flightoffear1996 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 So I was at the haunt on Friday night and went to ride The Vortex at about 11:00. I was in line and heard a loud clang and saw the train jerk and the ride then closed after it cycled. Just wondering if anyone else has ever seen this issue. I have also seen the issue last year but it didn't close down after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Where was the train when it jerked? I don't have an answer regardless, just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 If it was on the lift it may have skipped a link in the chain. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rode Vortex a little bit after 11pm on Friday. No issues from what I saw at that time. Empty station for the most part which meant my girlfriend's first ride was in the Ron Toomer seat! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Was running fine on Sunday. Sent from a signal coming out of the Vega system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rode Vortex a little bit after 11pm on Friday. No issues from what I saw at that time. Empty station for the most part which meant my girlfriend's first ride was in the Ron Toomer seat! As I discovered last season, there's actually a seat even better than the Toomer seat. - homestar92, recent 7-1 convert (seriously, on the first drop, you get a pop of airtime that may just be the best in Ohio!) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoeter Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I rode Vortex a little bit after 11pm on Friday. No issues from what I saw at that time. Empty station for the most part which meant my girlfriend's first ride was in the Ron Toomer seat! As I discovered last season, there's actually a seat even better than the Toomer seat. - homestar92, recent 7-1 convert (seriously, on the first drop, you get a pop of airtime that may just be the best in Ohio!) 7-1 is actually my favorite seat on both Vortex and The Bat, and I agree with you about that first drop. Wow, what a rush. Didn't want to scare the pants off of my girlfriend as it was her first ride. Hell, that first drop in 7-1 takes me by surprise most of the time. Most of my rides this year actually have been in 7-1 but I wanted to take it easy on my girlfriend. She actually complained about head banging in 5-1. Row 7 on Diamondback, Row 11 on The Beast, 5-1 on Vortex, Row 5 on Flight of Fear and yes, she sat in 8-4 on Banshee and absolutely LOVED IT! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfanatic83 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 That is what I tell people when we go on Vortex. "Row 9 is the smoothest, but row 13 is the most fun." Whatever they choose from there is what I roll with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I hated Vortex from the very beginning. Back then, it was the "cool" one to ride (over Beast), because it was taller, newer, and steel. All it did for me was make me feel like I'd been in a prize fight, bouncing my head back and forth between the restraints. I only ever rode it if I was at the park with someone who really wanted to. Until this year. I read about 5-1 here on the forums and gave it a try. I've ridden it a few times this summer, having surprisingly fun rides. I'm taller now, so the restraints don't obscure my view and bash my head like when I was younger. Then, when I was at the park Sunday, it finally happened. As I was in the station waiting for The Bat to take off I had an actual craving to ride Vortex. So I did. And had fun. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I have been riding in 7-1 on Vortex for years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Shockwave at Six Flags Great America. Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags New Jersey. Drachen Fire at Busch Gardens: The Old Country. Treasure Vortex. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Hopefully Vortex won't suffer that fate anytime soon. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceWayneWins Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I stopped riding The Vortex in June and I likely won't ride it ever again unless it's refurbished. It's the roughest ride in the park and makes The Beast feel like you're floating down a lazy river on a mattress. I wasn't able to ride it a single time this season without feeling pain or discomfort of some sort. The same goes for my friends. I couldn't even justify my nostalgia or my desire to ride it to my ex anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I still love the first drop on Vortex. It always gets me right in the gut. Not too many coasters do that to me any more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 No way Vortex is the roughest ride in the park. That honor goes to the parking lot. Seriously, there are potholes that could swallow my car! But that's a different conversation for a different place and time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 So I was at the haunt on Friday night and went to ride The Vortex at about 11:00. I was in line and heard a loud clang and saw the train jerk and the ride then closed after it cycled. Just wondering if anyone else has ever seen this issue. I have also seen the issue last year but it didn't close down after. Maybe it was that noise a coaster makes when it's sinking? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 About the hole 5-1 thing, I've actually been riding Vortex there as well, and can actually walk away without a problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 It was climbing the lift. When the train returned the operators said it was that one and closed the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Lazy ride ops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Shockwave at Six Flags Great America. Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags New Jersey. Drachen Fire at Busch Gardens: The Old Country. Treasure Vortex. I rode it the day it opened to the public in 1987. When its inevitable last day arrives, I hope to ride it on that day as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Unless it meets a similar sort of demise as Geauga Lake. I hope and pray that Kings Island wouldn't do that to us... But you never know. The Crypt went out in a similar fashion, so it's hard to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 See Wildcat. Cedar Point.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 If they were to close Vortex im sure they would give it one last hurrah like Cedar Point is doing for Mantis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Not if they don't know they are beforehand. See Wildcat at Cedar Point. Ride crews had even been hired for it.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 If they were to close Vortex im sure they would give it one last hurrah like Cedar Point is doing for MantisYes but instead of converting to floorless, convert it to a stand up! Oh boy wouldn't that be fun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Job 2005 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 From a Suspended Coaster to an Arrow Looper to a Stand-Up? And then if they used the same station that'd be three different coasters that have all used the same station at some point in time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 And they could call it ArgArgArg! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuxedoman52 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 From a Suspended Coaster to an Arrow Looper to a Stand-Up? And then if they used the same station that'd be three different coasters that have all used the same station at some point in time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Suspended? I wasn't talking about suspended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 The Bat, original, at the now Vortex station, was a suspended coaster. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindingSon Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I hated Vortex from the very beginning. Back then, it was the "cool" one to ride (over Beast), because it was taller, newer, and steel. All it did for me was make me feel like I'd been in a prize fight, bouncing my head back and forth between the restraints. I only ever rode it if I was at the park with someone who really wanted to. Until this year. I read about 5-1 here on the forums and gave it a try. I've ridden it a few times this summer, having surprisingly fun rides. I'm taller now, so the restraints don't obscure my view and bash my head like when I was younger. Then, when I was at the park Sunday, it finally happened. As I was in the station waiting for The Bat to take off I had an actual craving to ride Vortex. So I did. And had fun. I had the same this past Sunday. I was waiting for WindSeeker to get going, and listening to Vortex's lift made me excited to ride it. I had never ridden it before this year, and now I will likely never go to the park without trying to ride it. Normally I ride The Beast or Diamondback a few times per visit, but this time Vortex was the only ride to be ridden twice. Before my second ride on Sunday, I had just gotten off an awful ride on The Racer (I was in an uncomfortable position and jammed the lap bar down too far), and I looked down the mall and Vortex just looked really fun to me. I had never experienced that before. The last few times I had been to the park, I felt like I rode Vortex because I should. Something clicked this last Sunday. I love riding Vortex now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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