Chantelle ^.^ Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I hate Rattlesnake!!! When I went on it the 2nd time my sides really hurt when I got off it, the ride has too many sharp edges... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I hate Rattlesnake!!! When I went on it the 2nd time my sides really hurt when I got off it, the ride has too many sharp edges...This tip will only help a little bit but...If you turn your body the way you are about to sharply turn; Then you should find it a bit better and more confortable.I have got so used to Rattlesnake though, I do not feel it as much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantelle ^.^ Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 This tip will only help a little bit but...If you turn your body the way you are about to sharply turn; Then you should find it a bit better and more confortable.I have got so used to Rattlesnake though, I do not feel it as much! Hmmmm never thought of that, thanx for the tip =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Hmmmm never thought of that, thanx for the tip =]No Problem! :(Or you could just ride it without turning, therefore getting a bad back but get so used to it!I have rode Rattlesnake so many times, it really does not hurt me as I think my spine now has got used to Rattlesnake! Hey You!, Sit Down, Sit Back and Hold Tight! This is a bumpy ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantelle ^.^ Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 No Problem! :(Or you could just ride it without turning, therefore getting a bad back but get so used to it!I have rode Rattlesnake so many times, it really does not hurt me as I think my spine now has got used to Rattlesnake! Hey You!, Sit Down, Sit Back and Hold Tight! This is a bumpy ride! Haha thanx xDI remember going on it with one of my best friends and she kept singing "I'm on top of the world" I just looked at her weirdly haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Haha thanx xDI remember going on it with one of my best friends and she kept singing "I'm on top of the world" I just looked at her weirdly hahaUnderstandable if she was saying that as you are suspended on Vampire or on the Immelmann turn on Dragon's Fury!But not really on Rattlesnake!A more appropriate statement would be "I am about to come off the track!" or "We are going to die!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantelle ^.^ Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Understandable if she was saying that as you are suspended on Vampire or on the Immelmann turn on Dragon's Fury!But not really on Rattlesnake!A more appropriate statement would be "I am about to come off the track!" or "We are going to die!"Yea exactly! which is why I looked at her weirdly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I was just wondering, Why does Rattlesnake have a height restriction of 1.4 , Other Wild Mouses, I've been on have had a restriction of 1.2? Surely Chessington would rather have it at 1.2 or is there a reason for it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I was just wondering, Why does Rattlesnake have a height restriction of 1.4 , Other Wild Mouses, I've been on have had a restriction of 1.2? Surely Chessington would rather have it at 1.2 or is there a reason for it ?I do not know the exact reason. But rides surely are set on percific height restrictions for a reason.If the manufacturers said the ride needed to be 1.4m. Then it would have to be.That is all I know I am afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I do not know the exact reason. But rides surely are set on percific height restrictions for a reason.If the manufacturers said the ride needed to be 1.4m. Then it would have to be.That is all I know I am afraid. Rattlesnake has not always been a 1.4M height restriction Dont know why it was changed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 It's to do with the lap-bar. If you have a larger adult with a smaller child, that lap bar won't be touching the smaller kid and when you consider how much wilder/rough Rattlesnake is compared to other wild mouses, this is obviously something that could cause injury to the small kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks Mark, It is alot rougher than other wild mosues I've been on actually, now thinking about it. Cheetah Chase at Busch Gardens Africa was braked on EVERY block... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Williams Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 LOVE the ride. A lot of people find it painful or uncomfortable but it remains one of my favourite rides at Chessie. Great airtime on the drops. Oddly, I find the ride relaxing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Managed 3 rides on Rattlesnake today and whilst it was still absolutely awesome, it felt a lot slower than last year, was wondering if anything has been done. The brakes which were on seemed to be in the same place, but the lift seemed slower, maybe it's just me :PAlso, Rattlesnake today had a queue almost as long as the others, when Vampire and Fury on 50, it was on 40! Kobra was also only 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Managed 3 rides on Rattlesnake today and whilst it was still absolutely awesome, it felt a lot slower than last year, was wondering if anything has been done. The brakes which were on seemed to be in the same place, but the lift seemed slower, maybe it's just me :PAlso, Rattlesnake today had a queue almost as long as the others, when Vampire and Fury on 50, it was on 40! Kobra was also only 45.Seemed normal to me; though I hadn't been on it in a while..And the queue time is shocking! Opening day it as 5 minutes max whenever I saw it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Rattlesnakes lift-hill has two speed settings although unless it was heavy rain there would be no reason for it to be on the slow speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I assume it was just me then :PAlthough I did go on first thing in the morning and it was raining lightly and had been the night before so I'll put it down to being cold/not having warmed up yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 No - It is not just you James.It has also come to my attention that this season, and in fact last season, Rattlesnake's lift hill has got slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricBlll Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 It is very good to see a lot of fixed effects around Rattlesnake. All the animatronics (bar the man climbing the rope) are now working fully it seems, including some exploding, flashing boxes beside the dynamite shack that I have never seen animate before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTERFRECK Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 No - It is not just you James.It has also come to my attention that this season, and in fact last season, Rattlesnake's lift hill has got slower.I'm not that sure that the lift hill is slower than what it used to be but this coaster is one of my favourite at chessington cant wait to ride it next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Williams Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 I really wish I could afford to go to Chessie this year but it's looking doubtful.This ride remains one of my favourite rides in the UK. I know it's not fast or scary but it's so much fun.I find this ride quite sexy tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 On Monday two cars were going round empty. The ride op said to me this was because they were showing an "anti still warning on the lift hill". What does this mean? Surely nothing could stall on the lift hill without the chain breaking? If they just mean a stall warning on the track, ie it would not complete its circuit, what could make that happen? Doesn't make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepie Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 For the life of me I cannot deduce the technical names for what I want to explain, but I shall try, so bear with me! :PIf you think of a ball and socket joint in the body. The Ball is underneath each car and as it progresses up the lift hill, it falls into each socket; so if the car were to be stopped on the lift hill, it would be supported by the ball and socket joint. These are anti roll backs. I'm sure you know this already.Basically the "ball" under each car is tested just as it comes into the station, you can often hear it drop. There is a little raised piece (humped back whale I believe it's called?) on the track that lifts the "ball" up and allows it to drop back again. For whatever reason, if the ride senses that the "ball" hasn't dropped back down, the ride operator is notified by a light on the control panel.In this case, they are to send the car around empty as it usually rectifies itself. If it doesn't rectify itself then they would need to call an engineer. It's unfortunate that there were two cars like it during your visit. It sounds as though the ride team were doing what they were meant to though. Hope I explained that well enough. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Ah, that makes sense, thanks for that. Fortunately there were no queues so it didn't matter to us really, I bet they hate it when that happens on busy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Basically the "ball" under each car is tested just as it comes into the station, you can often hear it drop. There is a little raised piece (humped back whale I believe it's called?) on the track that lifts the "ball" up and allows it to drop back again. For whatever reason, if the ride senses that the "ball" hasn't dropped back down, the ride operator is notified by a light on the control panel.The dog goes over the whale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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