train movement

Not long should we be seeing a light test maybe. Once I see those spotlights on I'll be really geeked. 2004 here I come!

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Opening Day - May 8, 2004 :) It's coming

Keep Arms Down, Head Back, and Hold On!!

Saw the train launched today at 3:15ish. It rolledback too. Just a little update.

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You know you're having a good day when you're looking at the green side of the grass and not the otherside.

We'll I'm sure the first week we'll have a lot of roll backs until the trains are used to running again. They've been sitting all winter.

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Favorite Thrilling Coaster:: Millennium Force
Favorite Intense Coaster::Top Thrill Dragster

Yeah even in season when they fire them up the first time they rollback a few times. Rollbacks now are very likely...wish I was riding now, never got a rollback!!
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You know you're having a good day when you're looking at the green side of the grass and not the otherside.

Proof of testing:

http://www.geocities.com/cedar_point_nut/nph-cachecam.jpg

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The Point of Cedars
www.thepointofcedars.tk
*** This post was edited by Top Thrill Dragster 4/27/2004 8:43:31 PM ***
*** This post was edited by Top Thrill Dragster 4/27/2004 10:14:30 PM ***

That doesn't look convincing to me, the platform at the crown extends about that much.

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Eddy the retard is awesome.

I promise ya I saw the train launc on the live video (cleveland.coms) feed yesterday around 3:30. It made it all the way to the top and rolled back. I waited for 5-10mins, but another train was not launched.

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You know you're having a good day when you're looking at the green side of the grass and not the otherside.

Ahhh....the link doesn't work. I'll fix it as soon as I can. Sorry.

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The Point of Cedars
www.thepointofcedars.tk

Yea, Trust Geocities for your hosting....

Anyway, Here is is...The pic of the launch that Failed. Think this is convincing enough.

http://www.xtremecoasters.com/webcam/testing.JPG

That train got stopped about half of the way down, It never even made it up to the tower. Also, Another test ran shortly after...The train didnt even come close to the top. Maybe about 100 feet short of the crest. By the looks of it, Testing isnt going that great so far.

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- Dennis
When I die, They'll read this And say a genius wrote it.
http://xtremecoasters.com/
*** This post was edited by Big D 4/27/2004 10:54:19 PM ***

I don't know if that's necessarily true. For all we know they are just "building up" to full launches like they did before last year. That would probably be the case anyway if all this supposed major work with the hydraulics actually did occur.

-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
2003 Magnum Crew
2004 Magnum ATL

Matt is right. The work that was rumored to happen would mean that they would have to warm up the motor to start launching the trains at full speed. There's nothing I can back this up on but it seems if they're testing it that slow 9 days before the ride opens for the season they must be running behind a little. Or maybe they're test the emergency stop that stops the train mid launch.

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Opening Day - May 8, 2004 :) 9 more days people!!

Cedar Point, Absolutly Amazing!!

Big_D- If the cedar point cam updates every minute you must have been lucky to get it with all the lights on.

It's amazing the amount of information you can get from a web cam.

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

It is amazing Walt. Sean check out the live video feed. http://www.cleveland.com/cedarpointcam/index.ssf/video.ssf Its nice to have minimized while surfing the web and to check back every once and awhile.

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You know you're having a good day when you're looking at the green side of the grass and not the otherside.

When did the web cams start offering information on testing progress and how well things are going? Does Monty Jasper break into coverage every few minutes with a testing update?

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

LOL. Well, of course he does Walt! It's like an ABC News Special Report, only with Monty instead of Peter Jennings! ;)

-Michael

BYE BYE Dan19257!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have Kids who read This forum. We Don't need your kind of Crap here!

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Millie:20
TTD: 1
CP&LE RR: 150

Someone needs a nap.
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You haven't ridden Top Thrill Dragster until you have been on a rollback.
TTD- 10 (0 REAL launches ;) ) MF-30 RAP-28 WT- 25

I saw the partial launch on the 26th. I was there with my FAMILY getting our passes. It was around 3:15ish.
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Millie:20
TTD: 1
CP&LE RR: 150

It's odd, really. In this thread (under his primary username), Dan seemed to like me - or at least my site.

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

*** This post was edited by Gemini 4/28/2004 7:20:30 PM ***