Dragster cable snaps

Voodoo said:
I don't like the new location of that web cam, now you can't see anything. Before you could at least see inside the station to tell if it was running.

What? Are you kidding me? You could barely tell if there were train moving or people in the station in the old position! Now I can see trains, people and ride operators in the station.

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The new location is a big improvement. The old location was nice during the construction, but towards the end you couldn't see much. Not to mention people posing problem ;)

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*** This post was edited by Gemini 5/28/2003 9:16:53 AM ***

MF&WTer said:

I'll be there the week of June 15th also and I'm hoping that it's up then.

I'll also be at CP during the week of June 15th. The second half of it anyway (19, 20, 21, and 22). And I'm also hoping that TTD is up and running by then.

I think it's safe to say it IS 'running!'
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Luke -
How do you figure? I'm lookin at it right now through the webcam at 10:40, and don't see a single person on the station, the grandstands, or watching from the midway. I also haven't seen a train move in the past five minutes I've been watching.

Can anyone confirm whether or not the cable actaully flailed in the air? If so, I would hope that the park puts some sort of guard around that equipment so that if it does happen again, at least there won't be a chance of someone being hit by it. I thought It was kind of wierd how exposed the gears and cables were. From the pictures that Scott put up it looks to me like the cable could have easily swung out into the line or onto the midway. I was thinking of something similar to the wheel covers that B&M puts on their inverts. I don't think it would be to hard to "rig up." Anything could easily make its way into the track or the cable pulleys at the end of the luanch. Even some simple Fiberglass walls could solve the problem.
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Something in motion continues to move in the same direction unless some force acts on it. So unless you're standing on the track when it breaks, it's not going anywhere but where it did.

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Quick note: The Breakers web cam has either been repositioned or zoomed in. You can see the difference in the old and new cams here.

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*** This post was edited by pagoona 5/28/2003 11:37:01 AM ***

The cable does run in a guide, it didn't go all over the place, just right by the tracks.

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TheOne001 said:
...........................Many people have ridden this ride and know it is great, CP will fix this problem in a timely manor..........they fix the problem, safely and quickly. MFers cable snapped in 2000 i believe no biggie it is still there and they had to go up 310 feet in the air!

So the only thing i got wrong was the cable on MFer broke in 2001?

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Not only does the rope run in a guide...

The tow ropes run through channels outboard of the launch sled. The return rope runs through a conduit for most of the length of the launch track. The return rope is exposed as it goes around the idler wheel beneath the launch track (which is surrounded by a steel cage) and as it trails behind the launch sled. The two tow ropes are exposed only as they go through the guide sheaves on either side of the track at the end of the launch. Otherwise, the wire ropes are almost totally enclosed, meaning when the rope breaks it really can't get loose.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

lol I was also there on the day that the MF cable snapped. It was sometime during Labor Day weekend 2001.

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Update: If you look at the webcams now, there seems to be somebody in the station. People are getting closer to the ride, and a few people are sitting on the grandstands. Maybe that guy in the station is an employee or mechanic or something at CP, and those people close to the ride are just onlookers looking at the progress. Those people at the grandstands were probably just sitting down resting. But who knows? I could be wrong. I'll provide a link in a few.

EDIT: Link removed.
*** This post was edited by V Dogg 5/28/2003 5:20:55 PM ***

They have been launching trains in the past 5 minutes. The line is certainly growing. Few more minutes and people can start riding again.

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I noticed the same - the line is getting big. The question is, have they been told TTD will be opening, or is it one of those "wishful thinking" lines, if you know what I mean? Just because they have seen a few trains launch.

i dont see anyone in the lines, i was looking at the powertower camera and there is no one in the line, then i checked the midway camera and there is a train in the bottom left corner of the screen, but it as been there for a while, what is goin on??

I think they are lining up outside the entrance. They haven't let anyone into the queue yet. Has anyone heard anything (other than those of us who are trying to interpret webcams)?

It was very funny after about 2 hours of no movement at all people started to get tired and sit. The once the train moved up on the launch, People jumped up. They seem to be testing now. Still nobody in the queue. I dont know about anybody else. But i wouldnt stand in line that long if the line wasnt even moving.

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i just saw a train on the tophat and then one on the brake run, and the line is moving, i guess now it is safe to say TOP THRILL DRAGSTER IS OPEN!!

Yeppers to ^. I saw people in line, so that means TTD is racing for the sky again! June 18th, hurry up and get here!