JeromyL Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Big Thunder Mountain was the first coaster to use LIMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The crane that was building the vertical spike of Speed: The Ride in Las Vegas collapsed and fell onto Bonzai Bonzai at Wet 'n Wild next door and damaged the lift on the slide used to bring up the yellow sleds. Riders had to carry those sleds to the top of the slide the next season. The season after the slide was replaced with a bowl slide names Dragon's Den. Â Luckily it was the off season for Wet 'n Wild and no one was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Im sure that this has been mentioned before... Â During the 2005/2006 off season a painter fell and died while painting the supports at the Ninja. I do like that black better than the white paint though. +RIP+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBooker Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Cedar Fair Morgan Hyper Fun Fact: Â Valleyfair's Wild Thing has storage track for all three trains while Steel Force at Dorney and Mamba at WOF have room for just two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 ^Has Wild Thing ever been known to have 3-train operations? I know it can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBooker Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 ^Has Wild Thing ever been known to have 3-train operations? I know it can. Â Yeah, on busy days in the summer. Two is typical though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I hope you'll pardon my being too tired to go dig up the exact video where I saw this, but I once viewed footage from the old, old days of coney Island and there was definitely something there that I did not think could really exist. A rollercoaster that jumps a gap in the track. Obviously it wasn't a big old train like the ones we have today, and obviously it didn't fit neatly back onto a set of rails, but there was a track, a gap, and a jump from on side to the other. Â Â Oh, hey, how about that, found some info about it on google. The ride was dubbed the Cannon Coaster when it was built because the designers attempted to have the cars leap over a gap in the tracks. At its apex it entered the breech of a large wooden cannon and as it passed through its bore, it accelerated downward. As it shot out of the cannon's mouth it was supposed to leap a gap in the tracks. They tested the idea with sandbags instead of people, but it didn't work because variations in the passenger's weight or uneven loads sometimes caused crashes. They filled in the gap in this boring ride, but it still drew crowds because stories still circulated of innumerable casualties during its gap-in-the-track test runs. It certainly survived the 1907 Steeplechase fire that burned much of the Bowery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Gemini is the only coaster at Cedar Point where the operators have to manually park the trains by pumping the brakes as they come into the station. It's a lot of fun! But after I already posted this, it was brought to my attention that Coasterkyle has already said this Whoops. Edited December 21, 2013 by smartestcoasterkidever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleRiderCam Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Due to its double chain lift, two trains can be on Steel Dragon's lift at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Due to its double chain lift, two trains can be on Steel Dragon's lift at once. Â More opportunities for it to chuck wheels at people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheBooker Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 In 1970, Wildcat, a 65M Schwarzkopf opened at Cedar Point  At the end 1978 season, Cedar point closed Wildcat and it was relocated to Valleyfair. Cedar Point replaced it for the following season with a 65M Schwarzkopf named..... "Wildcat", which operated until 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercoaster5 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Manis at Cedar Point was originally planned to be named Banshee but was changed because it was "offensive". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Banshee. Oh boy do I remember that. I was living in ohio at the time and remember the public uproar over the name Banshee. I really didn't get it then and I am glad that's not an issue now for KI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Early plans for Banshee/Mantis also had the second half of the ride (compact section after the MCBR) enclosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmaster562 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 This thread is so interesting! I just read through all 19 pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Cedar Point used to be the roller coaster capital of the world. Â However Cedar Point is still the defunct coaster capital of the world with 15 defunct coasters. That's more defunct coasters than most parks have operating coasters. Â In contrast, Canada's Wonderland has never removed a single coaster in its entire lifespan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoaster Rider Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Cedar Point used to be the roller coaster capital of the world. However Cedar Point is still the defunct coaster capital of the world with 15 defunct coasters. That's more defunct coasters than most parks have operating coasters.  In contrast, Canada's Wonderland has never removed a single coaster in its entire lifespan.   I think Wiener Prater removed 21 coasters http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ex=2&pk=4926 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Cedar Point used to be the roller coaster capital of the world. However Cedar Point is still the defunct coaster capital of the world with 15 defunct coasters. That's more defunct coasters than most parks have operating coasters.  In contrast, Canada's Wonderland has never removed a single coaster in its entire lifespan.   I think Wiener Prater removed 21 coasters http://rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&ex=2&pk=4926  Weiner might be a unique case, though. I heard that most of the rides there are owned by different operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Weiner might be a unique case, though. I heard that most of the rides there are owned by different operators. Wiener Prater is basically a permanent fair, but I would definitely count it on a "most defunct" coasters list because a lot of Prater's coasters are permanent installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 If something were to happen to the Ninja's (SFOG) lift motor, the ride would be down for an extended amount of time since the motor is located at the top of the lift. The Ninja is the only coaster in the park with the motor at the top instead of the base of the lift. Really Vekoma? What were you thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 ^ Maybe it is too compact that Vekoma need more space for the motor? Putting it at the top might be easier for major fixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 ^That would make sense IF the Ninja wasnt entirelly built.over water... and there is plenty of room beneath the lift. They could have even put it beside the lift. GASM's lift motor is accessable via the transfer shed as well as directly underneath the lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 ^ Forgot about the water. Maybe the water is a factor that might influence the mechanics of the motor? Or it is DinosaurBeach requested before it was moved to SFOG? Just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seddy Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 ^I thought about both of those reasons as well. I dont think the water would have been an issue if the motor was at the base of the lift because the ride is elevated well above the water level. It may have been DinosaurBeach's idea because it is a custom coaster with no clones (another shock for Vekoma IMO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 ^ I mean the steam, in the hot weather of Georgia, the steam might be an issue for mechanics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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