Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024
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Peter Immelmann
Mega Poster
Always thought the water-filled dummies the manufacturers use are shaped in such a way that they are actually secured by the respective restraints of their trains. Maybe they have improvised here... Still, a bit funny they are not more careful about it given the history of the ride.
CaliAngel
Mega Poster
I laughed out loud for at least 10 straight seconds...
...how could CP let this happen hahahaha
It's in the post all: "ballast bag". To @Peter Immelmann's point, a more improvised water dummy than one with more body form/designed to fit within the restraints for regular testing. Something more akin to photo 1 than photo 2 below:
Used balast bags a lot during my high rope climbing career days, and can affirm they are quite squiggly/easy to flop out if you don't have good, tight synch.
File under user error rather than a deeper, fundamental ride design error.
Can we also acknowledge: that train is cooking over that top hat!
Used balast bags a lot during my high rope climbing career days, and can affirm they are quite squiggly/easy to flop out if you don't have good, tight synch.
File under user error rather than a deeper, fundamental ride design error.
Can we also acknowledge: that train is cooking over that top hat!
VonRolland
Giga Poster
£183 each those squishy dummies are, jeez
That looks like some wicked ejector air-time LOL
CaliAngel
Mega Poster
Not sure if this belongs here...but Cedar Fair has finally reached a settlement with the lady who got hit by the piece that flew off the train.
Seems like they are happy with what they received. Considering costs at $10 Mill for the rest of her life, I would assume Cedar Fair went above that.
fox8.com
Seems like they are happy with what they received. Considering costs at $10 Mill for the rest of her life, I would assume Cedar Fair went above that.
Cedar Point operator settles lawsuit from woman injured at Top Thrill Dragster
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought by a Michigan woman injured while waiting in line for Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point.
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CaliAngel
Mega Poster
I hate that blank ugly wall between the loading dock and the launch track, because now you can't see riders get on the train.
Why couldn't they make it a chain link fence or something see through?
Watching guests anticipation while strapping into the ride was great to see from the midway, and also you won't be able to see trains zooming by during their circuit while waiting to board. Definitely a lost opportunity IMO.
Why couldn't they make it a chain link fence or something see through?
Watching guests anticipation while strapping into the ride was great to see from the midway, and also you won't be able to see trains zooming by during their circuit while waiting to board. Definitely a lost opportunity IMO.
Snoo
The Legend
It might have been that injured woman that caused the ride to close and be redesigned.
Love Cedar Point doubling down on their locker policy in the new ride safety writeup, especially saying shared lockers were "not possible": https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog/2024/top-thrill-2-rider-safety-guidelines
VonRolland
Giga Poster
Ofc get paying for those lockers, good old USA
Will
Strata Poster
Oh, bloody hell...^^ and also;
I remember when going to amusement parks was fun not faff
Assuming this is strictly enforced(?) this is FLY levels of PitA...
(And if they think I'm taking my glasses off before joining the queue, they can **** right off.)
RcTmix
Mega Poster
^Glasses with a strap are allowed.
As for the locker policy, yeah who could have POSSIBLY foreseen the need to have a strict loose articles policy given the TTD history. Not planning for free lockers was either a deliberate choice or an embarrassing oversight. Either way, shame on them.
As for the locker policy, yeah who could have POSSIBLY foreseen the need to have a strict loose articles policy given the TTD history. Not planning for free lockers was either a deliberate choice or an embarrassing oversight. Either way, shame on them.
Aaron Smith
Mega Poster
I guess I'm in the minority here and maybe I've come to expect this but I don't mind paying for a locker, especially when I can move it from ride to ride. It's actually quite freeing not worrying about my phone, keys, etc... I guess I'm just more willing to pay for the convenience than anything.
I do agree that lockers should be free, as they are at Universal. But since it's something that will most likely never happen I just go with it.
As for the shoes thing... that does seem a little over the top but there must be enough moments of weightlessness where there is concern flip flops/sandals could fly off someone's feet. That should have been designed into the ride so people could get their footwear after the ride rather than forcing people to wear a specific type of shoe in order to even get in line for the ride.
I do agree that lockers should be free, as they are at Universal. But since it's something that will most likely never happen I just go with it.
As for the shoes thing... that does seem a little over the top but there must be enough moments of weightlessness where there is concern flip flops/sandals could fly off someone's feet. That should have been designed into the ride so people could get their footwear after the ride rather than forcing people to wear a specific type of shoe in order to even get in line for the ride.
Agreed overall, and I'm realizing I may have already assumed lockers would be pay-for when they announced a few weeks back there would be no storage space within the TT2 infield. While I'd like to think this is more an oversight (e.g. Steel Vengeance too debuted with pay-for lockers, which eventually received in-station/in-queue locker storage in subsequent years), it's still an obvious gaff having had years to plan this retrofit and lay blame at "later revision" of layout.
We unfortunately have been desensitized to requirement of pay-for lockers (cue SFGAdv) as a society, and while I know coaster enthusiasts are hoping for a certain Les Miserable-style battalion to form of unhappy guests rising up against the tyrannic bourgeoise - I fear this will mostly be an annoying grumble from park goers as they still cough up their $5 locker fee. Here's hoping CP rights the wrong (as requiring pay-for lockers for any guest experience once in the park is always wrong) in subsequent years.
