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Evacuations
- Thread starter Doodlyday
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ShoalFox
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
As for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, it's just standard roller coaster evacuation with all trains stopping at the nearest block brake, followed by cast members leading the guests to the exit. As for the other two... I have to refer you to someone more experienced in Disney exclusive ride systems.
Is it possible to be stuck mid loop, and if so, how would they handle that?
Tuvalu
Premium Member
Backstage exits. There is an ongoing thread here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/have-you-ever-been-evacuated-off-of-a-disney-ride.875382/
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/have-you-ever-been-evacuated-off-of-a-disney-ride.875382/
ShoalFox
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
No, it's impossible because all roller coasters run on gravity, not electricity.
Marc Gil
Well-Known Member
So you're saying when Soarin' breaks down, it becomes ToT?
ShoalFox
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
I was imagining that if that gravity release was engaged it would be pretty jarring for guests upon impact.So you're saying when Soarin' breaks down, it becomes ToT?
Tom
Beta Return
If that happened, it would be a catastrophic failure. It's happened on coasters before, and it's because of a serious structural or mechanical failure. There's nothing natural to stop a train in a loop, nor is it possible without physical intervention (i.e. broken track or train catching on each other).
Tom
Beta Return
So, if there is a complete failure in the lift or drop shafts, they would evac guests onto the roof of the VVC? I can't even comprehend that. They'd have to bring me lunch and a bedpan, because I'd be staying put in the cab until they got it moving again.So you're saying when Soarin' breaks down, it becomes ToT?
It would be a controlled descent. And it would likely only happen if the backup generators also failed.
Absolutely positively the last resort if for a catastrophic reason the car cannot be moved.
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kap91
Well-Known Member
Soarin also has cherry picker type lifts used for maintenance that could be used if all else failed.
I've always wondered how they evac pirates in a non emergency. Do they make people get their feet wet?
Tom
Beta Return
No. CMs put on waders and tow boats to the next spot where the "track" gets near shore. There are several locations throughout the ride. We were evac'd from DLR's Pirates last year.
EvanAnderson
Active Member
For Soarin, if the carriages get stuck in the air, there's a Return To Load button on the Tower console that works basically every time. It will lower all 3 carriages (A, B and C) to the ground. Seatbelts then have to be manually unlocked with air release valves under the seats.
If Return To Load doesnt work, then maintenance has to come and go behind each carriage and manually jog it down using "Jog Mode". Each carriage is seperate, (the theatre can fly with any variation of the carriages going at once), so each has to be jogged down 1 by 1. It can take 10-15 minutes to get them all down. Then seatbelts are manually unlocked again.
If that doesn't work, the very last straw is using Reedy Creek Emergency Services to use the cherry picker (already in the theatres) to get everyone out one by one. It has been simulated before, but never used on guests.
If Return To Load doesnt work, then maintenance has to come and go behind each carriage and manually jog it down using "Jog Mode". Each carriage is seperate, (the theatre can fly with any variation of the carriages going at once), so each has to be jogged down 1 by 1. It can take 10-15 minutes to get them all down. Then seatbelts are manually unlocked again.
If that doesn't work, the very last straw is using Reedy Creek Emergency Services to use the cherry picker (already in the theatres) to get everyone out one by one. It has been simulated before, but never used on guests.
loveofamouse
Well-Known Member
For roller coasters anywhere, they run on gravity. They take you to the top of a lift hill and drop the car for the ride. That's why no more than 1 coaster car can be in an area between brakes at any time. There are also brake areas throughout the track that can stop a car, slow a car travelling to fast, or otherwise control what is basically graceful falling. In an emergency, your car would just continue to the next brake area where it will sit until someone comes and manually unlock the harnesses and walk you out.
For ToT, the first lift and the 5th D all are areas the vehicle can be stopped and passengers unloaded. I would imagine that, in the drop chambers, since you are sitting in a frame anyways, it would stop midsequence and either stay where it was until manually lowered to the ground or gently lower itself down if the system's safeties would allow it (i.e. no lift unloading below you). In the event of a full system outage, I would imagine that everything would come to a grinding halt exactly where it is since no where during that ride are you not controlled (no free falling).
For ToT, the first lift and the 5th D all are areas the vehicle can be stopped and passengers unloaded. I would imagine that, in the drop chambers, since you are sitting in a frame anyways, it would stop midsequence and either stay where it was until manually lowered to the ground or gently lower itself down if the system's safeties would allow it (i.e. no lift unloading below you). In the event of a full system outage, I would imagine that everything would come to a grinding halt exactly where it is since no where during that ride are you not controlled (no free falling).
mergatroid
Well-Known Member
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Martin, I know there are platforms inside the shaft (either behind or next to the VVC). Presumably they can evac onto those in an emergency through a pop-open panel in the cab (ala Horizons)?
-Rob
That I can't answer. One would assume so. I can't imagine average guest rappelling up the interior of the shaft.
adisneyprincess
Member
Soarin' broke down when I was on it. It jolts forward in the air and lowers you down. They fixed the problem and started the ride from the beginning. However, that was due to a faulty seatbelt... I know you didn't ask, but for PPF, they have to call the fire department to get people down. LOL