BBW down?

[Jon Sabo]

Over the weekend, an apparent issue with the BBW transformer had a 'mind-of-its-own' and caused a power outage on the ride. One of the trains was reportedly stuck on the #2 lift and evacuated. No injuries were reported.

 

The ride is still in operation under the back-up system and an upgrade/replacement may take place within the next 2 weeks or so. If anyone else notices any downtimes within this timeline, this would be the most likely reason.

 

I have personally worked on this ride (operations and maintenance) and if this has occured, then it (transformer) has gotten more mileage than its life expectancy. I believe the last time an upgrade/replacement was done was back around 89 season. Any other known reports about the ride (I believe it is still operating under the back-up system)?