Light Curtain?

Once in a while you'll hear someone yell over the mic, "Please don't throw anything from the train."

SOmeone did this just as the brakes disengaged for launch, and the shoe broke the light curtain, and the ride had to be reset.

Then, I forget who it was, but they said over the mic: "Attention riders on the platform, let this be a lesson learned that if you throw things from the train, your ride will be delayed...Now we have to wait all over again for the magnets to recharge and launch you out of the station. Thank you, and enjoy the rest of your day at Cedar Point."

A boldish statement.

^Magnets to recharge?

I remember who said the "boldish statement"... no comment. Well, I think we're talking about the same incident and if we are, I was in controls. But it wasn't me over the mic.

We need a reunion thread for the crew in the employee lounge.

I know who it was, too...but I chose not to say. I was at Crowd at the time

Really funny story.. my friend Justeen workded WT its opening year, and one day while she was working... a butterfly broke the curtain and shut the ride down. Yeah, try telling that to park op. "wicked twister is down loaded a butterfly broke the light curtain" lol

Haha, on a winter tour I took of the po!nt, the "tour guide" told us about that story. I really wish I could go on that tour again, it was very informative.

Is there a picture somewhere?

A picture of the butterfly or the light curtain?

Gomez said:
^Magnets to recharge?

Yes, there is a 60 second restart delay between cycles. Once the ride is "engaged" and the brakes are raised, if someone breaks the light curtain before the train launches, the restart delay starts over.

^Do you mean for the power supple to recharge? Magnets don't recharge.

the butterfly story was kind of amusing :D

I miss working the wicked twister. Actually I never felt as comfortable working WT as i did with Mean Streak. I guess i like woodies better, they dont scare me