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direct sound experience
The fully integrated touch-screen control on
every seat lets you listen to your favorite songs.
X-Car Music: playing in the high-tech
league song. Video cameras that are perfectly integrated ful impression has evolved. The two outer seats have
into the seats offer every imaginable utilization of been misaligned backwards to allow the ride guests
this medium. Fully programmable and continually in the middle of the four-seat rows an unobstructed
changing light shows turn the vehicle into a down- view to the side. The misalignment is only large
right eye-catcher and make the ride shine. enough to make sure that the guest does not get the
feeling he or she is sitting in an individual seat and
X-Train: The next Step naturally has contact with neighboring guests.
The X-Car perfectly embodies the advantages of an Optional: Firm Floor or Floorless: Characteristic
individual vehicle – but of course, rides with trains for the X-Train is the one-of-a-kind combination of
also have their own undeniable benefits. Frequently normal seat configuration in the middle with a floor
they can fulfill the prevailing requirements better and floorless under the outer seats. The outer pas-
than individual vehicles. The long tracks allow more sengers literally ride beside the tracks – without a
freedom for layout design: In order to achieve the floor panel! Each guest has the choice of a secured
same capacity as the X-Car tandem with 12 seats, floor panel under his feet by taking a middle seat or
a train with 24 seats needs only half as many block a thrill and freedom experience by taking a floor-
segments – a train with 36 seats only one third. less outer seat. Floorless beside the track means an
Hence a whole gravity section of the ride can be unrestricted view downwards allowing an almost
realized with a single block segment. The layout flying feeling, or an intensive ride element with thrill
designer gains additional artistic freedom, because factor; e.g. a vertical drop into “emptiness”. Seats
he or she does not have to take into consideration that are located directly side by side and still provide
where to place the block brakes that may impact the two diverse ride experiences – that is one of the in-
ride’s fun. novations that make the X-Train so unique.
Newly developed X-Train: The coaster “idea” is Light and Simple: In comparison to earlier floor-
obvious – a train with high capacities plus as many less coasters, a great advantage is the extremely low
advantages of the successful individual vehicles as balance point which allows a lot of freedom with the
possible. The developers at Maurer Rides have em- ride layout. Compared to conventional trains with
braced this great dream which lead to a surprising four-row seating, the X-Train with its outer seats is
outcome: X-Train, a totally self-contained, innovative noticeably lighter - a clear gain for the dynamics and
and unique product partnered with the X-Car. the appearance.
When it comes to capacity, the X-Train steps in at Boarding at the station is very simple and works
the very top: up to 36 seats with 4 X-Seats per row. without complex additional mechanisms. The station
That’s how far a fascinating machine with a power- platform laterally reaches as far as the tracks and
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