thoe124 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 75% of the time I'm at Kings Island, Delirium is broken down. It's one of my favorite rides at Kings Island, but it's broken down whenever I want to ride it! Argh!!!! Anyone have any clue as to why it's down so much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Its a huss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoe124 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Oh so maybe it will tear itself apart like the crypt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It's one fussy Huss. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Which is pronounced hoose. Which rhymes with moose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 so..... its a loose huss? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastForever Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 ^^I did not know that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnofthedead Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Everytime I there its running, i hope they keep it running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcwizard13 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Well, you must have some bad luck. Or I just have good luck. I've never been there when its not running. (Unless you want to include Banshee's announcement.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Its downtime is not so much because it is a HUSS ride but the fact that it was both a prototype AND a Giant model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Dollywood? Timber Tower? Whose was that? Terp, who likes to ask questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Was Timber Tower a prototype or a Giant? If it was either of those, that would be a logical explanation why TT failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It is a machine. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 If the gondola moves while the floor is still raised(Such as someone pushing the floor hard with their legs moving the gondola) it has to be reset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XjoshhyX Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 For me its 50/50 anymore. Half of the day its running amazing, then it just fails out of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 From what I gathered from the giant frisbees, you have downtime for finding the home location of both the pendulum and the seats, also guest illness is common, and lastly...just huss stuff. They have some maint. issues, some they don't. I will say though that ride has the one of the coolest control panels out there though, awesome touch screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It's only been down once for an hour in all my visits this year... that I've seen. I don't monitor the ride when I go, surprisingly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asamccormick Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I had the "enjoyable" experience of being stuck on Delirium. We rode the ride and everything seemed like a normal cycle until the ride stopped. It seemed to jolt a little once it was trying to lock itself in place, the platforms didn't come up. As soon as I knew we had waited about three seconds too long, the recording came on stating that the ride was experiencing significant delays as maintenance crews were coming to fix the issue. The ride operator joked and laughed with all of us, even after someone called him out for "pushing the wrong button". (didn't know if it was an E-stop, although i assumed with the jolt). It took maintenance about 15 minutes to come, but in the meantime there were about 10 (I kid you not) managers that came up and were walking around the ride asking how everyone was doing and playing around with them. Once the crews got there they were able to fix the problem within 30 seconds and after we got off they ran a blank run and reopened the ride. It was my first experience with a breakdown at a park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Yeah to me that sounds like it failed to find "home" (position the ride is locked in when it's not running). WindSeeker is famous for this as demonstrated in it's various e-stops before it's final descent to platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 http://www.timesnews.net/article/9042546/dollywood-huss-settle-lawsuit-over-timber-tower I like questions too, but love answers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Delirium is a giant mechanical device that requires engines strong enough to safely swing and spin an enormous pendulum holding 50 riders with no counterweight and requires brakes strong enough to hault the intertia developed by the movement - over, and over, and over day after day, month after month, year after year. In addition, it has an extremely complicated computer control and safety system that runs through a battery of checks and balances to make sure the unit is operating precisely and with no danger to guests. Needless to say, that's a lot to ask of ANY mechanical device - thus problems will happen, and downtime will happen. Shaggy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Shaggy is absolutely right.. So think, that pendulum is stopped, and not stopped right in the precise spot the computer needs it to..bam, E-Stop... Also btw, the motors are they electric or pneumatic, I know the restraints and platform are pneumatic but didn't know if the motors fell in the same category Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asamccormick Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Not to mention even the smallest error will normally shut down a ride. Even just an inch off being in the home base could make the ride lock out. Not sure how overly sensitive Delirium is, but I assume that it may be with how often it seems to go down. I've visited plenty of times when the ride has closed at different points throughout the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Still not as much downtime as WindSeeker however haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asamccormick Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Still not as much downtime as WindSeeker however haha Which may be very true... However, minus Knott's ride, I think they've all improved considerably. Aside from the company-wide shutdown, KI really has been blessed with halfway decent reliability. (side note on top of another side note, Screamscape reported that Knott's may have to completely remove their WindSeeker ride since CalOSHA won't approve the ride's evacuation procedure, following their spree with the ride getting stuck. Now that's a bad situation to be in!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastrider97 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Whenever the topic of Delirium comes up, I always remember how maXair at CP seems to run so much better. The ride feels much less shaky than Delirium. It would be interesting to know the differences, if any, between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Whenever the topic of Delirium comes up, I always remember how maXair at CP seems to run so much better. The ride feels much less shaky than Delirium. It would be interesting to know the differences, if any, between the two. The difference? Probably the main difference is that Delirium was the first. MaxAir has had it's share of downtime too. Seems to me I recall it being down for a good portion of the start of it's 2nd year of operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Whenever the topic of Delirium comes up, I always remember how maXair at CP seems to run so much better. The ride feels much less shaky than Delirium. It would be interesting to know the differences, if any, between the two. The difference? Probably the main difference is that Delirium was the first. MaxAir has had it's share of downtime too. Seems to me I recall it being down for a good portion of the start of it's 2nd year of operation. That's very true it did have a lot of downtime in the 2nd year and MaxAir seems to have a longer program than Delirium as well. When Delirium first opened the rotation and starting direction was opposite from what it is now, anyone at the photo shoot remember this...or am I nuts? (second part of that of that question not with standing...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Maxair was also down for a bit of 2011 as the motors were not delivered from huss in time to be installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomahawk Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Maxair was also down for a bit of 2011 as the motors were not delivered from huss in time to be installed What a shock a HUSS part not being delivered on time. haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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