Why doesn't SFGAm do something about AE:B's screeching when exiting the station it's VERY loud, and bother's me. HELLO! OIL! GREASE! whatever! FIX IT!
Does the screeching bother you?
How long has it been screeching?
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American Eagle/ Blue's screeching
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It comes with the age of the coaster, trying to fix it would be like b&m silencing the all so famous "B&M Roar"
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It has to do with age and the fact that is wooden. Viper has a screech on the turns also. I am suprised the tires don't bother you.
Its something that comes with wooden coasters, there not going to be silent.
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Great America never seems to oil the Eagle, never has and yes it is a bother. Viper on the other hand usually is oiled because when it isn't it sounds like a squeeling pig as it runs the course. They are getting better with the Eagle ever since Viper came along. If you are at the park and notice these rides making noise go to Guest Relations let them know. A couple Sundays ago we heard Viper while trying to have lunch near the ride in the parking lot we notified them and within a hour the squeek was gone.
Viper used to squeak a lot on the turns, but when I rode it on father's day, it was silent! So it can be fixed....
It happens during and after rain.
Exactly, Eagles barely screetches when it's dry out that day and Viper never screetches on a dry day. Then when it starts raining it will screetch throughout most of the course, espicially for Viper.
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They actually can reduce the B&M Roar by filling the spine/rails with something (I think its foam but i'm not sure). Although this has nothign to do with AE, I posted it anyway.
Sand seems a little heavy doesn't it? Oh well.
Medusa, Silver bullet, Kumba, and kraken all have sand in the backbone of the track, while dueling dragons has support both in the backbone of the track & the supports.
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Yes, filling the ride with sand is heavy (I believe that they need to adjust the ride to accomidate the extra weight) not to mention expensive.
About AE Blue...Does it really matter? If it was damaging then they would fix it. It isnt hurting anthing and is not that annoying to me. And trust me, Great America is NOT neglecting American Eagle.
I think instead of the squeaking problem, they should worry about the paint problem. That's one thing I really hope they do on the off season!!
Eagle actually isn't bad look wise, I think the main problem is the bottleneck in the queue with the 2 split offs (they really outta do something, the garbadge cans work but sometimes people move them which really screws things up).
I can agree about the queue system. It is very confusing down there and sometimes people can skip a good portion of the line.
I don't mind the screeching noise on AE. But I do agree that it does need a new paint job. I mean, they painted Batman, why not AE. I also think that something does need to be done with the lines. Every time I go to SFGA there is never a line on AE. Why have that split off between red or blue so early in the line?
Painting AE is very expensive. They re-painted it a couple years ago I belive.
They did repaint it several years ago but look at the lift hill it really is in bad shape oil is leaking especially down it's middle. Yes sand is used on all coasters named. Do you remember when Shockwave opened Rubber was use between the tension crosses to cut down on noise. As years went on it cracked and you heard them bang when the train went by.
people also got confused at the split on Saturday when i was there, they were all in line for red when they wanted to go on blue, and we walked right past them
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did they even read the sign? That sign that says "Red Forward< or Blue Backwords >" Antonio Aguilera https://www.facebook.com/BEAMER3K http://beamer3k.deviantart.com/ View my artwork. Check out my YouTube Gamer channel. NRG-FLO Gaming. https://www.youtube.com/@NRGFLOGaming
That's what causes the problem, that's not the split it re joins then splits again and people think it's the split so go in different rails.
they must not read the signs, that are claerly stated, they think the split is before going under the station
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Marathon down, Goofy to go.
There are two splits, they need to just get rid of the first sign alltogether and have the lines split up underneath the station.
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that would be the better thing, end the confusion that most people get when they arrive at the split
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