Raptor's Lift Hill

For those of you who haven't ridden Raptor yet this season you will be pleasantly surprised by how quiet the lift hill is now. No more deafening anti roll backs, it is very smooth and very quiet until you get to the very top. If you look up you can see they redid the lift this winter. You can actually have a conversation on the lift and hear the other person! :)

Nice to see they are staying on top of Raptor, after all he is 15 this year! :)

Jo

I did notice the lift hill is quieter, then again I thought it was only because I was riding in the very front.. lol.

Did you notice if the anti-rollbacks on the train are now "padded?" I noticed that the anti-rollbacks on the trains of Diamondback had something like a pad on them that really dampened the sound, and it was a pleasant surprise.

Is this a result of the lift hill problem it had last year? (Or was that the year before?)

Well that's good to hear.

Probably take some heat for this one (oh well), but I like the reference to Raptor as "he" ! Certainly a far cry from the God awful nicknames of Millie and Maggie (yuk !) which some insist on calling our two most beloved, MASCULINE possesions. Now before any womens lib activists or feminists flip out, there's nothing wrong with female names or referring too coasters as "she". Just not the Magnum and the Force.

That was one part i always associated with raptor, the noisy lift, it was like a machine gun ha

I wouldn't be surprised if they had to "fix" the lift for safety reasons. Having some hearing damage in my left ear, it was painful to hear the lift noise while on the ride unless I stuck my finger in my ear. I'm sure that there's some safety standard for that.

I have noticed the lift has been quieter. I think they should also put sand in the supports(like they do on Hydra & Talon at Dorney Park). They could also do the same thing on Mantis. :)

^ Say no to sand in supports. The roar of a big B&M ride is one of the most enjoyable sounds at an amusement park, imo, and I hate to see parks filling the supports.

Hearing damage ?? To much partying and loud music guy ! ;)

I've got the same problem ... With the left ear that is.

I noticed its kinda faster too.

Actually, my damage likely comes from standing amongst screaming teenage girls while coaching. Get to a big event in a big convention center with 60+ courts running, and it's bad. It's mostly loud high frequency noise, which is a component of the loud lift.

Oh my, that is the worst idea I have ever heard. DO NOT fill the supports with sand. CP without Mantis' roar would be depressing.

Daniel Smith said:
Well that's good to hear.

Jajajahahaha! Too funny!

Dandmcd said:
^ Say no to sand in supports. The roar of a big B&M ride is one of the most enjoyable sounds at an amusement park, imo, and I hate to see parks filling the supports.

Amen to that! B&M + sand = should be illegal...that roar is amazing! :)

Back on topic though...the lift did seem quieter when I rode it glad I was not the only one that noticed it.

I know what you mean. I'm a PIAA official and I'm constantly reffing games in loud noisy gyms. It gets almost deafening sometimes with the teams and the fans screaming their heads off.

I thought it was much more quiet on opening day this year.

But it didn't sound any quieter to me on Saturday night's ERT. Maybe all the extra grease finally wore off. In the last row I was screaming at my daughter in the next seat and she couldn't hear me.

Raptor's my favorite coaster, and if it's that quiet going up the hill, that's cool. If I get time to ride it someday this summer, I'll listen to see just how quiet it is. Thanks for the tip!

I don't remember the lift being any quieter but I just rode Alpengeist and it was deafeningly loud