Attraction Top Thrill 2
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I applaud you for finding the positives in a bad situation. Feels like not many people do that anymore.
ElToroRyan seems to believe that Cedar Point may be planning to reopen TT2 with the existing, defective parts in place.
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Conceptually, I understand that this could work depending on the exact issue, but at the same time, uh, is this really the approach Cedar Fair, in particular, should be taking with Top Thrill, in particular?
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Conceptually, I understand that this could work depending on the exact issue, but at the same time, uh, is this really the approach Cedar Fair, in particular, should be taking with Top Thrill, in particular?
Would love to know what the part in question is. I had heard some crazy (and unproveable) stuff about the wheel assemblies, but there's no earthly chance they would operate it in an actually broken state. Theoretically, if it's just an easily replaceable part that's wearing faster than expected (but not actually failing), and you have enough replacement parts to get by until a new part can be engineered & delivered, then that could be a valid temporary solution.
Whatever they do... they just better be SURE of it.
Whatever they do... they just better be SURE of it.
It's common knowledge that CP operations are always this bad when it opens for the season. I have friends that used to work there and they told me the first 4-6 weeks of the season is basically a technical rehearsal for the park to get a good workflow going. They can't fully staff the place until all the local kids are done for the school year which is early to mid June. They said if you wanna come to CP when it's running efficiently then plan on visiting late June and after.
Looks like Lance has staked his position as a no on TT2 this weekend.
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Not surprising, but something to keep in mind.
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Not surprising, but something to keep in mind.
This video had some ideas about timelines, reasons, etc.
Conclusion of the video is wheels, specifically wheel compound. If they have enough spare wheels, and the compound isn't coming off in chunks, they may run it at reduced capacity. If the wheels are failing in a dangerous fashion, then they need to run a different wheel compound; expect it to be down for around 2 months, as that's about how long it can take for new wheels to be re-lined. Shorten the time frame if they had some spares with different compounds already prepped.
There was also a mention of bogey/wheel alignment, and guide wheel spacing as a possibility, but the wheels are likely the reason the ride is down.
Conclusion of the video is wheels, specifically wheel compound. If they have enough spare wheels, and the compound isn't coming off in chunks, they may run it at reduced capacity. If the wheels are failing in a dangerous fashion, then they need to run a different wheel compound; expect it to be down for around 2 months, as that's about how long it can take for new wheels to be re-lined. Shorten the time frame if they had some spares with different compounds already prepped.
There was also a mention of bogey/wheel alignment, and guide wheel spacing as a possibility, but the wheels are likely the reason the ride is down.
From what I understand on this, we a re looking a at a "back to the drawing board" kinda fix. I wouldn't plan a TT2 involved trip this year. You might get lucky late in the season, but there is a chance that in another month or so they just shift the goalposts to opening day 2025.
Understand from where? If this is true that is a massive screw up by Zamperla (and Cedar Point). Oof.
In Zamperla's defense it's a lot harder to engineer off something already built, vice do a ground up build (this is true in any field). There are hard to test assumptions in there that just won't show up until you stress test it a bit
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Already accepted the fact it wouldn’t be open for my June trip, but with recent talks and the context this video provided I’m starting to feel a little more optimistic…we’ll see if any testing gets done in the next week….
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Is this the statement we'd expect if the new wheel assemblies were working...?
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Cedar Fair loves to screw customers to save a buck. That’s why top thrill is closed already. They went with the cheap manufacturer.This thread is about TT2, not weather closures. You already have a full thread dedicated to your pet project.
"Weather" Closures
How do you know the park was closed for low attendance? Because I have been to parks before when it rained, and they operated the rides. This was not a severe storm. It was just rainy. The kind of weather the parks are absolutely capable of operating in. This is how these Corporate Theme Parks...parkfans.net
