So it’s on its way to SFadv? Good, as I never thought it was going to return. There is a reason it left. And frankly, the last thing Great Adventure needs is another low capacity ride. Make it make sense lol.
Goku1910 wrote:Sky Trek Tower's Cabin was damaged by the recent high winds.
Does the park leave it up there the whole off-season? I thought they brought it down. If they do bring it down, then whoever left it up there's an idiot.
Goku1910 wrote:Sky Trek Tower's Cabin was damaged by the recent high winds.
Does the park leave it up there the whole off-season? I thought they brought it down. If they do bring it down, then whoever left it up there's an idiot.
It’s left up there when not operating to prevent the cables from smacking the tower. Giant Drop is the same. If you’re there at close you can see maintenance raise it up.
Goku1910 wrote:Sky Trek Tower's Cabin was damaged by the recent high winds.
Does the park leave it up there the whole off-season? I thought they brought it down. If they do bring it down, then whoever left it up there's an idiot.
It does come down on occasion, for maintenance and other reasons. To say it was idiotic to leave it up there is just pure ignorance. It's done on purpose to keep the cables out of the elements and under tension. You'd be surprised how much wear cables smacking against the tower does.
It's not just an off season thing either, it happens on windy days where STT and Giant Drop are forced to close. Staff is trained to listen and look for the cables smacking the tower.
Goku1910 wrote:To say it was idiotic to leave it up there is just pure ignorance. It's done on purpose to keep the cables out of the elements and under tension.
i've said this somewhere but i knew this for Giant Drop, and yet i didn't apply the same logic to Sky Trek.
I really hope it's not out of commision for the season, that would be awful
Old Great America was better, however I hope just a bit of that charm comes back
Actually I don't think so. Windows are made of Acrylic so it's fairly easy to work with. All they probably need is to cut two new windows, secure them, and fit the gasket to keep water out.
The part we don't know is how the handrail is looking.
"I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
Goku1910 wrote:Actually I don't think so. Windows are made of Acrylic so it's fairly easy to work with. All they probably need is to cut two new windows, secure them, and fit the gasket to keep water out.
The part we don't know is how the handrail is looking.
They even ran it during FF last year. They will get it running. Is there enough time to have it running by opening day? Maybe not. Put it was open all season last year (weather and winds permitting). So they seem pretty committed to it.
I don’t think opening day is out of the question. From what I remember, there wasn’t anything too involved holding the panels in place—just some weather stripping. Acrylic/plexiglass panels are also pretty easy to source and can be cut to the correct size and shape as needed in a few minutes.
Tidal_Waver wrote:Y’all see this? Stole this from Reddit. New speakers in the Demon queue for the return of the theme song:
All of the speakers are eventually being replaced. The electronics lead has posted several updates on his LinkedIn. He was the one that did a lot of the work on Batman’s lighting fog etc.
He talked about the park replacing all the speakers starting with the oldest ones.
Tidal_Waver wrote:Y’all see this? Stole this from Reddit. New speakers in the Demon queue for the return of the theme song:
All of the speakers are eventually being replaced. The electronics lead has posted several updates on his LinkedIn. He was the one that did a lot of the work on Batman’s lighting fog etc.
He talked about the park replacing all the speakers starting with the oldest ones.
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If only they could work on the park lighting, there are still really old light poles scattered around with broken coverings and shades. Could also fix Battle for Metropolis, because I'm starting to think the park management reaaaaallly doesn't care about it.
"I've been told that some part of every wish will be heard but lately I lost sight of the truth in those words."
Also, Siren's Curse is awesome and you should give it a try.
They should bring the water feature back for Demon. If B&M figured out how to waterproof their track, this stuff can be engineered the same. I don’t see why not.
Track isn't the only issue. The structure inside the themed rock is not in good enough condition to support the water's weight.
I'm no scientist, but I think the reason why Demon's track rusts so easily is because it is hollow. Lots of modern track is filled with sand for sound dampening, but the lack of air also keeps rust at bay too.
