World's first tilt coaster in action

Peabody: The seals on the shuttle boosters had no backups. One seal fails, and if it is on the fuel tank side the whole thing blows.

I can think of ways to bury a tilt coaster design so deep in safeties you'll be lucky to ever get them all satisfied so it can run.

YIKES!!! It sure looks intimidating ......... but I would still ride it...To die on a rollercoaster wouldnt be a bad way to go, I am sure driving to ANY theme park is more dangerous than going on this thing??????????

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I can't believe how some of you are freaking out at the safety risk of this ride. I figured it would be a magnetic locking system, which is apparently is. So the fail safewould obviously keep it closed during the tilting action. With no moving parts with magetic brakes, the chances of mechanical failure is miniscule. Once the tilt action is complete, the failsafe is aware of the (now) vertical position so that the train can be released. I see no difference in risk factors of this as I do drop rides that use magnetic brakes. Yeah...it's impossible for them not to stop at the bottom.

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Roomie, the magnetic poles do actually changes place every millionth (sp?) year :P:P That's what i read in a paper once,,, maybe i shouldn't belive everything in papers

I'd ride it with out any doubts but i think i'll prolly wet myself :P

PS: We have seen 100 of Giant Drops from Intamin but no one thinks those rides are very dangerous or what if the brakes fails... wait a minute they can't fail. So Gravity Max is just as safe as all these Giant Drops...

*** This post was edited by olov on 3/16/2002. ***

As mentioned, a ride's gotta go through thorough H&S checks by governments, who are hot on this kinda thing already.

What if the brakes, (magnetic or otherwise) failed on Acrophobia? and is this any different?

Saying that, yes, this ride worries me to!, which can only mean that Vekoma have played a fantastic card.

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