Adding A Train

I was at the CP on July 22.. About a hour into waiting to get onto Maverick, all the trains stopped before entering the loading station. At that point, 3 trains were running. Before we knew it, another train came around empty. Thus I believe they added another train during the day while the ride was open. It took about 20 mins. Is this possible?

Waited for 2 hrs and I'll wait again for 2 hrs to ride this coaster!!!

Yes. This is normal on any coaster. Trains can be transferred on and off as need be. If only 3 trains were running, had it just been raining?

I've seen a train either transferred on or off (both a few times) probably half the times I've ridden. In the beginning, the were burning through a lot of wheels. Not sure if they've gotten past the worst of this or not. The last time I was there, we noticed a bunch of different types of wheels indicating they are probably doing some experimenting.

I was surprised they had only 3 trains running.. No it wasnt running at all but a big crowd.. Every ride was at hour and half to 2 hours.

last time i went i experienced the same thing...it was mid-July, and we were waiting in line for mean streak..the line hadn't moved for about 20-30 minutes, and its not my favorite ride anyway, so we decided to go ride maverick...well as soon as we left the line, we heard a train being pulled up the hill....they were loading another train (they only had one running)....we got in line for maverick, it moved a little, and it stopped....we waited in line for that one though, but again they were loading more trains....

it was kinda frustrating, but i understand...at this point it was 5-6pm, and it was getting a little busier....the delays just sorta sucked:P

This seems like an appropriate place to ask since I've been wondering all summer. Does Maverick consistently run 6 trains? I've seen the webcam every so often, usually in the mornings, and many times it looks like there is a train on the transfer track. Just curious what people have noticed. 12 days until I can ride again.

I've seen five train operation a couple times. It doesn't work so well, because when they hit interval, the second train has yet to come to a complete stop outside of the station, which causes a delay in the trains coming into the station.

All 5 times I have been on it they were always using 6 trains.

They were running six when I was there on Aug 18. Well, at least there were none on the transfer, so I assume that means they were running six.

They should never use less than 6. The line is always over an hour.

Would you like them to continue running a train when it has a mechanical problem?

They were running 6 when I was there as well (on the 29th). The line moved quite slowly (not sure if that is connected)?

The only issue of adding/removing trains on Maverick is the amount of time it takes. Pulling the train back and forth on the storage track is a very slow process.

Long transfer delays are bad especially when wheels and such require relatively frequent transfering.

Millennium Force had wheel problems so bad that it was common for a train to develop a bad wheel while another was transfered off for a bad wheel. There were times when all 3 trains had bad wheels. Then again, transfer times on MF are about 5 minutes, but about 10 if swaping trains.