Skyhawk Down! 2006-07-01

I was at the park yesterday(July 1st) and as I was going to ride Skyhawk it ended up be closed due to mechanical reasons? Does anyone know the reason this closure ocurred?

I'm not sure, but like you said it was probably a mechanical problem. Maybe a screw was loose. ;)

It broke.

MrScott

Maybe they will add more ride time while it's down.

Revolution said:
I was at the park yesterday(July 1st) and as I was going to ride Skyhawk it ended up be closed due to mechanical reasons? Does anyone know the reason this closure ocurred?

You answered your own ? Mechanical Reasons lol (just messing wit ya)

It was open when I passed it yesterday at both 7:30 and 10:30.

Hmmm, it might have been just for a few moments when I passed by. Maybe it was something little, but I do know the arms were becomnig out of snyc.

Out of sync majorly, as in almost both going in the same direction, or just a little bit? Them getting just slightly out of sync is somewhat common, especially depending on the weight loads.

From what I saw yesterday it certainly wasn't major, however it was noticable and it seemed to be the same arm becoming behind. It might have gotten worse as the day progressed but I didn't walk by there again after 6.

*** Edited 7/2/2006 10:46:52 PM UTC by Revolution***

Sorry for the weird format everyone. I'm still trying to get a hang of this forum stuff! :)

When I was there on 6/30 we were stuck on Skyhawk with restraint problems. The Ride Op said that the LEDs under our seats were not registering that we were secure. It took maybe 10 minutes, and things were okay. It seemed like they rebooted the ride system or something. Could be related?

OMG! SKYHAWK IS DOWN!!!! OH NO!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, get over it. Things break, and get fixed.... the way the world revolves.

Very true. And it was open today, so end of story...

Skyhawk is broken down a lot, so I hope they get these problems fixed!

I feel that SH will have alot of issues in the coming years. Don't ask why but it just looks and sounds to complex.

I know I can't back up that statement.

How often do you see Power Tower closed?

Not much...

Considering that Power Tower and Skyhawk both have the same systems. The difference is how the cables are moved in relation to the structure and seating. It's the first year, give it some time. I personally have not seen it closed but the day after opening.

Everything tends to have more downtime its first year...

Well I live in Pittsburgh and Kennywood just a got a new ride exactly like Skyhawk, just smaller. And everytime i passd it, either one arm was not working or the whole thing wasn't working. So obviously, these rides are gonna have some trouble early on.

As I understand it, there is very little, if anything, they can do to keep the swings from getting out of sync. Every cycle that I saw yesterday, after two swings they started getting farther and farther out of sync.

davey420 said:
Well I live in Pittsburgh and Kennywood just a got a new ride exactly like Skyhawk, just smaller. And everytime i passd it, either one arm was not working or the whole thing wasn't working. So obviously, these rides are gonna have some trouble early on.

well maybe that goes to show how other parks mantain their rides! not to bash at all but skyhawk is fine.