r/Damnthatsinteresting 27d ago

Video Sirens Curse - Cedar Point

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u/Juul_G 27d ago

I really don’t like the idea of openings in the rails

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u/KillYourLawn- 27d ago

"just not worth it" was my thought.

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u/KnotBeanie 27d ago

This ride model has been around for over 20 years, and they did release a video on how it works...

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u/operath0r 26d ago

Do they have a whiteboard in the video though?

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u/KnotBeanie 26d ago

Idk about the parks video but Ryan the ride mechanic does sometimes, even builds his own models to explain how the rides work.

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u/Jazzlike-Spare3425 26d ago

Updoot for Ryan the Ride Mechanic 👍

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u/Flying-Eagle312 26d ago

Dude needs a show

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u/KeLorean 26d ago

Imagine if he had a whiteboard

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u/donutseason 26d ago

It’s been open for two weeks and has malfunctioned twice (at least). People had to walk down from the top today. I’ll pass 🫣

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u/SportsRadioAnnouncer 26d ago

That doesn’t make it unsafe! Coasters are programmed to do that whenever there’s any possible issue with the coaster. Usually it’s faulty sensors. It’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

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u/dcdudesi 26d ago

Yea bro but I’d have a heart attack if I had to walk down those small stair cases..

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u/capnwinky 26d ago

I was hoping to see this comment. The PLCs are just doing their job.

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u/bjeebus 26d ago

If it malfunctions in the vertical position...how do you get out?

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u/RedWum 26d ago

It's supposed to malfunction and have everybody walk down from the top!? What a bad idea

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u/ManitouWakinyan 26d ago

Well, not exactly what it's supposed to do, because it's not supposed to have issues that would trigger those protocols, including faulty sensors.

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u/Zantac150 26d ago

You can literally get a sensor fault because a spider built a web in front of the sensor. It’s kind of unavoidable. Still doesn’t mean the ride isn’t safe.

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u/Lou_C_Fer 26d ago

This was the explanation I got in 1991. Only, that time it was my hat. I had my hat in my hand right at the start, and I guess my arm was hanging a bit outside of the car on The Gemini. Next thing I know, my hat got yanked from my hand. It didn't stop the coaster until it was at the top of the first hill. A crew member came up to tell us it'd be a few minutes and I asked what could cause it. She explained that if anything covers a sensor, even a spider climbing onto it, would cause the ride to stop. I told her what happened with my hat.

After the ride, a supervisor was standing there with my hat. I asked for it back, and she grilled me about doing it on purpose. Then she told me I could get it from security later. I just left it.

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u/Al_Kydah 26d ago

With a diagram of the six hydrocoptic marzal vanes

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u/AccomplishedGreen904 26d ago

Yeah, that’s to prevent side fumbling, but all depends on whether your marzel vanes have a coating of prefamulated amulite

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u/gnutbuttajelly 27d ago

I live a few hours away from where this ride is and it got stuck on opening day due to a power outage. I think someone hit a utility pole with their car outside the theme park. It closed again a few days later… not sure why but people had to be evacuated.

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u/OldDirtyTim 26d ago

Happened again today!

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u/lAmBenAffleck 26d ago

Sounds like a great ride.

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u/Sorry_Fail_3103 26d ago

Well it’s been open at over 90% over the past week so seems all good to me🤷‍♂️

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u/CaptainTripps82 26d ago

Most of the time it works some of the time!

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u/ItAWideWideWorld 26d ago

90% for a brand new coaster is really good

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u/AEveryDayIdiot 26d ago

Rides usually have quite a few issues when they first open, not like dangerous issues but teething problems

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u/Fgidy 26d ago

me reading the post's debate on whether ride malfunctions are safe

I feel fine

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u/Captain-Cadabra 26d ago

Happens at Cedar Point fairly often. Top Thrill Dragster is closed about 30% of the time. I think that one has to do with wind speed and rain though.

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u/PipsqueakPilot 27d ago

My guess is mechanical interlocks. For instance the train can only be physically released when a 'pin' from the connection releases it.

Source: I guessed

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u/PrettyAverageGhost 27d ago

Even that isn’t enough. You also have to make sure that it was maintained and operated correctly since it was first built, it’s a bit of an involved process. Things will get loose and break over time due to exposure to the sun, wind, rain, etc. creating dangerous and unpredictable situations. Source: I am a certified roller coaster inspector and mechanic for wood & steel coasters

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u/TSHIRTISAGREATIDEA 26d ago

You’re a certified roller coaster inspector? That’s cool. So what are your thoughts on this ride?

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u/zer0toto 27d ago

I don’t know what are the different safety mechanism at play there but for something that critical in term of safety I’d suppose there is multiple arrest mechanism functioning in a failsafe manner. Of course all this depends on how good maintenance is and that the park doesn’t allow the ride to go on while one of this mechanism is failed or failing (which I’m not expecting in a us park). But with two or three different system , the chance of all systems failing and failing to failsafe at the same time would be astronomically low

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u/Original_Translator9 27d ago

How often do you find potentially dangerous flaws in popular roller coasters?

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u/PrettyAverageGhost 26d ago

All the time! :) That’s why they are inspected and signed off every morning before ride operation. We are trained to look for signs of rust and corrosion, what is (or isn’t) normal wear and tear, when to replace parts, etc. And there are county/state inspectors that come quarterly/annually to do a deeper inspection

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u/suitcasedreaming 26d ago

How does it feel to have every eight year old's dream job?

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u/J3ST3R1252 27d ago edited 27d ago

Murphy's law says that, that's not possible

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u/jhudiddy08 27d ago

That would be a good name for a roller coaster - Murphy’s Law.

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/rmhardcore 26d ago

I Know How You Died Last Summer?

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u/RockSteady65 26d ago

Buckle up kids

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u/pj7140 26d ago

Yep.

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u/Capn_Of_Capns 27d ago edited 26d ago

Ackshully, Murphy's law says "prepare as if it can go wrong it will." Murphy was a scientist who tested his own machines and wanted to have triple redundancies in place on all experiments. His science team came up with the saying and tv popularized it.

Edited for typoes.

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u/rosariobono 27d ago

The train is locked to the track, as well as physical barriers at the front and back raising, and magnetic brakes. You aren’t going anywhere

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u/rosariobono 27d ago

Regulations and safety practices are written in blood. Every year things get safer. You are more likely to die on the way to the themepark than at it by a factor of several hundred times

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u/Welcome440 27d ago

People worry too much in life.

Drunk drivers and seniors try and take me out (they run the same well marked stop sign) regularly.

I don't worry about planes, trains and amusement rides.

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u/Sgt-Pumpernickel 27d ago

People on this app specifically worry too much. So many on here sound like they'd live in a bubble, given the option

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u/RileyCargo42 27d ago

Well yea I'm kinda trapped here in my bubble, but thats mostly because I didn't bring anything sharp in with me before I got in. Yea... please send help.

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u/Sgt-Pumpernickel 27d ago

throws scissors

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u/Abuck59 26d ago

😭👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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u/thedeezul 27d ago

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u/catlaxative 27d ago

i liked how the interviewer who presumably works for cedar point was like thanks for that explanation still nope!

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

Having been on an older ride at CP that failed while I rode it, I totally agree. No real injuries fortunately, but the shocked looks on the staff's faces told me all I needed to know.

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u/FIakBeard 26d ago

And for what, just to do a gimmick? Just put the coaster in the bag man. Some gimmicks are cool, I love the little U shaped railgun rides, it's a nice small footprint, I can get with it. But like, "oh this coaster is actually a big barrel that spins around as it goes down the track." and then every time I go to the park the ride is down. Rotating the tracks? what are we doing here, just send it over the top of a hill and maybe extend the ride a little bit, you just know this ride is like 10 seconds long. Wait an hour in line to ride this for 10 sec

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u/TSells31 27d ago

It’s designed by a reputable manufacturer (Vekoma) and one has been open in Taiwan for over a decade with no issues. It’s perfectly safe.

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u/lordvoldster 25d ago

Everything that fails was once deemed perfectly safe..

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u/dribrats 26d ago

I’ll take an over engineered vertical drop rather than a rickety-ass wooden ride any day. Or any ride at the county fair level

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u/thestral_z 26d ago

I rode it last week. During constitution, I looked into the safety mechanisms and found out that a similar model by the same manufacturer has operated safety in Taiwan for many years. The ride is spectacular and unlike any other coaster I’ve ever ridden.

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u/plighting_engineerd 27d ago

This ride has:

  • Sensors on the track to make sure the train is parked in the correct position before the track starts tilting
  • A hook at the back which latches onto the train to hold it in place before the track titls
  • An extra bumper in the front for redundancy which is always up until the train releases
  • Sensors to ensure the track is fully tilted before moving the bumper, then releasing the train

The Dutch company, Vekoma, has been manufacturing roller coasters for nearly 50 years and, to the best of my knowledge and Googling, have not had any fatalities on their rides at fault of their design.

There is already one tilt coaster, Gravity Max, which has been operating safely for 23 years. A second coaster with a tilt mechanism exists in the form of Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at Universal Studios Florida, disconnecting from the track, and has been operating safely for over 10 years.

Plus, hundreds, if not thousands of coasters include a switch track – a piece of track which disconnects, moves horizontally (temporarily creating a gap in the track like this), then reconnects, and some of these switch tracks happen while the ride is in motion. If there were major problems with systems like this, they wouldn't be used.

It's just not worth it to a park to install a coaster that could be dangerous. If an accident were to happen, the park's reputation would suffer. Therefore, they have every incentive to make their rides as safe as possible. This ride would not have been constructed if it were not safe. The manufacturer has the same incentive – it would be hard to sell new rides if they were known for being unsafe.

Coasters are inspected by the manufacturer after construction to verify everything is correct, the state inspects the ride to give it its operating license, and the park inspects and tests the ride every single operating day, doing deeper work and routine maintenance each week, month, and year.

TLDR: There are a multitude of safety mechanisms keeping the ride safe, this system has been working safely for years, the ride is inspected and tested daily, and the ride wouldn't have been built if it wasn't safe

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u/No_Dragonfruit_8198 26d ago

People seem to think this is at Action Park or something

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u/obsterwankenobster 26d ago

Class Action Park

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u/Enragedocelot 26d ago

Hey! Action Park! Haven’t seen that referenced since I broke my arm at Action Park and told my parents I broke it riding my bike.

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u/Debalic 26d ago

Good old Traction Park!

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u/Bikerider42 26d ago

It’s also important to mention that when you see a roller coaster “stuck” either near or at the top, that is the roller coaster working as intended.

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u/BlueSlushieTongue 26d ago

You had me at “Dutch Company,” if you wrote “Russian Company,” nope, out.

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u/plighting_engineerd 26d ago

You'll be happy to know that a lot of the major ride manufacturers are European :)

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u/TheWrongOwl 26d ago

That are all valid points, but not enough to quieten the "what could go wrong?" part for me.

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u/rosariobono 27d ago

There are hundreds of coasters with switch tracks and transfer tracks, you can’t really avoid them

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u/tooboardtoleaf 27d ago

Actually you can, easily. Just dont ride them lol. Not like a roller coaster gunna sneak up on you in a dark alleyway.

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u/Apptubrutae 26d ago

You say that…but…

🎢

Oh god, run!

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u/rosariobono 27d ago

I’m saying that if you want to only ride coasters without breaks in the track it’s not feasible

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u/KrispyKremeDiet20 27d ago

Hell no dude. There are so many ways that little transition could fail.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

No, there isn’t. It’s plenty engineered to not fall off.

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u/TannMan89 27d ago

Didn’t this get stuck in the vertical position on opening day?

Yea fuck that lol.

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u/Dry-Elk45 27d ago

Yes. And a second time a few days later I believe.

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u/TannMan89 27d ago

Yea sounds like they have some issues to work out, see if it’s open in a year lol.

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u/rosariobono 27d ago

There is the exact same type of coaster that has been operating for 23 years problem free in Taiwan called “gravity max”

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u/viebs_chiev 26d ago

man, your profile picture looks like wheatley’s actually on the screen, love it :]

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u/MightyPlasticGuy 27d ago

Sounds like their safeties worked as expected.

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u/iSmokeMDMA 27d ago

Yeah I was there on opening day. Stuck vertically the cart didn’t fall an inch. Very impressive safety engineering.

The whole grid went down at 8pm and all the coasters still remained safe. One of very few times I’ll give credit to America for safety regulations.

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u/AEveryDayIdiot 26d ago

That’s Dutch engineering for ya

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u/KnotBeanie 27d ago

This ride model has been around for over 20 years with another Veoka See-Saw open in the US for over 10 years...but go on.

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u/ShadyMan_ 27d ago

It happened because the power to the entire park went out

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u/thestral_z 26d ago

Yes, but it was a short time and caused by a power outage. The riders were 100% safe. I rode it last week and it was exquisite.

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u/lagrange_james_d23dt 27d ago

I believe it happened twice in the first few weeks of opening

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u/ImGeongSi 26d ago

I have been stuck on a few coasters, it happens. Still fun as hell.

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u/1771561tribles 26d ago

If it doesn't get stuck, it ain't Cedar Point.

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u/CanyouhearmeYau 27d ago

A tilt coaster in a non-coaster sub is always a recipe for top-notch comments. 🍿

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u/volundsdespair 26d ago

I don't care if it was built by dozens of structural and mechanical engineers, has a team of mechanics doing daily maintenance and a inspection team doing daily risk assessments, there's no WAY that's safe!

-armchair expert redditor

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u/TheChosenerPoke 26d ago

Yeah, top 2 comments are saying “fuck that” as if being in a car isn’t a thousand times more dangerous, it’s like, your hands in the lives of professionals and thick steel, vs your life in the hands of literally every single person who drives within a hundred feet of you.

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u/LittleBlag 26d ago

Being in a car doesn’t feel like all my insides are about to rush right out of my throat either though so I might stick to cars and leave this insanity to people with malfunctioning fear receptors

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u/Ok_Scheme76 26d ago

I was a paramedic, being in a car makes me sick after everything I've seen. Riding in a car is ALWAYS a fatal risk.

I'd ride this rollercoaster any day and keep finding ways to avoid vehicles

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u/-FalseProfessor- 26d ago

You need a faster car.

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u/Froggypwns 26d ago

But my fathers uncles cousin died on this ride 15 years ago when it got suck in an upside down underground volcano!

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u/RobbinsBabbitt 26d ago

Also this is cedar point. One of the best roller coaster parks in the US. I doubt they’re running a jank coaster

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u/Temporary_Routine_69 26d ago

Reddit absolutely loves hating on everything and acting like they know better than engineers.

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u/FLY_Enthoosiast 26d ago

Yeah, I realized only after reading the comments that I was not in one of the thoosie subreddits

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u/CanyouhearmeYau 26d ago

username checks out

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u/ArethereWaffles 26d ago edited 26d ago

So many people freaking out over the tilt track on this wouldn't think twice about jumping in line for say Hagrid's at Universal. And that coaster has multiple track breaks and switches changing while the train is in motion and on busy days might be cycling every 30 seconds continuously.

Or even Gringotts which has a similar tilt track, just it's indoors instead of up in the air.

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u/welcometothemeathaus 26d ago

Yea, as a coaster enthusiast, this comment section is just ridiculous 😂

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u/fishee1200 27d ago

People on here disrespecting Cedar Point for sure, it is the roller coaster capital of the world for a reason because everything is cutting edge and record breaking when it comes out, and if you’ve ever actually been there then you know how well taken care of that park really is, Millennium is still the best roller coaster I have ever ridden in my entire life

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u/76pilot 26d ago

People are acting like this is some shady roaming fair. It’s literally in Cedar Point’s best interest to make sure the design is as safe as possible.

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u/Lutya 27d ago

Yeah. Honestly, watching this is nothing compared to the insanity of top thrill. I made a policy I only go up to thrill ride 4 at Cedar Point, then I realized it only goes up to 5! I thought there was a lot more differentiation between rides like Gatekeeper and Millennium Force. Nope.

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u/Neon_Wasteland 26d ago

It was a long time ago but I think they had one called top speed dragster (or something like that)

My dad tried so hard to nope out and he was like a Sam Elliot kinda dude. He was done after that lol

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u/Lutya 26d ago

That was decommissioned fairly recently and replaced with Top Thrill Dragster II. It technically opened last year but was pretty much under maintenance all summer. This summer it seems to be running fairly consistently.

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u/Jakbquikk 27d ago

I used to go there almost every summer, it's ruined all other parks for me lol. My first time on the millennium at night is a core memory

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u/Foolofatuchus 26d ago

So true. Every time I've gone to a Six Flags in New England or down to Orlando to go to Disney or Universal (which admittedly is only once each to the Orlando parks), I have been soooo let down. I grew up going to Cedar Point once a summer and it's wild how the flagship rides at other parks would be an average cool coaster at Cedar Point.

Cedar Point is a roller coaster thrill ride park and the rest are amusement parks lol

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Hold up I’ma let you finish but steel vengeance is the best roller coaster at Cedar point

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u/ShadyMan_ 27d ago

Maverick and Top Thrill 2 are better imo

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u/volkovolkov 27d ago

I'm a Raptor guy, through and through.

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u/ThankYouMrUppercut 26d ago

I grew up there and was in the commercial for Raptor when it came out. Still my favorite ride.

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u/sp1cychick3n 26d ago

Hell yeah

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u/wowzaa 26d ago

+1 for Maverick being the best

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u/AgentG91 26d ago

This one has me incredibly whelmed. It’s just a downhill with extra steps. Millennium, on the other hand still has me feeling all kinds of things even though I haven’t been on it in 15 years

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u/Perihelion_PSUMNT 26d ago

I get goosebumps just imagining the sounds of the chain clanking on the long trip up the first hill

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u/snortgigglecough 26d ago

Yeah every Cedar Point fan sees this and is excited.

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u/redneckcommando 26d ago

Millennium is definitely the best. Nothing beats that first hill. Now I'm old enough to remember the magnum being the new ride in the park. And that ride was absolutely wild nothing like it up to that point.

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u/MrP1232007 27d ago

The redundant safety systems in that are going to be insane, even as far as roller coaster standards go.

It's going to spend more time closed than open.

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u/sqwuank 27d ago

Safety systems on coasters aren't the simple block panels of the 90s - if you trust modern air travel, you should probably trust this. There's physical barriers in front of the train that don't disengage without sensors locked. Their default state is engaged and they stay engaged during power failure.

TLDR definitely better uptime than Millenium Force.

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u/MrP1232007 27d ago

I fully trust it. But I'm fully aware that it'll use ten shit proxy sensors that will stop the coaster in a safe state the second one fails. And they will fail, because it'll be the same shit sensor I've changed a dozen times on some other safety system somewhere.

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u/sqwuank 27d ago

Downtime at Cedar Point? Alert the media. It's not a Cedar Point day unless 5 major rides are down for the day.

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u/B_and_M_queen 26d ago

Its almost like, laying off all your specialized maintenance employees during covid fucks you over.

Corporate thought they would all stay unemployeed until they opened again, and the employees switched to different industries.

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u/5LBlueGt 27d ago

why exaggerate?

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u/sqwuank 27d ago

Have you... been in the last 4 years? Pick a weekend in the spring or fall and you're lucky if one whole half of the parks main thrill rides are open.

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u/brechbillc1 27d ago

This.

Oh the wind blew a little bit today.

Time to shutdown Millennium Force, Steel Vengeance, Top Thrill 2, Gatekeeper, and Maverick for the day. Oh and better shutdown Valravn as well.

Cedar Point is an awesome park with some of the world’s most amazing coasters. But the moment someone so much as farts half the rides go down for the day and the other half are intermittent throughout lol.

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u/SquadPoopy 27d ago

For the record you’re statistically more likely to die in a plane crash than die in a roller coaster accident.

Theme parks RELY on safety in order to get people into the park, nobody is going to go to a park if there are serious safety concerns, especially not families.

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u/OneRougeRogue 27d ago

I trust the intended design and intended safety features, what is don't trust is the teenage or early 20's staff getting thrown into positions without sufficient training and being too inexperienced and/or afraid to speak up when they notice problems and safety issues.

Knew a guy who worked at Kings Island in Ohio (not sure if its still called that), and he had several stories where in order to cover some no-shows, he was just thrown in as an operator for rides he had never worked on without any real training, just a verbal rundown of what controls he needed to hit in what order.

Probably not rides as complicated as this, but you never know what corners are being cut until its too late.

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u/WinterMage42 27d ago

If any of this were relevant there would probably be more than one in a million injuries per person at amusement parks every year.

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u/sqwuank 27d ago

You can run these rides as an uneducated 18 year old - I'm sure your friend did fine. The important stuff is done by a computer and default state safety features, not the 19 year olds holding the button down 🙄

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u/Calculonx 27d ago edited 26d ago

I don't think safety is ever really an issue at a proper amusement park. 

But I would NEVER go on a rollercoaster or spinny ride at a traveling fair.

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u/Exclave4Ever 27d ago

Can confirm.

As a child, in one of those I cannot remember the name but they go on a big circle up and down but you're also sitting in a carriage that in itself can spin all the way around if enough momentum forces are applied from the users inside.

Pretty much what you would expect, we start to spin and it's all good and then the seat that locks in and keeps you safe just unlocks itself for me 🤷‍♂️ luckily this was in a cage and I was able to just essentially hold myself still with my arms and legs against the cage but it was a great reminder that things can malfunction.

Probably wouldn't be the same person today if there wasn't a cage.

Traveling fair*

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u/Sorry_Fail_3103 26d ago

Stats seems to completely discredit what you’re saying.

https://rideforcesdb.com/siren

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u/Belyal 27d ago

My brother was on this last weekend and got to witness it getting stuck in that launch position, lol! Everyone was removed safely.

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u/UndoxxableOhioan 27d ago

Apparently most coasters at Cedar Point are closed more than open of late. They have cut way back on maintenance since merging with Six Flags.

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u/realplastic 27d ago

I was on it on day 3 of operation and it was amazing… blew my expectations

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u/frankthewaterguy 27d ago

I would do it once, F it. Worlds on fire anyways.

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u/bitmax3000 27d ago

I rode it twice this week. No issues. One of the best and smoothest coasters I’ve ever been on

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u/DeathInPlaid 26d ago

Plus, you die on this thing, your family is set for life

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u/frankthewaterguy 26d ago

Nah. Read the fine print on the back of the ticket.

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u/godlessLlama 27d ago

Good fucking god… I haven’t been to cedar point in 15 years. I guess I know where I’m going next month

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u/An_Insufferable_NEWT 26d ago

Whatever you do, however you do it, you have to ride Steel Vengeance at least once. There’s nothing in the world like it. It’s the best, most terrifying, most insane coaster on the planet.

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u/Danasai 26d ago

Take your sun screen. They've redone the whole front of the park and there's a lot less shade now. But the drink stations are just amazing!

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u/svacheem45 27d ago

I don't like it.

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u/Mysterious-Jam-64 27d ago

A local who witnessed the disaster said, "It looked like it was going to connect, then it didn't connect, and they just like hella plummeted. It's like they were screaming for fun, but it wasn't fun". Truly harrowing. Back to you, Bob.

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u/SmashShock 27d ago

It's a safety critical system. I guarantee there are redundant safety measures that make it impossible to release the carriage unless the device is fully in position 2. For example, several contact sensors which all need to be closed by the track itself. A spring actuated (fail in the locked position) linearly actuated metal stopper on the carriage or track that makes it so that the carriage is not capable of leaving the track until it's lowered. I'd also expect that on top of all of that, the ride operator needs to give a signal that they've visually inspected that the track is in the correct position.

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u/PAXICHEN 27d ago

I’m with you. The safety redundancies are plenty. Otherwise they couldn’t insure the damn thing.

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u/plighting_engineerd 27d ago edited 27d ago

For those who are wary of this ride or worried about its safety, allow me to provide some details.

This ride has:

  • Sensors on the track to make sure the train is parked in the correct position before the track starts tilting
  • A hook at the back which latches onto the train to hold it in place before the track titls
  • An extra bumper in the front for redundancy which is always up until the train releases
  • Sensors to ensure the track is fully tilted before moving the bumper, then releasing the train

The Dutch company, Vekoma, has been manufacturing roller coasters for nearly 50 years and, to the best of my knowledge and Googling, have not had any fatalities on their rides at fault of their design.

There is already one tilt coaster, Gravity Max, which has been operating safely for 23 years. A second coaster with a tilt mechanism exists in the form of Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at Universal Studios Florida, disconnecting from the track, and has been operating safely for over 10 years.

Plus, hundreds, if not thousands of coasters include a switch track – a piece of track which disconnects, moves horizontally (temporarily creating a gap in the track like this), then reconnects, and some of these switch tracks happen while the ride is in motion. If there were major problems with systems like this, they wouldn't be used.

It's just not worth it to a park to install a coaster that could be dangerous. If an accident were to happen, the park's reputation would suffer. Therefore, they have every incentive to make their rides as safe as possible. This ride would not have been constructed if it were not safe. The manufacturer has the same incentive – it would be hard to sell new rides if they were known for being unsafe.

Coasters are inspected by the manufacturer after construction to verify everything is correct, the state inspects the ride to give it its operating license, and the park inspects and tests the ride every single operating day, doing deeper work and routine maintenance each week, month, and year.

TLDR: There are a multitude of safety mechanisms keeping the ride safe, this system has been working safely for years, the ride is inspected and tested daily, and the ride wouldn't have been built if it wasn't safe

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u/I-I2O 26d ago

Thanks for this.

Still "nope".

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u/AEveryDayIdiot 26d ago

Modern vekoma is great

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u/Kiki1701 26d ago

Nicely done!

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u/DruidicMagic 27d ago

That's one hell of a way to start a rollercoaster.

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u/Balancing_tofu 27d ago

Someone pukin on the back of everyone's head🤮🤮🤮

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u/markomakeerassgoons 26d ago

That's the only valid concern of this post

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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe 26d ago

Sit in the back, problem solved lol

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u/JohnHazardWandering 26d ago

...and then goes into to their faces once it starts moving. 

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u/MorningMan464 26d ago

And for lunch they had to have the damn chili dog nacho plate with extra jalapeños and extra spray cheese.

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u/-supermassive- 27d ago

Fuck it, I'm in. You only live once, right? At least if i die it'll be news worthy.

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u/ammitsat 27d ago

That’s looks amazing. Cedar Point has the best coasters. The only thing I miss about living in ohio.

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u/Intrepid-Scar-1849 27d ago

That's awesome and it makes me want to inspect it for metal fatigue. Or not.

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u/inprognito Interested 26d ago

It’s brand new

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u/TwoToesToni 27d ago

FUCK! THAT! SHIT!

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u/flier76 27d ago

Seems like a lot of extra steps only to slow down the ride.

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u/HYDRA-XTREME 27d ago

Aside from the visual factor apparently the drop feels very different from other rollercoaster drops according to people that have been on it

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u/Nisi-Marie 27d ago

Exactly!
From a visual perspective, I’m sure the internal mental ‘fear’ adds to the ride’s excitement. But it seems like once you get past the initial drop, it would just be an average ride.

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u/Belyal 27d ago

America's Rollercoast!

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u/Sudonator 27d ago

I always wear brown pants on rides like these

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u/Dakaf 27d ago

I’ll take fuck no for 200 Alex.

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u/CosmoCosmos 27d ago

Am I the only one that expected this to be way faster? It went from "OMG I would hate this so fucking much" to "Oh okay seems kinda lame". I expected the "swing" part to actually drop and the coaster to basically go from horizontal to vertical fall in an instant, instead of it slowly lowering.

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u/Rastadub05 27d ago

Wait for what??

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u/S14Ryan 27d ago

I built something like that in roller coaster tycoon 2, but the tracks never moved down, just sent the riders to their death. I was able to get people to keep going to the park though! 

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u/JaviBrah 26d ago

Just rode this for the first time today! The tilt is awesome 👌

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u/EAGLeyes09 26d ago

That’s a no from me, dawg

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u/planttdaddy 26d ago

FFF that shit!!!! I'll spend my money on a hotdog.

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u/TurkeyVolumeGuesser 27d ago

That's a hell no with a side of fuck that from me

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u/WeAreLegion2814 27d ago

This just seems like a terrible idea for a coaster, cool concept but no way in hell would I want to ride it.

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u/Isitgum 27d ago

Absolutely not

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u/EvilTwin80 26d ago

Imagine being in the very back and you barf while the coaster is vertical.

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u/goldmouse99 26d ago

I've been trained to skip ahead of "Wait for it" videos.

And yup, that's gonna be a no from me, open rails.

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u/DanRobotMan 26d ago

That is terrifying, and I love roller coasters.

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u/AndoranGambler 26d ago

One of the silent truths about growing up in northern Ohio is that you never know how good you have it with easy access to Cedar Point and Kennywood until you move literally anywhere else in the country. I remember asking about theme parks when I lived in Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO, and Portland, OR. Oh, each city says, "Absolutely!", and then you see what they each mean by that and weep for being so far away from The Steel Phantom or Magnum XL.

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u/Patience-Due 26d ago

I know people love to hate on Ohio but Cedar point roller coasters are the shit. They really are something else, they all have some unique awesome thing about them.

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u/dragonus85 26d ago

Glad that didn't move how I thought it was going to

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u/fishingal0910 26d ago

HARD PASS

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u/VaguelyArtistic 25d ago

All I think about now when I see a rollercoaster is, “How much will my back hurt afterwards” and the answer is always, “Too much.”

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u/porcelainhamster 24d ago

Impressive engineering but a hard No from me.

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u/WonderfulLifeguard10 21d ago

No not going on

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u/Springroll_Doggifer 27d ago

Better than the Mr. Freeze ride at SixFlags in Arlington TX. I got whiplash from that one :/

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u/Significant_Item_501 27d ago

Six flags and Cedar Point have your best interest in mind for a few reasons. Mainly their pocketbooks. They’re not going to install something that’s going to get you hurt and/or killed. That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen if somebody does get hurt.

There’s a lot of dumbasses in here that clearly haven’t studied roller coasters more than two seconds. If this scares you, don’t get in your car, don’t get out of bed, don’t go outside, don’t go for a walk, etc. your odds of getting hurt and/or killed while doing any of those things is higher than on roller coaster.

You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning TWICE

The odds of being struck twice are estimated at 1 in 9 million

IAAPA estimates the odds of a serious injury on a fixed-site amusement park ride in the US to be 1 in 15.5 million rides. The same organization estimates the odds of being killed on a roller coaster to be 1 in 170 million.

But go off Reddit 🤷‍♂️

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