thedevariouseffect Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 This may easily be rumor and speculation, but after poking & prodding a few places & people around the park all day yesterday. The main rumor is there is a broken part(s) on the ride and they are awaiting shipment and will take a few more weeks for them to even get here before repairs start. I heard a few times it was a cable(s) that needed replaced. So either the parts are being fabricated by Intamin themselves which would take awhile to make and then send all the way to here, or by some specialized manufacturer who knows where. The ride is certified and able to run for the '14 season as evident in the sticker on controls. We did see the ride cycle a few times on the webcam prior to media day so this rumor seems to be the most consistent and feasable. So I guess we just wait for the ride to open after the park deems it safe and ready for daily operation. Again this is all possibly speculation but it easily makes the most sense. 4 Quote
Sebastien6221 Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 The "distraction, diversion, whatever you want to call it" is gone.Taken from https://www.visitkingsisland.com/online-fun/webcams 2 Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah, I was going to say. I was there today and the La Rosa's truck isn't there. Being able to see the Drop Tower sign made me realize there is a big bird's nest in the "O" of "Drop". I got a pic, but haven't uploaded it anywhere. Seems like it might be a good sign, maybe it'll be up by the long weekend. 1 Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 The truck being moved is a good sign. But maybe it was a good luck bird too. Quote
Miythandria Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 While my kids were stuck on Invertigo (the restraints would not release on the ride and the outer exit gates were frozen in the locked position), I talked with a worker who was locked out on the wrong side of the gate. He said Drop Tower is not broken. They were waiting on some general basic maintenance items and that it should be running by June 1st. Yep, you can take that with a grain of salt. Should I have put it in the Rumor section? Quote
tjpavlik Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Greg Scheid said at the ACE event this weekend Drop Tower was operating the day before opening for test runs. It then broke and needs a part and they hope to have it open by early June. I'll take his word on it. The food truck was moved to Rivertown (across from the new pretzel place) for the ACE event (Saturday). I imagine it was moved later that night to a behind the scenes area. The blue ice cream was good. 5 Quote
Dalefan Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 I was at SpringCon too. The bacon for the funnel cakes was a nice touch. Lol. I heard the same thing as well. 3 Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Greg Scheid said at the ACE event this weekend Drop Tower was operating the day before opening for test runs. It then broke and needs a part and they hope to have it open by early June. I'll take his word on it. The food truck was moved to Rivertown (across from the new pretzel place) for the ACE event (Saturday). I imagine it was moved later that night to a behind the scenes area. The blue ice cream was good. From what I've heard, it was available for employees to ride during one of their events. Looks like they are, in fact, waiting for a part from overseas. Too bad they didn't get one that was made in 'Merica. 1 Quote
thedevariouseffect Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Surprisingly Intamin does not have anything in 'Merica except IntaRide. But that company sells Switzerland products exclusively Quote
thoe124 Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes http://174.121.245.214/cfki/WindSeeker1/Camera4.jpg?r=1385494115566 1 Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted May 20, 2014 Posted May 20, 2014 I put the pic of the bird's nest in Drop Zone's sign on Instagram. http://instagram.com/p/oOsalvh0J5/ 4 Quote
thoe124 Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Has anyone seen it testing at all since about 4:45? Quote
sheikra_rocks Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Has anyone seen it testing at all since about 4:45? It did NOT test at all today. 1 Quote
thoe124 Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 Well, I was there today, and i observed some big piston like things just laying around. Ohiocolts will probably post his pictures that he took. I examined the rest of the catch car. but i did not see anywhere that those part could go, nor did i see any parts that looked like them. But the catch car was at the bottom, and they might replace the parts soon. Quote
Tanna Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 I was at SpringCon too. The bacon for the funnel cakes was a nice touch. Lol. I heard the same thing as well. I'm so gonna try that. 1 Quote
thoe124 Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 Well, its June 1st and nothing is happening. Sigh. Quote
trint2004 Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 been a long time since ive been on here, but have visited and lurked. I heard that they were waiting on a part from Germany. and that it arrived but it wasn't the right part. but it was just rumors, so take it like salt grains. Quote
ohiocolts Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 And for anyone who hasn't seen them yet... 13 Quote
GerstlauerGuy Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 I hope it'll be open by the tenth (I'm going to KI for the first time) and I'm DYING to ride this, I just conquered my fear of Drop Towers at carowinds and I wanna ride somthing bigger (I'm going to CP too, so I'll get some Drop Tower action Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Cody Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Where is AZKindaGuy, he knows what those parts are! as well do others. 2 Quote
DJSkyFoxx Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Looks like Banshee scared the parts right off of Drop Tower! 6 Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Carowinds is a registered trademark used by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. As such, it is always capitalized here... Quote
thedevariouseffect Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I hear they got shipped the wrong part..dunno if accurate but it does fit the description of the manufacturer 2 Quote
thoe124 Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 I asked a maintenance guy who was walking around Drop Tower about it yesterday, and he said it would probably be fixed by today. And i saw someone in the ride area on the webcam just now. 1 Quote
Magenta Lizard Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Glad to hear it! I've gotten so used to nothing going on about it, I forgot about wanting to ride it (almost forgot it was there). Looking forward to the possibility of my first ride when I go this week. 2 Quote
bkroz Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Screamscape just tweeted: screamscapeFor those who have asked Drop Tower at Kings Island is closed due to snapped cable. Intamin strikes again this week...6/7/14, 3:57 PM Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Screamscape just tweeted: screamscape For those who have asked Drop Tower at Kings Island is closed due to snapped cable. Intamin strikes again this week... 6/7/14, 3:57 PM I don't think that's right. Every account I/we have heard has been that it involved a part involving the motor. 4 Quote
faeriewench Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 Greg Scheid said at the ACE event this weekend Drop Tower was operating the day before opening for test runs. It then broke and needs a part and they hope to have it open by early June. I'll take his word on it. The food truck was moved to Rivertown (across from the new pretzel place) for the ACE event (Saturday). I imagine it was moved later that night to a behind the scenes area. The blue ice cream was good. From what I've heard, it was available for employees to ride during one of their events. Looks like they are, in fact, waiting for a part from overseas. Too bad they didn't get one that was made in 'Merica. I just remembered something....I shot some video during the KIC day last June while the KIC'ers were riding the vomit inducer (second top one for me following Vortex) known as Monster..it took a few moments to register Dane standing right next to me just saying "'Merica" over and over again. 2 Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 It looks like they have installed cables on Drop Tower. Perhaps reopening the ride will come soon. Edit/Update The lights on Drop Tower are on for the first time this season. Quote
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