ThemeParkLover Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 I'm pretty sure it's still the lift. Saw a cart testing on Colossus and it got stuck on the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkCrafter Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 So when I ride tomorrow, I could be evacuated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 If you even get on it, as it seems to go down just after midday, and isn't always re-opening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Was running fine on Saturday on 2 trains - I saw it went down yesterday morning and was back up late afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 If a train stops on the lift..... Doesnt mean its always the lift at fault.... It could be an issue with a popped bolt happens allot on hot days.... And you have to park the first train on the lift to clear the second train, or the ride blocks out where the train has been dispatched to early or the system thinks there maybe a train on the track or in breaks still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted August 30, 2016 Report Share Posted August 30, 2016 7 hours ago, RobF said: If a train stops on the lift..... Doesnt mean its always the lift at fault.... It could be an issue with a popped bolt happens allot on hot days.... And you have to park the first train on the lift to clear the second train, or the ride blocks out where the train has been dispatched to early or the system thinks there maybe a train on the track or in breaks still Or some plonker pulls his/her phone/camera out which is against the house rules and therefore all have to wait for that selfish person, whether they are GP or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 19 hours ago, RobF said: If a train stops on the lift..... Doesnt mean its always the lift at fault.... It could be an issue with a popped bolt happens allot on hot days.... And you have to park the first train on the lift to clear the second train, or the ride blocks out where the train has been dispatched to early or the system thinks there maybe a train on the track or in breaks still Dispatching a train early on Colossus...... You should do stand up L7123456, Morgan.B and Matt A 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Trust me when I say your not allowed to dispatch until the other train has backed up... As it causes a lift shutdown and evac... Seen it happen back in the day were we were on it ..... Saying that back in 07 in frightnights 2 platformers on nemesis inferno for 2 hours we disnt stack constantly dispatching before the final helix's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 4 hours ago, RobF said: Trust me when I say your not allowed to dispatch until the other train has backed up... As it causes a lift shutdown and evac... Seen it happen back in the day were we were on it ..... Saying that back in 07 in frightnights 2 platformers on nemesis inferno for 2 hours we disnt stack constantly dispatching before the final helix's Surely the ride just waits until the train still on the tracks gets back to the station and then starts the lift again? I know Vampire does this on the second lift hill although it is designed to handle 3 trains at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 No, it needs a manual override to restart it and I'm pretty sure only engineers are authorised to restart it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Also Colossus cant shift a laden train on the lift so needs an evac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 18 hours ago, EpicSmatty said: Surely the ride just waits until the train still on the tracks gets back to the station and then starts the lift again? I know Vampire does this on the second lift hill although it is designed to handle 3 trains at once. *Used to. Vampire runs without and it's perfectly safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 On 31 August 2016 at 9:06 AM, Graeme said: Dispatching a train early on Colossus...... You should do stand up My point was that I have never seen a train on Colossus actually ready to dispatch early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Go back two years ago and there were days when you would be sent as soon as the other train hot the brakes, also meaning you never got held on the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 On 8/31/2016 at 4:27 PM, Matt10 said: No, it needs a manual override to restart it and I'm pretty sure only engineers are authorised to restart it. Well I stand corrected! Tbh I can't see that there'd ever be a point of sending the ride off that early since the efficiency wouldn't increase at all anyway. 9 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said: *Used to. Vampire runs without and it's perfectly safe. Pretty sure I experienced it waiting either this year or last year (although I think it was at the bottom of the lift hill), it wasn't unsafe before, it was just waiting until the next section of track was clear during busy times I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, EpicSmatty said: Pretty sure I experienced it waiting either this year or last year (although I think it was at the bottom of the lift hill), it wasn't unsafe before, it was just waiting until the next section of track was clear during busy times I believe Yeah, it happens sometimes nowadays but not alot, Ive never experienced it so maybe operations were great when you went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 If the other train doesn't stack on the brakes, 2-3 extra trains are able to be sent an hour as by preventing this you save around 3-5 seconds of dispatch time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Had two awful rides on Colossus at the end of the day today, I've never known it run so rough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Do you know which train you were on, and what row? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 46 minutes ago, Matt10 said: Do you know which train you were on, and what row? Not sure which train sorry, but it was the back row the first time and four rows in from the back on the second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Car 5 train 2, car 7 train 2 and car 3&4 train 1 are the roughest rows. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Stoker Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I'm not gonna lie, this ride is good, but is in dire need of refurbishment. I'm talking about a new paint job and a new set of trains, for example similar trains used on Intimidator 305, or maybe ones similar to Taron. Anything better than the current ones! Han30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 41 minutes ago, Tom Stoker said: I'm not gonna lie, this ride is good, but is in dire need of refurbishment. I'm talking about a new paint job and a new set of trains, for example similar trains used on Intimidator 305, or maybe ones similar to Taron. Anything better than the current ones! Agree - I actually quite like Colossus (this is quite controversial but I prefer it over Inferno) BUT in all honesty I can't see them getting new trains or getting a paint job - God knows how much that would cost and if they would even want to invest in it - I'd also like to see the medusa pit looking nice and clean again but its been skanky for years! My most recent ride on Colossus was beyond painful but then I was near the back - usually I find it much better nearer the front. Would be so much better with lap bars - no head banging! jessica2 and CharlieN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I still keep my belief. The trains whilst they are poor, a large amount of the roughness issues concern the track. Anyone who has tried the old intamin track style of Colossus, compared to the new style they use will notice the difference, even with new trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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