Triple Play

by **djvv2** on July 11th, 2004, 7:34 pm

Is Triple play open when i went last friday it was closed and I tohught it was open.

by **Cs6153** on July 11th, 2004, 7:35 pm

When I went on Saturday it was open

by **Danhockey04** on July 11th, 2004, 7:40 pm

It is open, I have been on it 5 times, Friday and Sunday. If you plan to go on it, go on the yellow cars, they begin to spin first.

by **coasterfreak11** on July 11th, 2004, 7:42 pm

It's open and as fun as ever!

by **tyster22** on July 11th, 2004, 9:07 pm

Yeah I went on it on wednesday (The yellow cars) it was more fun than I remembered. I hadn't been on it for at least 3-4 years.

by **coasterswimgurl12** on July 11th, 2004, 11:53 pm

I love Triple Play!!! Im so happy its open again...I've ridden it about 5-6 times already! yay!

by **DejaVuGurl1203** on July 12th, 2004, 10:23 am

I have never been on Triple Play, and I'm definitely gonna get a ride on it tomorrow... Should be good.

by **rct2wizard360** on July 12th, 2004, 10:24 am

I forget how fun that thing was.

by **playerplex** on July 12th, 2004, 11:09 am

Can't wait to ride it but I don't really like the new colors.

by **SFGAmfreak4life** on July 12th, 2004, 12:06 pm

I think Triple Play is more fun this year. The only color I like on it is the red. I wish they kept the orange but it doesnt really matter.

by **Ilovthevu'** on July 12th, 2004, 12:12 pm

I didn't like the new colors either, but everytime I looked to see what's going on when it was closed (5 times), I got used to them. Some rides need painting such as IMS and LR while others such as Demon and BTR didn't need it. The paint wasn't wasting away on TP. Just my opinion.

Here's a 2002 picture from this site (I believe because it looks like 002 in the bottom left corner.)
http://www.sfgamworld.com/Rides/HT_Square/index.shtml

This is a 2004 picture from our old friends Papas.
http://groups.msn.com/thepapascoasterex ... otoID=2248

The difference is not big except for the different colors.

by **Danhockey04** on July 12th, 2004, 1:07 pm

I have to disagree, I like the new colors on TP, it makes the ride stick out, and the colors are three completely different hues.

by **FParker185** on July 13th, 2004, 2:55 am

I think the colors are pretty cool, something different.

I really like the new bearings on the ride, I'm suprised they with with the really high quality Rothe Erde bearings, I know they come standard on Huss Rides but I figured with the small about of $$ SFI send SFGAm's way for maintenance they would have gone a cheaper route. Nice smooth rotation as compared with before it's rehab.

(I think I'm the only person who noticed the new bearings, and would ever notice something of that fashion)

no more thinking in the back of my head "this rotation just gets jerkier and jeriker"

by **Virtua Tennis** on July 13th, 2004, 6:34 am

Um, sure thing.

Also IlovetheVu, Triple Play needed to be rehabbed, last season when riding you could hear the rust flying around when the ride was going.

by **twixmix0303** on July 13th, 2004, 5:57 pm

FParker185 wrote:I really like the new bearings on the ride, I'm suprised they with with the really high quality Rothe Erde bearings, I know they come standard on Huss Rides but I figured with the small about of $$ SFI send SFGAm's way for maintenance they would have gone a cheaper route. Nice smooth rotation as compared with before it's rehab.

(I think I'm the only person who noticed the new bearings, and would ever notice something of that fashion)

no more thinking in the back of my head "this rotation just gets jerkier and jeriker"

I noticed new bearings (or at least the fact that it was smoother) from before but I have no idea what a Rothe Erde bearing is.

by **coasterdude12** on July 13th, 2004, 6:59 pm

I cannot wait to go on it. Triple play is back and better than ever!

by **Tomo_kun** on July 13th, 2004, 7:01 pm

I love the new paint, but i hate the new latch system. You have to put your hand under the car instead of just your foot. I had trouble with my foot and so did the operator, I ended up reminding the other operator that you now have to use your hand, and she laughed.

by **coasterdude12** on July 13th, 2004, 7:04 pm

You mean you have to keep your hands under the latch?

by **tyster22** on July 13th, 2004, 7:32 pm

no you don't! I held my arms up

What ever happened to papas?

by **coasterdude12** on July 13th, 2004, 7:36 pm

I think he got kicked off the website. Not really sure.

by **tyster22** on July 13th, 2004, 7:48 pm

Ya know I met him in real life.

by **yeti_cat** on July 13th, 2004, 9:17 pm

What does that have to do with triple play?

ANYWAYS...
I didn't notice much change in how the ride worked...new berings huh? I'll have to look for that. At first i didn't like batman's colors, i don't like tp's yet, but i will eventually. Lots of good memories on that ride...haha. one of my park favs. Who cares about roller coasters?

by **DejaVuGurl1203** on July 13th, 2004, 10:40 pm

Papas wasn't kicked off, he just decided to stop posting.

Anyways, I rode TP for the first time today. Pretty good ride... I don't have much to say about it, other than I like the colors and I plan on riding it again during one of my upcoming visits.

by **Ilovthevu'** on July 17th, 2004, 12:11 am

I did notice one thing different about Triple Play that none of you have said yet. However, it could be questionable. At the end of the ride, when it's to the ground, you don't get much of the "Condor thing" at the end like you used too.

For people that have ridden TP for many years (including me), you should know what I mean. The ride is great as always, but I love the red color the best.

by **DejaVu The Ride** on July 17th, 2004, 12:34 am

It was so long since I rode Triple Play(except for Thursday), that I didn't really remember the end of the ride. If I remember correctly, it felt the same at the end as always(and even Condorish).

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