4718 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Seriously now, the new owner of Six Flags ok'd giving good old Thrill Shot the axe, we just have to wait until MM has the cash to pay for it. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm really going to miss it with all the memories I racked up working over there for a year, took a trip back over there yesterday with a few other former employees from that ride. Ironically, we checked out the panel and pulled off the cover to find that there's a brand new touch screen that replaced the scratched and smeary old one, and now the ride's set to be torn down. We were all saying that we will have to go back and each take a piece of it with when they finally give it the go-ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 that sucks that ride was so scary the poles would sway and it would make a loud noise right before it shot you up. rip thrill shot on another note when its torn down what will take its spot? i think a drop tower of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoubraStreet74 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 When did it stop operating and why? I never got a chance to ride it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Whoh Deja vu! Yesterday, I said to myself, "I bet EurUPton will be next." And like, whoh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Dude..that sucks. Atleast I got my ThrillShot credit...(I know, it's not a coaster) That was probably one of the best non-coaster rides I've ridden, ofcourse when it used the old pod with the vest-like harness that had the ratcheting metal stakes that slid into the pod. RIP ThrillShot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Man...that sucks! I really wanted to ride that one to. Dive Devil, not so much. ...but Thrill Shot, yes, I did want to ride! -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4718 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 colossus: Yeah, it did do that. When the launch sequence was started by both panel and dispatch pushing the "launch" buttons, the valves would open and air would go from the massive supply tank behind the old time photo place to the shot tanks in each of the towers. After about 7 or so seconds, the cart will begin to lift off the ground, and when it gets about 6' off the ground, it will hold there and continue to fill the tanks for maybe another 5 seconds. At that point, the sound of the air going into the shot tanks is getting a bit quieter, and when it has reached about 40psi in each of the three (and when the computer has done a rough estimate of the weight of the cart), the system will purge the lines with a quick release of air that lasts no longer than a second. Then there is exactly a 3 second countdown (all us employees picked up on this real quick and knew what was happening), and on the count of 3, the shot valves open and instantly spool up the pneumatic winch thingys rocketing the cart skyward at 40mph. When the cart reaches the top of the 220' towers, it continues up another 10', and gives you one heck of a weightless feeling........and then you come back down. At the top, the excess air in the shot tanks is vented in a loud burst lasting about 3 seconds, and the cart comes back down. The view from the top is amazing, I wish I had brought my good camera on at least once, but before you can totally enjoy it, the "floaty" feeling in your gut takes over and you're going back down. 50' above the ground, the air regained from the drop that is in the bounce tanks (large external ones outside the towers) is sent back into the system and shoots the cart back to the top pulling 2.2g's at the bottom. Back at the top the routine is the same, but the air is vented for a few seconds more, and the cart comes back down to about halfway before being stopped and then lowers down in several steps the same way. Of course, I left out the different "seat flipping" sequences, of which there were 4, where the two seats on each side would rotate out to a 45* angle and face you toward the ground.......good for freaking out cheerleaders. Freakin' long answer, I know, but if you ever wanted to know the full sequence from somebody that was certified there, well, you have it! ShoubraStreet74: On the side of the panel is a sign off that mechanics check off on when the ride is set to open to the public for the day, the date on it was 10-23-05. I don't think that was the last time it was open, but it just may be.....I think it shut down a few months before then though. It originally went down for them to change out a couple of the cables (tower A, the one to the left of the panel, if you must know), but it never did have a good reliability record and they were weighing whether they should open it back up when they got done with the cables or not. I actually am still certified there, took the test and aced it no studying or problem whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I'll have to dig up the original manual from S&S I have for that ride. It sucked when they added the OTSR's anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4718 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Dang, took too long typing that junk, other replies appeared! angrygumball: Never did ride it like that, but did at least 150 rides with the second cart. Some were saftey rides, NEVER liked doing those as the test dummy employee to make sure that no guest would die on it.....you hear and feel all the weird stuff exceptionally well on those. Jahan: I know, even I miss it, and I vowed never to ride it again after it was down for several months for the annual checkup and re-opened.....still the same ride quality though. I gotta say, that ride had BY FAR the best gut drop of any ride I've ever been on, and the view and height sure did do a number on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I was lucky enough to ride Vertigo in it's short lifespan. Don't think I've ever been so scared of a restraint in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I wish knotts still had thiers... Anyways, assuming its still open next time I go in a week or 2, I'll have to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4718 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Um.......Thrill Shot's been down for the last 5 or 6 months man, hasn't run in a LONG time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZak Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I'll have to dig up the original manual from S&S I have for that ride. It sucked when they added the OTSR's anyways... I just found mine at the bottom of my closet next to all of my other SFMM "memorabilia". I'm probably going to end up scanning it and making a PDF out of it and posting it somewhere...We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 ^ Here would be nice, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 That ride seemed like it was in trouble after the one at Cedar Point fell. Knott's was quick to get rid of theirs. I recall that ride being built in a hurry. If I recall it took about a week to fully get put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZak Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 ^ That's only because it's easy to build...Check out Twisted Rails for Karl's updates on Thrill Shot when it was being built... Also, I always thought that Thrill Shot would be around for a while...Especially after they reprogrammed it and got a new car for it...Oh well. At least I got my rides in on it when I worked at Jet Stream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzCatter Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 ErUPtion will stay, not an upcharge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Um.......Thrill Shot's been down for the last 5 or 6 months man, hasn't run in a LONG time! OMG, where have I been? I actually did not know that. Everytime I went by it, it looked like it might have been open, just no one wanted to pay money for it. Clearly I'm retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I have awesome Onride as well as Offride footage. The gentleman who let me film will go nameless, but my thanks are never ending. I will put together a little video montage in homage to it and post it her if I can. Guy "It's pretty cool." Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Crap, and I thought maybe I had a chance to ride this one! After Vertigo getting the axe, I hoped I could go on Thrill Shot. But, I guess I can't go on it now. RIP THRILL SHOT 2006 ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I didn't find it all that thrilling. It was fun, yes, but I won't be all that sad to see it go. And, I did it on lvl 4, when they did 2 launches (did they always?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZak Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 ^ No...If I remember correctly, they started doing 2-for-1s after it re-opened the first time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 ErUPtion will stay, not an upcharge Why would a ride that gets like 2 people per hour not be an upcharge? That's going to be ugly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4718 Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 I have awesome Onride as well as Offride footage. The gentleman who let me film will go nameless, but my thanks are never ending. I will put together a little video montage in homage to it and post it her if I can. Guy "It's pretty cool." Koepp Yeah, that guy got you on Dive Devil for free too, I want some recognition! I never did see the onride vid of it, prob. matches my imagination real good, seem to remember you rocked the cart good by being the only one riding as well....... Hey, but I have a POV Dive Devil vid, that's a bit more rare I think....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdShiftCM Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I was fortunate enough to ride both Vertigo and Thrill Shot in it's original form. I loved both rides but had my first life flash in front of me moments on Thrill Shot. I never rode the modified cart version, just wouldn't be the same. So for me Thrill Shot died along time ago. If you never rode the first version, you just wouldn't understand. Those restraints were the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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