TheCoasterCruiser
Giga Poster
oriolat2 said:
OMFG, that is just sad :cry:
Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper
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OMFG, that is just sad :cry:
oriolat2
Giga Poster
Seems that Shambhala is not "fat-friendly"...
I have seen a lot of people get kicked out of the ride because the restraint was not as far down as required to dispatch the train.
It seems weird because other B&M hypers operate just fine (even the American ones, with more overweight population!). How come?
Does anybody know if B&M have changed their standards in terms of restraints? Silver Star is also from B&M and doesn't have this problem and even people that has a "normal" weight and fitted in the test seat have been kicked of Shambhala because of the size of their thighs...
I have seen a lot of people get kicked out of the ride because the restraint was not as far down as required to dispatch the train.
It seems weird because other B&M hypers operate just fine (even the American ones, with more overweight population!). How come?
Does anybody know if B&M have changed their standards in terms of restraints? Silver Star is also from B&M and doesn't have this problem and even people that has a "normal" weight and fitted in the test seat have been kicked of Shambhala because of the size of their thighs...
Nic
Strata Poster
Jake reported similar findings when he went on Raptor early in the season last year, saying that people with fat thighs and skinny waists were kicked off, whilst people with fat guts and skinny thighs were fine. He reckoned that the seat belts were a lot shorter than usual. That said, when we went on the CF-Live, we didn't notice an issue at all. None of us had to do the walk of shame, and I can't say that I saw anyone else get kicked off while we were there either. The seats fitted me in the same way that a B&M invert does. Now, whether anything had changed between the two trips, I honestly don't know. I can say that The Swarm's were fine right from opening day though, again, fitting me in the same way as an invert.oriolat2 said:
oriolat2
Giga Poster
Shambhala has closed early today because two metal bars have fallen from the top of the lift hill structure (next to the splash) during operation.
Considering it's been open for just two weeks, I don't think PA will allow Shambhala to operate until they find what caused this. :cry:
On a side note Baco has also been closed today because of technical difficulties (aka: Intamin curse :lol: )
Considering it's been open for just two weeks, I don't think PA will allow Shambhala to operate until they find what caused this. :cry:
On a side note Baco has also been closed today because of technical difficulties (aka: Intamin curse :lol: )
Kebab
Giga Poster
Not good, I'm going there the end of June so hopefully it'll be sorted by then, it seems only a *minor problem though, it shouldn't be too long until its up and running!
*Yet potentially fatal if either landed on the track segment of the splash (seeing as there are no MCBR's before that section) or if it plonked on someones head...
*Yet potentially fatal if either landed on the track segment of the splash (seeing as there are no MCBR's before that section) or if it plonked on someones head...
What on earth do you think those bars are from? The only thing I can think of is that they're from the stairs on the lift hill, perhaps the poles on the fence / barrier thing to the left of the lift. This would make sense colour wise...I think.
But they look so thin and feeble, perhaps they were used temporarily during construction and forgot to be removed? I have no idea!
But they look so thin and feeble, perhaps they were used temporarily during construction and forgot to be removed? I have no idea!
Youngster Joey
Strata Poster
Oy. I'm going to be there in mid-late July. Hopefully it's up and running at that point.
oriolat2
Giga Poster
And yet again!
Shambhala has been closed for the past 3 days. Apparently, there's an issue with the lift hill. They took the whole chain out and they have inspected the lift hill return trough.
It *might* be operational tomorrow.
Here there are some photos showing Shambhala at night with lift hill lights on (if you closely there's a crane working as of now, 1am). I must say the lighting package is very powerful!
Source: Harman from PAFans.com
Shambhala has been closed for the past 3 days. Apparently, there's an issue with the lift hill. They took the whole chain out and they have inspected the lift hill return trough.
It *might* be operational tomorrow.
Here there are some photos showing Shambhala at night with lift hill lights on (if you closely there's a crane working as of now, 1am). I must say the lighting package is very powerful!
Source: Harman from PAFans.com