One arm skyhawk operation?

I never knew this could happen but it looks like only 1 skyhawk arm is operating? What's up with that?

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/9770/skyhawkez1.jpg

Its done that many a time before. Usually they do it if the lines aren't as long, or sometimes something doesnt work on the one arm...thinga like that.

Maybe someone barfed on the one arm and they need to clean it up before people ride on it again! haha

Must be broke.

Bodes is right, they have done this a few times before. Usually I believe its because one isn't functioning (and I think its the left arm in that picture which has had more problems) but they did say that they can operate only 1 arm when crowds are light.

Swingshot at Kennywood only had one arm running the entire day because the restraints were malfunctioning.

Talk with some of the employees (not seasonal) when I was up there a regulator valve was broken which resulted in both arms swinging in the same direction. That is why only one arm is working. Also ride capacity is slightly better with one arm opperation. Why is that you ask? Simple, load times are around 2 mins compared with nearly 5 mins, and crew size is the same with 1 or 2 arm opperation.

Anyone notice it's always the same arm not working? *** Edited 8/16/2006 10:24:43 PM UTC by Gomez***

...But that at the begining of the season it was the other arm...

There's a rumor that some change that was made to the design of all the new Screamin' Swings is leaving them all with the same problem, and that they're all now being converted back to the original design.

*** Edited 8/16/2006 11:19:11 PM UTC by DBCP***

Dude. You really broke the text parser on that one. ;)

Its the same arm that broke opening day...I know cuz i was just about to get on it when it happen...lol...just my luck.

It isn't anything out of the ordinary. At Valleyfair, my homepark, I've only seen the seen both swings going twice, and I go once a week. Like many have already said, it either isn't busy enough to run both swings, or the other swing is due to mechanical reasons.

**edited for stupidity >_<
*** Edited 8/17/2006 2:23:20 AM UTC by coastergeek1***

When I was there on the 10th, that same arm was broken. Then on the 11th, both were working. The line is horror when only one arm is operating.

What do SkyHawk and the drummer from Def Leppard have in common?

Wow exit that is harsh!

SKYHAWK, The one armed Bandit.:)

e x i t english said:
What do SkyHawk and the drummer from Def Leppard have in common?

What has 9 arms and sucks?

Both arms of Skyhawk are currently in operation now.

e x i t english said:
What do SkyHawk and the drummer from Def Leppard have in common?

Um, they're both touring county fairs?

Skyhawk still has both arms attached (even if one is sometimes not working). So they don't have that much in common.

lol!

MrScott

It was running a "One Arm" operation for most of the Afternoon yesterday. The line was HUGE. But I'm a smart CP Fan and hit Forntiertown First Thing in the morning. They had NO ONE in the queue line and you could sit in ANY seat you wanted. I took 4 rides back to back to back to back :D