I used that technique too Rideman, but my friends and I don't have problems accomplishing it, because we really aren't that tall. That must stink to not be able to ride Mantis.
I have no clue how many times I have ridden Mantis I would guess in the ball park of around 250 laps since '96, I have to say that atleast 40% of the time the harness has released a notch or two, it normally happens in one of two places, A. on the lift, and B. in the turn after the lift before the drop. I feel completly safe on Mantis, its no big deal at all.
The only reason I think they added the belts was becuase the restraints pop up a notch or two often enough that too many guests went to park op and complained so adding the belts was more of a no brainer.
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Why doesn't CP just fix the restraints popping open a notch or two problem. This would be the best time to do it-the offseason when the trains get overhauled anyway. Just seems like a better idea than adding seat belts and forgetting the problem.
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Fixing the popping up of the restraints in any other way would have cost more than a seat belt... Not saying CP was really cheap, but the popping up isn't really a danger since they don't pop up all the way, so seat belts are a quick fix to make park guests feel safe.
I rode BKF in the front seat and the ride op stapled the harness to me and wouldn't you know, soon as I took a breath at the crest, it popped open. I was like "uh oh" and quickly pulled it back to where I had it in the front seat. I know the sensation of the front is supposed to be like sitting on an open seat, but that's taking it too far.
Except, I don't know which I would want better, falling to my death or possibly living, or being hideously dismembered, lasurated, and crushed, by getting run over by a train....hmmmm....tough decison. :)
what havent you had happen to you on raptor hooper?lol
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I think it would be cool to be on a rollback, until a train collides with you from behind!:(
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lol,thats it huh?might be tough to catch huh?
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A couple of times on Raptor this year, we accidentally sent a train with a spray bottle on it. We constantly clean those trains and sometimes we don't notice who has the bottle. Both times, the bottle stayed on the ride the entire way through. I would feel pretty safe even if the restraints popped up a notch or two!
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Iti sn't RCT lol, trains don't collide when they roll back. That's what blocks and safety systems are for.
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That's why they created anti-rollbacks!
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A rollback-collision is 99.9999% impossible. The only way it could happen is if a train rolled back all the way to the last safety block where another train was stopped.