themeparkmad Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I feel that with Rush's queue that you either move really quickly, or it is the complete opposite.That is probably just me though! :)Just wondering if anyone knew whether Rush still had seats missing from its swings?(Apologies for the double post). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just wondering if anyone knew whether Rush still had seats missing from its swings?(Apologies for the double post).It does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Any proof? I was there just two days ago and no seats were missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Kid Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 It had no missing seats on tuesday. And it was running very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I must say there weren't any seats missing yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 On Tuesday it seemed the queue was also running surprisingly faster than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I got told that ride operator's cannot change how many top spins Rush can have and only an engineer can as you need to over-ride the system or something. Either way it doesnt matter much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjunkie Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Rush was on one swing from about 2pm today because the left swing was smoking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 It was doing it all day yesterday. it was swing B that does it from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthtastic Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 rush will be back up tomorrow in formall glory its jsut going out of sync alot at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Does anyone know why Rush is still out of sync? Wasn't there talk of S&S coming over to fix that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsyturvy15 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Does anyone else hate the noise it makes when your in the queue (the air I mean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamAusten Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Does anyone else hate the noise it makes when your in the queue (the air I mean)I quite like it. It gets me pumped, because I know I will scream my head off on the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 The Noise Rush makes is part of the ride experience. It wouldn't be as good without the loud noises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 As Liam said its all part of the experience, rush wouldn't be rush without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 As Liam said its all part of the experience, rush wouldn't be rush without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 I quite like it to be honest :)If your standing right next to it, it is a little annoying, but you move quickly past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 how high does Vortex go? (and how high does Rush go as well?)Rush’s full swing height can be anything upto 75 ft (23.4 m) approx.The swing height can vary easily due to weather mainly, or how full the ride is, but it’s standard highest swing is usually at 108 o. Anything beyond 110 o and the ride will automatically E-stop itself.The ride structure is 19.9 metres and the pivot point, where the booms swing from is at 18 meters. Work that out and you get the height.Vortex swings upto 60ft (18m) approx.For reference, Rush's slightly higher swing A-nearest the operators console runs on average like this:0 o33 o47 o60 o84 o91o103 o107 o108 o108 o66 o38 o13 o8 o0 o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'm sorry, I don't understand: is it stops at 110 ??It [the ride] E-stops on 110o if that's what you're asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Any idea why one swing is higher than the other or is it just the way it is? Also is that one faster than the other, I'm sure it feels it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I haven't got the details at hand. I have tons of official documentation on the ride else where, so I can look into the speed detail, although from what I know, both swings are run in exactly the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 ^I know you are the ultimate authority on Rush, so feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I have also been told A operates faster than B, by an engineer who is a friend. The problem, I believe, is due to the air pressure in each swing; A recieves slightly more than B when both are operating together which results in B being both slower and lower. That's why when B operates alone it achieves more or less the same swing arc as A (my source on this isn't an engineer). What you will also notice is that B accelerates with more force on the lower swings, but seems to loose this power on the higher swings. That said,there are numerous other reasons that could affect swing height, both mechanical and external, so each time you see the ride swing into action there could be many reasons for the way the ride performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 ^ ..and that is why for the most part, the out of sync problem that the ride has, is a little bit of a mystery! Remember, that it is a fairly recent problem too, it was never that bad during it's first two seasons. S&S Power have been to the park several times to look into it.In regard to the two swings operating together or alone, they both have seperate cylinders that fill inbetween ride cycles and from the air dryer. You may also notice that if the ride is still for a while, perhaps a long time loading, then there is a loud hissing sound, which is the 'pop off' valve to ensure both cylinders have the same amount of preassure in and that they are not continuing to fill. When one side A or B is disabled, it's simply (well, not so simply), the valve to that cylinder. There are hundreds of emergancy valves to ensure either swing does not recieve more preassure than the other.You may be bang on in your post, all I can do is tell you what I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 ^ Could that not be that the air dryer's are not delivering the same amount of air to B (or the pressure auge on B is incorrectly calibrated), or maybe that there is air being lost somewhere from B? I've only ridden Rush since 07, so only really noticed it being much more out of sync in 08. This isn't by any chance around the time Thorpe refitted the air deliver 'pipes' in house is it? That would seem a likely cause for the inconsistency in performance if it hasn't always been that way...It may also be to do with the valves, on one visit I took B was only making it to about 80 degrees as it needed one of it's air release valves tightening, the funny thing was that once A was shut down and only B operating it made it to about 90 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I thihnk S&S would of picked up on that and rectified the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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