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Deja Vu officially dead
Ok.. I really did not get those seat belts anyways... I'm probably now about 180, if something would have happened.. There would have been NO way that seat belt was holding me in.
It's more for looks....
RIP: Vu, Z-Force, Splshwtr Falls and SSA
Even God loves OUR Demon!
^ Yes a seatbelt on a rollercoaster is for looks....
Im going to go with no. Last edited by Galvan on January 28th, 2008, 7:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Concerns were expressed to the park about the safety of the ride, they responded by putting seatbelts on...then realized it was a bad idea.
There's more to it then that (I realize I put it very bluntly) but from what I've been told, that's the gist of it. Last edited by Tip Top Club on January 28th, 2008, 7:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Captain, don't shake the passengers up too much this time!
Just giving them their money's worth!
^^That made me laugh out loud.
In my opinion, those seatbelts prevented some very inconvinient sliding around when my restraint wouldn't get that extra click.
It was there for extra safety, it held people, when going up backwards vertically, into their seat by their waist rather than just their chest.
Universal Orlando Mechanical Engineer
Marathon down, Goofy to go.
^Yeah, which was a nice bonus, and i think staffing handled the addition of the seat belt really well! They made the most of it efficiency wise.
RIP: Trailblazer and Deja Vu...heck, even Alien Encounter
Fangs Up Cobra Style!!! Chitown's finest resident here!!!!!
SFOG's opened without the seatbelt, customer feedback indicated that guests felt unsafe going up the first spike, so rather than listen to complaints they had seat belts installed, they really serve no purpose as it relates to safety as the crotch belt on the OTSR takes care of any danger of sliding out of the seat. They shouldn't have made a big deal about checking them, all it did was waste time.
Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder
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I keep checking Vu, pretty much every day. So far it is still standing, at least from what I can see from outside the park. If I had to guess, there more then likely gutting areas around the station. I think the main parts of the ride will start coming down sometime this month or next month, depending on the weather.
This is where I would usually put stuff. Can't think of anything right now... =/
i've only gone on it once. it was during fright fest 2007 and we were celebrating my birthday. we went on the viper, and at the end it broke down so we all got those "sorry for the inconvenience" passes that let you go on pretty much any ride you want almost right away. so we were pretty lucky. half of us had never been on it, and we were all glad to have ridden it at least once before they took it down. it was probably the best roller coaster i've been on at six flags, and i was so disappointed we werent ever gonna have the chance to ride it again seeing the line was about 2 1/2 hours at that point.
i'm not surprised they're tearing it down, really. it was closed about half of the time, and whenever it was open the lines were just insanely long because everyone wanted to ride it and they only have one train. still, it's a shame deja vu has to go...
That's what I meant by just for looks. So guests would feel safer. RIP: Vu, Z-Force, Splshwtr Falls and SSA
Even God loves OUR Demon!
I wonder if Silverwood will get rid of the Seatbelts?
Hopefully, they will send it Back to Vekoma to work out some of the kinks so it runs more consistent like Stunt Fall at Parque Warner Madrid.
my friend took my brother and i to SFGAm in 04 or 05 for his birthday. we went on superman and i remember it broke down and our train was stuck in the brake run behind the station for about 45 minutes in the flight position. our necks hurt like hell for about a week. and they didnt give us sorry for the inconvienence passes!! i was so mad that we didnt get anything for being stuck that long 
^^^^^^^I never thought of that.
Wow, that's cheap.
RIP: Vu, Z-Force, Splshwtr Falls and SSA
Even God loves OUR Demon!
What is???
Usually if you complete the ride they wont give you exit passes.
That. They should've gotten a pass for that. Maybe A Great Day Is Just What You Need This Year
'09 Demon rides-50 '09 SFGAm Visits-21
Somehow I think that exaggerated a bit more then slightly...
Captain, don't shake the passengers up too much this time!
Just giving them their money's worth!
That isn't always true. I got some for getting stuck on Demon's lift for 15 minutes, I got two passes and two drinks. Universal Orlando Mechanical Engineer
Marathon down, Goofy to go.
I depends on who's running the show, and which managers respond at the ride. As well as how long, and where you were stuck.
Captain, don't shake the passengers up too much this time!
Just giving them their money's worth!
Back in 1999, I was stuck at the top of Whizzer's lift for about 25 mins, with a thunderstorm coming. After the ride, we all got exit passes.
In 2005, I was stuck on Revolution for about 20 mins, and they did not give us passes for that. Same with S:UF at SFOG, we were stuck in the station in the flying position for about 15 mins, and no exit pass. Finally Coaster Season!!
It seems like Superman isn't a good ride to get exit passes on.
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