Are You STUCK? [Archive]

772pilot

09-29-2007, 01:36 AM

Yes, I have been stuck because of "minor" technical difficulties at the top of Journey to Atlantis's final drop. They told us to "be aware of any sudden movements."

simtanic8

09-29-2007, 01:45 AM

When i ent to Alton Towers Air broke down like 3 times while we were in line then we got stuck for like 5 minuetes at the break section. It was fun though. Then When I went to Sixflags Fiesta Texas I got stuck on the frisbe ride because a restraint wouldn't lock.

~LoveTulie

09-29-2007, 02:29 AM

A recent time I got stuck was at a fair when I was on this loopy thrill ride for like a minute. Then the operator finally pushed the opposite side of the ride to make it go. Hah it was funny.

On a roller coaster, I remember a couple years back I got stuck on Magnum at Cedar Point. We were almost at the top. It stopped, and we had to walk down the catwalk... and let me tell ya, that is SCARY.

SnooSnoo

09-29-2007, 03:21 AM

I've gotten stuck on every major rollercoaster at Cedar Point. Pretty much it.. hahaha

-Tom

09-29-2007, 05:42 AM

Stuck on Nemesis' lift hill for 5 minutes.

K1D1

09-29-2007, 09:19 AM

Iv been stuck on Comet at hershey park berfore. It was like 1 hour and 30 mins.

Edit: it was really 3 hours and you ont want to know how we got stuck there.

p8ntball

09-29-2007, 12:08 PM

On this ride called Half Pipe, it wasn't acctually the ride that got stuck, but the restraints, we were sitting there for maybe 20 minutes to 30 minutes. And finally, they decided to try to run the ride again, and the restraints opened right after. Gotta love Six Flags...

Then we got a flash pass for the rest of the day.:):up:

RCT Enthusiast

09-29-2007, 12:17 PM

Yep three times, twice on my september 23rd vist to Six Flags Fiesta Texas both times were when they could'nt get Superman and the Roadrunner Express out of the station and there was like a 15 minute delay for both while I was on them.

The other time was like four years ago at the now closed down Six Flags Astroworld when we were stuck on the Texas Cyclone's final break run for 30 minutes.

fathorse

09-29-2007, 01:02 PM

Junior Gemini in 79
Corkscrew in 89
Mean Streak in 99

I'm due for my next in 2 years!

stormrunner2592

09-29-2007, 01:07 PM

i actually havent been stuck many times but i was stuck on the E.T. ride at universal in hollywood right at the part where the hummer comes out of the trees, it was about 20-30 min but the lines were extrememly long that day so we got special passes to go to the front of the line i forgot what theyre called

°Celsius

09-29-2007, 05:56 PM

Superman Ultimate Flight in the end brake run for a hour, it sucks laying down.
American eagle in the front row right before the drop.
Maverick in the First Brake Run area and in the second.
Disaster Transport Before the first "Drop".
And many different thrill rides.

Jekoon

09-29-2007, 06:41 PM

I got stuck on Tatsu once, for 30 minutes!

I hope not on the lift hill! I would be screaming like a little girl.

You guys are cursed...I have only been stuck on a lift hill once. That was on the Wild One at SFA. We had to walk down but it wasn't that bad. But I have gotten stuck on many rides at the end brakes.

AJM

09-29-2007, 07:54 PM

I got stuck on the lift of Dragon khan once, it was right at the top, about to go over and leave the lift when it stopped, stuck at the top.

none of the people on the ride liked it, so everyone started rocking the train off the lift, it was fun.

From what I know, it was a powercut at the park that stopped it, we had better luck than the people on the grand canyon rapids, everyone on that ride had their rafts stuck at the bottom of the lift in to the station.

nickdaegg

09-29-2007, 08:20 PM

I've had to be manually released from an AIR restraint many times. It's too good at keeping you in, so you sometimes need someone with an alan key to come and open your restraint.

That and Ripsaw, but then you just need someone to thump it and voila. :)

Maverick2007

09-29-2007, 10:09 PM

Dragster, Maverick, Mantis (weather), Wicked Twister, Millennium Force, and Rock'n' Roller Coaster

kylr23

09-29-2007, 10:45 PM

my sister got stuck on power serge every stinking time they get it to run in full mode it gets stuck:(.

i got stuck on a break run on superman ride of steel at sfne

Waldo13

09-29-2007, 10:52 PM

mophead999

09-29-2007, 11:15 PM

i got stuck on GASM At SFGA at the top of the lift hill..i was scared ****less walking down that catwalk..then we got a free ride on the chiller

Coaster Guru

10-01-2007, 08:09 PM

In 8th grade the band went to Disneyland for their Disney Music Days festival (I think that's the name). It had been raining all day. We had abotu 30 minutes left before we had to be at the bus and saw there was no line for Thunder Mountain (which we had already ridden 3 or 4 times that day). Any ways, on one of the lift hills (inside a cave), the train got stuck. We were told it could be an hour or so before they got to us.

I go to that comp too. It's called Music in the Parks. I have gotten stuck on the worst ride ever to get stuck on during that comp, It's a small world with my little cousin. Apparently someone lost a ring or something in the water, so they had to turn off the generators that move the current. The rest is too violent to tell but there are some new scorch marks on those blasted children.:pout:

pnkfloyd12

10-01-2007, 09:22 PM

It's called Music in the Parks.

My daughter went to that this past spring and will be going to the one next spring too.

Coaster Guru

10-01-2007, 09:31 PM

Look for "Sullivan Show Choir" winning it all every year.:p

pnkfloyd12

10-01-2007, 09:38 PM

Look for "Sullivan Show Choir" winning it all every year.:p

I don't know about that. My daughter is now an "international recording artist!" She's been heard all around the world on Fisherman's Cirque Phantasmagorie and TZ ToT:E5D rides. So now you're up against some "professional" talent. :D:D

Coaster Guru

10-01-2007, 09:53 PM

Okay lets get back to topic, anyone have any stories?

adominator101

10-07-2007, 01:16 AM

Okay. Music in the parks. BLAH! Stay on topic. I like reading about other people's misery:p

Albert Caine

10-07-2007, 01:27 AM

A few weeks ago I got stuck on Montu at Busch Gardens Africa. The ride ops came up the lift and checked all the safety restraints. Then we listened to the annoying "Clear the lift, Clear the lift, Clear all lower track areas, Clear the lift" Then in spanish and so on for about 5 minutes. Then the ride started.

Astros161

10-07-2007, 10:39 AM

Stuck on boomerang: coast to coaster on top of lift for 1 hour. Then on Kingda Ka for about 5 minutes cause some guy refused to put his hands down. I was also on the TTD train that got stuck on top of the hill and the ride op had to come and push us. That was the scariest moment ever.Finally, I got stuck on top of millenium forces lift hill for 12 hours due to a major black out. I'm pretty unlucky.

adominator101

10-07-2007, 04:07 PM

My god Astros161! That's horrible!
Especially the Millenium Force one!

It must suck to be you!:haha:

SnooSnoo

10-07-2007, 04:21 PM

adominator101

10-07-2007, 04:21 PM

My god Astros161! That's horrible!
Especially the Millenium Force one!

It must suck to be you!:haha:

Astros161

10-07-2007, 10:38 PM

Funny thing, i've never heard of Millennium Force getting stuck for more then a few hours.. ever.

Don't believe a word.

It was even in an issue of time for kids. It was during the massive black out in 2002. Believe it or not, its the truth.

SnooSnoo

10-07-2007, 10:53 PM

I remember the massive blackout in 2002.. I live in Ohio. Sandusky wasn't down for 12 hours.. hell, no major Ohio metropolitan area was down that long.

Although.. it was OUR grid that caused all of that.. lol

adominator101

10-08-2007, 12:32 AM

For some reason I posted the same thing twice for no reason.:p

:downcast:sigh
:opray
:noob:fun!

Cedar Point

10-08-2007, 12:43 AM

It was even in an issue of time for kids. It was during the massive black out in 2002. Believe it or not, its the truth.
Uhm, that's why there's a handy dandy catwalk next to the lift. I'm pretty sure there's an emergency restraint release next to each car on the train, in case something like this happened.

I got stuck on Maverick for about 10 minutes.

SnooSnoo

10-08-2007, 04:24 AM

Uhm, that's why there's a handy dandy catwalk next to the lift. I'm pretty sure there's an emergency restraint release next to each car on the train, in case something like this happened.

I got stuck on Maverick for about 10 minutes.

Except thats not a catwalk.. its an elevator. ;)

What he says has some truth to it.. as a TOTAL blackout could cause the train to be stopped and be unable to be reached by the park.. but again, Sandusky wasn't down that long.. and i'm pretty sure CP might have some sort of backup power system for that situation.

CDN1212

10-08-2007, 04:28 AM

this summer on journey to atlantis just before the drop. it was frezing, but it was only 10 minutes. thank god that thing that pours water was off tht day, lol

fathorse

10-08-2007, 09:31 AM

Except thats not a catwalk.. its an elevator. ;)

What he says has some truth to it.. as a TOTAL blackout could cause the train to be stopped and be unable to be reached by the park.. but again, Sandusky wasn't down that long.. and i'm pretty sure CP might have some sort of backup power system for that situation.

They do. As I recall, the blackout occurred around 3 in the afternoon, and I remember reading that CP had all the rides cycled out and emptied by 7:00 that night.
Of course I didn't find that out until 2 days later because Detroit Edison is so pathetic they couldn't restore anything for days. And to top it off SBC decided to have their own disaster and knocked out phone service in the western suburbs. But I digress, the wait was not 12 hours. Everyone was well off the rides before dark.

Astros161

10-08-2007, 10:43 AM

Maybe not 12 but it did seem like it.

ytivarg

10-08-2007, 07:42 PM

I was working on Raptor the day of the blackout in 2002. And your story smells like manure.

Power went out around 3-4 in the afternoon. Millennium was stopped on the top of the lift, however they were only stopped up there for around 30 minutes. The cable lift was hand-cranked to bring the train over the top, and that train completed the circuit and was emptied in the brake run outside the unload station.

The park was emptied out before dark... Ride Ops got sent home around 7:30-8:00, and the power returned about an hour later.

Next time you want to make up stories... do it around people that won't prove you wrong and make you look like an attention *****.

Garfield 06

10-08-2007, 09:39 PM

Nice one Ytivarg! I have been pretty lucky in this department. The only times I were stuck were not real bad.
1: Stuck on the lift of the San Diego Giant Dipper for 3-6 mins.
2: Stuck on Half Pipe at Elitch's Gardens. They ran the ride twice, not letting anyone who wanted off off. Needless to say, with a sideways facing seat, I had a major headache.
One intersting thing is that I have this bad luck streak with Goliath at SFMM. Nearly every time I suggest that we go on it, it gets stuck on either the lift or MCBR before we even get inline. Argh!
Cheers!

G-06

supermarioman

10-08-2007, 11:17 PM

I got stuck at the top of the lift on the Mine Train coaster at SFOG for about 2 minutes once, but that's about it.

Astros161

10-09-2007, 08:24 AM

Whatever the time was. I forgot. But I was still up there.

ytivarg

10-09-2007, 12:22 PM

Yeah... well, the funny thing is... I don't buy your TTD story either. A ride op didn't come push the train, Jerry from Maintenance did.

The maintenance uniform and the Ride Op uniform are quite different.

I think you're just after some attention.

Vans_boy

10-09-2007, 01:06 PM

suspected to know the difference betweenOk well you proved your point about the time. I dont really think hes a ride op and a matenience guy specially not his name either. I dont really think hes doing it for attention either.

Astros161

10-09-2007, 04:43 PM

How am I supposed to know the difference. I don't work there

fathorse

10-09-2007, 05:13 PM

I don't work there either but ride ops wear bright red uniforms and maintenance workers wear obviously NOT red uniforms. More of a gray worksuit kind of thing.

Harpo

10-09-2007, 05:16 PM

Hey, ytivarg...

Totally off topic, but the mention of Jerry had me wondering. Do you know how long Jerry's worked at CP? Do you know if he used to be in Games Maintenance?

There was a great guy named Jerry who used to do the maintenance work for my Guessing Game location back in the late 1980's. During subsequent seasons, I would often see him wandering around the park, but I haven't seen him for a few years. Anyway, I can't help but wonder if it's the same Jerry.

As for getting stuck on rides, I guess I've generally been rather lucky. I once had to walk off of Cedar Point's Wildcat, and I was stuck on Geauga Lake's (when it was owned by Six Flags) Time Warp for about 30 minutes, but that's been about it.

adominator101

10-10-2007, 07:52 PM

I'm posting from school! LOL! No really I am!:haha::haha::haha::haha:

K1D1

10-10-2007, 08:10 PM

im stuck in a tree right now, ive been up here for about 2 hours.

Coaster Guru

10-10-2007, 08:18 PM

I'm stuck in the cargo area of a 747 and it really is loud.

SnooSnoo

10-11-2007, 02:07 AM

All three of you are nominated for the 'Biggest Idiots on Atari for 10/10' award.

Congrads.

Vans_boy

10-11-2007, 04:37 AM

I'd vote for them.

Anyway back on topic, I've been quite lucky with breakdowns. The only one I had to be ascorted off was pirate falls at legoland windsor. I think I have been stuck on a couple flat rides before though.

fathorse

10-11-2007, 08:00 AM

Oh yeah, I was stuck on MaxAir on opening day of 2006 for 1/2 hour, swinging gently and I fell asleep because it was warm in the sun. Great time. Extremely boring.

K1D1

10-11-2007, 08:32 AM

All three of you are nominated for the 'Biggest Idiots on Atari for 10/10' award.

Congrads.
Well no duh im an idiot:hitting-self:, im faling spelling,math reading, and some other subjects.:D

tycooner55

10-11-2007, 03:59 PM

adominator101

10-12-2007, 08:46 PM

Yay! I'm in firstest place!:haha:

K1D1

10-12-2007, 09:26 PM

:hat:I got an F in Math to day!:hitting-self:im an Idiot!

adominator101

10-12-2007, 10:46 PM

I didn't have school today Ha! That means I lost brain cells!
:haha:

SnooSnoo

10-13-2007, 04:11 AM

I've been pretty lucky. I've never been on a ride when it broke down.

Once, MF broke down while I was in the middle of the line. We waited it out and they fixed it in about 20 min. Worse yet, two years later we were next in line to get on MF and it broke down. Obviously we waited it out. Didn't take long to fix.

That seems to have happened more often this year. I've had that happen on Millennium Force, Maverick x2, and Top Thrill Dragster.

Annoying to say the least.

adominator101

10-13-2007, 10:33 PM

My borther just told me that he got stuck on X (SFMM) for a few hours while he was on the chain lift. He said there was a nice view:haha:

BTW: If you haven't noticed, I'm doing all you a favor by updating a list of funny/creepy videos on Youtube. I've been doing this for about 3 days! It is updated almost everyday!

Garfield 06

10-14-2007, 03:05 PM

OOOKKKAAAYYY...Can someone please get back on topic...Okay, i'll do it. Once, on Jurassic Park in Orlando, we were stuck behind three other boats on the final drop. Very funny. As each boat went over, the dino came out, roared, and the went back inside. And he did that three more times, for each boat. Pretty Funny...

Iamok

10-14-2007, 10:32 PM

Well I only got stuck on Silver Bullet[lift chain stuck] Ghostrider[lift chain stuck] both were less than 2 minutes.

adominator101

10-15-2007, 01:43 AM

^LOL

thetrooper

10-18-2007, 01:47 PM

i got stuck at the top of oblivion in alton towers...
just before the brake at the top as well for about 5-10 mins

~LoveTulie

10-18-2007, 05:47 PM

Well for one thing, now I know never to go to Cedar Point on a Saturday.. why? Many things! One of some of the rides were breaking down, causing some other lines to get longer.

I waited like an hour to get on Millenium. I'm sure it was longer, but I got their right when the park opened. We get up the lift, and then stop in the middle of it for like 5-10 minutes. Not that bad, actually. It was cool looking at lake Erie.

This isn't really on-topic, but when I was waiting for the Witches Wheel, I saw Dragster roll-back. It didn't even make it all the way... I think the last car was still verticle when it rolled back. Kinda surprised me, actually. Haven't seen a roll-back this year.

Does the cold weather affect the speed?

icutoo

10-18-2007, 06:13 PM

I got stuck on Z-Force at SFoG but, it was for about 10 minutes.

Also, got stuck on the Sky Buckets at WDW for about 30 minutes. Got some good pictures though. ;)

SnooSnoo

10-18-2007, 10:05 PM

Does the cold weather affect the speed?

Yep.

GOLIATHpov

10-18-2007, 10:11 PM

I got stuck on tiny old colossus fire dragon once. I was all like "Err, nice view of the...parking lot..."
It was also kind of scary. Because if your stuck you get that feeling the tracks about to collapse because of the way all rollercoasters are elevated. :(

sr3d

10-19-2007, 04:46 PM

First ride I got stuck on was today at Alton Towers, Air :D my feet and legs was so nummb and all the circualtion slow down made me dizzy, just leaving the station as well :( but hey, I got a free fast pass AND FREE entry next season :D

Astros161

10-19-2007, 05:05 PM

Lucky, I really want to go to Alton Towers!

adominator101

10-19-2007, 08:12 PM

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I am going to CP in May, I think:confused:

Maylene

10-26-2007, 01:02 AM

On califorina screami'n I was stuck at the breaks before the bunny hops for 10mins.

adominator101

10-26-2007, 01:11 AM

^sucks 4 U:haha:

772pilot

10-26-2007, 01:18 AM

^
^
Double Lucky!:(
Double post! :down::mad:

adominator101

10-26-2007, 12:51 PM

^it was an accident:(

Edit: C'mon, There hasn't been a new post for a while :( :(

ME MAN

11-12-2007, 04:54 PM

I remember that we got stuck on the top of the GIANT feriss wheel in great adventure( this happened when I was TERRIFIED) of rides. It lasted for about 5 minutes and my 15 year old sister ,at the time, was FREAKING OUT!!! it was funny