sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Does excelerator and/or silver bullet break down often? I was there today for the first time in a long time and both coasters broke down. excelerator broke down around noon and was closed the rest of the day, they had people working in the station for most of the day, at least I was able to get on it once before it broke down. As if that wasn't enough, I was going to eat lunch and then go ride silver bullet since it was the only coaster there that I had not yet been on. I looked toward SB and it had broken down too, it was stuck at the very top of the lift. People were stuck there for about 25 mins. then they released them and they all walked back down the lift. Luckily it started working later and I was able to get on it. I just wanted to know, does this kind of thing happen often, or was it just because I was there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanbowler Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I know excelerator has its problems now and then. There has been a few times I've gone and it was broken down. I don't think theres been a time I've gone to Knotts and seen Silver Bullet broken down yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 I was dissapointed that Excelerator broke down, I wanted to ride it some more. I think Silver Bullet may have had some sort of power problem, I walked by after they got it running again and I noticed a portable generator on a trailer that I didn't remember seeing there earlier. Not sure what that was about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SideWindZ Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 i think Xcellerator (notice spelling) will break down more than bullet.. Â cause intamin has had some problems withe their rocket coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exzantia Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Xcellerator has a far, far more complex ride design than Silver Bullet, so the chances of it breaking down are a lot higher. Silver Bullet should in theory just suffer the same problems are most other coasters and should breakdown a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 It's Xcelerator with one l. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I was at Knott's today... SB wasn't having any problems, but Xcelerator was closed... I still haven't been on it yet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 ^ sixflagsmagicmountain, It was entirely your fault that those two coasters broke down. Really, it's just because you were there, and wanted to ride them that was the cause of the breakdowns. Just like when I visited Parque Espana last month, and Pyrenees (also a B&M) was broken down (at the top of the lift, just like SB) the whole two days I was there. Just accept that our presence at parks causes rides to break, and that you'll often need to visit a park two, three, four, or even more times just to get all the credits. The fifth visit was finally the charm for me at LaQua before I finally got on Linear Gale, and three times to Fuji-Q for both Dodonpa and Fujiyama. Â Enjoy 'wasting your money' visiting amusement parks you've already been to, like me! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 (edited) ^ yeah, that always seems to be just my luck, I'm happy that I got to ride them both though. I had never been on Excelerator and I really wanted to ride it, It was really awesome, that was my first time on an intamin rocket. I can't wait till next summer when I go to Cedar Point, hopefully top thrill dragster will be open. Edited June 5, 2014 by sixflagsmagicmountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sabo Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 To get rid of the curse, do as we do in Hawaii. Take some (preferably Hawaiian) salt and you throw it over your right shoulder-after you have said a prayer. Hawaiian salt is also available at most health-related/Vitamin stores. Don't ask me to ship them, because I don't want the curse to revert back to me if you (peeps) perform the wrong ritual and do a "rain dance"..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Thrill Dragster Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Went Yesterday and Xcelerator was down all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberBeavis Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Is it too damn much to ask for sentences with punctuation and capitalization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I went to Knott's last month and Xcelerator closed at least twice, then started cycling trains an hour later each time, then finally stayed open the rest of the day. Â Silver Bullet e-stopped on the lift, but I don't believe it has any problems. B&Ms are nice and reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I got lucky! It was open for me! Rides are rarely ever closed when I go to a theme park! The only ride I had to come back 3 times for is DejaVu at SFMM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 ^yeah, Deja Vu is down quite a bit. I've only been on it a few times, too bad because I like it a lot, definitely the best Vekoma I've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Got lucky last month when Deja Vu was open for my first (and only!) visit to the park. Only coaster that was down for the whole trip was Ghostrider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 ^ So you didn't go on Ghostrider? that sucks, thats my favorite wood coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vjgx Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 ^ For me, GhostRider = pain. I rode it on Sunday, and holy cheeseballs was it painful... I had a headache the rest of the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 ^I've never had a problem with it. only Psyclone at SFMM gives me a headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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