Maybe five times is a charm?
For the fifth time since it was opened in June, Sirens’ cursed roller coaster motorcyclists trapped at the cedar point.
July 26th. July 26th. Popular roller coasters stopped on their 160 -foot -high elevator hill, forcing motorcyclists to go down the evacuation stairs.
In the words of Tony Clark, a representative of the Park spokesman for the unexpected “delay”, the safety system that stops the ride before, before his signature tilt or in its middle, when the motorcyclists hang in the middle, attach to the Thanksgiving track below the train.
Siren curse Cedar Point roller coaster.
No one was injured in any of the five cases where the trays stopped unexpectedly.
In two cases, the trays stopped tilted.
If the safety system of the trays can be reset, the driving continues on a 2966 -foot rotation track with a maximum speed of 58 miles per hour.
When the system cannot be restored, Clark said, guests are escorted by the park’s staff on the evacuation ladder.
In each case, the pads were able to renew.
“Over the past few weeks, the trays have suffered minor technical delays – similar to the inspection engine bulb that has paused its operation,” Clark said. “Its safety system was operating as designed to protect all guests. After a thorough inspection of the systems, the guests either continued the ride, then drove to the station or were safely escorted from the ride if necessary.
“Guest satisfaction is extremely important to us, and we will continue to work closely with Ride manufacturer to give us experience without interruption.”
Siren curse Cedar Point roller coaster.
Is siren curse safe to drive?
The Cedar Point says that Sirens have a lot of safeguards in the curse to ensure that the pads work as expected.
These “delays” are due to the acceleration of safeguards.
The Coaster101 site emphasizes that a siren curse is averaging 240 rides per day or 7,200 per 30 days.
And when you take into account the number of cases, the trays have suffered a delay, it accounts for only one tenth of one percent.
Nick Weisenberger, a mechanical engineer who has written a couple of books on the science of trays and works with Coaster101, said driving safety systems work as should.
“It is important to understand that excitement rides are too much created for a safe unsuccessful appearance,” he said. “There are hundreds of sensors and they all have to agree, otherwise driving stops from abundant caution.”
Although this type of trayer is new in the US, he emphasizes that these “Vekoma” runs have been in other countries for a long time.
And there were other cases where the tilted trays left passengers hanging, including very public in 2019. In Tawain.
Any time when a new trayers were built, Weisenberger said, there is a slightly “learning curve” for any park’s maintenance and operations department, and should be expected to be expected to be expected.
“” Escape from Gringotts “Universal Studios Florida” opened in 2014 has three segments of the base route, including a tilt track, “he said.” He also experienced frequent shutdown and evacuation in the first few months before its reliability was leveled. “
Weisenberger stated that there were several times a curse and loved him and would not hesitate to drive again.
“Being directly on the middle is a two-edged sword-to it was great for all viral videos that operate normally, but if it is stuck in a dramatic angle for a few minutes, then it becomes viral for inappropriate reasons,” he said.
This article initially appeared in Akron Beacon Journal: Siren’s Curse at Cedar Point Sort Leave Coaster Riders Stuck again