Cedar Point 7/21/04 "The Wrath of Dragster"

[coasterzak]

How are you taking an Amtrak to the park!?

[B&M Floorless Wanter]

there is a station about 15 minuetes away from the park in sandusky and me and my mom are gonna get a hotel then go to cedar point the next 2 days

[coasterzak]

It's actually in Sandusky? I never knew that. Are you going to rent a car or something then? CP is isolated on its own peninsula. But, you probably know that because you're probably there right now.

[B&M Floorless Wanter]

no im not 7:20 at night oh and we are gonna take a taxi to the breakers express hotel by cedarpoint

[HiSpAnOwAy]

Whats a rollback? ALso man the ride hit a bird aww I feel sorry for it I am against animal abuse you know....glad nothing like that happens at the best park in the world SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA!

[SFGA 11]

When the train doesnt reach the top of the tophat and it rolls back down (in TTDs case).

[twixmix0303]

Anti-rollback devices are the clickety-clack sounds you hear when a coaster goes up the lift hill (or over certain parts of the ride where the train could roll backwards, like the top of American Eagle's helix). Basically, they allow the train to go forwards, but not backwards. Going backwards down the lift hill is obviously not a good thing.

Diagram:

.....\ O |
../\...\..|
.....\/\ \|
.........\ /\
..............\/\
..................\/\
......................\

[Timmy179]

wow.. that diagram had to take you some time..


Well anyway, heres an awesome page describing it.

http://www.coasterquest.com/antiroll.htm

NOTE: one must be able to read in order to understand the proceeded link.

[coasterzak]

Wow Hispanoway, I hope you were joking about a bird getting hit at SFGAm. It can happen anywhere. Do you guys remember the news when Fabio got hit in the face with a bird on Apollo's Chariot?

[Timmy179]

Fabio!!

I guess B&M's aren't so safe.

[Don'tNeedNoStinkinLapRest]

<< Without any food or anything to drink so far yesterday, and with the heat and humidity, I was near greying out on the first overbank. Is this happening to anyone else? >>

I always would slightly gray out on the first bank if you sit to the right or inside seat. I can see how with the excitment of everything it may be hard to notice. I only saw it because my freind told me about this happening to him and I was looking for it. The seat force does seem to slow the blood flow to your head and you can see your vision "graying" out from the edge of your vision inward. Definitly a cool experience. The forces are not sustained long enough for it to be very noticable or damaging in any way though. One factor which may have caused this though was my complete and balanced breakfast of a beef stick and choclate milk from the hotel gift shop. No time for a real meal. Gotta fit as many rides in as possible!