I just went to Six Flags today hoping to ride the tallest ride on earth to my surprise it is closed I was wondering for all people who live in the tri state area. Have you gone on it and what is it like???
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Kingda Ka
- Thread starter M:SpilotISTC12
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wdwishes2005
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The_CEO said:
no, top thrill dragster doesent send chunks of metal into the trains, and if this would have happend while people were on. they would have been killed/impaled.:fork:
TowerOfTerror
Well-Known Member
I have been on it and it is awesome !
It will be closed for a while it had a accident on a test run.
It will be closed for a while it had a accident on a test run.
surfsupdon
Well-Known Member
The local papers say it may be closed until late Aug at the earliest!! Wow, lol.
wdwishes2005
New Member
The_CEO said:
might have been injured atleast. but no according to this site, it was during a morning test run and a tarp messed up a heck of alot of the ride.
http://www.thrillnetwork.com/stories_view.php/1060
sorry to sound like a know it all, thats not what i meant by that post.
I would be very surprised if the ride last more than 5 years but only if it keeps breaking down like this every single year. It will eventually cost too much money to maintain. If an accident were to occur then the closure of the ride would be even sooner and strengthen the chances.
aeillill
Active Member
maybe this is a complete rumour but we were discussing this roller coaster at my job the other day and someone mentioned that one of the reasons that it was closed down was also because the sand bags that represented people riding kept falling out.
Like I said maybe a complete rumour so don't flame me if it is.
Like I said maybe a complete rumour so don't flame me if it is.
Pioneer Hall
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I got to get on it and only waited 2.5 hours! It was intense, but I wouldn't wait on a line like that again.
The_CEO
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aeillill said:
Just rumor:
Here is what happened everyone. Posted on - http://www.themeparkinsider.com/news/response.cfm?ID=2173 by Russell Meyer
1. The liner inside the trough that the launch cable travels through came loose and created friction against the cable. The friction caused the train to not accellerate to the correct speed. The rubbing of the cable against the inside of the metal trough caused sparks and shards of metal to fly out from the bottom of the train.
2. The engine, as it is designed, attempted to compensate by applying more force to the cable to attain the 128 MPH launch speed.
3. The brake fins that raise up into the braking possition go up on a timing patern, independant of the launching mechanism. The fins are mounted in steel supports that are connected to actuators that raise and lower the fins into the desired position. There are four braking zones, and each zone has about 24 individual brake fins. The fins actually caught up to the launching train as the timing pattern of the raising fins was faster than the accellerating train.
4. The magnetic brakes began to slow the train in the launch area, and the engine tried to compensate even more, and dragged the train through the brake zones.
5. The catch car released, but the train was still in the brake zone and came to a complete stop at the bottom of the hill.
Damage occurred to the launch cable (frayed and needs to be replaced), engine (minor routine damage to seals), and brake fins (many need to be replaced). The brake fins in the launch section are mounted in such a way to keep fast moving trains from moving backwards into the station, but a fast moving train moving forwards caused an unexpected stress on a number of fins that bent them forward. Not all of the fins need to be replaced, but there are more damaged fins than Six Flags had replacements, and have to be special ordered from Intamin.
donaldduck1967
Member
wdwishes2005 said:
You're a little wrong there. Last year the launch cable snapped and sent shards of metal at people. The 1st law suit was recently filed.
Here's the article Read it here
Edit : This happenned on TTD NOT KK
Fantasmic!329
Active Member
You're wrong because:donaldduck1967 said:
A.) Kingda Ka is not located at Cedar Point.
B.) It only opened this year.
EDIT: Sorry, I was wrong. I now understand what you were explaining.
Madison
New Member
He is not referring to Kingda Ka, but to Top Thrill Dragster. Both Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka have experienced their share of mechanical problems, many of which seem to be endemic to the ride's design. Mechanical failure doesn't favor Cedar Fair or Six Flags, despite what many enthusiasts hope.
Fantasmic!329
Active Member
Oh, thanks Madison!
I am going on Tuesday. I will ask a CM or what ever the people who work there are called what has happened exactly and when it is exspected to be open.
TowerOfTerror
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M:SpilotISTC12 said:
Good luck finding answers to ether of those questions. :lol:
donaldduck1967
Member
Fantasmic!329 said:
No problem. I probably should have put TTD in my response. :hammer: