pkiboy Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 But at Coney Island of Ohio, the park DOES care about safety. The safety of guests and employees is priority one, at Coney Island of Ohio, at Kings Island and at every other well run park in America... True True True and 100% True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Capacity is king. Heck, on several rides at Coney, there is no timer. Ferris Wheel, Rock O Planes, Bumper Boats and Round Up have no timers. It is up to the individual ride operator to time the ride. But on Round Up, the longer the cycle is, the higher the likelihood of protein spills. Same goes with the Ferris Wheel. Just mind your arm when you go to grab the stick to stop the ride after someone has motioned they are going to get sick on the Ferris Wheel, or you may become collateral damage. I speak from experience, and had to run to the restroom to clean my arm up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I know it is no longer at KI but I would imagine that operating the old Sky Ride took a lot of muscle. I have noticed how the Sky Ride operators at CP have to push the cars out and they look like they are pretty heavy. Not only is it the heavy cabins, when in full operation (38 cabins) CP's Skyride dispatches and thus arrives every 9.5 seconds! However when things go smoothly, the crew gets in to the groove and move in rhythm with the machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 That's awesome! I wanna get drive trained at DB! Firehawk looks fun to drive too, but I think the funnest is FoF still, it's so fun to launch! If it's allowed, I could take a picture of our computer next April, and I do have a picture of the main control panel along with some other cool stuff, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it :/ Do it, I'm sure it will be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooged2882 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 My guess would be a tie between White Water Canyon as well as The Monster. I suppose there are not too many rides that have manual ops anymore at KI. I did have a question that may fall under ride operations, however: How long does it take to fill the waterway in White water Canyon? I notice during the off season and when under repair it is drained (makes sense in general) and I just wondered how long it took to refill the waterway and loading area. I can't imagine what kind of Emergency SOPs are required when you are working water rides.... yow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I did have a question that may fall under ride operations, however: How long does it take to fill the waterway in White water Canyon? I notice during the off season and when under repair it is drained (makes sense in general) and I just wondered how long it took to refill the waterway and loading area. I can't imagine what kind of Emergency SOPs are required when you are working water rides.... yow. Not as long as you might think. The pumps used are quite impressive and quickly fill the trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maple The Tree King Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 That's awesome! I wanna get drive trained at DB! Firehawk looks fun to drive too, but I think the funnest is FoF still, it's so fun to launch! If it's allowed, I could take a picture of our computer next April, and I do have a picture of the main control panel along with some other cool stuff, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it :/ It just your typical Allen bradly Contraol Pannel lol. Ive seen what the Main Pannel of FOF looks like many of times. I have many more Pics Id love to show but thats just the Log in screen I don't see a prop with the log in screen beign showed. I know my limits what to post on hear and what not to lol. Actually, sir, it is in fact not a "typical" Allen Bradley control panel. Aside from the rides in Planet Snoopy, no two rides have the exact same control set up. The majority of the rides feature an Allen Bradley diagnostic screen and while the physical control panels may use plastic Allen Bradley buttons, the one at Flight of Fear is not made specifically by Allen Bradley. If you had actually seen the FoF control panels, you'd know this. Also, there are a total of three control panels and two diagnostic screens throughout the entire ride area. Austin, if I were you, I would not post it. PkiBoy, you may claim to have seen things and you have stated numerous times that you have "friends" in high places at KI, but you can't even use the right form of "here" in a sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha, I always liked that guy. The Maple Tree King is right except there are three diagnostic screens. Two touch screens and one PanelView. While all the push buttons and such are made by AB, the control panel itself was manufactured by an outside company(not Allen Bradley) I do believe. So it's not your "typical allen bradley control panel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maple The Tree King Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Haha, I always liked that guy. The Maple Tree King is right except there are three diagnostic screens. Two touch screens and one PanelView. While all the push buttons and such are made by AB, the control panel itself was manufactured by an outside company(not Allen Bradley) I do believe. So it's not your "typical allen bradley control panel". My apologies on that sir, thank you for the clarification! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Not a problem good sir. It was not an uncommon occurrence to have to go down there where the two touch screens are located just to get the thing running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Paging Russell....oh, wait... Terp, who knew Russell would be of some help some day ... (it's a small world, after all...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Joe Cool's Dodgem School is clearly the most difficult ... While the Planet Snoopy rides may not be the hardest to actually operate, I'm guessing that having to deal with the kids (and parents) may make them one of the hardest places to be a ride op. You're right in that area, though the parents could be worse than the kids at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braves0511 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Having worked both flats and a couple coasters at Cedar Point, the rides themselves are the easy part. They don't talk back, and always follow directions. Except for the platforms on Super Himalaya and the Matterhorn, by the end of a summer climbing around those things you have some pretty sweet calves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tycoonrebel7188 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I did have a question that may fall under ride operations, however: How long does it take to fill the waterway in White water Canyon? During the season, in the morning when it is time to start up White Water Canyon it takes approximately 5 minutes for the water to make its way all the way around the trough. White Water Canyon has 4 pumps that move the water from the bottom of the lift to the top at the station. At any given time, only 3 pumps run. Each pump pushes about 10,000 gallons of water per minute up and out of the valves and with 3 pumps running during operation, you are looking at 30,000 gallons per minute. With it taking about 5 minutes for the water to first make its way around in the morning you are looking at about, at minimum, 150,000 gallons of water in the trough at any given time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I did have a question that may fall under ride operations, however: How long does it take to fill the waterway in White water Canyon? During the season, in the morning when it is time to start up White Water Canyon it takes approximately 5 minutes for the water to make its way all the way around the trough. White Water Canyon has 4 pumps that move the water from the bottom of the lift to the top at the station. At any given time, only 3 pumps run. Each pump pushes about 10,000 gallons of water per minute up and out of the valves and with 3 pumps running during operation, you are looking at 30,000 gallons per minute. With it taking about 5 minutes for the water to first make its way around in the morning you are looking at about, at minimum, 150,000 gallons of water in the trough at any given time. Cool information to know tycoonrebel. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tycoonrebel7188 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Cool information to know tycoonrebel. Thanks for sharing! You are very welcome! I had only worked White Water Canyon once or twice before I moved to the ride. Learning information like i've quoted above definitely made the job interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 tycoonrebel...I second it, thanks for the info...that will be an interesting fact to annoy my family with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Haha, I always liked that guy. The Maple Tree King is right except there are three diagnostic screens. Two touch screens and one PanelView. While all the push buttons and such are made by AB, the control panel itself was manufactured by an outside company(not Allen Bradley) I do believe. So it's not your "typical allen bradley control panel". My apologies on that sir, thank you for the clarification! I have a question both of you can probably answer, How many screens do most control panels on the coasters at Kings Island have? Do some coasters have fewer or more? How many diagnostic screens do most rides have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBeast07 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Most have only 1 screen with a menu that can take you to different views. Newer rides have touch screens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 What he said....All of the major coasters have some sort of AllenBradley PanelView or MessageView that the operator can see/use. Same goes for many of the major flat rides. Most do nothing more (at least for the ride ops) than keep capacity and display the fault in the event of an electrical problem. Nine times out of ten there will be a much larger PanelView or touch screen in the rides PLC room as well as a desktop computer. One of my favorite memories from being a ride op is operating Congo Falls with a laptop computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 This is not meant to top your little "I operated Congo Falls with a laptop" deal AZ.....But I reset equipment in the Netherlands from my house in the US using my cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I've always wanted to work at KI but I've always been a lifeguard kinda guy. And my only experiance would have to be a Proslide HydroMAGNETIC ROCKET™... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Since we're trying to out do each other here, I designed several parts for Space mountain, Tomorrowland Speedway, Peter Pan, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest, and Big Thunder Mountain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benred23 Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Oh yeah well, well, I Just Cleared World 4 On Donkey Kong country Returns.. Beat That! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 On the subject of designing, I have been involved with some projects in the amusement industry that are very near and dear to my heart. Lets just say that one of my co-ops provided an excellent opportunity! Those of you who know me well, know where I worked and what I got to work on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Oh yeah well, well, I Just Cleared World 4 On Donkey Kong country Returns.. Beat That! Dude... no way...I betchya cheated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Oh yeah? Well I had a great deal of input in the development of Gate Central, in the user interface aspects of the program. So there! Gator, trying to compensate for the fact that I can in no way beat resetting equipment in the Netherlands with my cell phone in the US, or designing parts for rides at WDW! (however some of my ideas are used at parks around the country with Gate Central ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I feel like this one-upmanship should eventually end with "Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I've discovered a rip in the space time contenum where one can fall in, and super age to death and then be reborn over and over and over again, each death and life is different...I have also came up with the solution to world hunger, and elixer of death AND life, and well this is a small feat designed a new program for Nuclear Fission creating only .000002% Radioactive Waste.... Alls a good week of work.... Beat that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 I'm sorry LLKC but Standbyme has this one, women and broken hearts trump all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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