There was like 0 issues as far as i noticed yesterday. Ran both trains all day long.
Was kinda funny though seeing the left rear sprayer in the station spray the ride op panel in the back every train though
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Project 2025/305: Pantherian (Intimidator 305 Retheme)
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Was kinda funny though seeing the left rear sprayer in the station spray the ride op panel in the back every train though
Blue train did have a wheel blow out about 10 minutes before closing last night. It was the most comically jackhammering ride I've ever had, like Grizzly a few years ago meets the vibrations of one of those movie theater 4D simulators
Needless to say they took blue train off and cleared the remaining queue on just 1 train. Blowing even one wheel a day is probably not ideal, but it seems like they're trending in the right direction.
Needless to say they took blue train off and cleared the remaining queue on just 1 train. Blowing even one wheel a day is probably not ideal, but it seems like they're trending in the right direction.
So, I'm going to throw a curveball, and feel free to eye-roll and dislike me all you want, but COULD all these wheel issues be a possible sign of danger for Pantherian's future? SF might look at these issues, see them as problematic and then just pull the plug. I don't know. I just had this thought.
Not likely the ride has had a history of wheel issues especially in the summer. My understanding isvthat the water sprayers are not functioning correctly fix that so the wheels cool down and the problem likely goes away.
Not to mention, the issue is the wheels themselves, which are extremely easy to source, and often are bought in bulk batches.
Does it use standardized wheels that are common across many rides/manufacturers?
I wouldn’t say common across many rides/manufacturers, but they are a significantly easier part to source than most. Plus, the wheels can get resurfaced I believe it’s up to 3 times (depending on the ride) before they need to be outright replaced.
I’ve been ridding today, and yeah this is still the greatest ride ever built. Fucking incredible.
Goes straight for a bit, then a u-turn around a railing, straight in the other direction, and pretty much repeats.
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If it just says "open" there's a good chance it's a walk-on.
Spoiler alert! Way to ruin the retheme queue surprise.
As usual no line lol. I’m 10 laps in and going for more
Ok holy shit I gotta speak about it here, I just somehow got a minimum verify ride and that is actually frightening. Holy fuck man.
What is minimum verify?
Highest position a restraint can be locked in a safe position/ride PLC will allow the train to dispatch with
Oh okay, that makes sense. Thanks! I’ve gotten one on TT before and it was wild, cannot imagine that first drop on Pantherian with barely anything keeping you in.
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