Losantiville Mining Co. Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 While I hope TT2's issues are able to be fixed in a timely manner, I wonder at what point the park would decide to pull the plug. Its time being closed has brought nothing but ill will to Cedar Point and its marketing. Every comment section will continue to be littered with "I drove [x amount of hours] to come to Cedar Point only to find Top Thrill 2 closed". This thrilling Frankenstein's Monster of a coaster has been in almost every piece of advertising material the park has put out for a little over two years now, and it has only run for about 30 days total? If it does get torn down, the area where the hill is would unironically be a great spot for a new family coaster, à la Snoopy's Soap Box Racers! Similarly to how Kings Island needs another big thrill coaster, Cedar Point needs a new family coaster in one of their children's areas. Cedar Point already has a ton of major coasters and this one just keeps causing trouble. I hope Top Thrill 2 has a bright and prosperous future, but at some point it needs to be realized that it is harming the park more than it is not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 1 hour ago, Losantiville Mining Co. said: While I hope TT2's issues are able to be fixed in a timely manner, I wonder at what point the park would decide to pull the plug. Its time being closed has brought nothing but ill will to Cedar Point and its marketing. Every comment section will continue to be littered with "I drove [x amount of hours] to come to Cedar Point only to find Top Thrill 2 closed". This thrilling Frankenstein's Monster of a coaster has been in almost every piece of advertising material the park has put out for a little over two years now, and it has only run for about 30 days total? If it does get torn down, the area where the hill is would unironically be a great spot for a new family coaster, à la Snoopy's Soap Box Racers! Similarly to how Kings Island needs another big thrill coaster, Cedar Point needs a new family coaster in one of their children's areas. Cedar Point already has a ton of major coasters and this one just keeps causing trouble. I hope Top Thrill 2 has a bright and prosperous future, but at some point it needs to be realized that it is harming the park more than it is not. I have said from the beginning I'm hoping this doesn't turn into the 1981 Bat 2.0 of being open a few years but only operating for less than one season combined If CP pulls the plug, either zamperla is going to make amends with them or CP is going to sue them over this failure. I mean come on even the original wasn't closed this often and it was an Intamin for crying out loud - the manufacturer who at the time was plagued with issues continuously! I hope all turns out well, they will thankfully have siren's curse to distract from the closure of TT2 but yeah at what point do they say they want a rollercoaster that can operate longer than only one month each season? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 They plan to open it today (Monday) https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/places/cedar-point/top-thrill-2-closed-cedar-point-weekend-update-tony-clark-sandusky-ohio/95-8ec3cfd5-3541-4dbe-8534-1f4ea2adeecf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 7 hours ago, disco2000 said: They plan to open it today (Monday) https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/places/cedar-point/top-thrill-2-closed-cedar-point-weekend-update-tony-clark-sandusky-ohio/95-8ec3cfd5-3541-4dbe-8534-1f4ea2adeecf If this is true the Ryan the Ride Mechanic may have diagnosed it correctly. Seems as though there was a cable on the spike used for safety for the person inspecting the spike every morning that was damaged/broken. Something like that would just need to have a new cable secured before daily inspections could resume and would not require a new round of testing of the ride since the cable wasn't part of the ride experience itself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 It is open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Wonderful glad to hear though it sucks it went down for literally the one weekend of coaster mania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 31 minutes ago, johnjniehaus said: Wonderful glad to hear though it sucks it went down for literally the one weekend of coaster mania It was deliberate to get another trip out of them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Let's hope it stays open! Like I said, Cedar Point does not need any more bad publicity from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback_Is_King Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Hopefully smooth sailing until Siren's Curse opening...and hopefully smooth sailing after the opening, too. If Siren's Curse experiences lots of breakdowns, that would hurt Cedar Point a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robintodd Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 6/9/2025 at 7:39 AM, robintodd said: If this is true the Ryan the Ride Mechanic may have diagnosed it correctly. Seems as though there was a cable on the spike used for safety for the person inspecting the spike every morning that was damaged/broken. Something like that would just need to have a new cable secured before daily inspections could resume and would not require a new round of testing of the ride since the cable wasn't part of the ride experience itself. Ryan's latest video did say it was indeed a crack in the structure that needed repaired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 If it's a crack in a support, I would presume the ride would be closed longer than a few days. Fury was closed like over a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodVengeance Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 6 hours ago, KIBeast said: If it's a crack in a support, I would presume the ride would be closed longer than a few days. Fury was closed like over a month. If it was a minor crack, then welding seemed to have fixed it. Fury needed an entire new support, hence why that was closed longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I understand what you mean, but I have not seen any reports that any welding has gone on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted Friday at 01:15 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:15 PM So, is TT2 routinely running at this point? I know it had some issues in early June and was down for a few days, but haven’t seen much about it since. I looked at the CP website and there’s no indication that it’s *not* currently running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJack Posted Friday at 02:51 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:51 PM 1 hour ago, jzarley said: So, is TT2 routinely running at this point? I know it had some issues in early June and was down for a few days, but haven’t seen much about it since. I looked at the CP website and there’s no indication that it’s *not* currently running. TT2 Uptime Calendar | RFDB This great resource for viewing the uptime of the ride. Looks like its hovering around 55% uptime. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted Friday at 04:28 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:28 PM 1 hour ago, CoasterJack said: TT2 Uptime Calendar | RFDB This great resource for viewing the uptime of the ride. Looks like its hovering around 55% uptime. Thank you! That’s an awesome resource 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted yesterday at 03:05 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:05 AM 13 hours ago, jzarley said: So, is TT2 routinely running at this point? I know it had some issues in early June and was down for a few days, but haven’t seen much about it since. I looked at the CP website and there’s no indication that it’s *not* currently running. When I was at the park from the 3rd-6th...it experienced very little downtime...once was a transfer of a train on and a failed launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losantiville Mining Co. Posted yesterday at 05:19 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:19 AM 14 hours ago, CoasterJack said: TT2 Uptime Calendar | RFDB This great resource for viewing the uptime of the ride. Looks like its hovering around 55% uptime. 55% uptime doesn't sound great, but then again it is much better than the alternative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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