Mitchada04 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Nooooooo! Bye Slammer, you had a good run this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 A heck of a lot better than normal though, not too shabby Thorpe, not bad at all. BigBobJones and dragon2000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I wonder why they haven't sued S&S Worldwide for this? Dollywood sued HUSS for millions over their useless Topple Tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Shame how one ride type that uses compressed air works generally well and another which uses (sort of) the same compressed air system fails all the time. TBH Slammer, I unfortunately think its time to go, and I agree with Sidders I am very surprised they haven't sued becuase the ride has caused nothing but constant problems, I love the ride but I think its on its last leg literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Noooooooooo! I was hoping to ride it Saturday and looking forward to it as well. I surely hope the park can fix up the worlds only Sky Swat though I know it'll be closed for MOS . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Let's not start this again please, it's been down one day. MarkC and Luke_A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 <3 24th of March when Detty and Slammer were the only rides in operation after 2 o clock MattyMoo and BigBobJones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 The compressed air generator is tiny and wouldn't bring the ride down!! It's only been closed a day calm down people! Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I have to admit that I got a bit excited and thought something quite serious had happened when I saw Jack had posted "R.I.P Slammer" on Thorpe's FB page... What a let down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Let's not start this again please, it's been down one day. I was just posting it as news, not suggesting anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 It might be nothing, but history tells us when it goes down it often stays down a good while so it is understandable people think like that. Glad I've already had a couple of rides this year anyway! I'm not entirely surprised, it was clearly having difficulty slowly raising and lowering recently even if it was Slamming like a dream once it was up there. I wonder why they haven't sued S&S Worldwide for this? Dollywood sued HUSS for millions over their useless Topple Tower. I'm pretty sure they got fairly heavily compensated not too long after installation, as I understand it to their credit they came to a mutual agreement without it having to get to suning each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I was just posting it as news, not suggesting anything else. It wasn't aimed at you, more so those suggesting it's dead or calling for its head (he-hey) after it's been down one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not to mention weren't both Rush & Slammer both technically bought as "prototype" rides? I know Rush was but unsure about Slammer. If it was, that would certainly give S&S a lot of coverage in contract terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Slammer was a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I didn't think either of them were prototypes. I remember the advertising for Slammer featured a white Sky Swat with American flags, which I always presumed was the prototype. Unless it used a slightly different system or something? I think Rush was the first Screamin' Swing to have 32 seats, but there was no new technology with it? As for what I think of Slammer... Well, to be honest, I hope it reopens quickly and stays open for the rest of the season. Then I just hope they get rid of it and get something better. A picnic area would be nice. (Yep, I really hate Slammer that much...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 It's awful anyway, I only ride it for my inversion count/ride count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 I don't know what/why people don't like Slammer. I think it's a great ride giving a spinning free fall experience as well as the unnerving feeling you don't feel safe. The ride is very unique in terms of experience (especially with the one in Six Flags now gone). The ride is a one of a kind experience IMO. BigBobJones, Marhelorpe and ste193 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 So what has been more reliable this year, Slammer or Samurai.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I should change that to stay with us Slammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 I didn't think either of them were prototypes. I remember the advertising for Slammer featured a white Sky Swat with American flags, which I always presumed was the prototype. Unless it used a slightly different system or something? I believe those images were of the prototype set at their Utah base, even so however, Astroworld's SWAT (now defunct) was built in 2003, so unless Slammer was an adapted version, it was just as reliable as the American one... Gary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccy Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 It's a different issue to the one that happened last year but will take a while before Health & Safety are happy for it to reopen. Currently ETA is operational in two weeks time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 NOOO I was really hoping to get my first ride on it this Sunday, oh well its done well so far though get well soon slammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Gahhh, I really wanted to do Slammer again, but I suppose I have done it 3 times this year already so atleast I have done it but get well soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Was Slammer in operation today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I think its closed for the next 2 weeks because of a technical problem the post that says about it is on the last 1 or 2 pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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