Kingda Ka Breakdown... Sound Familiar?

No, its because they've never been outside Ohio, it sucks the ride is down, period. You guys are being not fanboys, but selfish. Stop, it makes all of us look bad.

of course you dont have anything close to X because no one can ever go on the darn thing because its always down and no park in their right mind will ever build a piece of crap like that again. and ya know what? if you dont like what you are reading, then there is a little X in the top right corner of your browser. if you click it, something great will happen.

Amen ptc02

Race for the Fry said:
No, its because they've never been outside Ohio, it sucks the ride is down, period. You guys are being not fanboys, but selfish. Stop, it makes all of us look bad.

I think you're the only one that understands.

CEDAR POINT IS #1 - Adjust it already ;) Thanks for calling me a freak by the way. That really showed your maturity level.

I wonder how many people just turn around and leave because it isn't open. I'm glad I made my trip to SFGA 2 weeks ago. I had a feeling something was going to happen.

Maybe it's just an illusion or something, but doesn't it look like the brake fins are bent in some of the pics on http://www.gainsider.com/scripts/pictures/view_album.php?albumID=219??

According to these pics, it's not a cable snap since it's nice and taut.

Noticed that. And a cable snap probably wouldn't have prevented them from moving the train back to the staging area just outside the station. Havn't been there yet, but looks like the mechanical room is dang near under the tower. That's gotta be one long cable... lol.

Ah, another fine piece of Intamin engineering...

Yeah, I noticed that also Tim. At first I thought a few fins were missing, but zooming in on the picture it does look like some are bent.

Here is an idea, this is a CP website, most people here are CP fanboys, thats why we are here. If you don't want to hear SF bashing, go over to Coasterbuzz where Jeff will close a thread when the Fanboy crap gets out of hand. We are here because we love CP, and if we want to bash SF so be it.

Looks like someone needs to go read the TOS again.

I looked at the fins, but I couldn't tell if it was just an optical illusion or if they actually were bent. Too bad SF will never have to release the reason for the shut-down. It would be interesting to know what actually happened.

Certain pictures certainly show something out of sorts with many of the brake fins. One of them actually looks like it is missing but I haven't been able to zoom in with enough clarity to determine whether that is the case. It could be an optical illusion of some sorts but who knows. All speculation until SF makes some sort of announcement (if they do).

I cannot tell if either of the 2 launch cables broke/snapped or not. In those pictures, the only cable visible is the catch-car return cable. That one most likely would not have broke/snapped. And it definitely does appear that a few of the copper brake fins are either bent, or missing? This really is a shame, I was looking forward to a 500+ footer Intamin Hydraulic Launch Coaster in the near future, and I think we are slowly seeing the end/demise of these coasters. All I can say, is that I tip my hats off to CP's Maintenance Dept, for doing such a GREAT job with keeping TTD up as much as they do! (And good luck to SFGA, with their new maintenance nightmare. If you build something bigger/faster of an already sinus headache, then they should have been ready for SERIOUS MIGRAINES.)

Took a second look at the pictures to see if I could see what Pete and S2Kster saw. Can't really make anything out either way. I'm wondering if it wasn't a catch-car problem. Something would have had to cause the train to get out of alignment on the track if there is indeed dmg to the brake fins. That might also explain why the train was left up on the track where it was. The dmg under the train may have prevented it from rolling back to the station - or dmg to the brake fins might prevent them from dropping down and letting the train pass over. Maybe something will leak out as to the cause.

Looks like in one photo you can see both catch car cables and the return cable. One of the close ups you can make out at least one of the 2 launch cables passing over the pullies right under the train(though it is a little hard to make out) with the return cable also visable. Compared it to some TTD photos I have and it looks about right. I would be suprised to hear it was only a cable problem.
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Looks like I hit a nerve. ;)

Fastball84, I didn't mind your ranting and raving untill you said you liked IOA better anyway. Why don't you go to there "unofficial" site and bi--h about CP there.

Just a suggestion, I kinda think your bi--hing is amusing. ;]

I agree that it sounds more like a major problem. If it was just the cable snaping, wouldn't the train at least coast up the tower a little bit? Why would it stop dead before reaching the tower? Also, when TTD's cables snaped, didn't they fly up to hit the riders? The guy at about.com said that they were flying out. It also looks to me as if one of the brake fins is missing. I also think that it must be serious for them to cover it up with a tarp. Also, since there are no workers working on it, as we can see, this probably means it won't open for a while. If we remember, most of the times that no one was seen working on TTD, it took a few days to open. Hopefully Kingda Ka will never be fixed, joking, but I do hope that Intamin can tell us the secrets of these rocket coasters because it is a great ride, but it gets a little annoying to wait two hours through ride delays. I do want to commend the mechanics however because they really do try. *** Edited 6/10/2005 5:43:18 PM UTC by Top Thrill 182***

Here is a thought, launch cable snaps and whips around wildly, as you would think it would under that kind of tention, and bends the crap out of some of the guides and other components under the track. As this stuff is getting mangled, which includes some of the brake fins, it jams up under the train. Now when the brakes come up, like they are supposed to, they to get jamed under the train because they are bent.

Just a thought.

Hmmm. That is actually a pretty good theory. Sounds realistic! Could happen.

It would explain the loud noise, the metal chunks flying out the sides, and the fact that it hasn't rolled back into the station.