skyscraper

Didn't you get married yesterday Josh, and you're here posting? Shouldn't you be out doing marriage things? ;)

e x i t english said:
I find the whole time relaxing, but backwards is a little more unsettling.

I don't know that I can say I find the ride truly relaxing, thus the "" around relaxing. I'm not exactually sure what about the ride I find unnerving. I think it must be the incredibly open feeling the restraints have. I think if I were to ride it a few more times, I would find it more relaxing.

Give me a pillow on WW and I'd be asleep in a minute.

RaceRinger said:
I'm waiting for Ralph to top that, seeing how he works weekends and all.

I'm really lagging in my Skyscraper rides. I haven't been on it in at least 3 weeks, and my number is still somewhere in the 40's. I'm catching up to you on Ripcord flights though, I'm up to 61. It helps when you can test fly 5 times in a weekend.

^ I rode Ripcord 3 times over labor day and thought it was the best thing I'v ever done at CP. Better than any coaster there. It might be the scariest thing I have done too. Even the 3rd time I was sweating before I did it. (Might have to do with it being 80 degrees at the time too.)

Well, Ralph, you might just catch my 75 flights. If you take into account my flights on other skycoasters this year, I'm technically at 77. Well, the 300 footer could count as 2 so it's 78 hahaha. Getting 60 on SkyScraper is gonna be tough, though.

I rode Skyscraper for the first time this past Tuesday, and I thought it was an outstanding ride! If you're like me and have just thought "Why should I pay for a ride when I have a full park to choose from?" the last couple years, you're missing out.

By the way, I remember reading that you had to purchase the tickets in the front of the park to get the buy 1 get 1 free for Platinum Pass. I walked to the front of the park, and no one at the season pass center knew anything about this, so I went to guest services. They acted confused and told me that you purchase the tickets for Challenge Park in Challenge Park. Yes, it's logical...but I don't believe it was logical in the past for PP? I could have sworn I read multiple times that BOGO tickets were only available at the front. In the end, you did indeed get the BOGO tickets right next to Skyscraper.

Anyway, I have no fear of any rides at Cedar Point these days, and I didn't think twice about riding this. But wow...I loved that my childhood fear came back once I saw the restraint. While the restraint is obviously safe, it feels like an accident waiting to happen. The employee strapped me in so fast with a few straps that my mind didn't have time to figure out how it worked. They looked like pull-tight backpack straps that could just loosen up. I kept wondering if I could pull at them and free myself while riding. I was also wondering if one of the straps came loose…would the others hold me in? Are some fail-safes? If anyone knows more about the specifics of the restraint, I'd love to know.

So, the ride began, and I couldn't get my mind off the restraint. There was nothing to hold onto, so I kind of grasped at the seat. Realizing this wouldn't help if the restraint failed, I just let go and had a blast. It felt like a giant structure-less carnival ferris wheel gone wrong. When we stopped at the top for awhile, the structure feeling flimsy...I thought of nothing but Vertigo and this video on youtube I had seen awhile back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhEkwNDOHdo

But, wow…what a great view up there! On the final rotations, there was a point where we flipped perfectly at a forceful time face down to the pavement. There was SO much pressure on that cloth harness that I was completely uncomfortable with it once again. I mean, what if the employee (who didn’t seem to be overly concentrating when securing the harness) forgot to lock one of the straps properly?

In the end, it was a great ride that I wish I hadn’t overlooked, and I’ll make sure to ride it future visits. Since I haven’t heard much about Skyscraper on these forums, I’m going to assume it’s highly overlooked by guests? If you haven’t ridden it yet, try it! The $5 Platinum Pass price is a rare deal for Cedar Point.

Ffej said: Since I haven’t heard much about Skyscraper on these forums, I’m going to assume it’s highly overlooked by guests?

Yup because all they see is $$$ and run the opposite way to go purchase an $8 Hot dog.

Ffej said:
I kept wondering if I could pull at them and free myself while riding. I was also wondering if one of the straps came loose…would the others hold me in?

I'm pretty sure that if you tried hard enough you could free yourself from just about any ride out there, but why would you try? Trust me, if you aren't messing with them, they won't loosen up.

Skyscraper is my favourite ride at the park. I will always have an extra $5 (Platinum Pass BOGO deal) to ride it once per trip. My record is 37 rotations in one sitting.

I'm not scared to ride anything, but I can't seem to try skyscraper. Any advice?

Just make up your mind to do it, and don't over think it.

Skyscraper is diabolical. Not having anything to hold onto really ramps up the sensation of vulnerability. What a delicious ride.

Ralph Wiggum said:
[I'm pretty sure that if you tried hard enough you could free yourself from just about any ride out there, but why would you try? Trust me, if you aren't messing with them, they won't loosen up.

Not to be technical, but I'd say most of the thrill rides out there are very difficult to free yourself from, if the restraint was secured properly.

What I'm more saying is that...lap bars & OTSR's are designed to be inaccessible for riders to open on most thrill rides. If Cedar Point removed all lap bars & OTSR's, leaving only seatbelts with accessible buttons, it'd be VERY eerie. That's kind of how I felt on Skyscraper...pull or bump the strap lock and die! Yeah, I know my Skyscraper harness wasn't going to unlock with a bump, but it was just a very different feelling than say a Maverick harness with back-up lock.

I was on skyscraper when it was at dorney park, and it was amazing.

We were going to do it at cedarpoint a few weeks ago, but they were not doing the season pass discount on saturdays. The next time we go back, we are going to do it. I love these type of rides.

I wasn't scared of it before I rode it, I was just scared it was gonna make me dizzy but it didnt. I was suprised I wasnt dizzy at all.

How is that ride for fat people? Is there a weight limit?

500 pounds per car. The restraints are fairly accommodating. I can't recall ever having to turn anyone away for being too large.

Sorry to bring back an old topic but has anyone else noticed Skyscraper is no longer on the CP Challenge Park page let alone the website at all. Has it been off for a while? Does the ride run much anymore?

I saw it running yesterday.