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A '''Floorless Coaster''' is a type of ] ] manufactured by ] where riders sit with no floor underneath them allowing their feet to swing freely just above the track. Development of the Floorless Coaster began between 1995 and 1996 with ] (now known as ''Bizarro'') at ] opening on April 2, 1999, making it the world's first Floorless Coaster. Floorless Coasters also tend to have 3 to 7 inversions incorporated in the layout of the coaster. Recently, Bolliger & Mabillard have used floorless trains on their ]s, such as ] and ]. Though they contain floorless trains, the coasters are still not considered Floorless Coasters as B&M classifies them as another model. Also, ] have designed their own version of the Floorless Coaster, a variant of their X-Car called ''X-Car Floorless'', but currently do not have any installations.<ref name=XCarFloorless>{{cite web|url=http://www.maurer-rides.com/x-coaster/floorless/ |title=X-Car Floorless |publisher=Maurer Söhne |date= |accessdate=March 1, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
]'s ] at ]]]
According to Walter Bolliger, development of the Floorless Coaster began between 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQ7tfjlMfE&feature=relmfu |title=IAAPA 2011 Trade Show Part 4 Theme Park Review Fishpipe Water Ride B&M Zamperla |work=]|publisher=YouTube |date=November 16, 2012 |accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1999, the world's first Floorless Coaster opened at ] as ]. In 2009, the coaster was renamed ''Bizarro'' and re-themed. After the success of Bolliger & Mabillard's prototype Floorless Coaster, ], ], ], and independent parks, ], ], ], and ] have built other coasters of this model at their parks. There are currently 14 Floorless Coasters in operation with ] being the only one relocated to another park.<ref name=RCDBfcList>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Roller Coaster Search Results|location=Floorless Coaster|accessdate=July 20, 2012|url=http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ml=6713&page=1&order=10}}</ref>

==Design==
]'s first drop at ]]]

The design of a Floorless Coaster has one main difference from traditional steel roller coasters around the world: it has no floors between the seats.<ref name="Scream leaves you dangling">{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Scream leaves you dangling|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov/14/news/wk-niles14|accessdate=July 21, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 2002}}</ref> While a ] is in the ], a floor is used only for loading and unloading purposes. Because the front row has nothing in front of it to stop riders from walking over the edge of the station, a gate is placed in front of the train to prevent this from happening. Once all the over-the-shoulder restraints are locked, the floor separates into several pieces and moves underneath the station. The gate then opens, allowing the train to move forward. When the train returns to the station, the floor is brought back up and the gate is closed as the next riders board the roller coaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0vA0rxIuOs |title=Dominator at Kings Dominion |publisher=woodencoasterfan (YouTube) |date=September 4, 2012 |accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref> Aside from the station, a Floorless Coaster has several inversions similar to B&M's Sitting Coaster's.<ref name=RCDBfcList /><ref name=RCDBscList>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Roller Coaster Search Results|location=Sitting Coaster|accessdate=July 20, 2012|url=http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mo=8315}}</ref>

== Installations ==
]'s trains going through a ] at ]]]
Bolliger & Mabillard has built thirteen Floorless Coasters with an additional roller coaster converted from a Stand-up Coaster. The roller coasters are listed '''in order of opening dates'''.

{| class= "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name !! Park !! Country !! Inversions !! Opened !! Status !!
|-
| ]<br /><small>Formerly Medusa</small> || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 7 || April 2, 1999 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Bizarro|location=Six Flags Great Adventure|rcdb_number=502|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 6 || March 11, 2000 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Superman: Krypton Coaster|location=Six Flags Fiesta Texas|rcdb_number=605|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 7 || March 18, 2000 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Medusa|location=Six Flags Discovery Kingdom|rcdb_number=617|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 7 || June 1, 2000 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Kraken|location=Sea World Orlando|rcdb_number=581|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|Taiwan}} || 4 || 2001 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Insane Speed|location=Janfusun Fancyworld|rcdb_number=1500|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|Spain}} || 7 || April 6, 2002 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Superman: La Atracción de Acero|location=Parque Warner Madrid|rcdb_number=1366|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 5 || April 20, 2002 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Batman – The Dark Knight|location=Six Flags New England|rcdb_number=1549|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 7 || April 12, 2003 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Scream!|location=Six Flags Magic Mountain|rcdb_number=2169|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|Denmark}} ||| 3 || April 16, 2004 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dæmonen|location=Tivoli Gardens|rcdb_number=2504|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 7 || May 7, 2005 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Hydra the Revenge|location=Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom|rcdb_number=2528|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ]<br /><small>Formerly Batman: Knight Flight</small> || ]<br /><small>]</small> || {{flagu|United States}} || 5 || May 24, 2008<br><small>May 5, 2000 || Operating<br /><small>Closed September 16, 2007 ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dominator|location=Kings Dominion|rcdb_number=4079|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|Hong Kong}} || 4 || December 8, 2011 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Hair Raiser|location=Ocean Park Hong Kong|rcdb_number=9647|accessdate=July 20, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| ] || ] || {{flagu|India}} || 5 || 2013 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Nitro|location=Adlabs Imagica|rcdb_number=6817|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| ]* || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 4 || May 9, 2015 || Operating ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Rougarou|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=7|accessdate=October 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| ]* || ] || {{flagu|United States}} || 2 || March 25, 2017 || Being Renovated (Stand-Up to Floorless) ||<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Patriot|location=California's Great America|rcdb_number=2|accessdate=October 26, 2016}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Converted from a stand-up coaster to a floorless coaster.

''Note'': Although some ]s (such as ] and ]) feature floorless trains, they are ''not'' considered Floorless Coasters.<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=SheiKra|location=Busch Gardens Tampa Bay|rcdb_number=2662|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Griffon|location=Busch Gardens Williamsburg|rcdb_number=3631|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref>

==Similar rides==
], a German roller coaster and steel manufacturer, has developed their own version of the Floorless Coaster called the ''X-Car Floorless''. The car is the same as the original '']'' with the only difference being that there is no floor during the ride.<ref name=XCarFloorless /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maurer-rides.com/x-coaster/x-car/ |title=X-Car |publisher=Maurer Söhne |accessdate=July 21, 2012}}</ref> As of 2012, no ''X-Car Floorless'' roller coasters have been manufactured.<ref name=XCarFloorless />

==See also==
* ], a type of roller coaster also designed by ], that feature floorless trains on some models.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Floorless roller coasters}}
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{{Bolliger & Mabillard}}
{{Rollercoaster tracks}}

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Floorless Coaster
Dominator at Kings Dominion
StatusIn production
First manufactured1999
No. of installations14
ManufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
Vehicle typeFloorless seats located above the track
Riders per row4
Restraint StyleOver-the-shoulder
Floorless Coaster at RCDB

A Floorless Coaster is a type of steel roller coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard where riders sit with no floor underneath them allowing their feet to swing freely just above the track. Development of the Floorless Coaster began between 1995 and 1996 with Medusa (now known as Bizarro) at Six Flags Great Adventure opening on April 2, 1999, making it the world's first Floorless Coaster. Floorless Coasters also tend to have 3 to 7 inversions incorporated in the layout of the coaster. Recently, Bolliger & Mabillard have used floorless trains on their Dive Coasters, such as Griffon and SheiKra. Though they contain floorless trains, the coasters are still not considered Floorless Coasters as B&M classifies them as another model. Also, Maurer Söhne have designed their own version of the Floorless Coaster, a variant of their X-Car called X-Car Floorless, but currently do not have any installations.

History

Medusa's cobra roll at Six Flags Great Adventure

According to Walter Bolliger, development of the Floorless Coaster began between 1995 and 1996. In 1999, the world's first Floorless Coaster opened at Six Flags Great Adventure as Medusa. In 2009, the coaster was renamed Bizarro and re-themed. After the success of Bolliger & Mabillard's prototype Floorless Coaster, SeaWorld, Cedar Fair, Six Flags, and independent parks, Janfusun Fancyworld, Parque Warner Madrid, Tivoli Gardens, and Ocean Park Hong Kong have built other coasters of this model at their parks. There are currently 14 Floorless Coasters in operation with Dominator being the only one relocated to another park.

Design

Hydra the Revenge's first drop at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

The design of a Floorless Coaster has one main difference from traditional steel roller coasters around the world: it has no floors between the seats. While a train is in the station, a floor is used only for loading and unloading purposes. Because the front row has nothing in front of it to stop riders from walking over the edge of the station, a gate is placed in front of the train to prevent this from happening. Once all the over-the-shoulder restraints are locked, the floor separates into several pieces and moves underneath the station. The gate then opens, allowing the train to move forward. When the train returns to the station, the floor is brought back up and the gate is closed as the next riders board the roller coaster. Aside from the station, a Floorless Coaster has several inversions similar to B&M's Sitting Coaster's.

Installations

One of Kraken's trains going through a corkscrew at Sea World Orlando

Bolliger & Mabillard has built thirteen Floorless Coasters with an additional roller coaster converted from a Stand-up Coaster. The roller coasters are listed in order of opening dates.

Name Park Country Inversions Opened Status
Bizarro
Formerly Medusa		 Six Flags Great Adventure  United States 7 April 2, 1999 Operating
Superman: Krypton Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas  United States 6 March 11, 2000 Operating
Medusa Six Flags Discovery Kingdom  United States 7 March 18, 2000 Operating
Kraken Sea World Orlando  United States 7 June 1, 2000 Operating
Insane Speed Janfusun Fancyworld  Taiwan 4 2001 Operating
Superman: La Atracción de Acero Parque Warner Madrid  Spain 7 April 6, 2002 Operating
Batman: The Dark Knight Six Flags New England  United States 5 April 20, 2002 Operating
Scream Six Flags Magic Mountain  United States 7 April 12, 2003 Operating
Dæmonen Tivoli Gardens  Denmark 3 April 16, 2004 Operating
Hydra the Revenge Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom  United States 7 May 7, 2005 Operating
Dominator
Formerly Batman: Knight Flight		 Kings Dominion
Geauga Lake		  United States 5 May 24, 2008
May 5, 2000		 Operating
Closed September 16, 2007
Hair Raiser Ocean Park Hong Kong  Hong Kong 4 December 8, 2011 Operating
Nitro Adlabs Imagica  India 5 2013 Operating
Rougarou* Cedar Point  United States 4 May 9, 2015 Operating
Patriot* California's Great America  United States 2 March 25, 2017 Being Renovated (Stand-Up to Floorless)

* Converted from a stand-up coaster to a floorless coaster.

Note: Although some Dive Coasters (such as SheiKra and Griffon) feature floorless trains, they are not considered Floorless Coasters.

Similar rides

Maurer Söhne, a German roller coaster and steel manufacturer, has developed their own version of the Floorless Coaster called the X-Car Floorless. The car is the same as the original X-Car with the only difference being that there is no floor during the ride. As of 2012, no X-Car Floorless roller coasters have been manufactured.

See also

References

  1. ^ "X-Car Floorless". Maurer Söhne. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  2. "IAAPA 2011 Trade Show Part 4 Theme Park Review Fishpipe Water Ride B&M Zamperla". Theme Park Review. YouTube. November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results  (Floorless Coaster)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. Niles, Robert (November 14, 2002). "Scream leaves you dangling". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  5. "Dominator at Kings Dominion". woodencoasterfan (YouTube). September 4, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  6. Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results  (Sitting Coaster)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  7. Marden, Duane. "Bizarro  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  8. Marden, Duane. "Superman: Krypton Coaster  (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  9. Marden, Duane. "Medusa  (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  10. Marden, Duane. "Kraken  (Sea World Orlando)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  11. Marden, Duane. "Insane Speed  (Janfusun Fancyworld)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  12. Marden, Duane. "Superman: La Atracción de Acero  (Parque Warner Madrid)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  13. Marden, Duane. "Batman – The Dark Knight  (Six Flags New England)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  14. Marden, Duane. "Scream!  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  15. Marden, Duane. "Dæmonen  (Tivoli Gardens)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  16. Marden, Duane. "Hydra the Revenge  (Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  17. Marden, Duane. "Dominator  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  18. Marden, Duane. "Hair Raiser  (Ocean Park Hong Kong)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  19. Marden, Duane. "Nitro  (Adlabs Imagica)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  20. Marden, Duane. "Rougarou  (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  21. Marden, Duane. "Patriot  (California's Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  22. Marden, Duane. "SheiKra  (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  23. Marden, Duane. "Griffon  (Busch Gardens Williamsburg)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  24. "X-Car". Maurer Söhne. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

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