Coaster Rehab

When are they going to put those Dragster trains in for rehab, it has been 3 months now.

http://cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/webcam/camera2.cfm

They are still sitting there

Never, they're awaiting shipment to Japan, where they sold the entire ride.

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What time does the water show start?

^ lmfao! I don't know why that was so funny, it just was.

Lets see when someone posts THAT one on Coasterbuzz now...
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"What's wrong with the offseason? It's when the fun stuff happens!" - Annonymous Cedar Point Employee

Jeff said:
Never, they're awaiting shipment to Japan, where they sold the entire ride.

LMAO! Now that's hilarious! But on a serious note, I think they keep the trains outside for storage purposes.

I thought the Japanese were getting 4 D trains to use on it?!

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"Distance runners are experts at pain, discomfort, and fear."

...from B&M.

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--Greg
My Home
MF count: 69 TTD: 9

^ B&M's new wooden corkscrew coaster division.

Is it on CBuzz yet?
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"What's wrong with the offseason? It's when the fun stuff happens!" - Annonymous Cedar Point Employee

Am I the only one that finds it interesting that neither MF's trains, nor Dragster's trains are stored covered during the winter? MF's train blue was out on the midway next to the skyride for most of last winter, I believe.

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- John
I Snap Flyers

Plenty of time in spring... No point in doing alot of work on them when you have no place to store them out of the elements then having to replace things again in the spring..

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
*** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob 1/6/2004 6:44:06 PM ***

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Michael Darling said:
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that neither MF's trains, nor Dragster's trains are stored covered during the winter? MF's train blue was out on the midway next to the skyride for most of last winter, I believe.

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Snow doesn't corrode anything until it melts. When it does melt, it is no different than a summer rain, which the trains get all the time. I don't see a need to cover things in the winter, other than to keep dirt off of something.

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*** This post was edited by Pete 1/7/2004 12:54:38 AM ***

If you look on-point, there is absolutely no place to store the trains other than out in the elements... There is no big long shed they can store them in... Besides, why would they waste their money on a shed when they just sit on the tracks in the rain, hail, and waterspouts anyway?

If any part of the coaster train rusts, or gets destroyed in some fashion, they just replace it in the spring, when they do their maitenance over-hauls on the trains. I suppose currently they're re-vamping the tracks of the coasters...

It's just the same as if you park your car outside... it's got protectants on it to keep it from rusting... only damage to it will cause rust... and if it has more plastic, it's better.
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There is no big long shed they can store them in

Actually, the picnic shelters are converted into indoor workshops. They kind of look like big, long sheds.

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

Actually, the picnic shelters are converted into indoor workshops. They kind of look like big, long sheds.

Well, yea, but they aren't permanent shelters for the ride trains... they're temporary. I meant long-term standing items to store the trains in.

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