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I dont know if I'm alone in this or not, but I find this coaster is weird choice for the park. I'm not knocking them for buying a brand new coaster, but I cant help but think that they could have got a better coaster (with better impact on the GP) for a better price, second hand?
Ehhh... I doubt anyone even cares.... but the ride has been testing (with Vekoma staff on site talking in Dutch :O)
Freedom Flyer is set to open for guests by weeks end.
I think they might be able to move a little bit. Not as much as the old-school suspended coasters, but I think those linkages are designed to allow them to swing rather than just offering some damping. Notice how in the top picture the last rows are banked out more than the previous rows. It looks to me as if the angle between the wheel assembly and the seat-support is different on those back rows.
The two dampers would resist this motion, implying they're expecting a fair amount of movement. If they were designed not to swing at all, they'd just use the natural damping in the metal and save themselves the hassle of having extra linkages and stuff.
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