flightoffear1996 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I say it would be open in the next 2-3 weeks for sure I can't wait to get my first spin cycle in a long time. You must be an expert with the park to have such accurate information! Actually - why don't you just wait and see when it reopens and stop speculating about it. Because I heard a park mechinc talking and he was like "SH!T we still have 2-3 more weeks of work to do on Delirum till its ready to open" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 As of today (7-08-05) Nothing has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Kinda Guy Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Because I heard a park mechinc talking and he was like "SH!T we still have 2-3 more weeks of work to do on Delirum till its ready to open" And guess what? The "park mechanic", who was probably some dude from Tech Services, was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Dammit, Aaron! What did I tell you about pressing that "Do NOT Press" button? You never listen! I've actually heard from a credible person that August is going to be when we see the rebirth of our swinging friend. Of course, no one can be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Dammit, Aaron! What did I tell you about pressing that "Do NOT Press" button? You never listen! I've actually heard from a credible person that August is going to be when we see the rebirth of our swinging friend. Of course, no one can be sure. Which is 2 to 3 weeks from now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Ackbar Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 It still needs some work from what I have heard. I bet it won't be open in 3 weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Meaning longer than three weeks? I hope, for the park`s sake, that they will be able to get it up and swinging again before the conclusion of daily operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I hope they get it fluxuating good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelixSpiral Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 What exactly does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRTR Guy Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 What exactly does that mean? Well considering fluxuating isn't a word, i think the person meant fluctuating, which means swing. But I still dont understand the point of the post, it will swing like always, thats the way the program is written. Just because they replace the gear or whatever doesnt mean there only going to swing it 15 feet or something, maybe when maintenance is jogging it to test it or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Well maybe he ment it might swing a bit smoother when the gears in the motor shifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 When the ride reopens, there should be no difference in ride experience from before the new gear. Its not like they are changing the computer that controls how the ride runs, they are just replacing a gear that allows the ride to run. The same thing can be said about when they replace the chains on the coaster or the brakes or even the wheels. The parts are necessary to the ride function, and the ride experience is not changed when a new part is installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I love the "Delirium is out of service" message on that sign. Apparently they didn't think we could figure that out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 The sign at the Delirium entrance is probably a result of many inquiring minds stopping by at Guest Relations asking why it was not operating. The sign will answer the gp question and will save them from asking at GR, which allows GR to focus on more legitimate concerns/problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 What exactly does that mean? Well considering fluxuating isn't a word, i think the person meant fluctuating, which means swing. But I still dont understand the point of the post, it will swing like always, thats the way the program is written. Just because they replace the gear or whatever doesnt mean there only going to swing it 15 feet or something, maybe when maintenance is jogging it to test it or something. I don't agree with that entirely. There are a lot of rides that have had major repairs like this and if you frequent the ride enough, you can tell a difference. I mean, it's not going to go any higher or faster, but maybe smoother. My guess would be if there is any kind of change at all, it would be the elimination of that feeling of resistance during the 3rd or so swing... you guys probbly know what I'm talking about. The arm isn't 15ft off the ground yet, and when the motor is trying to get it higher, you can feel the resistance. Then again, we just don't know yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Just hope that whatever stress caused the old gear to fail doesn't happen on the new one. If it continues to be a problem, Huss will have to look at re-engineering parts of the ride, which could put it down for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans1208 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 I was at PKI on July 9 and Delirium was still shut down. The story we got was that they were waiting on a part to come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelixSpiral Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Just hope that whatever stress caused the old gear to fail doesn't happen on the new one. If it continues to be a problem, Huss will have to look at re-engineering parts of the ride, which could put it down for a very long time. We'll see. The fact that the new part had to be fabricated from scratch shows that Huss never expected that part to need replacing. I heard that Huss wanted KI to send them pictures of it because they didn't even believe the part broke the way that KI described it. Now, whether that's true or not I don't know, but if Huss never intended it to need replacing, then the cause might be hard to track down and/or fix. Only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Also, since PKI now knows this problem can exist, they may be more inclined to inspect that part of the ride more closely and be able to come up with some sort of preventative maintainance technique to stop it from happening again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Anybody know if the one a Cedar Point makes the same gear noise as the one at PKI. Gears that make noise like that is going fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 i know this from me asking a park worker.it broke some kind of gear while it was running.the persons who did the walk back for us acers told me and another person.we was the only 2 their doing the walk back.we asked cause it said out front it was down.they need some part from the ride maker which is overseas.they must have to make it or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 That's something that we've known for a while dale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I know that CP has already inspected MaXair to see if they might possibly have the same gear problem, but really what good will that do, because it is such a new ride. Honestly I could fab the gear and FedEx it quicker than what Huss has done so far. Lets put it on a plane and ship it. I guess they would rather do a transatlanctic crossing. Some of the interesting rumors I have heard. Delirium will not open till the middle of August and also they had to construct a road over around the camp ground to bring the part in because they cannot transport it throught the front of the park now that they are open. I honestly doubt that one, but who knows. Nothing suprises me any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Hopefully, the park ordered two new parts, so that if it fails again in the future, they will have a replacement part ready to be installed, without the significant amount of downtime that it has had this summer. And as others have said, it probably was a part that was not supposed to fail, which is why Huss didn`t have any spares ready to be shipped to PKI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I was told that Huss don't want PKI to do anything with the Huss rides. The replacement part would still need to be installed by Huss. I understand this to be the problem with TR not getting fixed. I don't know if that is true or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Ackbar Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Honestly I could fab the gear and FedEx it quicker than what Huss has done so far. Lets put it on a plane and ship it. I guess they would rather do a transatlanctic crossing. I doubt that you have the equipment or know how to make such a part at all - let alone faster than HUSS. I think they are doing just fine, and that both companies are are working hard to get the ride back up in a timely manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Have you ever heard of sarcasim? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 From what I've heard, Delirium will be up in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yes, they actually did have to build a special access road to get to Delirium, but it wasn't for the sake of transporting the parts. It was so they could get a couple of large cranes and a cherry picker back there to get the big gear up there. I don't think they built the road all the way around the campground. It appears to be an extension off of an existing access road (from what I've seen from the tower...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvesterofyoursorrow Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 The road was from under AE. I know that. I have a video of dump trucks along it from the tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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