Behometh vs Diamondback

[BeastForever]

I was waiting to get on one the trains on Diamondback and I noticed something in the little room where the employee operates the ride. There was a sign that said "Behometh vs Diamondback ridership challenge" and there was a list of of some numbers on the sign. Has anyone else noticed this?

[pkiboy]

Its nothng new it was there all last season to.

[gad198]

I'm sure that one of the ride ops can probably answer what specific numbers are posted there, but while we're here...

Diamondback power hours are the bomb! If I recall correctly KI Man said that Diamondback put through just shy of 1600 riders in one of those power hours last season, which is simply amazing. In a good power hour the ride ops are actually bottlenecked by how fast (or in this case, slow) the trains come back into the station, and the line never stops moving. It'd be nice to be able to figure out when exactly they'll be running the power hours so I can simply camp out!

Behemoth has the same sign in their ride op booth. Behemoth maxes out at just over 1500 pph. I spoke with a ride op there about it who chuckled after I told him where my home park was saying "Diamondback had a built-in advantage by being shorter in length." They're just sore losers!

Interestingly enough though, I'd much rather wait in the Behemoth line over the DB line almost all of the time. One, their queue is almost completely covered except for the last straight shot into the station, and two, their line almost always moves faster. Then again, at least the DB queue has a good single riders line. The merits of the SRL, at least this year, can be highly debated however!

[Creed Bratton]

Ridership Challenge is just a friendly challenge between parks to see who can do better in capacity. Of course it's KI!

[Oldiesmann]

The merits of the SRL, at least this year, can be highly debated however!

It has its advantages. This past Saturday, about an hour after the park opened, the line was 45 minutes, yet the SRL was near the top of the stairs. I went through the SRL twice and got two rides in less than 20 minutes.

[pbkigi]

I have seen that sign and I would really like to know when these "power hours" are they sound awesome. I wonder how they deal with loose articles as that would really add time.

[Fear the Four]

I have seen that sign and I would really like to know when these "power hours" are they sound awesome. I wonder how they deal with loose articles as that would really add time.

Power hours are insane if you ask me. The ride ops tell you to hurry hurry and they take your things for you instead of you doing it which sometimes they do anyways. They really do push you in and out of the station. I almost got 15 rides during a power once. That's when they broke the record Soon as that trains passes the MCBR your leaving the station.

[pbkigi]

I have seen that sign and I would really like to know when these "power hours" are they sound awesome. I wonder how they deal with loose articles as that would really add time.

Power hours are insane if you ask me. The ride ops tell you to hurry hurry and they take your things for you instead of you doing it which sometimes they do anyways. They really do push you in and out of the station. I almost got 15 rides during a power once. That's when they broke the record Soon as that trains passes the MCBR your leaving the station.

Wow I don't know if it would be very enjoyable just to get pushed in and out, but you would get a lot of rides in.

[coaster_junky]

lol, fear the four, you got more rides in, in one hour then i did last season all together.

[Fear the Four]

I have seen that sign and I would really like to know when these "power hours" are they sound awesome. I wonder how they deal with loose articles as that would really add time.

Power hours are insane if you ask me. The ride ops tell you to hurry hurry and they take your things for you instead of you doing it which sometimes they do anyways. They really do push you in and out of the station. I almost got 15 rides during a power once. That's when they broke the record   Soon as that trains passes the MCBR your leaving the station.

Wow I don't know if it would be very enjoyable just to get pushed in and out, but you would get a lot of rides in.

I think they got 1599 riders during that hour if I remember correctly.

[KIBOB]

I wonder if Intimidator at Carowinds will be added to that competition.

[Plankton]

This thread answers why several weeks ago at Cedar Point ride ops for the Raptor were running around like maniacs at 8 p.m. and yelling at me to "sit on my flip flops" (not very comfortable, I feared losing them, plus nearly every flip-flop wearer still had to walk to the bin with other loose articles) only to send out empty trains.

[Fear the Four]

I wonder if Intimidator at Carowinds will be added to that competition.

Probably not since it's a new ride and a new crew but I could see them doing it next year.

[gad198]

The merits of the SRL, at least this year, can be highly debated however!

It has its advantages. This past Saturday, about an hour after the park opened, the line was 45 minutes, yet the SRL was near the top of the stairs. I went through the SRL twice and got two rides in less than 20 minutes.

There are definitely times when it is advantageous to use. So many times this year, however, we've seen the SRL line all the way down to the bottom of the stairs even when the main line is 15, 10, or only 5 minutes long. It just goes back to the fact that you simply need to be aware of both how long both the SRL and main queues are, because we've found that in our visits this year (about 25 this year) that the SRL is usually the least desirable option on days when the main queue is less than 20 minutes. YMMV.

On a topic related note I'd like to give kudos to the DB crew working late yesterday. They were moving trains through as consistently fast as I've ever seen without it being chaotic. During one of our rides we were on a train just coming through the last helix with the train behind us already at the very top of the lift hill. It's always fun to see the line move that quickly! Thank you for continuing to work exceptionally well, especially at the end of a long day!

[IndyGuy4KI]

The merits of the SRL, at least this year, can be highly debated however!

It has its advantages. This past Saturday, about an hour after the park opened, the line was 45 minutes, yet the SRL was near the top of the stairs. I went through the SRL twice and got two rides in less than 20 minutes.

There are definitely times when it is advantageous to use. So many times this year, however, we've seen the SRL line all the way down to the bottom of the stairs even when the main line is 15, 10, or only 5 minutes long. It just goes back to the fact that you simply need to be aware of both how long both the SRL and main queues are, because we've found that in our visits this year (about 25 this year) that the SRL is usually the least desirable option on days when the main queue is less than 20 minutes. YMMV.

On a topic related note I'd like to give kudos to the DB crew working late yesterday. They were moving trains through as consistently fast as I've ever seen without it being chaotic. During one of our rides we were on a train just coming through the last helix with the train behind us already at the very top of the lift hill. It's always fun to see the line move that quickly! Thank you for continuing to work exceptionally well, especially at the end of a long day!

If I want another ride I always look at the SRL line when coming into the final brake run to see how long it is. As you state, if it is at the bottom of the stairs I always use the main queue line. I figure I am also helping the SRL when I get up there as a single rider.