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Boomerang at Six Flags Marine World

 

I don't know what happened, but I know that this didn't look right when I visited the park today. Did anyone hear anthing?

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Somethings wrong here...

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How much did I drink today?

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Hmm...

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It's either getting pulled to somewhere it can complete the course or taken apart and put back together in the station.

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Since the train is between the cobra roll and the the loop, I believe they'll have to take it apart and out it back together again.

 

Or maybe they'll just keep is shut down for the rest of the season. It is a Six Flags park after all.

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Yeah, I've seen that happen at Knott's before too. They had the ride back open in a couple of hours.

 

Not sure how quick SFMW is, though!

 

--Robb

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Well probly because the chain lift didn't lift up. On the second spike, if you watch, the lift will pop up and down to catch the car. How ever if the lift did not pop up, the train would still have enough momentum to re-do the loop. Chances are the break were on, if they were off, it would valley in the cobra roll.

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But arent the chances of that happening pretty slim?

Has Xclerator ever done a roll back?

 

Yes, thats exactly why it doesn't happen all the time...

 

Yes Xcelerator has done rollbacks.

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I think a bunch of people already answered your question!

 

2 Choices:

 

1. Crane to winch it to a position where it can either make it to the lift hill or back to the station.

 

2. Take Train apart and rebuild it in station!

 

 

I would vote for #2, but that's after seeing Cedar Point take apart MF which had valleyed and get the ride back open the same day. VERY IMPRESSIVE. I would now expect the same from SFMW!

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I don't know if Mean Streak uses a trailered design, or cars with articulated axles, but a PTC train and an Arrow/Vekoma train are two different designs. If Mean Streak uses trailered trains, they would have to start with the last car and work their way to the front when removing them from the track, then reverse for assembly. With the Arrow/Vekoma train, they start with the lead car and work their way to the last car in disassembly and then in reverse to reinstall it on the track.

 

I think the PTC trains are more easier to remove and install onto the track. I remember watching Knoebels install the train for their former Whirlwind coaster and they installed the train in the section between the station and the lift hill. It took longer than a few hours because they had to install it on a sloped section of the track.

 

RC!

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I think a bunch of people already answered your question!

 

2 Choices:

 

1. Crane to winch it to a position where it can either make it to the lift hill or back to the station.

 

2. Take Train apart and rebuild it in station!

 

 

I would vote for #2, but that's after seeing Cedar Point take apart MF which had valleyed and get the ride back open the same day. VERY IMPRESSIVE. I would now expect the same from SFMW!

 

When did MF Valley? Sure it has a 310ft drop and the highest point isnt 180ft? Right?

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About 3 weeks after it opened...apparently it was the first ever valleying! It was pretty funny watching all of us coaster dorks at the front of the line leave, and the GP making fun of us...I do wonder how long they all stood there thinking the ride was going to open!

 

Elissa "silly Intamin rides!" Alvey

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What about Hypersonic XLC? I dont see break fins on

 

I don't think they've ever had a rollback. It's not as big a hill. And that thing has no problem getting over. It's got brakes on the vertical section going up to slow it down!

 

The invertigo at SFA valleyed in the boomerang 2 years ago right after I had ridden it (about a week after I was there).

 

There were people on it too!

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I'm pretty sure Hypersonic has rolled back several times! I'm sure Kip can enlighten us if he finds this thread.

 

Elissa "I think I even saw it roll back once!" Alvey

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Yeah, Hypersonic has rolled back a LOT! I remember being there for media day, that's pretty much all the damn thing did!

 

--Robb

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^And remember, there was a FOUR HOUR line for Hypersonic at the media day! Which is why Robb & I chose to ride Hurler and Rebel Yell the whole time. And in all my visits to PKD, those two coasters NEVER ran better than they did that night! Still one of the best nights of rides ever...

 

dt

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I think it's safe to say that Hypersonic rolls back at least once a day. Hypersonic has even gotten STUCK AT THE TOP. My friend caught that on video. The train somehow balanced up there. How cool would it be to be on that cycle?

 

I love Hypersonic; Dodonpa must be killer.

 

 

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