Matt 236 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 My next (foreseeable) visit to the park is for MOS in a month and I'm still expecting it to be closed. Saw may not reopen until August for all we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Oh sure if they are then it's understandable, but if it turns out the whole smiler thing was human error then (the non-fans that I know) won't believe that and will point to Saw's closure as evidence etc. I'm just playing devils advocate, I don't like the ride anyway lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 If people think the German manufacturers are bad, I dread to think what they'd think of the Swiss ones and their safety records... pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Or Chinese knockoffs.... Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 SAW was closed all day yesterday was not even testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I like Saw for the ride, though it does come with some severe tension testing, but I do look forward to seeing it back in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Saw had cars going round the track yesterday - not sure how long for but on 2 seperate occasions when I was in that area I saw trains going round. At one point while walking towards Samurai one went really slowly I though it was going to stall but it didn't. The trains were sat outside the station for a little while then went round again while I was on Samurai. They also had the area up to the ride closed (so you weren't able to walk past Saw Alive or get closer to Saw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 It's interesting in that the purpose of a lot of the testing is to see if they can make them collide. I'll leave it up to you all to decide if that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Well it won't because if they're testing them on a live track, the computer will step in and stop it before they collide, as far as we know the ride computer stopped the smiler as it should have done when a car didn't clear the block, it's what happened after that, that hasn't been explained yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 That's exactly the point though, they'll be testing it to see if the situation can be recreated... All possible avenues that might lead to another crash MUST be looked into, irrespective of whether or not there might be failsafes... Always the distinct (rare) possibility that ALL the failsafes to prevent something might not work... Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 To recreate the situation they need to stall a car on the track, otherwise they'll achieve nothing by just running the cars round continuously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 To recreate the situation they need to stall a car on the track, otherwise they'll achieve nothing by just running the cars round continuously. By manipulating the sensors they can simulate a stalled car virtually in the computer. They won't be trying to actually crash it, that would be mental. Kerfuffle, Tom, Cal and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yeah which is kid of my point, why keep sending cars around when it can all be done in the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yeah which is kid of my point, why keep sending cars around when it can all be done in the computer. Because they can manipulate the system to make it believe a car has stalled. So, the computer is seeing a stalled car somewhere on the track. Then they send a car round to see if it is possible, in anyway, to send it past the block section that leads to the 'stalled car'. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yeah I thought of that after I typed the question James Allgood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I have just returned from the park on a school trip and the ride was testing today as well. The staff just said it will be testing for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I have just returned from the park on a school trip and the ride was testing today as well. The staff just said it will be testing for the foreseeable future. They need to keep things ticking over so that when they open to the public, they don't get more flak due to breakdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 I hope that Saw is back open before the main summer holiday period, as queues will be unbearable on the other coasters without it. Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 They won't be trying to actually crash it, that would be mental. The press would have a field day over a picture of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 I hope that Saw is back open before the main summer holiday period, as queues will be unbearable on the other coasters without it. Let's be honest, the queues are usually unbearable with or without one coaster open/closed... Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Dirven Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 pffff I'm visiting Thorpe park with nine friends from Belgium on the 15th and 16th of july. Also visitin Alton Towers on the 13th and 14th of july. Now smiler and saw the ride is closed. I hope saw will be open then but I think not because they have to wait on the smilers investigation. Bad news for us. Does anyone know more on the reopening date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Just until the 'foreseeable future'. Wouldn't get your hopes up, but there are many others to enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 My next Thorpe visit isn't until July 18/19th (3 weeks time) I'm not expecting Saw to be open by then anytime soon and it's likely during the MOS section of the trip the ride will be substituted for something like Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Dirven Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 foreseeable future is changed to further notice on thorpes website jjh123horry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I Know this is ages away but does anyone think that SAW will be reopen by the 23rd of august?? the smiler investigation should be done by then shouldnt it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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