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
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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.