Test Track Crash...

[wdwjmp239]

It wasn't really a "crash", but more like a bump.

At around 8:15pm EST on Saturday (November 19, 2005), my fiancee and I decided to get the last Test Track run in for the night. We approached the front entrance and the wait time was 30 mins, but when we got inside, the queue was EMPTY! We practically walked right up to the pre-testing rooms. After sitting through the Test Track video, we were let into the loading area when all of a sudden we heard the sound of two cars bumping into each other. The ride was stopped and the CM said that it'd be about 10 mins before the ride was started up again. Even though we couldn't see what happened because of where we were standing, was anyone on this board (whether visiting or working at Test Track that night) able to see what happened?

Just curious.... that's all....

 

[Grantsdale]

Happens all the time.

 

[RIPHorizons]

Hmm.... thats kinda stinky.

 

[wdwjmp239]

Hmm.... thats kinda stinky.

Well, not really. We wound up getting the ride in. It just took longer than expected because of the delay.

If anyone was there that night and saw what happened, please post.

 

[unkadug]

It wasn't really a "crash", but more like a bump....we heard the sound of two cars bumping into each other...

Just curious as to why you think it was two cars that made this noise and not something entirely different.

 

[wdwjmp239]

Just curious as to why you think it was two cars that made this noise and not something entirely different.

My fiancee overheard someone in front of us say that the cars bumped into each other. That's why I'm posting on here to see what was the real story - looking to get some clarification.

 

[fngoofy]

Brilliant post….

It wasn't really a "crash", but more like a bump.

It wasn't really "billiant", but more like dim.

 

[MickeyTigg]

It wasn't really a "crash", but more like a bump.

Then why did you say it was a crash....to get your post read.

I'm not saying that this isn't information to bring to everyone's attention but there's no need to sensationalize it.

 

[peter11435]

My fiancee overheard someone in front of us say that the cars bumped into each other. That's why I'm posting on here to see what was the real story - looking to get some clarification.

And how do you know the people in front of you had any clue what was going on?

 

[should-be-BELLE]

That's why he's asking the boards. He's not sure of what happened.


Glad to hear you got the ride in anyway! :wave:

 

[wdwjmp239]

And how do you know the people in front of you had any clue what was going on?

Holy cow folks! All I'm asking for was some clarification on this as to what happened. I know how people in line can over-dramatize what happened to make it sound bigger than it is. And as far as the forum being titled TEST TRACK CRASH, I should've put the word crash in quotes because even *I* don't know what happened. It's actually coming to a point now where I don't even care what happened. Thanks for the clarification folks.

 

[mousermerf]

A theory:

You said it was slow - there is nothing more troublesome to a ride like Test Track than a lack of a line.

Without guests, vehicles aren't dispatched post-haste, though the CM's know they should be regardless. The CMs start to slow down a little, you would too if your day was finally getting easier. However, this is bad for the ride. The slower the dispatch of vehicles, the closer and closer you're getting to a cascade stop.

A cascade stop is caused because the vehicles reach a point where forward motion isn't possible because too many vehicles have ended the ride but not unloaded. Essentially, it's a backup. All the spots are filled and there's nowhere to go, so everybody stops - a safety measure.

To avoid it - you have to keep the vehicles moving in the station wether or not there's people to ride. That's why they often let people re-ride, as it's faster to refasten the belts than to unload. On a boat ride you can float around slowly in a scene bumping boats, but rides like TT don't have that option.

When a cascade stop happens, there's usually an unceremonius "thunk" and everything stopping abruptly. If the vehicles in the loading area were jogging forward to their next load/unload positions it'd be a pretty loud and unfriendly thunk as they all slammed on their brakes at once.

Just a theory.

 

[wdwjmp239]

That's why he's asking the boards. He's not sure of what happened.


Glad to hear you got the ride in anyway! :wave:

Thank you! I'm glad someone understands! :wave:

Riding Test Track at night is pretty cool. This time we were able to get the ride in without the cars going slowly around the hairpin turns like they have been the last couple of times I've been to Epcot. We got the full effect. It was niiiiice.

I'm hearing Wednesday night that it's supposed to get "cold" (according to Florida standards) like down in the upper 40s/low 50s. I'm interested in finding out how numb my face gets on Test Track that night.

 

[wdwjmp239]

A theory:

You said it was slow - there is nothing more troublesome to a ride like Test Track than a lack of a line.

Without guests, vehicles aren't dispatched post-haste, though the CM's know they should be regardless. The CMs start to slow down a little, you would too if your day was finally getting easier. However, this is bad for the ride. The slower the dispatch of vehicles, the closer and closer you're getting to a cascade stop.

A cascade stop is caused because the vehicles reach a point where forward motion isn't possible because too many vehicles have ended the ride but not unloaded. Essentially, it's a backup. All the spots are filled and there's nowhere to go, so everybody stops - a safety measure.

To avoid it - you have to keep the vehicles moving in the station wether or not there's people to ride. That's why they often let people re-ride, as it's faster to refasten the belts than to unload. On a boat ride you can float around slowly in a scene bumping boats, but rides like TT don't have that option.

When a cascade stop happens, there's usually an unceremonius "thunk" and everything stopping abruptly. If the vehicles in the loading area were jogging forward to their next load/unload positions it'd be a pretty loud and unfriendly thunk as they all slammed on their brakes at once.

Just a theory.

Yes, it was getting close to closing when the "event" occured. So, I'm sure the CM's were getting drained. I'm sure I'd feel drained too if I had to deal with guests all day. Your theory is valid.... I like it..... now, I have to go to work.

 

[DisneyWales]

Flame

Why are we all jumping at everyone, it's seems as if we a have a bad case of elitism here. There are some users who feel they are the authority of what can be discussed on their forum, for god sake guys its a free forum, so anyone can post what they feel. Just becuase you don't agree of belive what they say, don't mean you have to flame them to high Heaven

Just have your say and move on, thats the whole point of a forum, people to discuss things about a common interest, if this kind of elitisim continues, people willl stop posting and the number of sourses on this site will fall.

Eg, when a cast member comes online saying something is going to happen, we have some people doubting their information, seeing as a cast member would never be told something like that, but then when someone who isn't a cast member report something, people don't belive them as they don't have inside information, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU. Read what they say, digest and move on, stop being the forum Police.:drevil:

 

[wdwishes2005]

I would HIGHlY doubt anything more than a tap, at most, those cars are expensive, and the computer wouldn't allow them to bump under most circumstances.

 

[wdwishes2005]

Why are we all jumping at everyone, it's seems as if we a have a bad case of elitism here. There are some users who feel they are the authority of what can be discussed on their forum, for god sake guys its a free forum, so anyone can post what they feel. Just becuase you don't agree of belive what they say, don't mean you have to flame them to high Heaven

Just have your say and move on, thats the whole point of a forum, people to discuss things about a common interest, if this kind of elitisim continues, people willl stop posting and the number of sourses on this site will fall.

Eg, when a cast member comes online saying something is going to happen, we have some people doubting their information, seeing as a cast member would never be told something like that, but then when someone who isn't a cast member report something, people don't belive them as they don't have inside information, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU. Read what they say, digest and move on, stop being the forum Police.:drevil:

Cough*Grizz*Cough.....

 

[DizWhizKid]

Yes it was probably just a cascade stop. If any of the cars would have hit each other, the ride would have gone 101 (inoperational) for the rest of the night and they would have evaced the queue and probably the ride. (seeing as how it was less than an hour until park closing). Cascade stops are not that uncommon for TT (I swear, everytime I walk underneath the track to go back to Cast Services, there's that annoucnement that "vehicle testing will resume momentarily"). The people in front of you were probably the kind of people that always assume worst-case scenario, the same kind of people who always think Spaceship Earth is down because the ride is stopped to load a guest using a wheelchair.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

I am disgusted with this thread
ntn_haqqer has posted a serious question here (OK the thread title is glorified beyond even the capabilites of the gutter press) but there is an apology for this. And yet the majority of the post is worse than the Spanish Inquisition - why must some folk on here take it upon themselves to start a witch hunt.
Its no wonder that Steve is continually posting threads on here asking folk to be nice.

 

[wannab@dis]

What's all the fuss? There's more posts whining about people being mean than there are posts that could possibly be construed as mean or flaming. Two or three people have asked fairly pertinant questions. Was it a "crash" or a "bump"... That's worthy of further questioning, don't you think?

If you think someone is being "mean" or "flaming"... then report the post to the mods. Enough of the childish whining already.

Edit... On topic... If there was a "crash" or even a "bump", then I doubt they would have ridden that night. It would probably take more than a few minutes to reset and continue the attraction.