Tower of Terror 2 - Slow Launch

[Reanimated35]

5 hours ago, Rollercoaster_Lover said:

To be honest I'd like to see them replace all the LSM's For New ones so Tower Of Terror II can go higher or maybe even as high as Tower Of Terror use to go when they opened it in 1997.

Not sure why this is getting down voted. It's probably one of the most reasonable posts you've made. 

I'm sure the majority of members would agree they'd like the pod to go higher up the tower. 

[Santa07]

1 hour ago, Reanimated35 said:

Not sure why this is getting down voted.

The ideas are fine, the grammar just hurts me

Although I have to give him credit for it being slightly better than his usual grammar

[pin142]

17 hours ago, Rollercoaster_Lover said:

To be honest I'd like to see them replace all the LSM's For New ones so Tower Of Terror II can go higher or maybe even as high as Tower Of Terror use to go when they opened it in 1997.

Why replace the LSM when it would be the control system itself that requires the upgrade. 

[rappa]

New control, new drives, new motors all kinda go hand in hand. 

The tech has all come a long way since 97

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@Santa07@pin142

They don't need a turntable, they just need a higher capacity car.  The track only has one curve, so it wouldn't be difficult to make a 'stretch' version of the ride, although the extra weight may require increased launch power.

Also, the highest I can recall seeing the ride go up the tower is to to just above the 'E' in Tower of Terror.  But that was before the GD was installed.     

These days it barely makes it to the 'F'.

[Santa07]

The problem with a higher capacity car means more weight, which means it requires a lot more power to launch it as high. And with the current system, they probably don't have the technology to do that.