This statement is "you're screwed for CoasterMania."
It'll likely take a bit of time to get cycles in and do NDT testing to check how the new parts are working.
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This statement is "you're screwed for CoasterMania."
It'll likely take a bit of time to get cycles in and do NDT testing to check how the new parts are working.
I've personally heard people tell me everything from "It's not a big issue that needs to be fixed, it'll be open by mid-June," to "It won't open again this season."
Which tells me that, really, no one knows anything about a real reopening timeline. Perhaps not even Zamperla or Cedar Point.
The claims out there are reading to me like a mix of hopium and the typical wild speculation that makes its way through the social media grapevine until it becomes fact. The night testing really doesn't tell you anything.
Which tells me that, really, no one knows anything about a real reopening timeline. Perhaps not even Zamperla or Cedar Point.
The claims out there are reading to me like a mix of hopium and the typical wild speculation that makes its way through the social media grapevine until it becomes fact. The night testing really doesn't tell you anything.
They'll put up a blog post over the winter and scrap the whole thing in a month.
Zamperla is looking to hire a Stress Analysis Engineer.
Job description (translated from Italian): To reinforce our Engineering team we are looking for an engineer to insert in area stress analysis. The Stress Analysis Chief Engineer is responsible for verifying the reliability of the technical solutions, guaranteeing the security and integrity of the machine for the entire life cycle of the stress.
Now the question is – Is this a brand new position or did they have one before that they got rid of over this TT2 fiasco?
Job description (translated from Italian): To reinforce our Engineering team we are looking for an engineer to insert in area stress analysis. The Stress Analysis Chief Engineer is responsible for verifying the reliability of the technical solutions, guaranteeing the security and integrity of the machine for the entire life cycle of the stress.
Now the question is – Is this a brand new position or did they have one before that they got rid of over this TT2 fiasco?
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I imagine the entire company is dealing with a lot of “stress” at the moment.
In all seriousness this isn’t a good look for either party right? Zamperla’s untested product for failing and CP for replacing an oft down somewhat prototype rude with an actual prototype that’s looking to possibly have prolonged downtime already.
Should we be calling it TT3 when it comes back?
Should we be calling it TT3 when it comes back?
Well they did drop a word the first time, so Top 3 makes sense.
Yeah I’m beginning to think it won’t open again this season. Halloweekends at the earliest…
Man is this situation depressing, but at the same time I don’t feel that much for Cedar Point. Just reduces the incentive to go all the way back to Sandusky.
In CPs defense, there weren't really good options here. They either had to: continue to throw money at the original Dragster, tear it down and seriously impact their park brand in the process, or go this third route with Zamperla. It was a gamble with any option and there were going to be issues navigating through it.
4) work with Intamin to improve upon the original design.
From the sounds of it Intamin didn't want to work with CP.
Intamin very much did want to work with CP on this and got completely blindsided with Zamperla jumping in.
Maybe they can hire Intamin to fix Zamperla's ride.