Cortney Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 My friend and I got into talking about our trip to KI over the summer and she went over the weekend with her boyfriend and roommate....and she said the train stopped half way up on both hills! I was like that happened to us when we rode it, but it was on the 2nd chain hill. It was funny when my bro's g/f told me of her dream of that happening and it literally happened why I was on it. But is that a normal thing? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Man Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 They can stop the trains on the hills to either prevent an accident, space out the trains, or simply to wait for the other train to clear the block breaks/ready breaks. Pretty normal, used to happen to me all the time, but operations have gotten better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maple The Tree King Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 They can stop the trains on the hills to either prevent an accident, space out the trains, or simply to wait for the other train to clear the block breaks/ready breaks. Pretty normal, used to happen to me all the time, but operations have gotten better. Uhm, before you go on criticizing the operations department, talking about how the ride works or talk about "preventing accidents" you may want to get a few things straight: Cortney, good topic! I have done a lot of work on roller coasters all over the mid west. Let's start with some basic understanding; most roller coasters run on a computerized "block system." The ride is separated into sections called "blocks," only one train is allowed in each block. The ride's computer system has automatic actions to stop the ride and create a "block set up" depending on how it's programmed. Most commonly at Kings Island this happens on The Beast's fist lift hill. The way the ride's current block program is designed does not allow a train to crest the first lift hill until the train ahead of it has cleared the next block, in this case the entire second lift hill. (The program and block spaces have changed over time, but this is the current set up). The reason you may have stopped on the second lift hill is for a similar block set up, the train ahead in the next block simply had not cleared the next block. This happens from time to time, usually when there is a long dispatch time to load a disabled guest or a guest is having trouble with a seat belt. So in lieu of what Ki Man said, the ride actually keeps the trains spaced out, the employees do not manually control it, and as a policy adopted by Paramount Parks that still stands on most KI coasters, there is an extra pinch break between each block to prevent an unlikely accident. Do not for one second think you were in any danger or that the employees have to do it to simply "prevent an accident," it's just normal operation. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I love on a cold October night when The Beast stops on the first hill.....oh memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I don't think that stopping for the train ahead of yours indicates a problem with operations. If anything, it indicates that your train was loaded and sent on its way quickly and the computer system had to slow it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 The reason the train stop on the first hill is because the 2nd train has not yet passed the 2nd lift hill....and I suppose the reason it would stop on the 2nd hill is if The first train is still in the station and the 2nd train is in the Block segment of the the main Brakes....I suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 They can stop the trains on the hills to either prevent an accident, space out the trains, or simply to wait for the other train to clear the block breaks/ready breaks. Pretty normal, used to happen to me all the time, but operations have gotten better. Uhm, before you go on criticizing the operations department, talking about how the ride works or talk about "preventing accidents" you may want to get a few things straight: Uhm, How was he critizing the operations department? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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