Guest Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Giant Drop at SFGAm re-opened yesterday and was the first 2nd gen tower in the SF chain to open. Hopefully this means these will all be open up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Yay! Good to hear, that's one of my favorite rides at that park. Maybe we can start a list of the 2nd Gen Towers that have reopened? Open: Giant Drop - SFGAm PittFall - Kennywood Giant Drop - Canada's Wonderland FreeFall - Holiday Park Hurakan Condor - PortAventura Still Closed: Giant Drop - Carowinds Free Fall - Parque de Atracionnes Madrid Blue Fall - Sea Paradise Superman - SFKK These are the only one's I know definite yes or no's...can anybody else help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Add Superman: tower of power at six flags in st. louis, but don't know if it is open or not. Still not listed on website, so I say still down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Fritt Fall @ Gröna Lund closed after the accident, but it opened again fairly quickly. BUT the standup, floorless, tilting car was closed week 27 (2nd-8th of July) with its cabled removes. I dont know if it was because of the accident at SFKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 ^^The idea is to post when you know a tower is open or closed. Obviously I know of a lot more 2nd gen towers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I'd imagine all the parks have been double checking their cables, perhaps the tilting car just needed its cable replaced as a precaution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 CLOSED: Drop Zone - Kings Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Thanks for the update, Papas, another Gold Q-bot attraction that hopefully stays open on the Midwest trip! I like second generation towers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timpowes Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 ^^^^^ I don't think it's closed because of the accident.. I think it's just technical work (As stated on the webpage) since it had a few problems last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Yay! Still Closed: Giant Drop - Carowinds Free Fall - Parque de Atracionnes Madrid Blue Fall - Sea Paradise Superman - SFKK These are the only one's I know definite yes or no's...can anybody else help? Carowind's is called Drop Zone, not Giant Drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Yeah, the ones I couldn't remember the name of I just put FreeFall or Giant Drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreyml Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 achrophobia was closed but its open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwerling Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I rode Drop Zone @ Carowinds on Wednesday. It was fully functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Yeah, Carowind's drop zone has been open for weeks now, it was probably one of the first to reopen after the accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 ^ Yeah, that and the Pitt Fall. Pitt Fall was never closed, really. Just very briefly to check everything, and I mean VERY brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Great America's Drop Zone was running some Sunday and ran all day Wednesday, which is how I got my 19 rides on it that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 ohh I also Rode KD's Drop Zone 1 to 2 days after the incident so it must have had a very quick reinspection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtremecoaster Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 CLOSED: Drop Zone - Kings Island It`s not closed,it has reopened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterboy76 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Superman TOP at Six Flags St. Louis is still closed, was out at the park yesterday, so add that to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas2 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Dalton Terror at Walibi Belgium never closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike541x Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I think Tower Of Doom at Six Flags America is still closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Superman: Tower of Power at SFStL is now open as of Saturday, July 28. I was there and rode it, no legs were chopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ok, dumb but legitimate question... Why did the other parks close their respective towers in the first place? If the towers were all well and regularly maintained, had good safety records, and there wasn't a potential defect in the particular model each park owns, why not leave them open? This was an isolated, very unfortunate accident at one particular park on one particular ride. For the record, what happened to the girl is just awful and no, I'm not callused. Just never understood the thinking behind these actions. I ask with GREAT care and respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ok, dumb but legitimate question...Why did the other parks close their respective towers in the first place? If the towers were all well and regularly maintained, had good safety records, and there wasn't a potential defect in the particular model each park owns, why not leave them open? This was an isolated, very unfortunate accident at one particular park on one particular ride. For the record, what happened to the girl is just awful and no, I'm not callused. Just never understood the thinking behind these actions. I ask with GREAT care and respect. It's just a safety precaution to insure that what went wrong on that ride wont happen on another. Kind of like a safety recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 TheRapidsNerd wrote: Ok, dumb but legitimate question... Why did the other parks close their respective towers in the first place? If the towers were all well and regularly maintained, had good safety records, and there wasn't a potential defect in the particular model each park owns, why not leave them open? This was an isolated, very unfortunate accident at one particular park on one particular ride. For the record, what happened to the girl is just awful and no, I'm not callused. Just never understood the thinking behind these actions. I ask with GREAT care and respect. It's just a safety precaution to insure that what went wrong on that ride wont happen on another. Kind of like a safety recall. It just seems illogical to turn your ride off just because someone else did. Your ride isn't the one with the failure and hasn't indicated otherwise. Hmmm maybe it's a publicity thing or lawsuit thing. Eh, better just for me to let it rest and not stir the pot. In the end, my heart goes out to the little girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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