nitrofan Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Great Adventure Online confirmed that the ride was open today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 That is great to hear the ride is back up and running. I will be heading out to the park on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSonic Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Great to hear. I was at Hershey today in the evening and did all credits in 4 hours. Storm Runner was running after a breakdown. So, before I will drive to Kennywood, I will drive back to SFGA tomorrow to ride Kingda Ka. I hope it will be open. After i take this credit I will drive to Kennywood, as far as I can, then sleep somewhere and visit Kennywood on Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 ^ don't expect to find any hotels right next to the park. You're better off staying an hour out or so... Â -James Dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Der Dongt Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Kingda Ka is down, again! I am going to the park on july 14 and 15. Has anyone heard any rumors or knows when the ride is supposed to reopen? You just gotta wonder how CP is doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSonic Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Park News - (6/19/09) While the park put in for the quick and dirty fix to get Kingda Ka back up and running as soon as possible, the results are said to have been less than spectacular. So far the reliability of the fix has been very inconsistent, where it has a good day here and there where it runs flawlessly and then suddenly the next morning it’s dead as a doorbell first thing in the morning. They scratch their heads, throw rocks at it, call it bad names and nothing works to fix it until like magic, it suddenly decides it wants to work again. From what I’ve heard the problems with the ride are numerous... starting with some major mechanical issues with some of the launch system’s gears. The lightning blast also fried lots of the sensors and sections of the electrical system that really needs a complete overhaul now. I’ve also heard that the weather has been playing problems for them too, as for some reason there seems to be quite a bit of extra static electricity in the air this year that is causing some havoc with the damaged systems. As for the current status... I’ve been told that currently Kingda Ka has been closed since Monday and it is impossible to even guess when it may be up and running again. Could be today... could be next week or even longer. Stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I was at the park on the 23rd. The ride sign at the entrance said it would be closed all day. Security at the rope off in the morning said that it would open around noon. We left around seven and we never saw a soul near it. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 It was running when I was there on the 22nd, only a 10 minute wait too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 At the beginning of the month when I was there, it was running about 50% of the time, and they held each train on the launch track for about 30 seconds so that maintenance people could inspect the train. It's a bit disconcerting to be sitting there about to launch while maintenance people are crawling under the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Kingda Ka was closed for a week. It reopened for two days. And now they're saying it'll be down for three weeks! I have no idea what's going on, and I'm avoiding asking. But from what I've seen, I've seen a crane by the hydraulic house, and cables on the ground.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I was there on the 17th and 19th and it was closed down both days - never even saw it test once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooliocody12 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Will it be open in late july? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfgadviperboi Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Maintenance looks under the car while on the launch track generally for one reason only and it does not involve safety. The staff is looking to see if the catch car engages to the train properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanTS Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Will it be open in late july? Â You should ask Dionne Warrick or Ms. Cleo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scars Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Is it right that Kingda Ka is down again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 According to the latest on Screamscape, the "hydraulic engine" has been pulled out for repairs: http://screamscape.com/html/six_flags_great_adventure.htm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Here's an image of the engine taken from Coasterfusion. Â Â Whatever is going on with Kingda Ka, it doesn't look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondroff Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Well as of the 4th of July the ride is still closed but wikipedia stated park officials said the ride should be up and running in about a week so that gives us a decent time range. I personally think the ride wil be open later then a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConleyKE Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Any more news as to when Kingda Ka might be repaired? I'm going to the park on Thursday, but I'm assuming it will still be closed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterNERD502 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I just hope its up by early August when I go to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I wonder when the park will decide enough is enough with this ride? Â Ka being down doesn't bother me at all really because when I'm there, I usually only ride Nitro. Ka being open does help though, as it keeps lots of people waiting in line for a real long period of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkman25 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This wasn't a cheap investment, so I wouldn't imagine SFGAv has had enough especially with it only have been open since 05. Perhaps if it was Intamins doing, which I guess it partly is, they would not be so tolerant but the fact that it was lightning that did her in (for now) I am sure doesn't make them want to pull the plug. That is my two cents at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooliocody12 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I emailed a representative a week ago and they said it should be up and running in about 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirtimeAddict17 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was just at the park on Friday, and it was closed. Therefore, the lines on basically every ride have been long. I wish it would open up soon! Does anyone have an update on KK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Gaga Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I personally think it's done for the season, we don't know exactly what and how bad the ride was damaged and if it's engine is being pulled out, I seriously doubt this ride will be open anytime during this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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