Top Thrill 2 Down Again?

I've seen several posts from creators on TikTok suggesting that Top Thrill 2 might be facing another extended closure. I was wondering if there's any truth to these claims.

If this is the case, it makes me wonder if the frequency of train cycling could be a contributing factor. When the original Top Thrill Dragster operated with five trains, they seemed to spend more time in the loading/unloading process than actually cycling the course.

I'm curious if a design that incorporated a longer "rest period" between cycles for the trains might lead to improved performance and reliability.

I also saw it was closed the past 2 days, but have not seen or heard any speculation about the cause or length of the closure.

Not only did the number of trains, provide a longer rest period between cycles on Dragster, the trains themselves were not going over 100 mph for as long as they do on the new Top Thrill 2.

I'm interested to hear how the Falcon's Flight trains hold up when it begins testing. I remember back in the early 2000's the thought of coasters traveling over 100 mph for any length of time seemed far fetched because of the heat of the wheels. Then again, a lot of things that have become common on coasters nowadays seemed impossible back then.

I don't have any real knowledge of what is going on aside from it being down the last two days and that today, there were some ropes/wires suspended from the rear spike fairly high up. There is also a pretty large crane that showed up in the parking lot today. My guess is it will be making its way to the spike tower shortly after park closing tonight.

They must be adding the stopper.

Supposedly a ride mechanical on reddit (who was 'verified') said the issue was a crack in a support column on the tower that will be repaired/welded shortly (and pictures have surfaced of a crane on site). So seems to jive.

Sounds like just a few days for the repair. Nothing long term unless more stuff is found.

1. Inspections work!
2. How? How far up is it? Seems like most of the force would be on the valley but it looks well fortified.

And Tony said it's probably opening tomorrow.

It's almost as if content creators on Tik Tok are just looking for likes and attention.

TT2 did re-open today and as evidenced by watching the webcams and some footage on Facebook, they had all three trains running and they had their correct seat back covers as well. Not sure what the issue was and we'll probably never know, but it has been dealt with.

There was a crane on site and a maintenance person verified by Reddit for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) said that there was a crack on the spike so I'd gander there was a crack on the spike.

If it was on a Reddit AMA, it must be true.

AMAs that are marked by as "Verified" mean that the contributor sent proof of their employment and position to the moderators.

If the guy who put his job at risk by ID'ing himself to Reddit moderators said it, it must be true.

Run out of milk to put in your cereal today? Sheesh.

I think the skepticism is reasonable.

bigboy:

If the guy who put his job at risk by ID'ing himself to Reddit moderators said it, it must be true.

You don't use your real name on Reddit, so I don't know how CP would figure out who he is unless he made it painfully obvious.

Of course, but I imagine that "Cedar Point maitenance people with inside knowledge of Dragster repairs" is a small enough group that it's a risk. Hey, I'll concede that the information is correct. But "he said it on an AMA" doesn't exactly scream credibility.

"Leaders" now manage the country via twitter and whatever. So, an AMA on Dragster, sure why not.

I know little about Reddit. And nothing about their verification process. But curious as to how they "verify" someone is who they say they are. What evidence would someone provide to moderators that they work in a given position at a given company?

Jeez, the skepticism is really unwarranted. I for one am 100% confident xxxCPMaintDudexxx is legit.