What are the chances?

What are the chances of this thing mis-firing and only going halfway up the hill or soo and you rolling backwards toward the ground? Wouldn't that be crazy, were almost to the top......nevermind AHHHH!!!

Likely if you ride a lot. It happened at least multiple times every day when Xcelerator was brand new. It wore off though, and is not common now.

If that were to happen, what stops the train from going speedily back into the station?

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Brakes.

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that would be the brakes ;)

Nothing stops it from being total devastation. The designers completely missed this very important item. Believe it...........or not.

There are some people you probably just scared Chief Wahoo. But not to worry people, CP has taken EVERY PRECATION to stop this ride from crashing.

When they first start testing the ride, they aren't gonna give the ride all the juice they got. They may start out at 0-50 to make sure it all works, then increase the speed for the next launch. So they MUST have brakes on the launching side because the first time they test, it's not going to make it all the way up. And as we all know, what goes up, must come down.

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Thank you Jeff for your work to make and run this site!
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http://216.93.162.200/_upload/images/ride03_pics/constpics/Construction095.jpg

Dont see any brakes on that launch...Either they havent been installed yet...Or there wont be any at all. Which is highly unlikely. But On the Xcellerator the brakes were installed in the track when it arrived. Also the Xcelerator launch looks alot different. I dont see any places where the brakes could go in and pop out after the train launches.

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Is a precation a couple of days you take off before going on vacation?

C'mon, don't be a smarta**. I'm just saying that CP is going to install brakes on the launch, and gave a reason why they will.

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If there's bugs on your shirt, you had a good ride.

Thank you Jeff for your work to make and run this site!

Hahahahahahaha. Thanks, Wahoo. You made my afternoon.

The brakes have been installed. I could see them in the background in one of the many TV packages I saw Thursday.

And I want a rollback!

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I second Jeff's sentiment. My first ride, I want a rollback! That way I get two rides for the time spent waiting for one.

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

First of all there arent any brakes on the ride. There are magnetic blades that are permanantly attached at the end of the ride and at the begginning of the ride. Before the train is launched, the blades are lowered on the launching straightaway. Once the car is lanched and passes that area of the launch section, the blades rise, and in case the train doesnt make it over the hill, and returns to the launch straightaway, the magnets slow the car...at a very fast pace, not anywhere close to the station. In fact, it takes the train about a minute to return to the station, if it doesnt make it over the hill, and passes over the magnets. Same with the deccelerating straightaway, accept the car slows at a smaller pace...and the brakes are attached permanently...they never move. So there is never a possibility of a brake failure, magnets always do the job.

Sweet, i thought i was the only one (after asking/scaring people in like for Xcel) on this planet who wanted a rollback. That will be the chant of the day on May 4th. For some reason though, the ride ops strongly disapprove of requesting a rollback ;) They all thought I was nuts when i asked if they could "accidently" cause a rollback for me...lol. And not there wont be any brakes of fins on the launch track of Dragster. Since they themed it to drag racing, there will be a sensor, and if the train doesnt make it all the way up and over it will trigger a parachute (sp?) to eject from the nose of the train and will slow it to a stop just before the station ;)

steelrider33 said:
First of all there arent any brakes on the ride. There are magnetic blades that are permanantly attached at the end of the ride and at the begginning of the ride.

What do you think the blades are? They are BRAKES! And the fins, or blades as you call them, are not magnetic. The magnets are mounted on the cars themselves, the exact opposit of MF.

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I dont even think the brakes are on THAT piece of track...

they might be on the actual LAUNCH track pieces, but I dont know about the 'beginner' stuff

Chief Wahoo said:
Is a precation a couple of days you take off before going on vacation?

I am still laughing about that one!:) Accordingly, I am now suffering from the "postcation" depression that accompanies a new semester for grad school. And does that mean we should be starting our "precation" plans now for Martin Luther King Day next monday?

steelrider33 said:
First of all there arent any brakes on the ride. There are magnetic blades that are permanantly attached at the end of the ride and at the begginning of the ride. Before the train is launched, the blades are lowered on the launching straightaway. Once the car is lanched and passes that area of the launch section, the blades rise, and in case the train doesnt make it over the hill, and returns to the launch straightaway, the magnets slow the car...at a very fast pace, not anywhere close to the station. In fact, it takes the train about a minute to return to the station, if it doesnt make it over the hill, and passes over the magnets. Same with the deccelerating straightaway, accept the car slows at a smaller pace...and the brakes are attached permanently...they never move. So there is never a possibility of a brake failure, magnets always do the job.

3 comments:

1.The blades are copper fins. the magnets are on the trains. its the reverse of other magnetic breaking systems.

2.Occasionally a fin (just 1) doesn't pop up, or is stuck up. This gets fixed quickly, not immediately.

3. Some of the copper fins do go down on the brake run, about 1/2 of the ones that are able to. If they want to stop the train on the transfer tracks, they will stay up i believe. Photographic evidence: http://twistedrails.com/kbf/jun23-25.shtml
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your right about the copper fins in your first comment.
but on your third comment, the brake run, they are all permanently up. I have been on Xcellerator, that is how i know this.
I didnt ubderstand your second comment though.

Here's some fun info on the brakes, although they can bring the train to a complete stop they cannot hold a vehicle physically in place. That's at least according to a magnetic brake manufacturer. Makes sense though otherwise they would mount these things on automobiles and we'd never have to buy another pair of brake pads again. Gee that would be nice.

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