July 29, 201213 yr comment_139511 Anyone know if Stealth is having a minor problem recently? It's operating but there seems to be a long pause every time during loading, waiting until the ride is able to launch. Causing queue to be much longer than it should be.
July 29, 201213 yr comment_139518 Could be all kinds of reasons. I remember seeing in a backstage Alton towers video about Rita that the cables do understandably have a certain amount of stretch in them and this is constantly monitored; maybe Thorpe have started scrutinizing their readings more and are being more cautious; I wouldn't be surprised if they were attempting to reduce wear and tear by running Stealth on a reduced throughput just so they have enough time to make sure they have a cable on site ready or even just replace the cables now (depending on when the cables were last redone).
July 29, 201213 yr comment_139521 It had this problem a couple of years back, I seem to remember the ride seems to take longer to be ready to launch a train so staff slow down to save guests sitting in their seat for ages waiting, I'm sure it will be fixed soon
July 29, 201213 yr comment_139526 Both trains were working this morning, I should know I was on the first two :-)
July 29, 201213 yr comment_139527 I heard they put a fence under the launch? If that's the case then does it block of access to the garden?!
July 29, 201213 yr comment_139528 ^The fence is just to the left of the path to the sunken gardens, so you can still access them. Operation was just like Marc described above. Still on 2 trains but yes staff were waiting a considerable amount of time before opening the gates and allowing loading. Hopefully can get back to normal speedy operations soon!
August 1, 201213 yr comment_139572 Its probably to make sure this doesn't happen on stealth At the end it shows the damage to the car. Its pretty bad
August 1, 201213 yr comment_139599 Its probably to make sure this doesn't happen on stealth At the end it shows the damage to the car. Its pretty bad Pretty sure if they were going to take action as a direct result of that they would have done it by now.
August 1, 201213 yr comment_139602 Its horrific that it could happen on Stealth It could (and has) happened on ANY Intamin Accelerator... However, this incidents are EXTREMELY RARE OCCURANCES and as such do not require constant fretting as the parks will naturally move to prevent these incidents from happening/preventing guest harm as much as possible...
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139611 I'm pretty sure it couldn't happen on Stealth... The newer launch coasters cable run through a runner down the launch track so when / if it snaps any metal fragments will be contained in this area and not cover the train... I guess the only way we would find out is if a cable does snap but I cant see that happening. Also Stealths now running well again and no longer needing to wait so long between launches!
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139612 I'm pretty sure it couldn't happen on Stealth... The newer launch coasters cable run through a runner down the launch track so when / if it snaps any metal fragments will be contained in this area and not cover the train... I guess the only way we would find out is if a cable does snap but I cant see that happening. Oh lord, tempting fate.
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139617 It looks like its having cables changed, saw some on the floor earlier! I wonder if its to do with Rita or its just due, they are usualy changed around this time in the year.
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139618 It looks like its having cables changed, saw some on the floor earlier! I wonder if its to do with Rita or its just due, they are usualy changed around this time in the year. I'd go with the Rita thing, a la Fury/Spinball when they attempt to maim guests...
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139626 LOL I knew it would have a new cable fitted and will it get some funky out of place safety fencing in blue like Rita?
August 2, 201213 yr comment_139627 Probably only to block off Sunken Garden, otherwise it doesn't need one...
August 3, 201213 yr comment_139629 No idea if it is the cable , just a guess from what I saw on park. They will struggle to stop people going under / near the launch though at Stealth with sunken garden, the entrance, then towards the end of the queue.
August 3, 201213 yr comment_139634 stealth is still closed today will it be open by sunday do ya guys think
August 4, 201213 yr comment_139642 Currently sat in front of Stealth. Definately something to do with the cable. There are three engineers working on it and one guy is currently pulling the cable along the launch track.
August 4, 201213 yr comment_139643 I'm not surprised they have opted to replace the cable. I mean we don't know how regularly they replace them but they are probably going to be extra cautious from now on considering the less powerful of their two launch coasters had the incident, they definitely don't want to risk it with one of their icon rides. Obviously you can't put a price tag on safety but how much roughly would a new cable cost? If they the park could begin to start replacing them more regularly, more purse string pulling =[
August 4, 201213 yr comment_139674 He was pulling the cable in his hand starting at the station end going towards the end of the launch track. I couldn't tell if it was new or old as they had staff in front of the diner stopping access any nearer to the ride. and didn't see anything actually put on, just A cable being pulled.
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