Thx! That's good to hear with the deep buckets.
Don't worry about it. Like I said, I felt it was an honest mistake. Also...that's some road warrior stuff there!!! Good luck with the move!
Attraction The Steel Curtain
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Thx! That's good to hear with the deep buckets.
Don't worry about it. Like I said, I felt it was an honest mistake. Also...that's some road warrior stuff there!!! Good luck with the move!
I was homeless when I was 17; living out of a car. It's not as glamorous as deadheads would have you believe.
Reverse ratchet that fully prevents movement of the restraint. Not explicitly needed for safety but it definitely does wonders for those who like comfortable rides without putting up to risk how far a restraint can occupy itself in their colon.
Whatever happened to the good 'ol days of putting your arms covertly under the restraint as the all-too-quick ride operators went by to check that they were locked... leaving way too much foolish teenager space to float around in (and out of) your seat during the ride? Maybe that was just me.
As much as I would not advocate for that most parks have started asking riders to put their hands up when checking restraints to avoid such a thing.
my friends and I used compete to see who could get the most room in their restraint... But this was also when the only 2 coasters at BGW were Nessie and BBW. In retrospect.... I was a great deal thinner in those days.
Might be a while for a reopen...
www.wpxi.com
KENNYWOOD STEEL CURTAIN: Kennywood's new Steel Curtain coaster reopens after days-long maintenance
UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: A Kennywood spokesperson told Channel 11 that the Steel Curtain reopened around 4:30 p.m. after a maintenance closure that started over the weekend.
Might be a while for a reopen...
KENNYWOOD STEEL CURTAIN: Kennywood's new Steel Curtain coaster reopens after days-long maintenance
UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: A Kennywood spokesperson told Channel 11 that the Steel Curtain reopened around 4:30 p.m. after a maintenance closure that started over the weekend.
Looks like they updated it to say it reopened the same day of your post.
Brambo
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Can confirm it is down, here for the day and was very sad when I saw that... But the woodies are awesome at least!
Came across this random video:
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Not sure why the embedded is not working
And realized that S&S has this crazy "contraption" for the restraint release, then realized that it is also on the Steel Curtain trains (as well as S&S coasters).
Steel Curtain can be seen at the 5:10 mark of this video.
I'm sure it is unrelated, but I know Steel Curtain has numerous issues and makes me wonder why S&S thought this crazy restraint release contraption was necessary. Other manufactures have certainly created simpler methods for a restraint release.
Direct Link to Embedded Media Source
Not sure why the embedded is not working
And realized that S&S has this crazy "contraption" for the restraint release, then realized that it is also on the Steel Curtain trains (as well as S&S coasters).
Steel Curtain can be seen at the 5:10 mark of this video.
I'm sure it is unrelated, but I know Steel Curtain has numerous issues and makes me wonder why S&S thought this crazy restraint release contraption was necessary. Other manufactures have certainly created simpler methods for a restraint release.
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Was really hoping we would see more of these S&S hyper coasters but they certainly are not making a great impression with the reliability here. And its not even one of their air launch coasters!
Thought it was ambitious I tried to get this and Lightning Rod in the same week. I should have asked for bets on here before going for which one I was more likely to get. Result: 2 rides on Lightning Rod, 1 day where it was entirely down, 2 attempts at Steel Curtain now big ole goose egg (well except for riding Phantoms Revenge to death on my initial visit).