sonofbeast214(v2.0) Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 was both of the rides closed all day today? for gods sake i hope for improvements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Keep dreaming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 They don't improve rides in the middle of the season. Unless something happened to the ride and it has to be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 And you know this how exactly? If a manufacturer recommends that a ride be improved, in Ohio it must be done for the ride to be licensed to operate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 ^^they'll remove things like faux splashdowns mid-season, so why not add something just as obvious to the ride mid-season? maybe you'd like it if they were adding trashcans to the ride experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGeek101 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Yeah, they may be improving it, but I doubt in the middle of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Oh yes, trash cans make things better. And I guess I worded it wrong, just because the ride is closed, doesn't mean it's being improved. If that was the case, then that ghost by Flight Deck would be improved by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy22101 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Oh yes, trash cans make things better. And I guess I worded it wrong, just because the ride is closed, doesn't mean it's being improved. If that was the case, then that ghost by Flight Deck would be improved by now. It would? How can you be so sure.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 It would? How can you be so sure.. I said just because a ride is closed doesn't mean that it's getting improved. If that was the case, then the ghost by FD would be fixed. Which means that a ride can close for many reasons. Not just because it's getting fixed. If every time a ride closed it was getting improved, then that would mean the ghost was getting improved because it's closed. But since that is not the case, that means nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 They don't improve rides in the middle of the season. Unless something happened to the ride and it has to be fixed. They don't? Who saw neither lava-esque LEDs on The Crypt, nor a completely re-designed queue in Flight of Fear on April 30, 2011... And in 2009, didn't the Crypt begin with nine flips, and end with two? Perhaps not an "improvement" to you, but certainly one for me and probably the park. And think of Disney parks. If an important effect or set of lights does not work, the ride is closed as soon as the opportunity presents itself to do with the least interference. The work is completed, the effect is restored, and the ride is re-opened so that guest experience can remain of paramount importance. Those sorts of parks don't have an off-season, and major work is completed nonetheless! Do I think that these two particular rides were closed to facilitate some big change? Doubtful. Saturday of the Spirit Song festival seems a most idiotic time to do that... But things do change mid-season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The Crypt is down most days anyway. The Backlot Stunt Coaster could be down for repairs or just down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backlash325 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 What is wrong with Backlot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Probably nothing major, but none of us can say for sure. Backlot Stunt Coaster uses an advanced electrical technology called linear induction motors to launch, and it has three launch zones. As such, there are a lot of things that can go wrong at any given time from a computer point of view, and I think it's pretty standard for situations like this to occur. I can't remember an opening day that that ride has worked, only because it seems like it takes a while for the technology to wake up and get going correctly. Flight of Fear uses the same technology, and it's down a lot, too. And Dalefan, I haven't seen the Crypt down yet this year. I'd say it's had better uptime this season and last than any time in the past, even as Tomb Raider: The Ride. Love it or hate it, the two flip cycle does wonders, and I think that proves exactly why it was installed, and why it's still in use (granted, I'd still love it if it just went around one more time at the end and did one more flip... It would at least make the ride seem more worth it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Backlot Stunt Coaster uses an advanced electrical technology called linear induction motors to launch, and it has three launch zones. Three launch zones? There's the main launch, then the launch where the helicopter shoots at you? Where's the third one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 ^ There's a third "booster" launch just before the train "bursts" out of the billboard. It's insurance in case the train can't make it over that hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 ^ There's a third "booster" launch just before the train "bursts" out of the billboard. It's insurance in case the train can't make it over that hill. And you can feel it, too. Quite easily, if you know to look for it. I think there are two on each side of the track (compared to the thirteen or fourteen on each side for the main launch). The fins are sliding through the extra LIMs in this photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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