Colossus

[Mark9]

Unfortunately with how merlin operates there is bo easy answer to providing accurate queue lenghts as there are far to many variables

 

I could say that with every ride operator in any theme park in the world. 

[Marc]

They are currently looking to employ somone who's job it is to

Maintain the information on the LED boards - job is on the Merlin job site.

[Ian-S]

It probably doesn't help accuracy when the operators wait until everybody has exited the station before opening the air gates to let the next lot on, we sat on the brake run for 4 minutes while they unload and loaded the other train yesterday.

[RobF]

Colossus wont allow dispatch unless all the bars are in the raised position together so its not as simple as some other coasters to just open the gates straight a way

[Ian-S]

They've only started doing it (to this extent) this year.

[James Allgood]

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.... But didn't Colossus's train restraints used to go up by them selfs? Or is it my old age playing tricks on me

[Marc]

Nope they never have done.

[Ian-S]

Once you push them they'll go up by themselves, sometimes, if you push hard enough, it's the others (Inferno, Swarm and Stealth that go up by themselves, assuming you've undone the belt buckle beforehand).

 

Yesterday one of the trains had the rear two rows of seats completely shut off and the restraints were permanently tied down, so explain that one lol.

[Project LC]

Infernos restraints do not go up themselves as it is a simple ratchet system while stealth, swarms and saws are a hydraulic based system.

[RobF]

Inferno does however use hydrolic rams similar to a car boot they just need changing

[paige]

I thought Stealth has a double ratchet system? I'm pretty sure you have to push up Stealth's restraints

[StevenVig]

I thought Stealth has a double ratchet system? I'm pretty sure you have to push up Stealth's restraints

 

Incorrect, they raise automatically. 

[Project LC]

Stealth restraints raise themselves. I should make it clear that I simplified the systems a lot. They are far more complex than a hydraulic cylinder or a ratchet.

[lewumbrajumbos]

Incorrect, they raise automatically. 

If you are patient enough to let them do so by themselves

[StevenVig]

If you are patient enough to let them do so by themselves

 

But non the less, they still raise automatically

[Coaster]

Stealth's restraints raise automatically, but if you sat and waited for them to rise all the way up then everyone else would be out of the bag drop and halfway down the exit!

[lewumbrajumbos]

But non the less, they still raise automatically

Indeed they do

[StevenVig]

Stealth's restraints raise automatically, but if you sat and waited for them to rise all the way up then everyone else would be out of the bag drop and halfway down the exit!

 

Be that as it may, the question wasn't whether most people riding have the patience to wait for the restraints to raise.

 

The question was whether they raise automatically or not, which again, they do. Question answered, don't know where patience comes into this query

[Coaster]

Be that as it may, the question wasn't whether most people riding have the patience to wait for the restraints to raise.

 

The question was whether they raise automatically or not, which again, they do. Question answered, don't know where patience comes into this query

It explains why some people may remember having to push the restraints to exit rather than the fact that they open automatically.

[Tom]

False memories caused by impatience are not fact

[Coaster]

False memories caused by impatience are not fact

Find me anywhere where I have stated it is a fact?

I said that it explains why some people may remember pushing up the bar, not that it doesn't go up automatically.  I really feel as if you're splitting hairs over nothing with this.

 

Also, it's not impatience, I push the bar up so I can be off the train quicker leading to less congestion at the bag hold and ultimately higher throughput!

[Kerfuffle]

Can we take all the kerfuffle about restraints to another thread?

 

It's great to hear Colossus' throughputs have soared since the return of two train operations!

[JoshC.]

Can we take all the kerfuffle about restraints to another thread?

Can you please restrain yourself from backseat modding?

[Mitchada04]

Can you please restrain yourself from backseat modding?

But we all know the backseat is the best

[CharlieN]

But we all know the backseat is the best

On Colossus it isn't.