Rollback footage?

Sorry if I missed this earlier, but does anyone know where to find some footage of a rollback?

Find any footage of a launch and play it backwards! On a serious note, I've never seen anything on line but nor have I actually searched. It's nothing spectacular (unless you're riding it), the train just hangs out on the top for a second, sometimes considerably longer, and then it falls back down and takes forever to get back into the station.

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*** This post was edited by mantis_man 1/3/2004 1:43:23 PM ***

there used to be a topic on that, but 2 of the sites that had rollback on them arent working anymore. there is one video with a rollback on it though. http://capital2.capital.edu/admin-staff/dalthoff/adventures/movie.html

and here's a sweet video of a rollback on the ride, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/29/earlyshow/contributors/melindamurphy/main556072.shtml

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*** This post was edited by johnz 1/3/2004 2:31:39 PM ***

The only real roll-back footage I saw was at Coaster-mania 2003. Monty Jasper was in an interview for a TV station, and had a roll-back while talking to the lady about the ride... It was funny... He said "well, loooks like we're rolling back..." and the lady like freaked, and she was like "WHAT?!" and she said something, but the wind made it in-audible...

It was hilarious.

That's the one on the CBS site..

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

With my digital camera, I took a 6 second video of a roll back from the beginning of the day (empty train), but I don't have it starting from the top of the hill. I'll post a link to it once I can get back to my computer.

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I have some footage I shot this spring...... I don't have webspace to store it. If someone wants it, e-mail me at ncstate1@hotmail.com. I will send it out. It is a 2mb file....

Special thanks to Point4Life for the video. I uploaded it, But due to bandwidth usage i made it so people have to register to download. The link is in my signature to comply with the TOS. Its Great rollback video.

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http://www.xtremecoasters.com/forum/downloads.php?cat=1&sid=fd6a647a8b9ce5e97e118040a8792c98

^ same here. I would include a link in my sig but I'm too lazy...
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Here is one I found in my favorites. Here is another one. I'm not sure who's these are.

Thanks Guys - these are great! Do the ride ops explain that this can happen or are some people totally taken by surprise (and probably thinking they are gonna die)?

Well there is a sign in the queue thats say occasionally a train will not clear and it will slowly move back to the launch pad. I bet the majority of them don't read it. When I was in line with my friend and a lady read the sign out loud and asked if it was a joke. I guess some might think something bad will happen.

To be specific, the 2 signs read:

"Occasionally a launched train will not clear the hill. You should not be concerned, the train will slowly return to the launch position."

Nobody every seemed to read it on the entrance sign, which is by far the bigger of the two. However, the one at freeway merge was the one that always seemed to catch people's attention. That was the best part of that position, just listening to people comment about the sign and then ask you if it was "for real." You couldn't go for more than 5 minutes without somebody being surprised by it.

Ahhh, memories!

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i just stumbled across these two which are of MF, TTD, and WT, but it also has rollback shots. good vidoes too.

http://www.eastcoastcoasters.com/videos.htm
(there both on that page)

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I'm new here, but I just wanted to add a comment about the 'signs.' The sign that says

"Occasionally a launched train will not clear the hill. You should not be concerned, the train will slowly return to the launch position."

I just love it.. haha many people don't seem to really read it, well.. from the experiences that I have ridden it, and stood in line. The one thing that I love doing is scaring the crap out of people.. haha I'm mean, I know (not really!) But after reading it outload and just talking about the rollbacks that I have seen, just the look on their faces is priceless!!

~Meg

Very true Meg.

And if I could add, just looking at peoples faces before the launch is equally priceless. The anticipation and look of shear terror prior to their first ride entertains me quite well in the grandstands (regardless if they are aware of the rollback possibilities).