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Top thrill dragster!

darthdarrel

darthdarrel

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I just got back from cedar Point and I have to say that there is NOOO way that I`m ever going to ride that top thrill dragster! :eek: Not only does it go straight up and straight down, but Anyone that has seen it can tell you the track is so flimsy that it sways with the wind! :eek:
 
MonorailBlack

MonorailBlack

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Do you have any pics of it, or know where I can find them? I like the title of the ride.
Want to talk about flimsy, here in Miami at the Dade County fair, we have a free fall ride that makes you feel like it is the end of your life. If you get past the fact that it is a mobile ride that travel from town to town, it is a tower about 100 feet tall (maybe 110) and has simply a pulley that pulls you to the top and the hook releases you. Thats the Drop of Fear......yet I still ride it?!:hammer:
 
darthdarrel

darthdarrel

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Geeze that person is definately a fan of the Top thrill dragster:lol: But I however, am not LOL! :lol: It is kind of fun watching the people on it though! :lol:
 
The_CEO

The_CEO

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Also it takes 5 rubber bands put together to make it go up there.

Impressive

I wonder how it does in wind! LOL
 
MonorailBlack

MonorailBlack

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Originally posted by The_CEO
Also it takes 5 rubber bands put together to make it go up there.

Impressive

I wonder how it does in wind! LOL
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Something wrong with the address...can't get in. Talk about dedication, wish I had that much room.
 
darthdarrel

darthdarrel

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I also forgot to say that one car didn`t quite make it over the hill, it got to the top and stopped for a second and then it fell backwards! :eek:
 
jmarc63

jmarc63

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Originally posted by darthdarrel
I just got back from cedar Point and I have to say that there is NOOO way that I`m ever going to ride that top thrill dragster! :eek: Not only does it go straight up and straight down, but Anyone that has seen it can tell you the track is so flimsy that it sways with the wind! :eek:
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Darrel What part are you refering to????

are you refering to the tower or the level track.


FYI
structual engineering dictates that a tower have a "flex" designed into into the structure to allow for the wind just the same as tall buildings do. I am prety sure that unless your riding durring a heavy wind that what your feeling is the trains suspention and not the flexing of the track. I can garantee that TTD would not be allowed to operate if the ride was unsafe.

BTW

the footings for the tower and acceleration/brake run are huge check out the TTD site http://www.topthrilldragster.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/ttd/index.cfm
 
The_CEO

The_CEO

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Originally posted by darthdarrel
I also forgot to say that one car didn`t quite make it over the hill, it got to the top and stopped for a second and then it fell backwards! :eek:
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Also you forgot to add that the Magnetic E Stop Brakes Stopped it ;)

We don't need people thinking it killed guests! :lol:
 
The_CEO

The_CEO

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Originally posted by darthdarrel
the track is so flimsy that it sways with the wind! :eek:
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Also, the shape of the structual supports will not let it sway. It is triangular.

It does not sway, I have seen it first person.


Wicked Twister sways ;)
 
The_CEO

The_CEO

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I also wanted to add. If the coaster doesn't sway. It would snap. Everything must have some lean-way. Same with wood coasters.

I have yet to ride it.. I don't want to ride it no more.. Its a piece of crap.. Always closed. ALWAYS. 17 seconds of fun... Woot .. Woot.
 
darthdarrel

darthdarrel

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Originally posted by The_CEO
Also you forgot to add that the Magnetic E Stop Brakes Stopped it ;)

We don't need people thinking it killed guests! :lol:
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Oh no they didn` get killed, but that had to have been scary for the people in the car! :eek:
 
darthdarrel

darthdarrel

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Re: Re: Top thrill dragster!

Originally posted by The_CEO
Also, the shape of the structual supports will not let it sway. It is triangular.

It does not sway, I have seen it first person.


Wicked Twister sways ;)
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I`m sorry but everyone in my group saw it sway, The track was swaying and the beams that support it.
 
DisneyCP2000

DisneyCP2000

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I would say that having the track sway only adds to the fun :lol:.
Darrel, were there people in the train when it didn't make it to the top? I was shouting up a storm when it took off. It's quite exhilarating! Then on the way back down...i was shouting some more. hehehehe.
 

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