Mantis-Restraint Question

Here's what happened, I don't know the physical design portion of Mantis' Restraints, so is what happened to me possible.

Getting to the top of the lift hill, on Mantis, the over-the-shoulder harness was definately secured/locked. Seat belt fastened.

Coming around the lift hill curve, and just about to drop down the first hill, I put my hands up, like every other time I have ridden Mantis, to enjoy the drop.

I heard a clunk, my harness popped up until the seat belt stopped it. I though for a fraction of a second, $ h * t ! Then I grabbed the harness before the drop, and thought - well, I guess I am holding my harness the whole ride. I moved the harness away from me, then back toward me, all the way down the 1st hill - about 3 times. Each time until the seatbelt stopped it.

Then when we reached the bottom of the 1st hill, my harness re-locked. but by this time, I was thinking, I am not letting go of the harness until the ride is done.

So, does anyone know if, or how something like this could happen? I am only curious if it really happened, or am I imagining things. I have ridden mantis nearly 30 times, so it didn't freak me out. It was more excitement, that something different happened I wasn't expecting. The 1st hill is awesome.

It happens from time to time.

I'm 6'1 and that happens to me to, at the top of the lift, were the train makes the little dip to the right, then at the crest of the hill, that's were many times I feel the restraint pop up one more slot.

Last summer that happened to me on Raptor. I was almost at the top of the lift hill when the harness popped up with only the seat beat holding it down. I freaked and pulled it back in as fast as i could. It locked back into place but I too held it down the entire ride. When I got off I told one of the ride ops and they didn't seem to care at all.

If the harness popped up, then the ride op should have taken it more seriously.

Except that it most likely didn't release at all, but rather the wratchet wasn't completely engaged and slipped to the next one out. When he pulled down on it, it fully engaged to that tighter setting. It happens all the time with that style of restraint.

Actually it didn't slip to the next one out at all. It totally released. I'm a very small guy and I had it pushed all the way down to the last ratchet setting. Like I said, it released to the seat belt.

I'm 5'-11", it seems as if Mantis' restraint just latches for me. Two years ago I was In the station, moving the restraint, and showing the ride op, that it wasn't latched, and the seatbelt was holding it, he waved to me saying it was OK. We left the station, and it latched.

So I am pretty sure, going down the 1st hill, my harness was loose.

^ that is GREAT!!!

I've had that happen to me a few times on Raptor as well. The first time scared the crap out of me because the harness popped just after we made it up the lift. It was the best ride I've ever had. The last 2 times it didn't completely come loose but did just seem to pop up two notches.

WOW!!!! You should have asked to talk to some one in charge,cause that is a serious issue!!!!!!!!!
Now you know why they have SEAT BELTS holding those things down!!!!

My question is don't the harnesses has sensors? If a harness comes lose i would think that a signal would be sent to the controls and shut down the ride. Just like the controls wont let you dispatch a train without the harnesses secure... or am i smoking something???