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Ride Status Thread 2007
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Vu has been running amazing since it has opened.
Universal Orlando Mechanical Engineer
Marathon down, Goofy to go.
It wasn't opened yesterday, all day. Next SFGAm trip: June 5th
Thats because Vekoma was in the park working on it (figures, right when the park gets it to run great the idiots come in and close it).
I was there yesterday as well, it did cycle and had at least four successful cycles. Though that last one I saw before it vallied, it was going really slow, especially through the loop; much slower than normal, almost as slow to valley.
Universal Orlando Mechanical Engineer
Marathon down, Goofy to go.
Was it closed just for yesterday, or will it be a few days? I'm thinking of going to the park on Friday.
Ooh, Vekoma. Why? I sure hope they don't screw things up and figure that it STILL was not working good and "fix it", only to find out that what they did made it run as bad or worse than it did before it started running great. I don't want to have rode Vu for the very last time, but I just got this funny feeling it's not that long for this world. I hope I'm wrong.
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Not to change the subject from Vu, but what's up with Yankee Clipper? I was there Friday and it was closed with all the water drained. I really wanted to go on it.
Purely a staffing issue, nothing is wrong with it, when the pumps aren't running it will be dry.
Licensed Mechanical Engineer
I hope Vu opens up soon.
Is Vekoma still at the park?
Yeah it would be nice to know since I may be going tomorrow. If it's not gonna be open tomorrow I'll wait til next week.
Ugh I had a dream about Vu last night! It was open and I rode it, lol.
Sounds like a good dream. Wish I had one of those. Hee hee, look. I have a signature thingy um, thing.
Yankke clipper only opens on two occasions.. A) They have extra staff at Loggers run B) Its at leats 90 degrees If option B happens without there being extra people at loggers run, then the stuff around it (V2 Batman etc) will lose people and run slower, so I am not too concerned with it being down at all. Remember, there's nothing but air beneath the chair.
I take it Giant Drop will be closed for a short while?
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Yankee Clipper is more fun than Logger's Run, though. And they shouldn't have to sacrifice staff at Batman and V2 and stuff in order to properly staff Clipper. I don't know, that park has some "issues" or something. Get the heck out of debt and hire some people if you can't run all the rides. For pete's sake.  Hee hee, look. I have a signature thingy um, thing.
Yeah, no problem, just write Six Flags a letter and I'm sure they will just smack themselves in the forehead when they realize how easy it really is! The park doesn't have issues, the park is profitable by itself, but unfortunately it is a part of SFI. Top 5 wood-5-Goliath 4-Ravine Flyer II 3-Phoenix 2-Voyage 1-El Toro
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Actually, when I was at the park sometime in May, they had Logger's Run closed, and Yankee Clipper open, and also it wasn't 90 degrees. I hope they never take out Yankee Clipper, like the other Great America did- it was the first "big" ride I ever went on at Great America on my first visit in 1977. It's also unique- every park has a log flume, but how many have a boat flume (not like Splashwater Falls)?
In May loggers run was not ready, as work was still being done to the turntable of the ride.
Licensed Mechanical Engineer
1: All the water rides in the park open at 11am. 2: Yankee Clipper is open daily. 3: 90 degrees has nothing to do with anything.
When I went near the end of may, bolth loggers run and yankee clipper where open.
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Clear for launch....Goodbye. V2.
Is Giant Drop back in operation???
No It is not, I don't think you will see it open for a few months!
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I sure hope not, other drop rides have already been re- opened at other theme parks that had been closed for inspection.
Last edited by Bob O on June 26th, 2007, 9:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
rumor has it that sometime soon batman is going to go back down to one train to replace the other set of seatbelts since only one set were replaced. Anybody else hear anything similar?
Remember, there's nothing but air beneath the chair.
Giant Drop was still closed as of 07/05/07, lets hope its not too much longer!!!
^ The last few days, they have been testing individual cars. Tuesday afternoon, I think one of the cars had dummies in it.
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