Following this curious issue...
Skyride is running today!
Skyride is running today!
L'Aeronaut Skyride
- Thread starter Zachary
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Sky ride was down this morning, but it’s back up and running! Was great to ride it!
Probably not gonna happen for several reasons:
This particular ride system has been in it's current path for a long time, to reroute will potentially cause issues with the envelopes around this ride and other attractions.
It's really expensive and time consuming to make such changes.
This ride isn't an equivalent to an E ticket at this park, thus is not a large enough attraction to generate income via attendance or in-park sales on its own.
The station over by the Kinder Karussel and Land of the Dragons is within a 2-4 minute walk of Das Festhaus, depending on how fast your pace is - why would they need to extend it even further, which would potentially put the path in conflict with other structures and attractions in the area?
As in Loch Ness Monster's cave? Just a big tunnel with a hollow center.
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That's the one! Thanks
It just seems weird that it's empty, you'd think they would put some Loch Ness theming in it
It's a good question, but been that way as long as I can remember - what would you suggest?
That...I'm not sure of lol. it's weird, it's one of our favorite parts of the skyride. I'm not sure why, but it is.
Considering you don't see it on LNM, I have never thought of it as weird. Only time you see it is from the skyride, so all I can think of is a good spot for a seasonal decoration. Ex. if they wanted to put a Christmas tree there during CT or a "pumpkin patch" looking display during HoS.
I couldn't tell from the photo that I saw on Facebook to be 100%, but it looked like England? Do they have different signs on each one? I believe it had the "Dirigible Landing" sign in the photo.
England would make sense. Motor, gearing (I assume), drive shaft… the entire circuit is driven from that station.
Hope it isn’t too serious an issue. A walled off station sounds like major work that requires more than a day or two to complete, and/or a long wait time for important bespoke components to arrive from far away.
Hope it isn’t too serious an issue. A walled off station sounds like major work that requires more than a day or two to complete, and/or a long wait time for important bespoke components to arrive from far away.
England would make sense, but there are mechanical parts in each station and the counterweight is in Germany. I believe the Dirigible Landing is the England sign. It's a big motor to replace if they are doing that. I believe it is at least a 400hp drive. Couple that with the enormous gear box it is connected to and I could imagine it would be a massive undertaking to replace any of those parts. It's also possible they are replacing or working on the backup VW gas engine.
looks like some major work going at the England station.
