Lightning Rod Officially Getting the Chain Lift Treament

There is no business case for slow operations. It may happen anyway, but I doubt very much that there's intent.

Jeff:

There is no business case for slow operations. It may happen anyway, but I doubt very much that there's intent.

It might not be a thing in North America, but internationally I've seen a few cases where parks deliberately slow their operations to save money and maintenance costs.

Screaming Condor at Leofoo Village launches once every fifteen minutes in order to complete a "reset process". https://www.bannister.org/c...theme_park

Deep Space at Imagicaa closes for a "safety check" every few laps and is otherwise operated with a "green initiative to conserve electricity and resources". https://www.bannister.org/c...m#imagicaa

There are also a lot of rides in China where guests are required to do physical stretches and exercises before boarding (and yes, these start after the previous train is parked).

If you would have told me back in the day that we'd still be questioning the practice of preferred ride access at the parks in the forums as we approach the year 2025, I would have...

...well, I'd have probably believed it.