Attraction Ice Breaker
- Thread starter Coasternerd
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I figured as much, but you never know. Not having those comfort collars would be nice though.
This is a legit gamechanger for Ice Breaker. I enjoyed the ride despite the comfort collars before. Without them though, it should actually be a really great little coaster.
I'd love to see it happen. That said, I think SEAS probably views Ice Breaker as fairly unique as, unlike the SkyRocket IIs, Ice Breaker doesn't invert.
I’m glad I haven’t been back to ride yet this will make it much more enjoyable.
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Comfort collars have been removed with the addition of regular lap seatbelts
Why is SEAS so scared of Skyrockets? I'm thrilled that the collars are gone, but belts? Really? They're a massive improvement of course, just an annoyance.
My first ride was one without comfort collars. I was fortunate that it reopened on the day we drove back home. The trains are still difficult to get in/ out but it's a night and day difference without the collars. The ride was extremely freeing without them and the seatbelt didn't have any hinderance to the ride... just to the operations. I am worried about what this is going to do to capacity because the trains are so small, it's very easy for someone to sit on top of the belt and not realize it's there. Operators do the same thing like on Iron Gwazi / Twisted Timbers and will check seatbelts first before locking the restraints and pulling them down. Empty seats will be annoying as well because operators have to close the lapbar and loop the seatbelt around it assumingly because there is so much slack in the belt with no rider (I guess to prevent it from banging around during the ride).
But the ride itself was fantastic. I never got a ride with the collars, but I have ridden Tigris and Tempesto so I'm aware of how they're. I could care less for the seatbelt due to the impact it will have on operations, but the trade off for enhanced ride experience is worth it.
But the ride itself was fantastic. I never got a ride with the collars, but I have ridden Tigris and Tempesto so I'm aware of how they're. I could care less for the seatbelt due to the impact it will have on operations, but the trade off for enhanced ride experience is worth it.
I noticed today that Train 1 on this attraction has seen the addition of bright “caution tape” yellow foot guards recently. I wonder if people were tripping over them too often, or they want to ensure guests do not out their feet over the yellow bar?
A recent incident has seen a policy change that requires Ice Breaker to have 4 platform ops at all times, and they must check, seatbelts, lapbars, then legs/feet, in that order, before dispatching trains.
Could we see similar policies and yellow foot guards make their way to the other SEAS SRII’s?
God these trains are almost comically problematic. Feels like basically every manufacturer has solved seats and restraints at this point aside from Premier.
These trains are basically the roller coaster equivalent of budget airline seats. I'm a skinny guy of average height who rides these things all the time, and I struggle trying to climb and squeeze my way into and out of the Premier seats every single time. If I'm stumbling, I have to imagine there are quite a few others having trouble as well, especially since you're under pressure to move quickly. I could definitely see this being a measure to try to prevent people from tripping.
Without comfort collars this is easily the second best ride in the park. That ejector in the back row is so strong it's shocking