Powerless SFWoA
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Let me get stuck on a coaster. Preferably Millennium Force if they would give me a season pass. How long was the power out for?
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The worst day at Cedar Point is better than the best day at work.
until closing
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Since Jeff made Track Record a "perk" for CB members i'll just post my count here: Coasters:99 Parks:14
Hey Man, I was working on X-Flight today! I'd be that one named Jesse! Well anyway, you were close, but incorrect. There was a power-surge at the park... shutting down several of the high powered rides. X-Flight actually had power and we concievibly could have been running, however, maintainence didn't want to draw any extra power away from their evacuation efforts... and they wouldn't let us operate. Well anyway, sorry we couldn't get ya on X-Flight.
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Jes
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Six Flags, the only chain of parks that can manage to have stacking with a one train operation.
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Jes
Jes's Roller Coasters DJ Jes MCS Please, Feel Free To Call Me Jes!
Six Flags Worlds Of Adventure 2002 Ride-Ops Crew (Have Fun Trying To Find Me!)
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"When I was growing up, we were taught something called manners. You'd understand that if you weren't such an idiot." - Jack Handey
I got stuck on Mr. Hydes. After we dropped though. When we got to the farthest point after dropping, it's supposed to reverse back down. Well it didnt for us and we were stuck for about 15 minutes.
I got stuck on Batman's breakrun. Apparently the computer said something was wrong so it just stopped us there for about 10 minutes. Sucks too cause that was my mom's first ride on it. So she didn't like it as much as she could've liked it.
Both of those happened in 2000. The last one though, happened last year on Xflight. They reclined us and it seemed like we were ready to go. But then they waited a while and said that the ride was having troubles. So we lay on our backs for about 25 minutes watching birds fly over over heads through the station. There was a nest right above us so we all thought they were going to do their business on us. But 25 minutes later, after all of our blood was in our heads now, they brought us back up and started checking again. My friend though, who's slightly claustraphobic, was pretty much traumatized. I dought he'll ride Xflight again now.
Just a note, I didnt get jack squat for any of these. Maybe Sfwoa is even taking it one step further.
About the power, I don't know anything about all that circuit stuff, so this post was pretty pointless.
Well at least you were stuck on X-flight inside the station while waiting to be dispatched, I on the other hand have gotten stuck on Batwing's brake run while in the hot sun which wasn't a pleasant experience by any means.
This isn't the first time SFWOA has had a power outage,didn't they have an outage last year?
hogfat said:
perhaps the park has some neat little devices often referred to as circuit breakers. maybe they even have some fuses in some of the rides ...
Point being? Breakers and fuses protect from overloads and short circuits. Too many amps being drawn by a motor, or wires being frayed are examples of this.
Power surges nor power dips have anything to do with circuit protection, since the fluctuation is in the voltage, and not the amperes. That's why they can be so dangerous (and also why you should have your computer on a surge supressor even if your house has those neat little fuses.)
Anyhow, neither of these scenarios would actually be the fault of the park. It's usually that of the power distributor or mother nature.
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"When I was growing up, we were taught something called manners. You'd understand that if you weren't such an idiot." - Jack Handey
Wow... See, sometimes SF -does- take good care of their customers ! A season pass for getting stuck on a ride !?! That's what I call good service ! (of course, this is probably the exception to the rule)
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kpjb said:
Power surges nor power dips have anything to do with circuit protection, since the fluctuation is in the voltage, and not the amperes. That's why they can be so dangerous (and also why you should have your computer on a surge supressor even if your house has those neat little fuses.)
and why those "surge supressors" use neat little fuses?
Okay, everyone who's an electrician at an amusement park raise their hand....
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yep, just me.
Anywho, higher voltage results in lower amperage, which is why the fuses are no help in a surge situation, which this is looking less and less like. (And I know quite a bit about power surges affecting rides since I work on an Intamin Giant Drop, and they tend to get hit by lightning every 17 minutes or so.)
The refreshment stands and games apparently stayed open throughout this. This really leads me to believe it was a series of power dips.
To have a dip is the equivalent of unplugging your computer then plugging it back in really quickly. It has to go through setup, diagnostic, etc. This is what happens to all of the rides with computers or even more basic devices like timers or contactors/relays.
They did the right thing if this was a repeated occurance, I would've done the same. If the lights dim a few times in a restaurant, no one cares. If every third train gets stuck, however, that tends to be a problem.
They handled it well, it's a non-issue.
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"When I was growing up, we were taught something called manners. You'd understand that if you weren't such an idiot." - Jack Handey
When the power went out at SFOG a few months ago, multiple rides were stuck. The worst problem was on Acrophobia. 200 feet in the air, dangling, tilted. The riders were stuck up there for about an hour and a half. In the end, they were lowered to the ground slowly when the power returned. To my knowledge, all they got was a walk on pass for the ride. For those of you who haven't been on the ride, it would be very uncomfortable after an hour and a half. I think they should have gotten free season passes too.
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