Staggered seating

A 3D render of the front car of Behemoth

Staggered seating or V-seat is where the seats on a roller coaster's train have an arrow-shaped layout. It is intended to give more riders a better view. The first coaster to use this type of seating is Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland. The second coaster to use this is Diamondback at Kings Island.

Notable Uses

Staggered seating on a Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerang.

Bolliger & Mabillard

Currently, the Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters that use staggered seating are Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, Diamondback at Kings Island, Intimidator at Carowinds and Shambhala at PortAventura Park.

Vekoma

The standard cars for Vekoma's Giant Inverted Boomerang model use staggered seating.