WT fixed/healthy yet?

Yes! I got a call around 1:15 saying it was up!

After 10 days it's up. YEAH that's awesome!!!!

haha, great. I will actually be able to ride my number 3 ride now.

WOOOOOOOE, HIP-PIE, its time to party like its 1999. lol

That was a Good year by the way.

so.... Has she been running well since the blown transformer was fixed. Like, with out much downtime?
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I was talking to my friend today and she told me that she read someones trip report to CP (somewhere on the internet, don't know where) and they said that they were on WT and it shut down because the train hit the back spike. I tried to tell her that it wasn't possible but she wouldn't believe me. It isn't possible to hit either spike, is it? What are those things at the top of the spikes that look like some sort of hydraulic pole?

no, no, no, there is no way that would be possible unless the launch speed was a good amount faster or the wind was going somewhere around 50 mph blasting up into the sky lol. I won't believe that.

Vince: Yes it is possible; those 'hydraulic' things are actually the bumpers...on borderline windy days when the wind was blowing with the train on the 72-mph go-around, it's been known to boost the speed to where the train actually made it up there...I know someone who was test-riding and it kissed the bumper slightly.

Whoaa.... that would be sweet. Has that ever happened with guests on it, not the early test?

I wanna take it up to the top now :)

Its honestly not that rare of an occurance in my opinion. I've seen it come very close/hit the bumper on uite a few occasions.

And I theorize that if it does so it will shut down the ride. There are switches up there that will trigger if the train gets close enough.

Seems that would give a rather big jolt while on the ride. Even if you are going slow.

is it running with out any difficulty still???

I was there today, and it seemed to be running smoothly.

thats good to hear

Ok everyone. I was at CP yesterday and WT broke down twice. Other than that it ran smoothly all day.

Is there a chance it might be down again tday and tomorrow? I'm going tomorrow?

There's always a chance.
If it is, go ride the other 67 rides they have. You'll have a good day.