Jamesv7 Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 Six Flags Great Adventure opened for the season this past weekend, but seems to have shared an odd new trend with Carowinds, when a train on Nitro valleyed between the 2nd and 3rd hill. Who would have thought… two B&Ms managed to valleyed in two consecutive weekends. While any coaster can valley from time to time, I usually don’t hear too many stories of B&M coasters valleying. From what I was told, this was actually the last “test” train being run, with the next train, fully loaded with riders, waiting in the station to be dispatched at the time. This was from Screamscape. I did not see any info on hear about it. Quote
Diamondback FOF Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 This is why there are the different sections of a roller coaster. So now the train with people on it wasn't dispatched. Oh well, no big deal. It was probably just because of it being early in the season and it may have been chilly in the morning. Quote
tigellinus Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 Operational kinks at the start of the season?!...shocker!! Quote
skaterboy22101 Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 How messed up would it be if the very fiirst train with the auction winners vallyed? Quote
Jamesv7 Posted April 6, 2009 Author Posted April 6, 2009 I doubt Diamondback will valley. I don't no what caused Top Gun and Nitro to valley But it is weird to hear about two B&M coasters doing it. Quote
skaterboy22101 Posted April 6, 2009 Posted April 6, 2009 I doubt Diamondback will valley. I don't no what caused Top Gun and Nitro to valley But it is weird to hear about two B&M coasters doing it. Every coaster can valley. Quote
Jamesv7 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Posted April 7, 2009 Six Flags Great Adventure said that high winds was the reason that Nitro vallied. Quote
violakat03 Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 So how do they un-valley it once it gets there? Quote
Monroe Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 There are several ways. They could use a crane and remove the train from the track: or pull the train up the next hill with the crane or a series of pulleys and wenches and let it finish the run. The latter is done only if they are sure it can finish the run. I am sure I have missed different ways of doing it, when it comes to this it seems that every one is an engineer. Quote
dare-to-fly Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Six Flags Great Adventure said that high winds was the reason that Nitro vallied. Oh, I can see it now. Nitro is now down due to the gust of wind that is 5 miles away...Nitro cannot run in any form of wind whatsoever...we are unsure how long this wait will be... Sound familiar? Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Opening day at Great Adventure this year, Jackson (New Jersey, not the poster here) experienced 40 mile an hour winds. Honestly, I think Great Adventure's statement deserves at least a little bit of respect. Sigh. Quote
Guest rcfreak339 Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 This kind of stuff happens all the time early in the season, and the weather didn't help the situation one bit.... Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Yeah, I'm quite sure the staff and management at Great Adventure had an afterburn when that happened. Quote
Delirium_Guy Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Yeah, I'm quite sure the staff and management at Great Adventure had an afterburn when that happened. On a random note....lets add a 3rd B&M to the list that valleyed.....Kraken valleyed during an early morning test this morning :-) Ride was down all day after. We experienced very gusty winds plus temps were in the low 40's this morning here in Orlando. It can happen anywhere! Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 So, it sounds like with Afterburn, Nitro and now that Seaworld coaster B&M is probably kraken the whip to come up with new maximum wind standards for their coasters. And at Seaworld, no one can claim it is because it's early in the season and the bearings are just breaking in....unless, of course, they were recently replaced. . . Quote
dare-to-fly Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 We will not add Diamondback to the list of B&M's to valley. No, we will not. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Nor to the list of B and M's whose chain went ba-chang on opening day. No, we will not. Quote
dare-to-fly Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 That would not be a good thing at all. BTW - just noticed this: Opening day at Great Adventure this year, Jackson (New Jersey, not the poster here) experienced 40 mile an hour winds. Honestly, I think Great Adventure's statement deserves at least a little bit of respect. You should know better than to take me seriously....except on an issue of brakes. I'm sorry if you took what I said as a disrespectful statement, as that was not the intent. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 I didn't. Not at all. I understand life is a great adventure in that place, every day of every year. And I wouldn't have it any other way. Quote
dare-to-fly Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 Okay! Just checking. Now then...where were we...oh, yeah. We were making fun of Chang. Actually, I think Chang is awesome, but we definitely don't want an incident on Diamondback like Chang had on opening day. We all want to ride. Quote
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