Rock'n'Roller Coaster *UPDATE* not open today

[PurpleDragon]

Yeah thats pretty sad that they are so worried about pinching pennies that they don't keep needed components on site to repair attractions. I think they should adopt the attitude "Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it". Being prepared for any situation is key to running a smooth attraction, but the penny pinchers have thrown that out the window.

Ahh well, maybe they learned their lesson with having to spend 10x as much to overnight a part rather than spending less and having a spare on site. ONe can only hope...

 

[jmvd20]

Are people being serious? Have all spare parts just lying around? If that was the case how many spares of each part should they keep in stock - 5, 10, 50...?

Most companies would much rather pay the 10X shipping than store all kinds of replacement parts on site. Just last week we had a VFD go bad in a pump station,

did the county have one around - nope

supply houses - nope

Square D - you bet they did and they overnighted it. That is the way things go, and beleive it or not it is much cheaper than stocking replacement parts on site...

 

[brkgnews]

Sigh...
I remember the good old days when they kept enough spare parts on hand to almost build an duplicate ride....

Yeah -- with all the griping about attractions being cloned in other parks... :lookaroun

 

[ThinkTink721]

Let us know when it's back up!...
And if they find out what the problem is!
:wave:

 

[disneydata]

So, Coaster is officially back up and running. Combining all 3 days together, it was down for a total of about 2 days straight.

The technician from Siemens that was specially flown in arrived last night and in one hour the problem was fixed. He was probably paid mucho bucks for this one, too. It pays to be a specialist! It turned out to be a faulty sensor on the governor (what makes sure the limos don't go too fast or too slow). It was misreporting information to the LSM causing it to shut down.

Some of you reported it taking longer to launch the limos last night. All day today they were launching just fine. I'm guessing night maintenance did some PM and tweaking.

 

[prberk]

Ahhh.... Vekoma, the same folks who brought us Six Flags Over Georgia's Deja Vu, which we always say was so named because "wait, wasn't that thing broken the last time we were here, too?" That thing valleys out (fails to make the loop) every time an ant flatulates.

How do they get the people (and the coaster) out in a situation like that?

Just wondered.

Paul

 

[teebin]

So, Coaster is officially back up and running. Combining all 3 days together, it was down for a total of about 2 days straight.

The technician from Siemens that was specially flown in arrived last night and in one hour the problem was fixed. He was probably paid mucho bucks for this one, too. It pays to be a specialist! It turned out to be a faulty sensor on the governor (what makes sure the limos don't go too fast or too slow). It was misreporting information to the LSM causing it to shut down.

Some of you reported it taking longer to launch the limos last night. All day today they were launching just fine. I'm guessing night maintenance did some PM and tweaking.

Damn governor faulty sensors... :lookaroun

 

[disney9752]

Are people being serious? Have all spare parts just lying around? If that was the case how many spares of each part should they keep in stock - 5, 10, 50...?

Most companies would much rather pay the 10X shipping than store all kinds of replacement parts on site. Just last week we had a VFD go bad in a pump station,

did the county have one around - nope

supply houses - nope

Square D - you bet they did and they overnighted it. That is the way things go, and beleive it or not it is much cheaper than stocking replacement parts on site...

i think one of the bigger questions, is this the only attraction at wdw that uses such an item? if not it would make some sense lol: ) FOR management to keep an extra around in case one of say 3 attractions breaks down & u need a new one. that almost like not having a spare tire for a monorail around, & have to get one sent special from goodyear or whoever each time one is needed.:hammer:

 

[brkgnews]

How do they get the people (and the coaster) out in a situation like that?

Just wondered.

Paul

Ummm... it happens so often that they have a specially designed metal platform that hangs out where the train always valleys. :lookaroun You can see the valley point and the contraption here...
http://www.rcdb.com/ig1040.htm?picture=19

Granted that it's common to have a lift-chain area rescue thingy on large hanging (inverted or ski-lift-style) coasters, but it's a fun sign for the middle-of-the-track pretzel loop on a coaster that starts from a 90-degree vertial drop. :dazzle:

When it works, it's awesome. But it don't always work.

Now back to your regularly-scheduled thread.

 

[wdwmagic]

So, Coaster is officially back up and running. Combining all 3 days together, it was down for a total of about 2 days straight.

The technician from Siemens that was specially flown in arrived last night and in one hour the problem was fixed. He was probably paid mucho bucks for this one, too. It pays to be a specialist! It turned out to be a faulty sensor on the governor (what makes sure the limos don't go too fast or too slow). It was misreporting information to the LSM causing it to shut down.

Some of you reported it taking longer to launch the limos last night. All day today they were launching just fine. I'm guessing night maintenance did some PM and tweaking.

Thanks for keeping us all informed and for all your accurate info