planenut Posted August 24, 2024 Report Share Posted August 24, 2024 On 8/8/2024 at 12:10 AM, Dylsbrim said: Train 1 is looking fresh we will see train 3 the same next season. Wish it was refurbished with lap bars but oh well. We can hope Still not sure about lap bars. Yes, it works on Hyperia, but that upturn after the launch straight is a tighter radius than some other launchers, and for some people does cause them to buckle forwards unless one is aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylsbrim Posted November 16, 2024 Report Share Posted November 16, 2024 Is it true the kingda ka parts may be coming over to stealth as it's closing now? Heard this rumor from coaster studios youtube and wanted to see if anyone knows anything. With hydraulic launches coming to the end of there lives I think it would make sense for the parts of ka to go to stealth. What are everyone's thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted November 16, 2024 Report Share Posted November 16, 2024 Oh interesting. I guess it would make sense for any spares to be used rather than scrapped since they aren’t making parts anymore All this has got my thinking - could Stealth’s days be numbered? These hydraulic launch coasters are dropping like flies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 17, 2024 Report Share Posted November 17, 2024 No doubt there will be rumours circulating around that parts of Ka could go to Stealth, or indeed any hydraulic around the world. For now, I think we should take an air of sensibility about it. Ka's closure has only just been formally announced. Parks will plan and budget and buy parts well in advance of when they need them. It won't be some yard sale where Thorpe will go "you've closed this down, we'll take 4 of your motors for £100k". At the same time, it's not out of the realm of possibility that Thorpe will enquire and see what's usable for them for Stealth. --- As for talks about Stealth's future. I think it's fine. Firstly, let's remember that Merlin have 3 Intamin hydraulic launches (Stealth, Rita and Desert Race at Heide). So, across the group, there's a lot of shared knowledge, and potentially a lot of opportunities for bulk buying of parts. Next, let's take into context why TTD and KK closed. TTD closed following an incident that hurt a member of the public, and the park wanting to move away from the issues they had with the hydraulic system. KK's closure seems to have come from the new corporate overlords of Six Flags, who may also have had the concerns about the ride. There are still loads of Intamin hydraulic launch coasters out there, as well as some Vekoma ones. New ones aren't being built, yes, but plenty of parks continue to run them without issue, including some 'smaller' ones. Stealth isn't some rare, last of its kind breed. Most importantly, Stealth runs pretty damn well. I don't think anyone would call it unreliable, because it's not. Cable changes are a swift process. The ride runs exactly as intended, and doesn't come across as a drain on resources. Given that there's still loads of hydraulic coasters around, getting parts manufactured won't be insanely costly. Everything points to it being fine. Stealth is still popular and draws crowds. It doesn't take up a huge amount of space. And there's other areas which can be used for future developments, and other attractions which could be torn down, long before Stealth should enter that conversation. Genuinely think it'll be fine for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 17, 2024 Report Share Posted November 17, 2024 12 hours ago, Inferno said: Oh interesting. I guess it would make sense for any spares to be used rather than scrapped since they aren’t making parts anymore All this has got my thinking - could Stealth’s days be numbered? These hydraulic launch coasters are dropping like flies It actually feels like there's more closures than there actually are. A lot of them are closed and relocated because their respective parks have closed for example. Desert Race - Operational no issues Formula Rossa - Remains closed, rumoured that its launch system is damaged. Has been down since February and the park have been very coy about what's actually going on Furius Baco - Operational, no issues (beyond being an atrocious rollercoaster) Kanonen - Relocated to the USA as Matugani Kingda Ka - Rust in Pieces Rita - Operational, no issues Senzafito - Closed down due to the park closing completely. Now in Canada and converted to LSM launch. Skycar - Operational no issues Speed Monster - Operational, no issues Stealth - Operational, no issues Storm Runner - Operational, no issues Superman The Escape - Operational, no issues Top Thrill Dragster - I mean.. I'm not delivering lectures on this. Xcelerator - It's currently operational. It spent over a year closed and under refurbishment and opened at the end of last year. Zaturn - Park it was located at in Japan closed down, and the ride now sits in pieces in Russia. I wouldn't worry about Stealth or Rita to be honest. As some of the later models, the technology is slightly perfected from the originals and I would say the reliability of both rides is far better than their American counterparts. Inferno, JoshC. and owenstreet7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 18, 2024 Report Share Posted November 18, 2024 The amount of work the systems on TTD and Kingda Ka needed to do was ridiculous. Think Mark is right that the later models (or smaller/slower ones) have had those little edits to the system to make them work better than say, Xcelerator as the first one. Stealth is too integrated into the park's brand now for them to not try everything else before removing it. Ka's removal was probably fast-tracked through with combination of the merger and the utter disaster of TT2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylsbrim Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Anyone know why stealth’s been closed for 3 days running. Heard rumors its cables snapped?? Going next week for blue light day, do you think it’ll open 🤞🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 It was open on Friday, but didn’t open yesterday. Didn’t see any visible work on it today and no trains on the circuit so likely waiting for a part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Its cable hasn’t snapped, it was actually testing yesterday morning when it seemed to have an issue, there was work going on in the winch room yesterday with the big doors open. There were engineers around it today at some points with people working in the console, fingers crossed it can open for next weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylsbrim Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Anyone heard anything on stealth? Is it testing again as I'm going at weekend it's my favourite ride? I'm quite concerned if this is a major issue or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 20 hours ago, Dylsbrim said: Anyone heard anything on stealth? Is it testing again as I'm going at weekend it's my favourite ride? I'm quite concerned if this is a major issue or not According to some sources, there's a problem with the launch. Staff have codenamed this issue ''Gold'' and apparently it's only been seen twice. Nothing else is known, I'm afraid. That being said, I too hope it's open as I'm going on the 29th by the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Quick update: Code Gold means a stall at the top of the top hat. Some of you may know Stealth's done this before about 14/15 years ago. This was on the Friday, meaning they were probably too scared to send it out again on the Sunday. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Its what Kingda Ka would have wanted. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 The usually reliable Queen seems to be having some down time... She did rollback during testing on Wednesday and then did open, but seems to have been down for the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 It seems to roll back more oftern at the start of the season, is there a reason for this? I remember the passholder day a couple of years ago where it rolled back twice that morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylsbrim Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Anyone know what going on with stealth? Been down all day for the past few days now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 The downtime would imply they are waiting on a part. Was running well last Wednesday, other than a rollback in testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, MattyMoo said: The downtime would imply they are waiting on a part. Was running well lasf Wednesday, other than a rollback in testing. Perhaps Taziker should make pets for Stealth, probably more for spare parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 lancher the, launcher the, launcher the, STRINGS! then it's slow, and no, good, anymore, that was when you thought, what on earth, STRINGS! then downhill from then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, 08newmanb said: Perhaps Taziker should make pets for Stealth, probably more for spare parts. Yeah, no. Terrible idea. Intamin still manufacturer parts for their accelerators. And it's not like it's 'just' a piece of track, which any company can manufacturer fairly easily. Thorpe should 100% continue to order parts for Stealth from Intamin, and continue whatever maintenance programme they've followed the last few years. It's easy to forget, but it's been pretty damn reliable and consistent the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, JoshC. said: Yeah, no. Terrible idea. Intamin still manufacturer parts for their accelerators. And it's not like it's 'just' a piece of track, which any company can manufacturer fairly easily. Thorpe should 100% continue to order parts for Stealth from Intamin, and continue whatever maintenance programme they've followed the last few years. It's easy to forget, but it's been pretty damn reliable and consistent the past few years. It's strange that Thorpe hasn't ordered any spare sparts, as they should have done so months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, 08newmanb said: It's strange that Thorpe hasn't ordered any spare sparts, as they should have done so months ago. They do have spare parts for certain things. But it is physically impossible for basically any park to have every spare part possible for a ride stored at the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 6 hours ago, Dylsbrim said: Anyone know what going on with stealth? Been down all day for the past few days now It's restarted its silent protest at the removal of Kingda Ka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, JoshC. said: it's been pretty damn reliable and consistent the past few years. This is very true to be honest - Stealth has always been amazingly reliable, especially considering what it is. In fact I’d honestly say Thorpe in general have very good reliability (ignoring Hyperia of course) - their downtime only generally lasts a very short period of time doesn’t it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 11 Report Share Posted April 11 So Stealth has died then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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