Top Thrill 2 faces extended closure for modification
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From the official Cedar Point website:
Top Thrill 2 is currently experiencing an extended closure as Zamperla (the ride’s manufacturer) completes a mechanical modification to the ride's vehicles. Once the modification is complete, Zamperla, the Cedar Point maintenance & operations teams and our third-party ride inspection partner will conduct a thorough review before approving both the modification and the reopening of the ride.
Though we cannot yet confirm a reopening date, we will provide updates here.
We know our guests are excited to experience this incredible roller coaster, and we share your disappointment that we are not able to operate it this weekend. We will do everything possible to reopen Top Thrill 2 as soon as we are confident we can deliver the ride experience that our guests deserve.
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Per Tony Clark in an interview with Marcus Leshock, the trains for TT2 have shipped, and will (hopefully) arrive in time for a Saturday, May 3rd opening. Looking promising for the future of the ride.
Counting down the days until I'm back at Cedar Point, the one and only place to be.
I do not believe they have ever said what the issue was. They said at WCO 2025 that it was all “under the hood changes” that the guests wouldn’t notice.
Counting down the days until I'm back at Cedar Point, the one and only place to be.
The nerds will notice. I look forward to the comparisons to see what changed.
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Jeff:
The nerds will notice.
Notice they (probably) will. I spotted a new Made To Thrill tshirt at WCO that showed TT2 with MUCH lower trains. I chalked it up to either being artistic liberty (highly likely) or somehow they saw a rendering of the new trains to make the artwork. I think I have a picture of it somewhere.
Counting down the days until I'm back at Cedar Point, the one and only place to be.
We call the person who is intensely interested in the TT2 train redesign a nerd, but what do we call the person who took a picture of the nerd's shirt?
Posting anything on this site makes you a nerd. It’s too late already.
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
I drove out of my way Sunday on the way to the airport to take photos of a closed amusement park (Kennywood) I haven't visited in 35 years. This after doing the same to visit Hershey Park on my last trip to PA (though at least the World of Hershey store was open). Pretty nerdy for a 50+ year old.
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From Peninsula of Thrills on Instagram, TT2 has begun testing for 2025. Looks like it may still haul over the top.
Counting down the days until I'm back at Cedar Point, the one and only place to be.
In that video, why do they have a static image of MF's yellow train in the foreground while the video of TT2 plays in the background?
Doh! I was thinking the lift is steeper than that. I guess the handrail at the top should have been the clue.
Didn't take long for Cedar Point to officially reveal that TT2 is testing...by dropping what I think might be the best video they've made since the Millennium Force promo in 1999.
Counting down the days until I'm back at Cedar Point, the one and only place to be.
It looked to run most of the wknd, even though the weather was terrible.
Question now is will Sirens open by Memorial Day?
Then the question is how the lines will adjust at TT2 and SV and Mav.
Largely a copy/paste from Pointbuzz (apologies to those of who don't live in the Multiverse)
The Good:
I'm happy to report that on this Father's Day I did indeed get my first ride on TT2, and it was everything it was cracked up to be. I was expecting launches 2 and 3 to be like launch 1 (which, as others have noted, looks much slower than it is as it builds to a nice speed gradually). But no; you really feel that burst on the backwards run, and that launch up the spike was just...well....in the words of Tommy...
Then you feel yet another burst of acceleration on the third launch, and it really hauled over the top-hat.
We waited about an hour, but the line kept moving steadily (even with 2 train operation...Silver was being dissected), and the anticipation prevented that from being boring. I like the new covered queue (and so does my male-pattern-baldness head).
Everything about it feels clean, sleek, and modern; I really dig that low bass sound that kicks in just before the lights signal your launch. The seats were really comfortable, and the ride felt really smooth. That backwards spike is just roller coaster heaven.
The Weird:
That said, more weird news later in the day. I'm glad we got our one ride in (we are here for two days).
We were actually going to make it our last ride for tonight when they temporarily stopped operations. Almost immediately there was about 6-7 workers under the spike...2 of them had binoculars looking up into the heavens. They sent an empty train with them under there and as soon as it cycled they announced it was done for the day.
So I'm not holding out hope it will be open for us tomorrow. Just so odd to me that there could be a spike issue. It just.....stands there.
Weird
Happy Father's Day.
Promoter of fog.
She’s running still but with two train ops. I think it’s a big improvement over the original. While the first launch is entirely lackluster, the backward launch and floater on the spike more then make up for it, the final launch over is just as fun as I remember. The restraints are very comfortable as well.
I sensed no shimmy.
2022 Trips: WDW, Sea World San Diego & Orlando, CP, KI, BGW, Bay Beach, Canobie Lake, Universal Orlando
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