Silver Bullet Stuck Like a Duck

[chadster]

So yeah, don't hate me Mikey, I'm just fascinated by the system the fireman are using.

 

Biggest live event to happen in OKC is sometime...

www.fox23.com/news/crews-respond-to-people-stuck-on-frontier-city-rollercoaster/372748654

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[coasterbill]

Huh... kind of crazy that there's no catwalk there. That's a b**ch.

[Brassinthegrass]

No... What's crazy is the NBC in NY has shown it 3 times in a one hour news show.

[Shavethewhales]

Bad day for it to happen - a slow news day. It's getting lots more attention than it probably should just because of general intrigue about coasters. Hate to have it happen to FC, a park that is trying so hard to turn into something really nice.

[LawlessBagel]

This actually happened to Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa years ago. To make sure if it ever happened again in Tampa they extended the catwalk.

[chadster]

And now people will start to line up asking when it will re-open...

[sdcfan88]

Another local article on it here: http://m.newson6.com/story.aspx?story=32339128&catId=112042

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Gotta love the comments on that one:

 

Michelle Lee Green · East Central University

I would have to say it's time to retire the silver bullet, ND get something new..

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Quoc Vo · Janitorial Assistant at Lazar Imports

When this roller coaster was designed, the engineers had no idea we'd have so many obese kids riding it.

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Mark Henderson

Shut that MOTHER DOWN!!

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Matt DeLana · Owner at Self-employed

And this is yet another prime example why I don't get on roller coasters. I'm not gonna be a statistic. No, thanks!

Like · Reply · 5 · 3 hrs

 

Scott J Walker · Chief Executive Officer at SmartAsses R Us

Come on Matt... where's your sense of adventure!

Like · Reply · 1 · 2 hrs

 

Matt DeLana · Owner at Self-employed

Scott...that is reserved for the bedroom. LoL

[GCI Wooden]

Gotta love the comments on that one:

 

Quoc Vo · Janitorial Assistant at Lazar Imports

When this roller coaster was designed, the engineers had no idea we'd have so many obese kids riding it.

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I'm without words.

 

I have always thought that it would be kinda cool to be evacuated from a coaster on a lift hill or brake run, but I would not want to be in the front car of that one. Yikes.

[Swede]

I just hope this isn't the end for yet another Schwarzkopf.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Totally agree, and not only is it a Schwarzkopf, it's the very best coaster in Oklahoma.

[boldikus]

Lol you guys. If they tore down a coaster every time it got stuck on the lift there would be like 30 coasters left on the planet. Calm down.

[chadster]

That ride won't be going anywhere, it just stopped in a very odd position and I found it neat on how they evac'd it. Anyone suggesting 'its going to be torn down' should be ashamed of themselves.

[ZeroGravity55]

I find it astonishing that this was the number 1 trend on Facebook yesterday (well at least my Facebook page).

[sdcfan88]

What really grinds my gears is the idiotic comments that can be seen on social media and on the news pages from the general public. It was more than likely a simple lift hill malfunction which is probably one of the least dangerous malfunctions to occur on a coaster, yet it is getting blown way out of perspective. Furthermore there are people up in an uproar actually calling for it to be closed and demolished as it is "unsafe" and a disaster waiting to happen. smh

[ytterbiumanalyst]

^ Yeah, that sort of thing always happens. People are pretty predictable that way.

[sdcfan88]

Someone else finally mentioned it and described it perfectly that it's like "demoing your house when a breaker flips" if theme parks applied that sort of logic to their attractions all the time.

[jayman1]

I'm quite funny how this didn't happen to the Knott's Silver Bullet considering how slow it goes.

[I305forever]

^ Thats what I thought too

I basically only clicked on this thread because of the amazing title

[Norwegian coasterfan]

Well it have officially made it's way to the news in Norway for some reason

www.vgtv.no/#!/video/129543/paa-det-hoeyeste-punktet-gaar-det-galt

[Henry M]

I just hope this isn't the end for yet another Schwarzkopf.

Possibly. I know black hole left AT due to a similar problem.

[chadster]

^

 

Next time your car battery dies, be sure to take the car to the crusher and buy a new one.

[simaticable]

Must not be a good week for Schwarzkopf coasters because a news station here in Atlanta just showed a video of riders at Shock Wave at SFOT evacuating down the lift hill after it got stuck up there today.

[LiftThrill]

oh no, it got stuck on the lift time to shut down all coasters ever made

 

Goliath at SFFT got stuck on the lift three times in a row today and it's a Batman clone.

 

They didn't evac it because the train was empty, but they did get it fixed eventually.

[Shavethewhales]

I mean, we obviously know this is all a matter of course and there isn't anything terribly scary about a coaster stopping on a lift hill. The location in this particular instance was terrible due to the lack of a catwalk extension, but ultimately everyone got off with just a bit of climbing over some seats.

 

However, from the park's perspective I could see this as a big mark against the Silver Bullet. Bad PR like this can linger around, and that hurts attractions far more than routine mechanical issues. Plus FC is short on usable space as it is, so I could certainly see this causing them to look into the possibility of an "upgrade". I would miss SB, but I wouldn't mind a brand new G-fighter or compact Mack looper.