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[NormC]

I believe it was a joke.

 

[Minthorne]

From in front of the Boardwalk Convention Center heading back toward the turning station in the parking lot. Maybe it is the nerd me but I like the industrial look.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Maybe it is the nerd me but I like the industrial look.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I believe it was a joke.

Thank you... yes it was!

 

[Bender123]

Thank you... yes it was!

I wasn't aware that you ever posted enough non jokes to be mistaken for serious...(shrugs)...I just always assume you are either joking or replying with sarcasm.

 

[MrHappy]

From in front of the Boardwalk Convention Center heading back toward the turning station in the parking lot. Maybe it is the nerd me but I like the industrial look.View attachment 295828

That really looks like you photoshopped it in there!

 

[larryz]

Maybe they can use the lower parts of the towers to support some kind of ropes course...?

 

[nickys]

Maybe they can use the lower parts of the towers to support some kind of ropes course...?

That’s the upcharge event. A zip line experience like no other.

 

[trainplane3]

That’s the upcharge event. A zip line experience like no other.

Nah, we'll wait for Doppelmayr to convert it into a ride (that actually works unlike Vertigo) this time to make it a permanent upcharge:
https://rcdb.com/3457.htm

(I didn't think there was anything wrong with the sensor system and that it was a wear/fatigue problem instead)
Any comments on this ride @Lift Blog? Kind of interested to hear your take on it.
I remember following the construction of this ride back in 2006. It was a neat idea but too bad it didn't work out.

 

[Andrew C]

Nah, we'll wait for Doppelmayr to convert it into a ride (that actually works unlike Vertigo) this time to make it a permanent upcharge:
https://rcdb.com/3457.htm


I remember following the construction of this ride back in 2006. It was a neat idea but too bad it didn't work out.

haha..I was there in 2007 and they were testing it.

 

[trainplane3]

haha..I was there in 2007 and they were testing it.

That was basically all that ride ever did. Test, test, test, test, test, open for 2 months, test, test, test. Close. Exaggerating but still the point is there. Too bad you didn't get to ride it.

 

[Andrew C]

That was basically all that ride ever did. Test, test, test, test, test, open for 2 months, test, test, test. Close. Exaggerating but still the point is there. Too bad you didn't get to ride it.

Yep. It looked really awesome. I remember they were running it while we were there with these white, plastic looking mannequins in the seats.

 

[smile]

Maybe it is the nerd me but I like the industrial look.

 

[Lift Blog]

Bay Area news outlets are having a field day with this...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/13/passengers-stuck-aboard-gondolas-at-oakland-zoo/

We have a rule... if some one says they were stuck on a lift for x minutes, divide x by two and subtract an additional three minutes. So "I was trapped for 30 minutes" probably means 12 minutes!

 

[Grimley1968]

Bay Area news outlets are having a field day with this...

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/13/passengers-stuck-aboard-gondolas-at-oakland-zoo/

We have a rule... if some one says they were stuck on a lift for x minutes, divide x by two and subtract an additional three minutes. So "I was trapped for 30 minutes" probably means 12 minutes!

I was stuck on an elevator between floors during a 10 second power outage a few weeks ago. That 10 seconds was the longest 30 minutes of my life.

 

[Minthorne]

Taken from the walkway to Hollywood Studios- the turn station

 

[MisterPenguin]

Taken from the walkway to Hollywood Studios- the turn station
View attachment 296139View attachment 296139

Is this like one of those games from Highlights magazine where we have to spot the differences?

 

[Clamman73]

Doppelmayr just posted a video of a new gondola with double turnarounds at both ends in basically the same configuration as we are seeing at WDW. The kicker is most of the carriers hold copper ore rather than people. The system can move 60 tons per hour and carriers come to complete stops for loading/unloading while the line keeps moving. Super cool to see it in action!

Double turnaround with chain conveyors at 0:23
Carrier stops on rear turnaround at 0:42
Another double turnaround is at 1:27
Carrier returns to the main rail at 1:55
A switch move is shown at 2:49

Value resorts line.

 

[Lyman]

I was stuck on an elevator between floors during a 10 second power outage a few weeks ago. That 10 seconds was the longest 30 minutes of my life.

That's why you don't want to drink before getting on / in

 

[TiggerDad]

Is this like one of those games from Highlights magazine where we have to spot the differences?

Obviously the bottom one has a/c.