Cedar Point's new Siren's Curse roller coaster debuts this weekend
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From the press release:
Riders will hear the echo of the siren’s chilling melodies as they ascend an old 160-foot-tall Lake Erie shipping crane tower, the sounds growing more sinister as riders reach the top. Their fate will hang in the balance as they encounter the roller coaster’s signature moment: a dead stop on a “broken off” section of track. The creaking platform holding the train of riders will slowly tilt the entire train into a 90-degree vertical position, forcing riders to peer straight down with the hope their train will connect to the twisted track below.
As the track locks into place, riders flee from the beckoning call of the siren and plunge into the abyss, speeding through 2,966 feet of track at a top speed of 58 mph. The ride features 13 weightless airtime moments, two 360-degree, zero-gravity barrel rolls and a high-speed “triple-down” element with twisted and overbanked track.
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It's encouraging to see all the landscaping elements: the ponds, the trench, etc. Definitely not a "parking lot" coaster. Looks like a lot of fun!
The DFMEA Coach in me is dying to know what their failure mode analysis looks like for the tilt track mechanism.
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Same. I haven't seen up close how it works, but I assume it's a physical interlock that can't release unless it's physically aligned.
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The Lemon Dots guy said it depends on a Hopes and Prayers interlock. I will be giving this one a year to make sure it works properly. I know that's nonsense, don't @ me.
(First underground tunnel ever at Cedar Point?)
Not a tunnel, because overhead is open to the sky. That makes it a trench.
And now I’ve had my useless semantic argument fix for the day.
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It gives me the willies every time I see it approach the end of the track. I know they've thought of everything but it still sketches me out.
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Not a tunnel, because overhead is open to the sky.
This is the bit I was thinking of. It's a very short tunnel?
Ooh, that struck me as just some narrow beam stretching over the trench on first viewing, but watching it again I’d have to agree: tunnel.
So I lost that semantic argument, guess I’ll have to go find another one.
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Sitting within the park eating for the charity event after two rides tonight. I can clearly say this coaster is a win for the park. The layout is great off the first drop, which the on board audio builds up. I won’t give away any of what the audio is but honestly it fits the ride. The ride is very smooth and whippet with solid airtime but it’s more wild towards the front. The restraints are comfortable and the trains are brilliant constantly changing colors.
The queue starts out in the mystic timbersesque pavilions and then starts to go under the ride. When you get near the station they have metal detectors and small item lockers free of charge.
They ran both trains, with generally one finishing the course before the other left the station. The lift is quick and the tilt alignment isnt too long either so the dispatches were quick with the line moving quickly my second ride.
I assume most have seen the theming so I won’t go into detail all of the supports have that rusted look so it wasn’t just a few they did and quit. The water is like a purplish color which should look nice lit up here soon.
All that being said it’s a fun ride in all the right ways and blend it with the theming and it’s somewhat uncharted waters for cedar point. However, it all works perfectly and I think families can even ride this ride because it’s snappy in areas but not as intense as something like maverick. Bravo cedar point!
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Walt posted a few photos on PB. I love that pre-dawn shot!
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
No lights in the water at night, but the tunnel does have lights and yes fog for the few who are fog enthusiasts.
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