I actually think it'll be a tad (not much however) slower running 4. Though I can't really say for sure since I've never seen a 4 train operation in action before. I'm curious how the system works with 4 trains and 7+ block sections. I'm also gonna go ahead and guess they will most likely send one train at a time as a precaution for rollbacks (which are a guarantee). It's easier to reset a train that just rolled back when there's no train sitting in prelaunch. They do it quite frequently in the cooler months to quicken the process.
-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut
There was a train sitting on the launch pad that wasn't there 30 seconds later, I'm guessing it was launched. As mentioned earlier, no trains on the holding track, I'm taking that as a good sign!
24 hours!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=687R5gHMiuA
took me a while to get this encoded. here is some time lapse from the past couple days. the storm from last night looks pretty cool!
jam said:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=687R5gHMiuAtook me a while to get this encoded. here is some time lapse from the past couple days. the storm from last night looks pretty cool!
From that video, it looked like they were already testing out the Hot Summer Lights Displays (3:50)... The video was very impressive... I can't wait for Thursday!
Edit: Also at 5:20, I wonder what happened to Iron Dragon there...
Sorry for Double Post, but wanted to bump this...
The Dragster Cam right now is in the clouds... I am not sure if Dragster is running but if it is, Those people are Very Lucky....
Also, I wonder what it would be like to stall on the top of Dragster today... No one would know where the train went until they count the trains.. XD
Except that those raindrops on the camera lens mean no one is getting the chance to ride Dragster right now.
Goodbye MrScott
John
Doesn't look as if its raining, looking at the PagodaCam, MF is going, and even that is in the clouds now... lucky them..
Millie runs. Even in the rain. It ran pretty much all day yesterday in fairly solid rain. So did Mantis, Iron Dragon, Power Tower, Wicked Twister, Blue Streak, Maxair, and Skyhawk that I'm aware off.
I wonder if they have eased up on the rain policy a little bit this year?
Last year every time a few drops would fall everything would shut down other than a few flats.
Everything was running one train operation. It was terrible. Millennium had a 1 h 45 m wait when it should have had less than half an hour. I can understand not running all 3 trains in the rain, but only one? Why not two?
We'll miss you MrScott and Pete
I think it is ridiculous on Millennium because there are 2 stations and would have a very hard time bumping into each-other. Any ride that complete a circuit without having to stop on the block brakes should be able to run 2 trains. Therefore, Magnum, Millennium, Mean Streak, Raptor, and Iron Dragon could run with no problem at all.
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Yeah what does rain have to do with number of trains running? Seems a bit irrelevant.
First time to Cedar Point was opening day 2009, 7 hours in line for TTD, 2 rollbacks =)
The incident on Magnum a couple of years back was blamed on the rain, brakes being wet and train sliding through. If only 2 of 3 trains are running, it is impossible for that sort of thing to happen because of the block brakes and the trains not being near each other at any point throughout the ride. Why they would only run one train is beyond me.
We'll miss you MrScott and Pete
I'm totally working there next year now.... Tonight looks to be Dragster Ride night for *Employees...
*could be for some other people but most likely employees
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