DJeXeL Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Damn, forgot about TD. I can appreciate their Commitment to safety in Japan. Any little accident and it's closed for a year or more. Edited March 20, 2014 by DJeXeL
Blue Turbo Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 It's strange that the anti-rollbacks didn't stop it. I wonder what could have caused them not to work properly.
DJeXeL Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 ^^After watching the video and seeing the scrape marks on the anti-rollbacks, seems like they might have became mis-aligned somehow as the vehicle was starting to ascend the lift. Â Â Â I'm anxious to see the results of their investigation which unfortunately could be a while.
robbalvey Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Is TPR going to ride it in a few days? Not anymore!
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Is TPR going to ride it in a few days? Not anymore! Why do sh*t always happen right before a TPR tour? Â Anyway, Japan is a fun place, you guys will have loads of fun without the nasty bump
robbalvey Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 ^ I'm not bothered. I'm going to Tokyo Disney and that's pretty much makes up for if every other coaster was closed on the trip!
Coasterbp Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 I wonder what kind of impact this might have on other El Locos around. I haven't even been to the one here in Vegas yet. Hope it doesn't get shut down before I get a chance to take a spin. Â Good thing is that nobody was hurt.... Â -=CoasterBP
SharkTums Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Is TPR going to ride it in a few days? Not anymore! Why do sh*t always happen right before a TPR tour?  Anyway, Japan is a fun place, you guys will have loads of fun without the nasty bump  First off, stuff doesn't always happen before a TPR Tour.  Secondly, this coaster wasn't even expected to be open for the tour so this just goes back to how we originally planned!
cfc Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 ^ I'm not bothered. I'm going to Tokyo Disney and that's pretty much makes up for if every other coaster was closed on the trip! Â Exactly.
Zem Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 So not only did the roll back guard become misaligned but the train also became detatched from the chain? That's quite strange.
rcjp Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 I thought anti roll backs were nearly foolproof. I wonder what could have misaligned the train but I'm glad nobody was injured, although it still sucks when stuff like this happens to a brand new ride.
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Is TPR going to ride it in a few days? Not anymore! Why do sh*t always happen right before a TPR tour?  Anyway, Japan is a fun place, you guys will have loads of fun without the nasty bump  First off, stuff doesn't always happen before a TPR Tour.  Secondly, this coaster wasn't even expected to be open for the tour so this just goes back to how we originally planned! Just kidding. I mean it's kind of funny that STR and Robin both rolled back, they are both on TPR tours and they are the only rides that rolled back in a few months as far as I know.  I think rolling back on this might even feel better than riding White Canyon.
coasterschile Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 I hope they fix this soon. I've been waiting for this in a while. Its interesting to see a popular type of coaster with a Togo-ish layout
KingRCT3 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 STR and Robin both rolled back What's STR again? Â By the way, that anti-roll back is clearly not the same as those on regular El Loco.
DJeXeL Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 ^Good observation. I thought they looked different as well.
robbalvey Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 ^^ Shoot the Rapids. Â ^ And yeah, from everything I have been told by S&S is that S&S had very little to do with this coaster. I know for a fact it wasn't designed by them, and I think possibly the only thing that S&S provided was the restraint system. I believe the layout and even the trains were designed and manufactured in Japan, which I'm assuming would be the Sansei arm of the company now.
GigaG Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 So it's less of a Japanese inspired El Loco than an El Loco inspired Japanese coaster?
DJeXeL Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 ^^Interesting. That does look like the anti-roll back system a lot of other Japanese coasters use. I wonder if they will replace the anti-rollbacks with the system that the rest of the El Locos use or just retrofit the existing system.
ryein Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 I was looking at Yomiuriland's website and it seems like the coaster's been removed from the website. The only reference I can find is the notice about the accident, found in the news section. They had an alert posted on the front page that the coaster was closed for about a month, but that is gone too. I wonder if anything's happening with the ride right now.
SharkTums Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 ^&^^ This is all pretty standard when there's an accident at a Japanese Amusement Park. With no serious injuries I feel confident the ride will reopen, I doubt they would ever take it out. As we've learned before though it will easily be months if not a year before it does reopen. Â They're taking it off the rides page because it's not available and why remind people about the accident.
rcjp Posted April 22, 2014 Posted April 22, 2014 ^Oh, thanks. I didn't think they would remove it and also assumed that if they took it off the website it was because it won't open soon. Just didn't know why they went from a month to a more extended period of time.
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