Worst Transition Ever

[TTD03]

Despite Arrow being out of business, it was a company that broke records and technically started the infamous Coaster Wars!

Their transitions are horrible.

[mkingy]

Some of them are - some flow really well. I think it was more a manufacture limitation that caused the issue with the transitions.

Check out the entry and exit of the cork on Drachen Fire:

[Coasterkidmwm]

Arrow is a bit excusable because of ignorance. You have to remember the idea of the heartline took awhile for people to figure out. I've still never quite figured out why they made the entrance to their corkscrews so bad all the time, but oh well.

Keep in mind Iron Wolf/Apocalypse isn't heartlined and it's a B&M (their second ride, Vortex at CGA how ever is heartlined),

Video

damn Goudurix at Parc Asterix Paris France looks so uncomfortable that butterfly loop and the butterfly roll damn but i will still ride it

[Coasterkidmwm]

HZGarfield that looks like a welding mistake lol.

Ouch...

You can actually see the wheels on the inside of the track lifting up at that section.

Who's the manufacturer? Looks like a Vekoma knock off.

As far as roller coaster manufacturers go, Arrow gave us probably more than any other manufacture. I love arrow coasters. But yeah the transitions are painful! Viper at SFMM is great, smooth, classic, and awesome, but the transition into the corkscrews! ahhhhh! You fear them from a distance and brace yourself!

I agree, I don't hate Arrow, but their transitions were horrible in most cases.

I love arrows but ya, their transitions where their downfall along with bad contstruction

Also I might add that Excalibur is not bad at all, especially compared to some Arrows. I find Excalibur extremely pristine and enjoyable!

That thing that looks like an SLC ripoff...... Wat, hao.

At the top of the turnaround on Excalibur at Valleyfair, I always get a good smack to the left side of my body. The coaster overall isn't that bad, but that one spot hurts.

[TallonD83]

Bouncypip11 wrote:

Funny how Arrow make perfect corkscrews yet shouldn't even be allowed to attempt a dive loop.

Geometrically perfect you mean? Cos those things HURT

[Coasterkidmwm]

Entrance wasn't perfect lol

[Paradox]

I rode Dragon Fire at CW and I thought that I would be in severe pain. The loops were perfect and I thought that maybe it wasn't so bad. Then came the turn into the corkscrews. ARGH so much pain. It's like arrow never heard of the roll node.

[afro85]

Juvelen the new intamin coaster in dk was painful mostly because of the freedom to move your neck and back during the fast turns. The track is very smooth as you can see from any video!

Star Jet used to run without brakes before it's accident (and subsequent sinking....) and it looked really awesome actually. All of the hills had pretty violent ejector airtime.

That SLC however......jesus.......

Aren't all slc like that or just that one

Geometrically indeed, shame the transitions are so poor.

[TTD03]

Damn that Slc.

[Paradox]

Please Vekoma use your new track and trains to build SLC's.

[mkingy]

Kumali is pretty smooth