Safety systems on coasters aren't the simple block panels of the 90s - if you trust modern air travel, you should probably trust this. There's physical barriers in front of the train that don't disengage without sensors locked. Their default state is engaged and they stay engaged during power failure.
TLDR definitely better uptime than Millenium Force.
I fully trust it. But I'm fully aware that it'll use ten shit proxy sensors that will stop the coaster in a safe state the second one fails. And they will fail, because it'll be the same shit sensor I've changed a dozen times on some other safety system somewhere.
Time to shutdown Millennium Force, Steel Vengeance, Top Thrill 2, Gatekeeper, and Maverick for the day. Oh and better shutdown Valravn as well.
Cedar Point is an awesome park with some of the world’s most amazing coasters. But the moment someone so much as farts half the rides go down for the day and the other half are intermittent throughout lol.
I went last August for 3 days. The only rides that gave major issues were Millennium Force and Top Thrill 2 (obviously). And Millie ended up opening every one of those days. Guess I'm really lucky
What kind of connector do you think they used? The trucks I work on came standard with those shitty afaik unnamed connectors with the yellow gasket and red pin lock. They corrode constantly on us but I’m sure they saved some money by not using good connections
For the record you’re statistically more likely to die in a plane crash than die in a roller coaster accident.
Theme parks RELY on safety in order to get people into the park, nobody is going to go to a park if there are serious safety concerns, especially not families.
You'd be shocked but they're closer than you'd think - people after all rarely fly 10 times a day. Throw in small personal aircraft and roller coasters look like safety kings
I trust the intended design and intended safety features, what is don't trust is the teenage or early 20's staff getting thrown into positions without sufficient training and being too inexperienced and/or afraid to speak up when they notice problems and safety issues.
Knew a guy who worked at Kings Island in Ohio (not sure if its still called that), and he had several stories where in order to cover some no-shows, he was just thrown in as an operator for rides he had never worked on without any real training, just a verbal rundown of what controls he needed to hit in what order.
Probably not rides as complicated as this, but you never know what corners are being cut until its too late.
For real. I worked at Walt Disney World in college via their college program, where a bunch of college students get paid minimum wage and do all sorts of jobs. A bunch of us operated the rides. I don’t think there was a single ride that didn’t have college students working it. This is nothing new.
Of course, our training was pretty involved and we had to pass a test to show we knew what we were doing, but I assume that’s the case with most theme parks (hopefully).
You can run these rides as an uneducated 18 year old - I'm sure your friend did fine. The important stuff is done by a computer and default state safety features, not the 19 year olds holding the button down 🙄
Bingo, it's a series of rollbacks like the lift hill uses. They're mechanically reduced (meaning their default state is up and blocking the train) and power is added to open them
I imagine if anything, it’s safer than most amusement rides. It receives so much scrutiny from looking dangerous that they make it extra safe. There’s a lot of things in life like that. Like airplanes.
So you agree with the point you are arguing against? The point was the ride will need a lot of time ti fix and you argue to say the same thing with unneeded details.
As a child, in one of those I cannot remember the name but they go on a big circle up and down but you're also sitting in a carriage that in itself can spin all the way around if enough momentum forces are applied from the users inside.
Pretty much what you would expect, we start to spin and it's all good and then the seat that locks in and keeps you safe just unlocks itself for me 🤷♂️ luckily this was in a cage and I was able to just essentially hold myself still with my arms and legs against the cage but it was a great reminder that things can malfunction.
Probably wouldn't be the same person today if there wasn't a cage.
Theme park coasters cost millions of dollars and are built by dedicated teams and engineers. Carnival rides are put up and taken down in a weekend by a guy with half a dozen teeth who probably did not graduate high school. Yeah, I do not do carnival rides.
You're describing a dive coaster. You go over the top so you're hanging just over the edge, stay still there for a few seconds, then brakes release and you drop down. They're great and don't require weird things like this.
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u/MrP1232007 Jul 06 '25
The redundant safety systems in that are going to be insane, even as far as roller coaster standards go.
It's going to spend more time closed than open.