xdisneyfan Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 You may take it as a boast or an indictment, but in a few hours, the esteemed members of this board managed to bring both coasters to a grinding halt. Your humble correspondent was an eyewitness to the first incident, and a participant in the second one. Tatsu was the Little Train That Couldn't when it failed to make it all the way up its ascent. It and its riders were stuck for several minutes until the train was given an extra boost to send it on its way. Revolution's brakes worked just a little too well heading into the station, so that the train stopped prematurely. It continued on into the station shortly thereafter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I'd hate to say it, but they didnt really break Revoluation. I've seen that happen several times on various Schwarzkopf coasters... the man had some awesome designs but jeez, he deployed some really crappy brakes! :'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UberBeavis Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Some of us got to be on the exploding Revolution train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytoremember Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 That has happened to me twice on Mind Bender at SFOG. Both times they had to push us the rest of the way back to the station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I was on the Train that stop on Tatsu lift and also got stuck the the brakes on revy. Man 9 rides on revy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 It's good to hear that they got Revolution open in time for Tatsu's debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 That happened to me on Whizzer at SFGAm during ERT at CoasterCon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 Wow. Revolution was running beautifully. Smooth as glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I was on the Train that stop on Tatsu lift and also got stuck the the brakes on revy. Man 9 rides on revy I was on that Tatsu train too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 hehe the e-stop train was fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 hehe the e-stop train was fun The view was great from where we were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I was on the revoultion train too, it was pretty funny. And the ride was actually running really smooth! Also did anyone else notice the the brakes on the exit of the tunnel didnt slow the train down as much? We went over the final hill faster than I remember. But also the train isnt that full normally so it could have been that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 the best part about the e-stopped train was seeing all the news reporters RUNNING for their cameras to get the shot, just praying that someone would fall out of their seats.... LOL from the train you could see them scrambling. Hilarious. -james dillaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldRusheROCKS Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Wow. Revolution was running beautifully. Smooth as glass. Hopefully you're being sarcastic. If not, Allison, Myself, Dan, and the 10 others or so who did 5 rides in a row (for nothing!... another story) say otherwise. But yeah, we were on Revy when it braked too hard, believe it was the second of the 5 tests they did with us on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Come on, it wasnt that bad. You lived didnt you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willlovestheDLR Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 i would have laughed if i was still there when it happened but on the other hand i would have been slightly ticked if i was on one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 the best part about the e-stopped train was seeing all the news reporters RUNNING for their cameras to get the shot, just praying that someone would fall out of their seats.... LOL from the train you could see them scrambling. Hilarious.-james dillaman Yeah that was funny, people also taking pictures. Im still waiting for a photo of it. It must be online somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamonkey189 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 the best part about the e-stopped train was seeing all the news reporters RUNNING for their cameras to get the shot, just praying that someone would fall out of their seats.... LOL from the train you could see them scrambling. Hilarious.-james dillaman Lol ya we were on it too. I remember getting off someone was like "Nah we won't be on the news, no one fell." But the view was awesome from there but looking straight down was a big tree with sharp branches right below me. Did it ever breakdown after that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 common we all know why the media was here.... to watch tatsu break and for all of us to die. It was real funny though the guy ran up pulling out the camra going "PICTURE, PICTURE, PICTURE, PICTURE" while were up there laughing our asses off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Wow. Revolution was running beautifully. Smooth as glass. Hopefully you're being sarcastic. If not, Allison, Myself, Dan, and the 10 others or so who did 5 rides in a row (for nothing!... another story) say otherwise. But yeah, we were on Revy when it braked too hard, believe it was the second of the 5 tests they did with us on it. Not at all. I don't know who these people are; but I'm assuming that they are omnipotent beings who can ride all the trains and all the seats at one time, and can form an opinion based on the All Encompassing Coaster Condition Rating System, and easily relay the facts to the muddled masses. Anyway. It was much, much smoother than it was, the last time I rode it, a couple years ago. No head banging for me whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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