Chaos Came Close Today

I had to stop by CP to pick up some tickets from Group Sales today so I (of course) had to run back and do a few humps on Maggie. What I got to see was as close to a disastrous failure I thought I would see at CP.

When I was passing Chaos, the ride was in it's full upright and spinning mode when a very large part of it's mechanism FELL OUT! It made a loud crash, sent the riders in the Q running and yelling and the ride stopped dead in the upright position. It was a large, black piece approx. four to five feet tall and maybe two feet across and appeared to be either a motor or transmission or a combination of the two. I really did think it was going to be Michigan again. About six or so police and six or eight operation/maint. guy got their quickly. After getting the piece out from under the lift piston (that is where it fell to) with a fork lift, they lowered the ride and got the people off. Only one left in the little "ambulance" and he appeared to have an arm injury.

My guess is today is that last day that any Chaos will operate in a Cedar Fair park. Between Michigan last year and this today, my guess is that's enough.

Crap..........that sucks. I love that ride.

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Im a lurker....

after this news, (unless I't April 1st again) I officially deam all Chance Chaos rides unsafe.

My guess is they will fix what broke and run the ride again. It obviously was not a structural problem, a motor or transmission falling out is not that bad. Probably something seized up and the momentum of the turning mechanism broke it loose.

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It's very hard to drink all day...
Unless you start first thing in the morning.

Take a Chance on Chaos. Sorry, had to say it.

I tend to wanna wait for some official word in cases like this.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

WOW! I was there Monday night waiting while my friends were riding Chaos. I made a comment to them after their ride about hearing a strange noise coming from the ride. Hmm...notice I was "waiting" for them and not riding. I never liked that ride much. It was late in the day, around 9:30 or so, I doubt this noise I heard is related to this, but it makes me wonder.

-Craig

I like chaos. Hopefully this isn't anything major and the ride stays. Of course, with Area 51 so close....

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

Thats wierd, I rode it twice today, what time did it happen?

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"Wheres the Callahan factory?!?!?"

I got what was possibly my best ride ever on it yesterday. I've never spent so much of the ride upside down. Hopefully it reopens, it is a great ride.

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-Chris Woodard
Six Flags: More fun than an anal probe!

Actually, I would agree with Pete if it were not for Michigan last year. I am just guessing that the two events together would incline CP to hang it up. But, like Jeff says they will let us know and the rest is just speculation.

I wasn't paying attention to the time. It was late in the afternoon.

When are we gonna get some pictures from this.

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Millennium Force Laps: 8
Wicked Twister Twists: 1
Hey, I'm from Florida.

:::gulp::: :::sad:::

I rode it last year, I frankly I wont again. I can do the coasters all day and not get sick, but just one sping on Chaos and I'm out for the day.

Its sad though. It was a good flat ride addition.

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Rider
RIDE IT OUT!

Hmm... what was it shaped like? Cylindrical?

Cylindrical Bill? Do you think it should have landed in Area 51 instead? :)

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It's very hard to drink all day...
Unless you start first thing in the morning.

Rider: You should always try things at least three times. Sometimes I feel sick on coasters which is unusual...but it's all in how you are feeling that day! How you wake up in the morning I guess!!! Give EVERYTHING three tries...and if you STILL don't like it...well then, I guess you just don't like it!!!! That is...IF we get to ride chaos again....::sad::

OK Laura, just an observation -- but don't you have three kids?

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Duane Cahill

My friend commented to me that he thought that the weather was trippy. I said "Perhaps it is not the weather that is trippy, but perhaps instead it is merely our perception of the weather that is trippy".

Then I realized I should have just said "yeah".

No...I have a 15 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. However; sometimes my daughter brings along a friend!

::laugh:: The best things in life come in three's though, I guess! hehehe

No more kiddo's for me... I got my boy and girl!!! Couldn't ask for anything more.... except for Chaos to become a reliable ride!!! It's one of my favorites!!! ::smile::

Why not trust the ride? From the descriptions here, nothing really bad happened. A part of the drive system fell off for some reason causing the wheel to stop. Riders waited until maintenance lowered the wheel manually. Am I missing something here? I don't get what the big deal is, this was not a structural failure like at MA.

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It's very hard to drink all day...
Unless you start first thing in the morning.

Pete said:
Why not trust the ride? From the descriptions here, nothing really bad happened. A part of the drive system fell off for some reason causing the wheel to stop. Riders waited until maintenance lowered the wheel manually. Am I missing something here? I don't get what the big deal is, this was not a structural failure like at MA.
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Parts flying off the ride while in operation is not a big deal? It would be a big deal to you had you been on it when it happened. From what I gather people standing in line were lucky not to have been hurt while waiting. A close call.
-Craig