Mark9 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 They've only started doing it (to this extent) this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Nope they never have done. Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Infernos restraints do not go up themselves as it is a simple ratchet system while stealth, swarms and saws are a hydraulic based system. 400400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Inferno does however use hydrolic rams similar to a car boot they just need changing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I thought Stealth has a double ratchet system? I'm pretty sure you have to push up Stealth's restraints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I thought Stealth has a double ratchet system? I'm pretty sure you have to push up Stealth's restraints Incorrect, they raise automatically. 400400, lewumbrajumbos and pognoi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Incorrect, they raise automatically. If you are patient enough to let them do so by themselves Chaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 If you are patient enough to let them do so by themselves But non the less, they still raise automatically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 But non the less, they still raise automatically Indeed they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 False memories caused by impatience are not fact StevenVig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 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! 400400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Can we take all the kerfuffle about restraints to another thread?Can you please restrain yourself from backseat modding? Matt 236, Tom and Glitch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Can you please restrain yourself from backseat modding? But we all know the backseat is the best 400400 and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 But we all know the backseat is the best On Colossus it isn't. tomglazed, Celia Mae, 400400 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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