Question about MF

I was at CP for the first time about a week ago and while on MF (best coaster I have ever been on) I couldn't help but notice that there was little or nothing in the way of steps or handrails on the side. Perhaps this is an ill-informed question but what happens if the train stalls near the top and they can't get it back up and running? How would they get riders down from it?

Goto the gallery section and look up MF photos. Under site tour 3/10/00 you will see two links to Escape vehicle 1&2. That vehicle travels up the lift to where the train is. Try also www.virtualmidway.com When the cable snapped the train with CP ride op's was stuck at the top. Thus the escape vehicle went up and got them all off. I think it was virtualmidway that has a photo of that. Normally that vehicle is hidden under the station, very close the the ride operators booth. (Actually I think it's right under it).

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"This second hill is my favorite part of the ride. It is so Cool!"
TTD Status: "Contaminates in the system" S.K.

I don't have any photos of that, but Scott does at Midwest Coaster Central.

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Walt Schmidt - Virtual Midway
"What are you, a dentist? Or a hippie? Or some kind of hippie dentist?" - Strong Bad

Yeah there is a little manlift that goes up there.

Okay.. I don't know about you guys and I am not scared of heights, but getting out of that car and onto the manlift would scare me to death.. that is a LONG way up there!

It's actually a dream of mine to ride that little cart down from the top of the lift. That dream is now #2 behind getting a rollback on Dragster.

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-Chris Woodard
"We got pop and Gatorade over here for $100 a bottle, so have your credit card ready. Seriously, the food here is so expensive, I just eat the condiments because I can't afford a meal." - MF que DJ 6/16/03

Yeah I wanna roll back on TTD TOO! When I rode it the other day i kept saying that, and my daughter was getting mad at me because she was affraid to roll back.

I will skip the ride in the man basket though

Ive always wanted to ride in that basket. Im not afraid of heights either so it would really be enjoyable to me. One other thing I would LOVE to do is walk up the stairs and on the catwalks on the top of TTD.

my mom always shuts her eyes on every ride, even chaos. i would like to see her going crazy if we got stuck up there. i doubt if she would open up her eyes or move. she says the only reason she goes on coasters with us is in case we all die on it, she wants to die with us.

Trust me Chris.. It's alot of fun.. ;)

both of them.. hehehe

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
Technical Services 2002-2003
Fright Zone Screamster 2002-2003

Rob, I'm guessing you have had one of each of Chris's wishes? Just my luck I havent even gotten stopped on MF's lift hill yet. And Ive got my fair share of rides too.

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2003 Statistics
Top Thrill Dragster: 7
Millennium Force: 18
Trips to the point: 18
*** This post was edited by fat chris 7/6/2003 10:21:43 PM ***