This has to probably be the best ways, and one of the rarest ways to get stuck on a coaster.
Yesterday at Cedar Point, a full train of rider's on Top Thrill Dragster got stuck on the top of the top hat for about 15 minutes...as the train stalled at just the right spot and the weight was just perfect to keep it there.
Here's a article about it: http://www.pointbuzz.com/news.htm?id=644
And here's a picture of the lucky riders who probably should have went and bought some lotto tickets yesterday: http://photobucket.com/albums/a391/TheP ... G_0708.jpg
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What a view......
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Dave - SFGAmWorld Webmaster
that would suck so much, I would probably start singing up there lol
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that would so NOT SUCK that would be AWSOME
That would really cool for a while, then suck, cause it would get so hot.
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That's awesome. Physics amazes me, yet again. Can you imagine the anticipation of maybe getting a little gust of wind and going either fowards or backwards? That is the second time I know if this year that the train has flat out stopped on top of the hill. Kingda Ka did that, it just stalled at the bottom, not quite the same view.
That might be fun for some cause its a nice view , but i wouldn't like to be up there for so long, it would drive me crazy. That is my opinoin and I hope others will be respectful of it, as I am with theirs.
I'm running to Bull on opening day, anyone gets in my way and they'll get trampled.
i would love to be able to call my mom and be like, so ya im stuck 420 feet in the air....
DID any of those rides think to like all LEAN forward? that might have been enough to put more wait towards the front lol
The riders were leaning back and forth, it was not enough to overcome the friction.
That and on the way down, one puked. Licensed Mechanical Engineer
Fun times. 420 ft in the air. A great place to take pics
^I'm suprised nobody did!
Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking, isn't thinking of.
I think it would be fun. 420 feet up, you would get a nice breeze!
I think that would be awesome. It would be a great view, 420 feet up in the air. Plus you get to stay on the ride longer.
I'm not surprised someone actually puked on that train.
my question is, how can there be so much (rolling)friction that it is possible for a relatively long train to become stuck at the apex of a fairly sharp hill, and it's happened several times, both loaded and unloaded). Another testament to Intamin's engineering skills.
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I have a link to a site where there is an actual video of the ride stuck and getting pushed down:
http://www.xtremecoastin.com/videos/mis ... k_2005.htm I wish I lived in Chicago so I could go to Six Flags more often!
haha. One the best videos i've seen in a LONG time!
I tell you what, if I was that mechanic and they sent me 420 feet into the air, I'd quit on the spot! That would be incredibly scary to be the maintenance man that had to be sent up there. I feel sorry for him!
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Great find! I can't believe the mechanic actually stood up on that train...
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That would be really fun to be stuck up there and get a great view. I would never have the guts to stand up in that train.
He didn't he jumped a railing that was behind the train. Go Bulls!
Dave - SFGAmWorld Webmaster
you have to be incredibly lucky for that to happen to you!
if that happened to me i would write a book about my experience and get millions lol i want to meet those people, and the matience guy...
Unless I missed it, it doesn't really look like the maintenance guy is even strapped in with a safety harness or anything. That's a pretty dangerous maneuver to be pushing a train atop a 420 ft hill without having yourself covered. If he had slipped, good night nurse.
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^true but that wouls be awesome! being stuck 420 feet up... *sigh* that would rock! anyway, i feel sorry for that guy, if he made ONE just one wrong move he'd be gone like that *snaps fingers*
Stuff like that never happens to me, the only coaster ive ever been stuck on was viper. And when i watched the video of Dragster stuck it was cool seeing the mechanic go up there and push the train over the edge.
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Id rather get stuck on Kingda Ka
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I wouldn't TTD has a much better view being in the center of the park on a penninsula, from KK you can see parking lots
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