Top Thrill Dragster 2022 Status
I've now been finding myselfs having dreams at night about Dragster. The first one was a couple nights ago and it started with me and a few friends discussing about a spike and then it got a spike and it the cars basically would rotate where you would go up the top hat and spike backwards. It was weird. Then last night, it out of nowhere got all the track back and started testing and it was a wobbly LSM system and the trains were very big and it went slow down the track.
My Dragster dreams are usually much more realistic. I stand in line for an hour or two and then have to leave when a lengthy downtime forces them to empty the queue.
If you're gonna post Dragster top-stall videos, why not post mine from May 25, 2009?
Sorry, I don't know if I can embed a Vimeo clip here...my POPCode is a little rusty...
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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Nice video, I also stumbled on your “Sinko de Mayo” video. Why have you kept that from us for so long!?
RideMan:
from May 25, 2009?
You can't see us, but my wife and I are on the "ramp" in the queue watching this happen.
Can't get a rollback, but just happened to be in line for a 1 in 80,000 chance experience.
Promoter of fog.
KevinJ, there is no way I'd have been able to see you. I shot my video from the Maverick station house. There I was, just close enough to be on the platform, just far enough away that I wasn't about to board, on a ride that I don't even visit very often, at just the right time to be able to step to the back of the station and start shooting...!
Jordan_Vanichek, that video has nothing at all to do with Cedar Point, amusement rides, or amusement parks. So I didn't promote it here (not that I promote any of my videos very much). Plus it has the added "benefit" that there are probably some humorless jerks out there who will find a way to claim that it's "offensive", just because of the title.
(actually it was the jar of mayo that was offensive. I think it might have had stuff growing in it.)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
/X\ *** Respect rides. They do not respect you. ***
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Speaking of Dragster's, this morning my Google page drawing had a Happy 77th Birthday to stunt-person Kitty O'Neil. Inspiring lady!
So this image popped up last night on the NoLimits Discord...apparently there is now a rather large hole where they removed track for Iron Dragon, lining up directly with TTD's launch.
If that dark squarish thing is the hole being referred to, it doesn't appear to be all that large. Certainly doesn't appear to be large enough to be for a support foundation.
Brandon
That hole is also directly on the paved pathway. It could also just be something dark lying on the path, and not a hole. Or maybe the crew is playing with black sidewalk chalk. Or maybe it's a hole.
I like how they felt the need to circle it and draw an arrow, just in case you couldn't see the circle. Or maybe they weren't trying to point anything out at all, and they were drawing a stick person and just forgot to add legs.
Promoter of fog.
djDaemon:
If that dark squarish thing is the hole being referred to, it doesn't appear to be all that large. Certainly doesn't appear to be large enough to be for a support foundation.
Guess you're an expert engineer all of a sudden.
Wait for it...
Or let's just ask him.
Brandon, do you consider yourself an expert engineer at this point in your career?
Promoter of fog.
Waiting.....
Because I am licensed in 40 states...as an engineer....professional engineer. Did DJ do a site visit to confirm? Just wondering....
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