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^It could be lots of things:
-Humidity and drastic temperature changes during the day cause things to expand and contract. Seasonal parks don't have to deal with this so much.
-All wheels not hugging the track. This could again, be the Florida weather playing with the suspension in the guide and upstop wheels. This causes the shuffling of the train.
-Worn wheels that are due to be replaced soon.
-The further back, you go, the bumpier it is. This is because the last car has seven other cars yanking on it while they're shuffling around the track.
And the big one: Hulk may only be 14 years old. But it operates year-round. Compared to a seasonal B&M, it probably has as many hours on it as a 20 year old ride. Kumba even more so.
Edit: I just did a quick calculation. Assuming Hulk has operated every day for an average of 12 hours a day, it has over 61,000 hours on it.
-Humidity and drastic temperature changes during the day cause things to expand and contract. Seasonal parks don't have to deal with this so much.
-All wheels not hugging the track. This could again, be the Florida weather playing with the suspension in the guide and upstop wheels. This causes the shuffling of the train.
-Worn wheels that are due to be replaced soon.
-The further back, you go, the bumpier it is. This is because the last car has seven other cars yanking on it while they're shuffling around the track.
And the big one: Hulk may only be 14 years old. But it operates year-round. Compared to a seasonal B&M, it probably has as many hours on it as a 20 year old ride. Kumba even more so.
Edit: I just did a quick calculation. Assuming Hulk has operated every day for an average of 12 hours a day, it has over 61,000 hours on it.
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