The infamous Rollback!

[themeparkman25]

I pretty much want to experience one of these more than just about anything else, and I am wondering if I am just an anomaly in the enthusiast world that hasn't experienced one. So, the question is, have you or haven't you experienced a short shot "roll back" on an intamin accelerator?

 

This is about as close as I have gotten. =[

[CreditCrazy]

Yes, I actually have! I have experienced a very rare Xcelerator rollback last April, and it was awesome. The train was going very slowly over the top hat, almost stalled, and I started thinking "rollback?". Then the train started crawling backwards (you don't know how excited I was) and there we went...down half of a top hat 200 ft. backwards. The train hit the brakes on the launch pad and we slowly came back into the station and were let off. The ride then closed...didn't even get a re-launch, but I'm not complaining.

[atem122]

The closest I've been to a roll back was being one train behind a Superman: The Escape "roll through"

[Retro_Gaga]

I have on TTD, it was in the morning and I was 3rd train out of the day, and it just happened lol. It was awesome.

[scooterdoug]

My first ride on Top Thrill Dragster was a rollback...from the front row, no less!!!! It was, without a doubt, the highlight of my first visit to Cedar Point. The realization at the top of the top hat that we were indeed beginning to go backwards was dizzying. The 400 foot backwards descent was epic, and, of course, getting a second launch was just a whole bunch of delicious icing on the fabulous coaster cake!! Finally, rolling through the brake run and seeing all the people in line looking at us with obvious jealousy made me feel very lucky. While I consider TTD to be a one-trick pony (but, WOW, what a trick!), that experience earned the ride a special place in my heart.

 

-Doug

[Airtime&Gravity]

I haven't, but I came close when I rode Kingda Ka in 2007. On my first ride, it easily cleared the top hat. However, on my second ride 5 minutes later, there was no wait (if only I was at the park for more than the final two hours of the day), the train barely made it over the top hat. As the train was going up the tower, I remember thinking that it would indeed roll back, but sadly, there was just enough speed to get over the top.

[CPmaverick]

The closest I have ever been was on TTD at Coastermania this year. I was on the first train during ERT Saturday morning and we crawled over the top. I got absolutely no airtime and everybody on the ground really did think we would roll back. That made me so mad.

[RCFreak]

The first year Top Thrill Dragster opened, we were filming for the ride's commercial and CBS morning show and I was on the second loaded rollback ever (also first televised lol). It was fun, but overall pretty overrated for how people put it the experience on a pedestal.

[themeparkman25]

^Perhaps, but it is still a point on my bucket list. It has to happen, dramatic or not, it just has to happen.

[okinawaboy11]

Unfortunately no.

 

But. Somewhat similar-ish. Something failed on 2Face (R.I.P.) anywho, the station brakes never came on until about 2-3 minutes of rocking back and fourth between the boomerang and the station lift. It was pretty fun, until the brakes did decide to stop us, very QUICKLY.

[yankees15]

I have seen both Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster rollback but only on tests. I have come close twice. On Kingda Ka last year I had a ride where we just crawled over the top. Also in 2006 on Storm Runner the train just about stopped on the ride and I honestly thought we would rollback but nope.

[Kennyweird]

I still have yet to experience a rollback. I did witness Storm Runner rollback when I visited Hersheypark last summer, but that was it.

[coastered]

No I have never experienced a rollback.

But I came close. Last year when I was in the UK and I was waiting in line for Stealth (Thorpe Park), the train had a rollback twice.

[matteocrepaldi]

I had two consecutive rollbacks on iSpeed this year.

 

They had a problem with the launch that day and they couldn't make the train go over the top hat. They let us ride it anyway because they needed footage for the TV commerical.

 

It was fun but I was expecting more fun!

[FeelTheFORCE]

I've seen many, but have yet to experience one. One of these days!

[Calicoasters]

Yes, I actually have! I have experienced a very rare Xcelerator rollback last April, and it was awesome. The train was going very slowly over the top hat, almost stalled, and I started thinking "rollback?". Then the train started crawling backwards (you don't know how excited I was) and there we went...down half of a top hat 200 ft. backwards. The train hit the brakes on the launch pad and we slowly came back into the station and were let off. The ride then closed...didn't even get a re-launch, but I'm not complaining.

 

Unfortunately I was told that it wont happen on Xcelerator anymore because the ride will not allow dispatch in a shot shot situation.

[Retro_Gaga]

 

Unfortunately I was told that it wont happen on Xcelerator anymore because the ride will not allow dispatch in a shot shot situation.

 

I don't understand? There are short shot situations? The OPs know there will be a rollback?

[CorkscrewFoley]

The closest I've had to a rollback was on Wicked Twister and Steel Venom, erm...VooDoo, erm...Possessed. I know it's not Top Thrill or KK, but it was still fun.

[Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess]

I haven't ridden enough launched coasters nor ridden them often enough to experiance one.

 

Would love to experiance one though as it's like 2 rides in 1.

[themeparkman25]

Calicoaster- Ya, what do you mean by that? I didn't know that anyone knew a short shot was coming before dispatch, I always thought it was like a mid launch to end of launch kind of thing, were it just happened.

 

^Corkscrew- What do you mean roll back on those coasters, the impulses are meant to go backwards? Did the coaster fault half way into the launch and only gave you half a push? In that case I have experienced it on Half Pipe at Elitches, but I don't consider that a roll back.

[CorkscrewFoley]

No faulty stuff, and I'm aware that they're supposed to go backwards. That was the closest thing I've even come close to a rollback.

[Vekoma Fan Boy]

Calicoaster- Ya, what do you mean by that? I didn't know that anyone knew a short shot was coming before dispatch, I always thought it was like a mid launch to end of launch kind of thing, were it just happened.

 

^Corkscrew- What do you mean roll back on those coasters, the impulses are meant to go backwards? Did the coaster fault half way into the launch and only gave you half a push? In that case I have experienced it on Half Pipe at Elitches, but I don't consider that a roll back.

 

I THINK he meant after a roll back the ride wont allow the train to be dispatched again until the "problem" is rectified. Or something like that.

[cycamps]

Unfortunately I haven't, but I'll be at CP on Saturday and Sunday, so maybe the weight distribution can be just right...

[Calicoasters]

Calicoaster- Ya, what do you mean by that? I didn't know that anyone knew a short shot was coming before dispatch, I always thought it was like a mid launch to end of launch kind of thing, were it just happened.

 

^Corkscrew- What do you mean roll back on those coasters, the impulses are meant to go backwards? Did the coaster fault half way into the launch and only gave you half a push? In that case I have experienced it on Half Pipe at Elitches, but I don't consider that a roll back.

 

I THINK he meant after a roll back the ride wont allow the train to be dispatched again until the "problem" is rectified. Or something like that.

 

No, I meant that the ride system has been adjusted to prevent short shot dispatches, so we wont be seeing much or maybe any rollbacks from Xcelerator. Even though what you said was not what I meant, that statement is true as well.

[adeuce02]

yes for halloweekends waited 2 hours and got a rollback on ttd in the front seat. Awesome