Roarbot Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Tried to ride The Crypt 3 times on Saturday. Made it to anteroom once before it went down. Is this common? Went back Sunday, with kids, and didn't even try. Anybody else have luck with it? Quote
dr_humor Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 From my own experience, this is unfortunately very common for this ride. Each time we went last season the ride was not functional (out of 4 visits at different times of the season). The good news? You didnt miss anything. Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Usually it has all kinds of problems until about half way through the season. Then its open about half the time. Quote
Dvo Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I was only there on opening day, and from what I can tell it was only open for a VERY short period of time. However I was able to get on it. I really enjoyed it while it was open though! Quote
violakat03 Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 We managed to snag a ride on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday it seemed to be broken down non-stop. At least it was every time I walked past it. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 If this doesn't change, I predict a very short future for that ride. Cedar Fair does NOT like closed attractions. Not even a little. Quote
UnrealNightmare Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Well on the bright side you could fit a really nice dark ride inside of The Crypt's building. That gives me an idea for a new thread. If the Crypt were to be removed what would you like to see put inside its building. Quote
DropZone99 Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 On opening day it was open the whole time I waited in it's queue and I rode twice. But it's common for it to break down. Quote
Skywriter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Well I rode it on Sat as soon as the park opened my friend works in the antechamber of the crypt and said Sunday it was closed 5 hours b.c it was leaking hydraulic fluid. Quote
kjkjkj Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) As much fun that I have on The Crypt, I wouldn't really mind seeing it go if it meant getting a better ride there. The Crypt breaks down a lot, and the theming in the ride chamber sucks. I only like it due to A) I really miss TRTR and B ) the quick thrill it gives. However it doesn't matter if the ride is fun if it is hardly ever open. I would love to see them tear down the building and put in a Jump2 or even smaller less thrilling flat ride. I just don't understand how Kings Dominion got away with only removing the "Triangles" from the movie; they got to keep their monkey statues, their giant head statue laying in the water that the flames shoot out of, and even the music! We however, get almost EVERYTHING taken out of our ride..... Edited April 28, 2009 by kjkjkj Quote
Zorba Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 The good news? You didnt miss anything. Sad to say but this is very true (in my opinion). Top Spins were always my favorite at the fair and I liked the one at Knott's, but the Crypt is just boring. I think they are too afraid of it breaking down to put a fun/intense program on it. Quote
UnrealNightmare Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 If they did remove the Crypt I'd like to see them keep the building and build a new dark ride inside. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) The good news? You didnt miss anything. Sad to say but this is very true (in my opinion). Top Spins were always my favorite at the fair and I liked the one at Knott's, but the Crypt is just boring. I think they are too afraid of it breaking down to put a fun/intense program on it. The Crypt (thanks Unrealsk8er) is a Giant Top Spin...it is not capable of some of the gyrations that regular Huss Top Spins are... Edited April 28, 2009 by The Interpreter Quote
UnrealNightmare Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) Delirium is a Giant Top Spin...it is not capable of some of the gyrations that regular Huss Top Spins are... You mean The Crypt Terpy? Edited April 28, 2009 by Unrealsk8er Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Yep...silly me. Now I will go back and edit it (which means, as of today, it will show it was edited, by whom and when. Wonder why that started?) Thanks! Quote
kjkjkj Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) Nevermind, Unrealsk8er beat me to it. Edited April 28, 2009 by kjkjkj Quote
UnrealNightmare Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 No he just came up with a case of Delrium or was it Invertigo? Quote
Justin_M17 Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I've only managed to ride the crypt once this season (Granted, I have only been to the park twice). Is it just me or does the ride program seem shortened to anyone else? I hadn't been on it in a long time but it felt like they cut 1/3 of the ride out. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 They DID take some of the seats out, tee hee. Terpy, who just HAD to Quote
coaster_junky Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 (edited) or even just remove it and replace it with a regular top spin with two gondolas (sp?) insted of one sorry if this sounds random, this was to unrealsk8ter's comment about removing the crypt and replacing it with a dark ride Edited April 28, 2009 by coaster_junky Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Also known as Two Top Spins? Terpy, who's been known for bad puns, isn't that Huss we are talking about? Quote
coaster_junky Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 yea, their ride names are right up there with the ones like Drop Tower (after a year the name still bugs me, but i call it by it's right name) Quote
Zorba Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 The good news? You didnt miss anything. Sad to say but this is very true (in my opinion). Top Spins were always my favorite at the fair and I liked the one at Knott's, but the Crypt is just boring. I think they are too afraid of it breaking down to put a fun/intense program on it. The Crypt (thanks Unrealsk8er) is a Giant Top Spin...it is not capable of some of the gyrations that regular Huss Top Spins are... Did the park know that before they bought it? Or did that fact to light during testing? How did Huss pitch it to KI "We have this really fun ride, so now we think we can make it bigger and boring, while having more maintenance problems." Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 See also Delirium compared to regular sized Huss Frisbees...and what has the maintenance record been for either KI or CP's Giant Frisbees? What other parks have installed Giant Top Spins? Quote
coaster_junky Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 so has huss made an effort to make a better working giant top spin, or do they still offer the same model that was first bought by a park? Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I am quite sure they would discuss this with any park looking into purchasing one. These types of rides are produced on a customer by customer basis...it's not like they keep one or more in stock. Quote
coaster_junky Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 so have they ever talked to the park about replacing the crypt with something new, such as when Vortex replaced The Bat? Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 If they have, neither party would be talking about it...those types of discussions are kept very, very quiet, for obvious reasons. Quote
coaster_junky Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 ^yea, but i would really like to see it happen, well as long as it isn't replaced with a king kong Quote
ZukoGirl Posted April 29, 2009 Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) I would be a little sad to see The Crypt go, but there are memories. Besides it's had a good run and in its state maybe it's time to retire. Another ride I would like to see besides a Huss Giant Jump 2 is a ride like Sky Swat. Edited April 29, 2009 by ZukoGirl Quote
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