Wicked Twister station

I don't know if this has been discussed before but why is Wicked Twister's station always limited to the amount of guests being in it?

I've noticed every time I'm there they only allow so many people in. And it's not like that with the other coasters.

Well Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster are supposed to do that as well, but it all depends on If someone is working crowd control or not.

Part of it is the amount of safety features in it. If any one knows more than what I list or if I list something incorrectly feel free to correct me.

Infrared beams- if broken ride stops
Weight sensitive floor- if triggered, ride stops
If gates are shaken violently ride stops
Ride ops have the E-Stop buttons

Limiting the people reduces the risk pretty much.

Gatekeeper2013 said:

Weight sensitive floor- if triggered, ride stops

WHAT?!?!

I'm about 99% sure it does not have a 'weight sensitive floor' but I'd imagine the restriction has something to do with items potentially flying off the car as it speeds through the station

Having too many guests in a coaster station where there is nothing but electrical gadgets, surrounded by most of the time a wooden structure is and will always be a fire hazard! The local fire marshal would have every say in how many are allowed in a station at a time. If there were to be a fire, how would any coaster station be evacuated if it's filled to the max with people? Not too many exits other than the way you came, which some of the times are filled with guests.... Scary thought

Haha, Rob must have missed the memo about the weight-sensitive concrete they installed. Very high tech!

We live in the future!

What, don't they have weight-sensitive concrete where you come from? We have it at home. It turns on the exterior lights as soon as you step on the concrete.

I don't the whole reason behind this. However, I've always liked having a limited number of guests on Wicked Twister platform (compared other rides, such as Magnum for example). It's easier to determine what row is open, and is easier to line up rows if you have more than 2 in your group.

I could have sworn there were pressure sensors. But it was bound to get something wrong.

Nope... But Gatekeeper does have weight sensors at several of its in-station operator stands.

It's not a weight sensor, it's a pressure pad. Stand on it, it closes a circuit. Look around at every dark ride at Disney next time you're there... they line the entire path of every ride.

Gatekeeper2013 isn't too far off. Wicked Twister's station was built in sand and if too many people are in the station it causes it to sink. They found out during the 2002 season and added the additional padding below the trains for the 2003 season because the station sunk so much and people had a hard time hopping in the train!

Stupid Intamin!

;)

So we have been wrong about Magnum this entire time? It's really Wicked Twister? ;)

^^^ Same thing... it detects the pressure caused by weight, also known as the force due to gravity on the pad. It's not a scale, however, as it would be cruel and inappropriate to weigh your employees like that.

It's not a laser, just a little light that blinks! :)

Also, the employee at Load 2 (dispatch) doesn't have an E stop button, rather a Quick Stop button that lowers the brakes and stops the train on the launch track at any given moment. An E stop at Twister is to cut all power to the ride and only the operator in controls has that option.

But yes, it is an absolute hazard to have a full station at Wicked Twister due to the high speeds of the train going in and out of the station.

That doesn't even make sense. More people don't make it a hazard. A person in front of where the train is traveling is a hazard. If that was the issue, you wouldn't want anyone on the platform at all while the ride was cycling.

I don't think I understand how that doesn't make sense to you. A crowded station (ie Millennium Force) is a huge hazard for a ride that travels at high speeds through the station. Whether it makes sense or not, that's the rule we had to abide by when I worked there. Just saying.