Windseeker Downtimes

I'm just really frustrated with this ride. Everytime I've been to the park it's been closed. Today was especially frustrating because it was a beautiful day with a slight breeze at groundlevel, but when I asked why Windseeker was down they said it was because of the wind. It was really disappointing to see windseeker be the only ride in the park down due to wind. All the other tall rides like Dragster, and Power Tower where running all day. I want to know who was the braniac who decided to build a ride that closes down in 25mph winds right on the beach. REAL SMART. I don't even think it will be open during halloweekends because there's always a nice breeze in september and october. Am I the only one finding this annoying?

Are you kidding? The wind was gusting 20-25 m.p.h. from Irene, maybe more. I would've been shocked to see Windseeker running today, and certainly wouldn't have ridden it for any amount of money. (Okay, maybe the high three figures, but no less.)

I really didn't notice the wind very much at all today...I thought the day was quite pleasent actually. The only time I noticed the winds getting high was when I left the park at about 8pm.

Well have you seen the Knotts Berry Farm version of the impact arm controllers? They have supports between the arms and these apparently work very well. Wonder if all parks will use this next year? Should they not pick a standard method and stick to it. Seems like the best looking one to me so far.

Since this thread is active now (about windseeker), I have a question about it, and this is for all the coaster geeks who might know, :)

How come space spiral's foundation is 30 feet deep and windseeker's is only like 6 feet deep?

Windseeker actually has footers 33' below grade.

http://www.visitkingsisland.com/public/fun/blog/2011/1/5/WindSeeker_construction_update.cfm

Is that true for CP's version of the ride? Remember - the geologic makeup of the two locations isn't the same.

I am not positive but just assume that there has to be at least similar pillars down into the ground. Watching them pour the concrete on the webcam last winter they were specifically filling spots which appeared to be footers before filling the concrete rebar frame work. I would think that even though they are in different areas that once you are down so deep that bedrock would be very similar. I am no engineer but I cant see any way that a 7' footer would be able to support that amount of weight 300' above ground without falling over.

Im no engineer as well and have no idea about the actual depth, but in my mind if space spiral can go down 30' Windseeker could go down 33'. Id say Windseeker is maybe 50' closer to the beach than Space Spiral and I doubt that makes that much difference when digging that far.

There's also nearly 50 years of engineering knowledge separating the two rides. That's not to say I'm convinced CP's WindSeeker isn't constructed identically to KI's. I'm just not convinced two rides separated by 200 miles would necessarily be constructed using the same methods.

The world may never know.

Rode Windseeker both Monday and Tuesday, the ride was only down for a short time on monday, and it didn't seem to be wind related. There was a nice clip when we reached the top, and didn't notice any 'unusual' activity with the seats/spacing etc. It will be interesting to see just how sensitive the ride is when the cooler and windier weather rolls in for Halloweekends.

I definitely think that WindSeeker is a risk that paid off. It may have been a prototype that needed some adjustments, but there was a decent line all day, and the reaction from the crowd seemed to be quite positive. I thought the ride was exceptional. There's really nothing else like it at the park. Nothing scares me, and even I felt a rush when we hit the top.