To be pedantic, they said a Sensor Fault, which doesn't mean a faulty sensor.

 

Different parks have different policies on how they deal with ride stops. Some prefer to send cars through until all guests get back to the station, others have a policy to evac all guests after a ride stop (VRTP being such parks).

There are pros and cons to each.

Obviously what happened with The Smiler is definitely a con!

43 minutes ago, djrappa said:

To be pedantic, they said a Sensor Fault, which doesn't mean a faulty sensor.

I had that thought but wasn't sure which meaning was right.

 

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Hahaha...  Even SW got sick of their crap enough to kick them out...

LOL. If you had made the attempt to try and report at least mildly factually, you'd probably have been allowed to stay.

This isn't the first ridiculous reporting from @SamCucchiara9 (i think his report on the GL incident comes to mind). He shits me to tears... and this is why he's stuck in a regional bureau. 

#whatacockhead #SamCucchiara9

I haven't been to SW since Carinvale so I was very happy to find out that we were able to make a pit stop to SW this afternoon , I think the new Plaza looks great I love the new fountain and the new ride they built (the bridge), I will have some photos when I get home soon as they were taken on my camera. Not sure if anyone has addressed this in the Storm queue line, one of the TV monitors plays the pre-show of the old Bermuda Triangle, good to see part of it's legacy continues on ?

Edited October 2, 201610 yr by Theme Park Ninja

I didn't know that about the BT pre show. That is indeed very cool!

Me neither! Because it's always down >:[

time for some photos from my trip yesterday  

I don't think this guy was excited to see me 

 

the new Plaza looks great, I think the fountain looks really good 

the Trick or Treat event was on when I was there yesterday, I think it will be fun for the kids  they were doing face painting and had characters walking around the new Plaza, good to see that MW isn't the only park that is getting into the Halloween sprit this year 

also it's not a update without a photo of the Storm! 

 

That Storm pic is great - the Adults are the most scared.

If anyone is interested, there is a post on Sea World's Facebook page that describes the Storm Coaster breakdown evacuation/attempted re-start.

Edited October 3, 201610 yr by Jamberoo Fan

So...  SW is running 2 monorails today...  And then I noticed this...  Sorry about orientation...

Looks like they need to speak to the department who gave the okay to this about spell check...

Interesting maintenance period for next year.

Viking Revenge Flume

Viking Revenge Flume will be closed for Maintenance from Monday 17/10/16 to Sunday 20/11/16

Viking Revenge Flume will be closed for Maintenance from Monday 17/07/17 to Sunday 10/12/17

That's almost half the year.

can only think that they are doing a major refurb on it, maybe a retheme? You wouldn't imagine it would be due to a new attraction or ride as most of the ride envelope and surrounds are utilised. 

Could we see removal of the castle for something more functional?

Perhaps a reworking of the troughs that were reworked to fit Storm Coaster?

They are most probably replacing all the of the flume I don't think much of the flume tubes have been replaced since the 70s. (As far as I'm aware)  minus the area around storm /Bermuda Which has been rerouted a few times over the years 

Edited October 31, 20169 yr by Themeparkfan

Photos from TPSN:

And Storm Coaster was closed this morning, (not sure for how long) for safety checks

looks like they aren't taking any chances now with what happened to DW

 

i didn't even know there was a grate in the viking slide how does the water keep going down the slide over it? that's just weird.

Edited October 31, 20169 yr by bladex

When I rode the Viking Flume, I found it alright, a nice ride to fill time with a nice theme. I found it rather short and looking like it needed a little bit of love. I'm hoping that the period of down time it's seeing is some improvements. Definitely a good idea to make sure standards are higher than needed in safety especially after DW incident, but I'm also hoping they maybe add a bit more theming. I found it pretty bland once you get into the castle and beforehand felt like a missed opportunity. Before the lift hill, maybe there could be some theming similar to WWF but themed to Vikings, like a broken ship. The ride did feel quite short so, if they incorporated a story into the pre-lift hill, maybe they could slow the movement through that part making the ride a lot longer but not actually having to rebuild anything.

Slow the ride down to increase ride time.. have you ever visited SW in summer peak season? It's a good hour wait to ever get on that ride and you want to purposely slow cycle times??

The ride time on Viking's Revenge is fine for me. I don't think people want to spend another minute being glared down upon by the sun waiting for the drop and to get wet, which is why they really went on the ride.

When they shortened Viking's Revenue they had to reduce the number of boats on the course. The bottleneck is and always will be the final drop. A hypothetical increase of its length (which is never going to happen) would not affect capacity so long as they have enough boats to use the final drop at full capacity.

16 hours ago, bladex said:

i didn't even know there was a grate in the viking slide how does the water keep going down the slide over it? that's just weird.

The topside of the flume has water for flotation, and momentum. Too much water flowing down the drop would result in a backup at the bottom of the drop. If the boat hits too high, it would aquaplane, potentially causing issues. By allowing most of the water to drain away before it reaches the bottom, the water level at the bottom can be controlled.

General park update:

Some new elements/theming/decoration has been added to The Plaza. And the white picket fence that was behind the frozen coke stand has been removed.

The boat propellor has been removed from storm

I really wish/hope they replace the shade sails in Polar Bear Shores

The Humpback still hasn't been put back in place

And it wouldn't be an update from me without a photo that was taken the right way up but uploads upside. Anyways, here's some nice boulders on the old Sea Viper site

Edited November 14, 20169 yr by themagician

if you look closely at the 2nd last image it looks like a lake with a reflection