Somebody told me that Intamin themselves sent a Cease & Desist to parks to stop operating the straddle coasters and that an issue was found on one of the rides that turned out to be endemic to all the models and each of them need fixing.
News Project 2026: Quantum Accelerator (Intamin Multi-Launch Straddle Coaster)
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Until the issue is resolved or a modification plan happens. At the moment, I'm not sure of any plan. All of this model should be closed indefinitely.
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commercial shoot was allegedly cancelled, reaching out to people who were going to confirm this RN
I want to bring this up again, as the ones that have been closed are tire driven versions, and not LSM versions. Maybe ride hardware is an issue? Both Hagrids and Zokkon both are listed by their respective parks as open/operating.
Media day has been postponed, no date given, well shit XD
Really sucks for Six Flags that this coaster has caught a stray like this. Project looks great, but this delay on an already pretty slow-to-open attraction is gonna hurt. 
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quantum has been.. completely scrubbed from the website it seems? its redirecting to a 404 page now trying to go to the webpage for the ride
Wow, you're right. WTF... Maybe they still need another permit to open? Or an issue with a part? It's really odd because I've literally seen it testing frequently.
Just thought I'd look since other similar coaster types are down... Wave Breaker at Sea World is still listed on their website.
If the rumors I've heard re: the possible timeline for a fix are correct, I wouldn't be surprised to see Six Flags push Quantum to 2026. I hope it's not necessary, but I've heard some pretty pessimistic estimates...
Say we're talking about another three weeks of delay or so—in that situation it is probably just correct for Six Flags to push it back a year at that point...
Say we're talking about another three weeks of delay or so—in that situation it is probably just correct for Six Flags to push it back a year at that point...
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Damn, this sucks. Intamin strikes again.If the rumors I've heard re: the possible timeline for a fix are correct, I wouldn't be surprised to see Six Flags push Quantum to 2026. I hope it's not necessary, but I've heard some pretty pessimistic estimates...
Say we're talking about another three weeks of delay or so—in that situation it is probably just correct for Six Flags to push it back a year at that point...
I wonder what happened with the straddle coasters. Wonder if we're looking at DarKoaster being down for an extended period as well. I would guess it's either train related or something with the tire propelled launch. They've built 11 straddles with tire propelled launches worldwide then Gold Rush at Drayton Manor is a tire propelled launch as well. It looks like the Fuji-Q straddle is LSM. Wonder if every single one is down?
Remove DarKoaster and replace it with something accessible and reliable 
something serious did go wrong with the tire-driven straddle coasters, which is why they're all down. the problem came to light in the burg...
This one is going to leave a stain…
We can be lenient with a lot of things for pandemic or shipping delays or finances or prototype model or an accident or the manufacturer not knowing wtf they were doing.
Quantum had everything on its side, right up to being signed off and ready to go. Good luck, Intamin!
We can be lenient with a lot of things for pandemic or shipping delays or finances or prototype model or an accident or the manufacturer not knowing wtf they were doing.
Quantum had everything on its side, right up to being signed off and ready to go. Good luck, Intamin!