Is "X" unsafe?
I noticed a couple of things:
1) This only ever really happened on the first half-n-half. There was a minor element of this on the second one, but nothing like the first.
2) It's worse on the left hand side of the train than the right (when facing in its direction of travel)
3) If I hang onto the restraints, especially the ones down by my legs (as most GP riders are oft to do, I saw very few of them willing to let go through the entire ride), I had absolutely no problems. It was only when I wasn't hanging on for dear life.
4) This happened most when I would follow what, for me, is my natural tendency when I start flipping & spinning through mid-air. I realized that I was curling up a bit into a ball, like you would if you were trying to do a flip off a diving board or something similar. It just feels more natural to me to curl up when I'm rotating like that. Whenever I did this (i.e., when I wasn't paying attention), I would lift up really high on the seat, and generally a leg would try to go over the center post on the seat. If I intentionally avoided curling up (just kept my arse in the seat, for once), I had absolutely no problems at all for the entire ride.
Now, the problem is, I don't know how many more people are like me, but I think a lot of people might have a tendency to curl up in a ball when they're flying end over end. Every other tall person I talked to there that was willing to ride the ride without hanging on had experieced the same thing. I am admittedly concerned that there are probably a lot of GP riders who would do the same thing I was doing, and maybe some might have an easier time slipping through there than I would.
Conversely, one time through the ride I had thought I was completely out of the seat, and it felt like almost all of my...well...region had gone beyond the post on the seat. It felt like that, but I can confirm from the immediate racking of my junk on that post (OUCH!!!!!!!) that I had not, in fact, lifted completly over that post.
So tall guys, watch your junk on that one. ;)
Some how I'm not surprised. Six Flags.
Not to get off the subject, but one day last summer I went to SFWoA. My sister and I rode in the fron row of Serial Thriller, and there was DUCT TAPE all over the front of my harness!!! I held on to the side arm rests of my seat the entire ride. I will NEVER ride that death trap again. -Come on now, duct tape??? Why didn't they use black electrical tape so it wouldn't be so visible? -They might have used a lot more tape that way, but it would have been better. Or, use the duct tape and cover it with the black electrial tape. ~~Or better yet, just put a new harness on the seat!
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SOOperGIR,
There's no need to call anyone stupid. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It still looks cheap using duct tape on the harness. All it will take is for someone to rip the tape off and more foam will fall out. Then there won't be anything left of the harness, hence they must put a new one on. -Just goes to show ya the quality of a SLC.
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*** This post was edited by jkpark on 1/12/2003. ***
Well, someone had their sugar today.
Anyways, about using duct tape, isnt this from the same park that decided to use a chain that wasnt intended for water to replace one that snapped on one of their water rides? I would absolutely expect duct tape on their coasters! ;-)
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It's still a long way down. Would you trust duct tape?
http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery489.htm?Picture=2
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jkpark said:
It's still a long way down. Would you trust duct tape?
http://www.rcdb.com/installationgallery489.htm?Picture=2
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I didnt mean that u had sugar, I was referring to the guy above you. I agree, I wouldnt want to have duct tape on the seats. I would want a new harness.
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Haa Haa Haa!!!,
I knew it! Agent Johnson is Alan Schilke!
I wondered how Agent Johnson was so well versed on the technical aspects of the ride.
It was the "Bro" that clenched it!
So how about it Alan, are you up for "safety meeting" tue night?
S00perGIR said:
The duct tape is not even on the harness!!!! Its on the little handle! You are not trusting your life to duct tape! OMG, that would not pass state inspections, lol.
I advise you to calm yourself. Just chill out. I can understand that Serial Thriller is your favorite and you're defending the coaster. But please, no need to get upset. Of course it wouldn't pass state inspections. It just looks (duct tape) unprofessional. But I think that Vekoma SLCs are poor in quality anyways, so that explains the duct tape.
I apologize SOOperGIR. No hard feelings, but Serial Thriller is a has been and must be dismantled immediately. The coaster is taking up space, and that is valuable land for a great thrill ride. Tear Serial Thriller down and take the scrap to the junk yard. Build a dark ride in it's place.
Beam me up Scotty!
P.S.~ Tear down Mind Eraser while you're at it! : )
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*** This post was edited by jkpark on 1/15/2003. ***
This was one of the most unique topics ever.
"X" "Serial Thriller" : )
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