Stoped at the top?????

I think he is talking about if it rolls back. Every so often, Xcelerator misfires. I would like to be on a train that misfires because I would be two rides in one.

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What is most anticipated event of 2003? the debut of # 16, the release of Metallica's new album, the release of Terminator 3, or the release of Matrix:Reloaded...tough call.

That would be pretty cool, except if there wasn't any way to stop the train from flying back into the station. That would make a pretty ugly site. Though you might be famous.

Just a thought.

TigerKiger said:
That would be pretty cool, except if there wasn't any way to stop the train from flying back into the station. That would make a pretty ugly site. Though you might be famous.
Just a thought.

Too bad, there is. Those copper fins that fly up after the train is launched.

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That is what I'm talking about. Sorry if I wasn't being clear enough for you to understand...

I think it would be a unique experince, let alone two launches for one wait. :)

I can't wait till I experince that launch. The fastest i've been launched, is 1-13MPH on MF. (yeah I know it's pathetic, but it will really add toto my first launch on #16)

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*** This post was edited by SteelMonsters 1/4/2003 5:55:52 PM ***

SteelMonsters, have you been on Wicked Twister?

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Negitive on that, too tall. :(

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Remember, "Being fat can even ruin a romantic cruise"

You think Wicked Twister is too tall? Are you even gonna ride #16?

Not the ride, I'll ride anything. I'm too tall. When the OTSR goes down, the belt doesn't quite make it. It sucks, but there is nothing I can do about it.

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Remember, "Being fat can even ruin a romantic cruise"

Slice your feet off right above the ankle.

I'll call you Stubby.

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Gravity said:
Slice your feet off right above the ankle.

That would make SteelMonsters shorter, but not in a way as to allow him to ride WT. Nice try though.

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SM, how tall are you?

6' 5"...

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You should be able to ride WT. I'm 6' 4"... and I can ride it. All you have to do is relax man. Dont' stand on your tipy toes. Thats about the only way you wouldn't be able to ride.

Config at top could be a safety brake of some kind
in case of ride abort.

I wonder if weather will play a part in the every day ops of #16? Remember maggy got stopped by the wind off the lake.
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I'm not an old fogey, I'm just an old coaster rider..

Maybe some of you aren't understanding that SteelMonsters can't ride WT because of his lower body, but his torso being too tall. That has nothing to do with his feet or "tipy toes"...

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What is most anticipated event of 2003? the debut of # 16, the release of Metallica's new album, the release of Terminator 3, or the release of Matrix:Reloaded...tough call.

My quess is that the object at the top is a anti-rollback safety feature, just incase something like what happened to the magnum in the pretzel loop happens to #16. A storm blew in off the lake many years ago and stopped the train cold in the loop, a crane had to move the train back to the station. It would really suck if you got as close to the crest of the tophat as possible, and stopped falling straight back down towards the station.

Yeah, but if eing launched at about 125mph, I really dought that the train would slow down enough. But it really depends on how much speed you have when you go over the tophat.

An easy way to tell if they are brakes is to look for hardware There are not any pneumatic lines, hyraulic lines, or electrical lines beneath it. Brakes don't just work magic. This picture shows the top peice. There is no brake hardware anywhere on this peice nuff said.

http://www.setecx.com/pics/cp102602const/imagepages/PICT0230.html
*** This post was edited by Fluidcoasters 1/6/2003 3:05:14 PM ***

I don't think that there are gonna be brakes on the top hat. And if someone asks then why do they have the steps at the top. If i'm not mistake thats for the workers and the remote possiblity that a stong enough gust of wind would some how stop the train on the top.

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Someone help me i'm in denial about Project 2003.

How would it go about getting stuck at the top by wind? Even if it did stop i wouldnt just stop and stay up there. Gravity exists even in cedar point 400 + feet up.