i would like to take a moment to appreciate that pantheons front row split off line is literally an unpaved gravel path. what the actual hell bgw
Project 2022: Pantheon
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That doesn't look like a front row line, but a quick access pathway for maintenance to run from the station to the fast track switch and also has an adjoining pathway to launch 1. Most likely would only be used by guests in launch 1 evacs. They may have needed another staircase for fire evacuation purposes as well. Speculating because I haven't seen it in person, but just my guess.
Knowledge of their corporate is very sparse on this forum the best we can rely on are statements from SEAS. We really don’t understand the full story as to why Pantheon was delayed until 2022 other than supposition that they could maximize ROI. The swing launch was never meant to be part of advertising from a marketing standpoint “fastest multi-launch coaster in the world” is what the park is selling people on. You also realize that there are demolition costs to pieces of the ride that’s already been added. So why add extra costs to the ride that’s not how corporations operate. We’re still also not sure whether they’ll add more theming at later dates to cut costs short term. At most the station seems to be getting Apollo-esque theming. This is the largest investment the park’s made since Verbolten and plus a global pandemic threw a wrench in their plans.
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it is the front row line, see here.
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I still stand by my original comment. Just because it is at the front of the station on the entrance side doesn't mean that stair case needs to be for the front row. I would imagine there is a gate inside the station blocking guests from going down those steps while still keeping it accessible for maintenance to go from the main panel to either of the launches. I just don't see how or why the park would make the front row line nearly half as long as the standard line. And not pave it with concrete at that (I know BGW has cut budget with some things, but that seems a bit too far).
Even looking at the screenshot, you can see how that path breaks off and leads to the pathway for launch 1 and also leads to a brown gate by the launch control building (easily seen in any of the Pantheon POV's)
Even looking at the screenshot, you can see how that path breaks off and leads to the pathway for launch 1 and also leads to a brown gate by the launch control building (easily seen in any of the Pantheon POV's)
Pretty sure it's maintenance. It was also being used that way during testing. On top of that fairly certain that there would be significant loose articles concerns about it's location basically under the spike and having guest there.
I think people are REALLY underestimating how cool normal people are going to think the switch track and swing launch are...
They have said that everyone will be given a wristband that has tabs that you tear off that you have to redeem for stuff at the event.
It is 100% not. It would make 0 sense to split it that far away from the station. Looking at the picture it's pretty clear that it's for access to the launches from the station.
I think they were using bracelets like that at a Water Country event last year.
Have I read the last few pages correctly that people are already calling for the switch track to be removed? Holy fucking hell, the ride isn't even open yet.
From what I heard the issue was a sensor not reading that the switch track was in place but I am only about 75% sure of the reliability of that info.
Yes but just remember that according to Zachary those are not normal people.
Just a anecdotal note- when I was at Islands of Adventure a couple weeks ago, then temps were in the 30’s. Hagrid’s was down about 2/12-3 hrs at the start of the day. The employee at the ride entrance with whom I ended up have a very long conversation with said that it’s a temperamental ride, doesn’t like the cold, and the day prior it finally opened up at 1:00pm from an 8am park opening. He mentioned that the park basically got Velocicoaster as reparations from Hagrid’s unreliability. (Paraphrasing what he said)
I hope Intamin fixed those temperamental bugs with Pantheon.
I hope Intamin fixed those temperamental bugs with Pantheon.
That does not sound accurate at all.
Could be, but a bad sensor is usually a relatively quick fix (less than an hour if they have spares in stock, which they should have). Could be mechanically related to not being in the right spot, but again, that's something that should only take a few hours to fix, unless there are larger engineering problems.
I strongly doubt this. What is much more likely is Intamin cut them some slack on installation/maintenance/etc for Velocicoaster after Hagrids stumble out of the gate. There is no way in hell Intamin just gave them a coaster for free
I have only heard them missing one 2 hour ride session so that doesn't sound like it's out of the realm of possibility
Why spend much money on something they will do away with in the coming days.....case in point Apollo
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