Green Lantern Coaster

[MaxxTheMonster]

As far as audio, all 4 carriages had audio going nice and loud for the first runs of the day (Saturday am) Went back after lunch and saw that all 4 had the audio switched off on the box at the back. Queried this with the attendant who said is was due to the on and off rain...

[rac2703]

Has anyone else noticed that they have covered the LED Logo on the fronts on the carriages with a transparent green plastic (I don't think they were always like that, though maybe I'm wrong). I'm guessing its so that the logo is still "complete" even if a few LED's aren't working. I think they should do the same to the large logo at the top of the drop, the last few weeks there have be large sections of the LED's not working on the left-side making it look tacky. If they covered it with the same transparent plastic the logo would always look complete and even with some of the lights not working the sign will be illuminatedby the remaing ones.

Edited April 17, 2012 by rac2703

[d4le_robthomas]

I've had audio 50% of the time, but I think it only improves the lift hill and first drop part of the ride, otherwise you are too busy yelling to notice. I guess it adds to your subconscious experience of the ride, but in my opinion GL was just as good without audio. If anything, the ride is more serious & scary without it.

[rappa]

Actually that wouldn't work for the large logo at all. The brightness of the sign would never be enough I covered in Perspex. Each individual LED in that sign has its own protective 'hood' to shade it from the sun and that's how it is so bright. It's actually based on LED video screen technology just without the red and blue LEDs to complete the image. I'm certain the minor glitches in the sign will be solved permanently very soon

Edited April 17, 2012 by djrappa

[westical]

The LEDs are blue?

[rappa]

Good pickup. Don't know what I was thinking when I wrote that!

[westical]

The Blue Lantern sequel.

[rappa]

Everything is cooler with Blue LEDs

[Gazza]

The Blue Lantern sequel.

[westical]

I think it's time for a retheme to Blue Lantern, this coaster is getting on in years.

[cadboy]

I think it's time for you to stop using that line... That joke is getting on in years...

[westical]

[rappa]

Holey shit, parkz having a sense of humor!

[jjuttp]

Holey shit, parkz having a sense of humor!

Doesn't happen often enough....

[MaxxTheMonster]

Audio v No audio 1:3

[Jobe]

I think it's time for a retheme to Blue Lantern, this coaster is getting on in years.

Hehe..its funny that a throw-away line that definitively ended a stupid, pedantic argument has now become a Parkz comedy classic- its good to see that a sense of humour , though smalll and insignificant, flickers and burns with a small flame. As noted, good to see!!! We need it to burn brighter and far more often!!

[MaxxTheMonster]

Noticed that Green Lantern was down for maintenance until May 29, meanwhile they now have this on their website: "The GREEN LANTERN Coaster is currently closed for maintenance." According to TZA it is a harness issue. Anyone know anything about this?

[Park Addict 93]

^ TZA are being silly, I suspect they are simply speculating. During the downtime improvements were to be made to the ride to make it smoother, I would hazard a guess the altered programming has perhaps caused some issues...

[MaxxTheMonster]

I hold anything TZA says with a grain of salt. Mainly wondering if anyone here knew anything. Also hoping they trained the staff how to turn on the audio box at the back of the trains.

[aussienetman]

The original Green Lantern is rumoured to be outed by dc comics in a few days. Not the green lantern the ride is based on, but the original character from the 1940's...

[strop]

^ Wait, the Green Lantern is gay?

[MaxxTheMonster]

So it is closed while they repaint it pink?

[aussienetman]

I hear they are adding Kyle Minogue to the audio....

[sam11]

I was at MW yesterday and was keen to try the green lantern but as told it was shut for maintenance. I asked around some of the employees and was told that some of the people who built the ride from america were trying to fix it and would be fixed withing a few days. I could see them playing around with the trains as they were where the problem was occurring.

[JamesL]

According to TZA it is a harness issue. Anyone know anything about this?

I asked around some of the employees and was told that some of the people who built the ride from america were trying to fix it and would be fixed withing a few days. I could see them playing around with the trains as they were where the problem was occurring.

Hmmm... We went on the weekend. I was speaking to the ride staff and they said "it has something to do with the train's." Edited May 30, 2012 by JamesL