Apollo's Chariot

[Le Moose]

Verbolten and Pantheon seem perpetually down too. Verbolten is apparently dealing with a significant repair to the drop track.

Verbolten has been down for a little while, and I’ve heard it’s an issue with the drop track. Kevin confirmed it was a maintenance issue outside the scope of annual maintenance. As for Pantheon, it was running last weekend. Could it just be because it’s the week and they are short on staffing?

 

[apollo18]

Verbolten has been down for a little while, and I’ve heard it’s an issue with the drop track. Kevin confirmed it was a maintenance issue outside the scope of annual maintenance. As for Pantheon, it was running last weekend. Could it just be because it’s the week and they are short on staffing?

Pantheon is listed as 'closed for the day' which to me also implies staffing, and not a problem. I expect things will pick up once spring break starts next week.

 

[Le Moose]

Apollo’s Chariot is showing a 5 minute wait time in the app. Is it open?

 

[RKRCC]

It’s testing!!! We are leaving because we have other things to do now. Maybe it’ll be open later, but they are currently running empty trains

 

[SweetBabyJames]

It’s testing!!! We are leaving because we have other things to do now. Maybe it’ll be open later, but they are currently running empty trains

Praise God it's testing... If I cannot get on Pantherian this April, hopefully I can get on Apollo

 

[CoastersRUS]

Verbolten and Pantheon seem perpetually down too. Verbolten is apparently dealing with a significant repair to the drop track.

Ah yes… panthe-off and verbroken lol.

Pantheon’s reliability has actually gotten a lot better as it’s went on. Now it has a similar downtime amount to most other Intamin’s out there. Verbolten is in a similar boat. It’s turned into one of more consistent rides that BGW has. It does have usually a big downtime stretch once per year due to verbolten typically being a year round attraction.

The common trait between both of those rides that make them a maintenance pain is moving track pieces. The maintenance teams on those rides have gotten very good at keeping them running, but moving parts are always the hardest to keep happy.

 

[realrx]

I love seeing this thing operate from the parking lot. It's just so fitting of its name being a Chariot. Can't wait to ride for the first time since 2019...

I swear nothing will beat that feeling seeing Apollos lift hill and airtime hills against the trees as a little kid coming in from I-64.

 

[Le Moose]

I swear nothing will beat that feeling seeing Apollos lift hill and airtime hills against the trees as a little kid coming in from I-64.

It’s something I can’t even describe. Every time I see it I still feel like a kid, I guess it’s the “We made it” moment. When I was younger and didn’t visit the park as much as I do now that moment felt magical.

 

[Bring Back Questor 87]

I swear nothing will beat that feeling seeing Apollos lift hill and airtime hills against the trees as a little kid coming in from I-64.

this^^^^^^. It truly meant that you had arrived!

 

[apollo18]

"Opening April 5th". Whew.

Next up, Verbolten and re-open Pantheon.

 

[rollercoastercoaster]

Opens tomorrow

 

[MrBradferd]

Is Apollo only 1 train ops also?

 

[Le Moose]

Is Apollo only 1 train ops also?

Yes

 

[MrBradferd]

Wonder why they didnt finish painting the stair railings going up the lift

 

[ControlsEE]

Yes

Would have never stood in my day...

 

[rollercoastercoaster]

How the hell is maintenance so understaffed to the point that a ride with 3 trains is operating with 1, after just reopening for the first time in ~6 months?

Does it actually still have 3 trains that are consistently undergoing annual maintenance? I know some other coasters have turned their third train into more-or-less parts trains. Apollo is probably the same.

 

[Le Moose]

How the hell is maintenance so understaffed to the point that a ride with 3 trains is operating with 1, after just reopening for the first time in ~6 months?

Does it actually still have 3 trains that are consistently undergoing annual maintenance? I know some other coasters have turned their third train into more-or-less parts trains. Apollo is probably the same.

They’re up to 2 trains now. But it does have 3 trains. One is currently in maintenance.

 

[rollercoastercoaster]

They’re up to 2 trains now. But it does have 3 trains. One is currently in maintenance.

I totally did not see that your post was from April, thought you were saying it was still on 1. The third being in maintenance is good though.

 

[Le Moose]

I totally did not see that your post was from April, thought you were saying it was still on 1. The third being in maintenance is good though.

I doubt it will make an appearance unfortunately

 

[CoasterAuditor]

Apollo on 3 trains goes to the crowd buffet. I remember when I was 7 years old in 1999, I thought it was wild it was like they’d dispatch a train as soon as one was off the lift or over the 2nd hill.