Kingda Ka

when is the next time it will be open b/c the past few times i went it was closed besides when i went in April

its open now i see

according to the site its not, but i dont know how often they update it.

as far as i know its open

should be open now

It is open now.
Also reports stated that the launch has changed to one launch instead of the 3 tugs.

Originally posted by jdclga

It is open now.
Also reports stated that the launch has changed to one launch instead of the 3 tugs.

Just wondering, what do you mean by '3 tugs'?

Sorry, I'm new to the coaster world, still learning up on the lingo.

Originally posted by pali_gap

Originally posted by jdclga

It is open now.
Also reports stated that the launch has changed to one launch instead of the 3 tugs.

Just wondering, what do you mean by '3 tugs'?

Sorry, I'm new to the coaster world, still learning up on the lingo.

I second that! What are the 3 tugs?

Possibly the 3 cables used to pull the launch dolley? [:)]

I didn't know there were 3 cables. Do they all launch the train at the same time or are they spaced along the track?

They are all connected to the launch dolley. Two run out to it from the hydraulic motors, and those are what pull it to get the train up to speed. Then the 3rd one runs all the way to the block the train sits on, and runs around that big pulley that sits inside the track. Then that cable runs to the back of the dolley, so the hydraulic motors can pull it back to the launching position ;)

Originally posted by alias1236

I didn't know there were 3 cables. Do they all launch the train at the same time or are they spaced along the track?

Yepp. Theirs 2 cables that are hooked up to the front of the catch car. Those are hooked up to the hydraulic motors. The 3rd cable is on the opposite end of the catch car, its hooked up to a electric motor thats just simply used to pull the catch car to the start of the launch track.
They dont all launch at the same time. The first side of the station dispatches the first 2 trains, they get lined up on the launch track. Once their both in their proper block segments, the first train advances onto the advance wheel, and it drops down while the track opens the magnet and lets the launch dog hook onto the train. Thats where the roll back comes from, when the advance wheels are lowered, the train has nothing to keep it in place until its hooked onto the catch car. But anyways, the first car launches, and once it reaches the end of the launch, the catch car is closed and is slowed down behind the track. Then it waits a few seconds, just in case anything should happen, like a rollback. If it is going to roll back, the catch car stays at the end of the station, and the ride locks the brake fins. If not, it just waits a few more seconds so the accumulators can get started loading up the nitrogen/hydraulics. After that, the brakes on the catch car release and the electric motor pulls the catch car back to the end of the track, and the process repeats.

Originally posted by alias1236

Originally posted by pali_gap

Originally posted by jdclga

It is open now.
Also reports stated that the launch has changed to one launch instead of the 3 tugs.

Just wondering, what do you mean by '3 tugs'?

Sorry, I'm new to the coaster world, still learning up on the lingo.

I second that! What are the 3 tugs?

3 tugs as in the launch used to launch in 3 stages, instead of one full tug. Its kinda hard to explain haha

So then, what would this mean, that instead of 3 "tugs" it's only 1? Will this effect the ride at all?

Originally posted by sapporo93

So then, what would this mean, that instead of 3 "tugs" it's only 1? Will this effect the ride at all?

Not at all, it is most likely better now!
It was like a 3 pulse launch, its launch[1st "tug"] get up to a certain speed then tug again-get to a certain speed-then finish the launch off with one final one. it all happens fast obviously. But now its just ONE forcefull launch.

[TTD03]

it is open now
i went on it 11 times yesterday

Its open I rode it yesterday. It sucks and it is crazy rough.

^it is, i sat 4th row, and ughh shaking the whole ride, i never wannt to know what the back is like.

Front 2 rows haven't ever been bad at all in my experience...which is why of say 30 rides, 27 or so were in those rows lol. Back was cool because it seemed like you didn't have enough speed to get over the top, which I didn't expect after having ridden front so much, but it doesn't add all that much to the drop like you might think. That brake up there hurts the duration of airtime in the back.