

B&M - Will your wingrider model ever evolve into a 4D prototype?

[Tanks4me05]

B&M: On most of your coasters, I noticed that the connection between the track and the supports is not a straight weld to the flange piece, but the track/support flange piece is a completely separate component, and is connected by gusset plates and bolts; that appears to me to unnecessarily increase the component count of the ride and unnecessarily direct shear force to the bolts when they otherwise needn't have that force directed towards them. What advantage does this build style have over most other companies' designs where the track/support flange is directly welded to the track?

 

Yeah, I know what you're thinking, Robb. Nerdy even for us enthusiasts. But it's been bugging me for years.

[TyRush]

Is your reasoning for building less intense rides to increase efficiency or increase the life span of the coaster? Or is it maybe both?

[GrapesLie]

B&M- As you know one of your top competitors Intamin has successfully designed and built several Wooden Roller Coasters. Have you as a company ever considered developing your own take on the wood coaster?

[RollerCoasterSmi]

B&M: What were the challenges faced when building a 300+ foot coaster?

 

I'm sorry this is not a question but more of a statement: would you feel comfortable asking the ride manufacturers themselves why their product is less forceful (i.e. less good)?

[RoCo]

Have you ever considered, or been asked to consider, a re-engineered version of the "suspended swinging" coaster?

[MrSum1_55]

Have you ever considered putting ejector hills into your hypers? Or, are parks just requesting rides with only floater air?

[ragingnitro]

B&M, do you plan to do any more launch coasters in the future?

[mightypotato]

B&M - Will the Wingrider eventually lead into a full blown 4D coaster?

[coasterlover420]

B&M:

What types of engineering and planning goes into making your coasters smooth and what do you do as far as pre-/post-project work to keep them smooth over long periods of time?

[Her0ofLime]

B&M- What ideas led you to making the Hyper Coaster restraint?

[Jhcbiinoc]

Question for B&M: Out of all of your current coaster design types, which is the most popular (most requested by parks)?

[Jhcbiinoc]

Question for B&M: Is there a limit you place on the amount of coaster projects you take on at one time?

[Jhcbiinoc]

One last one for B&M: Out of all of the coasters you have ever built, which one (or ones) stand out in your mind as your favorites?

[RCT3Bross]

Question for B&M: Are you working on Lab-bar restrains on coasters with Inversions?

[Schotcher]

B&M- Leviathan was not only a huge coaster, but a huge achievement  for B&M too; can we see any new coasters of the same magnitude in the near future?

[rcdude]

B&M: With the similarity of many of your coasters (especially more recent installations), are they typically made from a standard design modified to fit the park's needs or are they all custom designed from the ground up?

[backrow]

Why can't you design a better restraint that is comfortable on your wnigriders? I would ask the same question to intamin except it would refer to all their coaster designs!

[kingdakacor]

B&M: What led to the stadium style seating on such coasters as Diamonback, Intimadator and Behemoth?

[kingdakacor]

B&M: One final question. The splashdown elements on your coasters (on the dive coasters and on diamonback) what led to that element being incorporated into your coasters? Did this idea come out of a park's request for such an element or out of your designers at some point?

[jjeerr]

B&M:

I love Dueling Dragons/Dragon Challenge at Islands of Adventure, are you interested in making another dueling-coaster if a park wants one?

[oriolat]

B&M: Regarding Leviathan, how is that each train has 8 rows instead of 9, like other B&M hyper models that feature these old-generation trains?