Existing Roller Coaster Alpengeist
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It was teal and is being painted light blue.
I know. I was being facetious in my response, and hence the smiley face I posted.
Yep! Happens all the time.
Happens every morning during block checks. It gets back rolling just fine. All of the coasters do a block check every morning and that means every ride with an MCBR gets a train stopped on it every day. Maintenance resets the block and off it goes.
While others have already answered this question, I think it may be helpful to know that a majority of rides with MCBRs have some method available for the trains to restart.
Most seem to be gravity-driven, in that the brake runs aren't actually flat but slightly angled in the direction of travel, though some also have an additional method of propulsion such as a tire drive system or LSMs.
It seems that only a few rides such as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad or Space Mountain have their brake runs designed in a way that makes restarts a hassle... Though in normal operations they don't really get used except for any necessary block checks. ElToroRyan made some decent videos on YouTube that go into details if you were interested in learning more about them.
It was the same way last Friday when I was there. So you'd have to believe it's a cost cutting measure to not open it during lower attendance hours.
Apollo is running 1 train as well. Gotta sell those QuickQueues when the park isn’t at capacity.
This is the downside to year round operations. No time to do a teardown and rebuild of trains because 1 constantly needs to be on the coaster.
was on the first train of the year yesterday, trimmed on the drop but no trim on the mid course for my cycle which was amazing, and the ride really is running smoother than ever
Through 2014 if I remember correctly. I remember being in the area both for the 2014 and 2015 seasons and remember being told at the start of 2015 that we were not doing 3 trains anymore.
I realized that Alpengeist is the only B&M at Busch Gardens to lack a safety brake spiel.
Griffon: "Welcome back. We hope you enjoyed your ride. At this time, please unbuckle your seatbelt. Once again, please unbuckle your seatbelt."
Apollo's Chariot: "Please keep your feet and legs completely inside the ride. Once the train has come to a complete stop at the station, please push up on your harness and exit quickly and carefully to your right."
Griffon: "Welcome back. We hope you enjoyed your ride. At this time, please unbuckle your seatbelt. Once again, please unbuckle your seatbelt."
Apollo's Chariot: "Please keep your feet and legs completely inside the ride. Once the train has come to a complete stop at the station, please push up on your harness and exit quickly and carefully to your right."