JeffIOE

Hi, Jeff from IOE here - just wanted to clarify (as we have mentioned on our Facebook) that we don't know anything about changes on Lightning Rod within our scope of work, and that we are not involved with the actual launching of trains, which is a separate contractor. If something has changed with the launch itself then we would not necessarily have any knowledge of it. Thanks! -Jeff

Just a quick comment on this, since it's come up a couple times - the brakes at the top of the launch hill do not come up or engage with the train during normal operation. They are only there if the control system determines the train needs to stop before cresting the first hill. If you watch closely you can see them popping into place after the train passes. Since the magnetic launch doesn't go all the way to the top, you'll definitely feel the train slow down before the airtime madness begins. But it's due to gravity, not braking! Jeff Irvine Ondrey Engineering