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Edited for now, will return later pinky swear. Just created the post to be able to copy & paste for later reference

That would be correct.. Still waiting on a Mack Mega or Launch coaster to hit a local Cedar Fair park..so underrated

I didn't know ours decided to do kart wheels..I just thought it caught fire Maybe both Three Point Shootout anyone?

Lucky jerk..Never had the opportunity

No problem, figured I kept seeing this and that and some right and some totally wrong answers, that should spell it out quite easily. Theres several learning tools in there

Perhaps, I honestly never delved that much into The Bat, it looked excellent and probably a completely wild ride, but being I never had a chance to ride it and we have a replacement over it now and a newly painted beauty down the lane, I never cared to look further..

I couldn't honestly say, I've never ridden The Bat. It doesn't look like it has a device to hold the cars in place like other Arrow Suspended Swinging coasters. Looking at the POV there isn't a lift trim brake at all, it just speeds up the lift after slowing down and attaches to the chain.

For those that think the sound is the ride "jackhammering" you're completely mistaken.. Jackhammering on Diamondback was a real thing, especially more evident the further back on the train you sat. On the ride it started getting vibrations that were worse and worse on the ride and noticeably different on different trains. You would notice these vibrations usually at the bottom of hills or in between the transitions. As a prior ride op to me, it was the sign of worn wheel. Being towards the end of the season I doubt they were concerned with throwing sets of nice new wheels to be used only for a few weekends. I expect Diamondback to be a great ride as per usual at the beginning of this season. The ride is fresh, maintenance has been done, and the ride will be functioning practically as if it was brand new (albeit she needs a pretty new paintjob but ah well ). The wheels yes are u grooved wheels. This allows it to stay in contact with the track more. However nylon/poly wheels wear down. So here's a picture of U grooved wheels, albeit an idler wheel and not a road wheel. Think of that inside area wearing down more and more. Even though the wheel assemblies are spring loaded to keep them pressed into the track, when the wear isn't uniform across the wheel or spots develop where the wheel can separate from the assembly, theres your vibrations. This is all what I was taught by my ride supervisors and a few maint. friends. I'm guessing this is all correct. If anything is wrong please don't be afraid to jump in and correct a minor issue The sound you hear is the anti rollback devices hitting the chassis/fully extending from the bottom of the ride. In zero g/transitions/etc. they move, they aren't fixed in place. If you never knew, the sound you hear on every lift hill isn't the chain. That sound is the anti rollbacks Here is a picture of one up close, from an Arrow train. Here is a shot of the Anti Rollbacks/Chain Dogs on a B&M train, Sheikra The four outside sections are the anti rollbacks and the large inner piece is the chain dog (grabs a link of the coaster track to get pushed up the lift hill) Anti rollbacks engaged This is Diamondbacks hill. See the chain in the middle. The chain dog will engage the links by resting on the back of one and getting pushed up. To the right is the anti rollbacks..That slides into the spaces and sits against the back of one to keep it from going backwards on the lift and to stay in place in the event of a stop as pictured above. When you hear the clack clack sound, especially on an Arrow or any wooden coaster, this is produced from that. This is also the jagged tooth design you see going up the lift hill. It is used so if the chain dog (object that connects to the chain links), the coaster will sit on the anti rollbacks in that same spot. Also in the event that a chain dog becomes unattached, these keep it from running down the lift hill. Think of these as anchors in the event of a train stopping or coming off of the chain/chain break/etc. So here is a picture, notice it's in a down position right now, however to get over the jagged teeth on thelift hill these devices have to be able to go up and down. So when g forces are applied to the train or lack threof, these things can move around and make noise. Last thing too, you have the sound of it going over the track, yes the track on B&M's is butter smooth but there are times when you can hear the wheels hit the next bit of track, it's just there. To never hear that sound it has to be once piece of track or just welded together perfectly with no imperfections. To further prove a point, here are videos of a few rides with that same sound. Notice these are opening day, and all these rides gave butter smooth rides, can't say it had this problem then. This sound has always been there, that's not the issue. It will always be there and theres no way to remove it. The jackhammering itself though as explained above, that is/was a maintenance issue, and that hopefully has been corrected for 2014 opening day. Diamondback opening day. Yes the sound is a little more prevalent but that's to be expected after years of use/wear. Think those anti rollbacks have been used for thousands of cycles, they'll loosen up a bit. But the sound is there if you know what to listen for. Even with it being brand new and butter smooth track and sand filled rails, you can still hear it on Gatekeeper in the zero g/barrel roll elements over the front gate especially.

Please link to the parks social media for that video..oh wait Comments on the rattle you here soon..some of you are right, some have no clue what you're talking about lmao

No wheaties..just had Piada..

Interwebs would be a good start...I'm not spoon feeding you guys..you're enthusiasts..dig haha

I'm just trying to get rid of the things that cause issues here with him let's say he stops being like Terp and contradicting wouldn't be an issue

Absolutely...like I said I've been nice long enough..might as well finally be upfront

New guys you dont need to add me..I won't approve of a bunch of people I don't know personally..get to know me during the short summer months and I'll reconsider..but I don't need 20+ random people who know my name and how to search to find me..sorry but just not my thing..patience

Gotcha..darn was hoping my little video got some air..Great Wolf really is an awesome angle to get the back of the park honestly

If it was a Kings Island video I hope they gave credit to the parks social media

Wonder who's video it was

They are on my fb for those personally friends with me, just wait, I think I'll be posting soon not to worry..Plus the more it tests the more I'll be down there for updates..I have time off doesn't bother me to take a drive

Tl:dr... Ok tired of being nice.. Not many people here like you, the majority dislike you, and being honest our admins have been frustrated with you and you've put a target up on yourself... Did my first post not sum that up.. Blues are being pressed today, are you sure..I'm quite snazzy

Not that I know of

You can know what they're doing if you go to their website and find the park map they uploaded because they were sloppy..just saying

Dunno about trees but foliage will come..look at Gatekeeper..got the grass and everything in the rendering st some point by seasons end

I was told not to post to KIC..which I haven't.. That should be all I need to say

^You and I would be excellent friends, add me on facebook if you haven't already...if you did make yourself more known, we're very similar hahaha You seriously made me almost spit out a drink

^^Because one member here who is a regular user and employed by Cedar Fair believes himself to be an admin Also 165 views in an hour and a half on a drinking weekend folks! People are out getting billigerently drunk..or asleep or whatever..Free marketing CF..I doubt their twitter is getting these kinds of hits at this hour lol