Comments on: Featured Photo #17 – A Picture Worth a Thousand Headaches

By: Unionjack95

Unionjack95 — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:48:00 +0000

Python wasn't relocated, but rather demolished and smelted for it's steel like Drachen Fire. It had three trains that were saved though. The first now resides in a museum in Busch Gardens Tampa. The Second was repainted and sent to serve as an extra train for Nessie. What you are looking at are the remnants of the third train.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Sun, 15 May 2011 22:02:59 +0000

Python was removed to make room for Jungala, which is a family-themed area. Don't think it was relocated though. It was pretty old…

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:21:56 +0000

I only like head-banging at a concert.

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:21:06 +0000

Was the Python train relocated from Florida? Cause Python was removed to make way for Sheikra right? How far is that space between the wheels? I can't wait til I visit the bowels of BGW.

By: Linaskye

Linaskye — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:35:20 +0000

That is really interesting to learn! One would think Arrow would have fixed that problem so they could continue to be a force to be reckoned with in the coaster world instead of letting it go and going under. Shame, really.

By: Quil

Quil — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:23:49 +0000

I wonder if it's possible to modify the trains to get rid of the gap between the wheels and the track. Maybe they did that on the Carolina Cobra.

By: Trent

Trent — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:13:06 +0000

Nice picture, it certainly shows how coasters have changed over the years, now most (or all) ride manufacturers have shock absorbers so there is no space between the wheels and the track.

By: Unionjack95

Unionjack95 — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:35:07 +0000

I ALMOST went on the Python for my first looping coaster. I'm glad i didn't seeing that atrocity. By the way, I went on Kumba recently and for some reason I experienced an awful lot of head-banging during the corkscrews. Anybody have any info as to why Kumba has gotten rougher?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:28:16 +0000

learning is cool! thanks cc. i'd love to see more "laymen's terms" explanations of how and why coasters work the way they do. the physics and such are way over my head but this kind of thing is great: simple, logical, very interesting.

that all being said, i wonder why they didn't close up their tolerances with these things? seems like common sense to me that if you can stick your hand between the track and wheel, there is a problem.

By: DC

DC — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:17:35 +0000

And, yeah, Nessie still rides pretty sweet. I have a soft spot for it as it was my first Arrow looper. (Sooper Dooper Looper was my first, albeit a bit disappointing.)