Top Thrill Dragster media day report

TTD is now working right and trains have ALREADY been rigged for media day! Station,lines and plaza all complete! head over to www.cedarpoint.com for update.
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Wow there sure are some nice pictures everywhere

WACK!!


Free facelift =]

Ride review from Monty Jasper, Vice President of Maintenance and Construction

I had seen it run. I had reviewed and evaluated all the results of the extensive testing with the experts. Everything shows it's a perfectly safe ride. I've ridden dozens of coasters across the country. Then why did Top Thrill Dragster scare the dickens out of me?
Just sitting in the station, before the train even moved into the launch position, I wanted to holler for someone to let me out. But it was too late?????????the train smoothly and almost silently rolled into position hundreds of feet below the towering Top Thrill Dragster hill and there was nothing I could do but wait?????????

Without warning, we launched, and the intense acceleration was unlike anything I?????????d ever experienced. 120 miles per hour is a rush, too fast even to manage a yell. Then up, up, up we climbed, slowing as the track made a 90-degree turn and the train inexorably approached the 420-foot-tall apex. Fear gave way to exhilaration as we crested the top and I stole a glance at the beautiful view.

But the view didn't last long as the train began the 270-degree spiral on the descent, coalescing glimpses of sky, concrete, lagoon and bright yellow support structure into a visual whirlwind.

Then suddenly, it was over. The train glided to a smooth halt. My first experience on this great ride was complete. And I couldn't wait until I rode it again.

more pics: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/
video: http://www.woio.com/
another video: http://13abc.com/

another bunch of photos from the media day

http://www.virtualmidway.com/features/mediaday03/photos.asp
http://www.virtualmidway.com/features/mediaday03/openingphotos.asp
http://www.virtualmidway.com/features/mediaday03/photosmidway.asp

http://mishoga.image.pbase.com/u27/walt100/upload/16188571.dragster8.jpg
Better not stick your arms up during the launch [:p]

http://mishoga.image.pbase.com/u27/walt100/upload/16188548.dragster16.jpg
Look at what the sign says: The train may not make it over the hill and that it will slowly return to the launch position. [:o] Man, that would be scary if you are sitting in the station at that train comes dropping back.

VRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM [8D]
http://mishoga.image.pbase.com/u27/walt100/upload/16188558.dragster25.jpg

http://mishoga.image.pbase.com/u27/walt100/upload/16188562.dragster29.jpg
mayday mayday, going down, going down!!

For some more cool pictures check out http://www.pbase.com/walt100/root


--- End of newsflash --- [:D]

[Oscar]

there's tons of fins to make sure it doesn't make it back into the station as the brake fins raise up right away (milliseconds) after the train has cleared that segment. [:)]

Originally posted by WeeWeeSlap

there's tons of fins to make sure it doesn't make it back into the station as the brake fins raise up right away (milliseconds) after the train has cleared that segment. [:)]

I know, the brake plates come up as soon as the train got over them, but still it would look scary from down there, I mean that train plunges back with an enormous speed. Off course nothing bad will happen but people who didn't read that or aren't aware of that it can happen will really freak out [:p]

It's a good thing Cedar Point took so many precautions with TTD, considering how many different things could go wrong with it.[8)]

mee wana gooooooo [:(]

Why do I have to live so far away???

I'm riding TTD on July 1st and 2nd. Can't Wait!

Hey Intamin Fan...i might just see ya there...i'm gonna go on just about the same days as you are!

It seems like I have to wait so long!!!

hey that dude on the left side of the pic looks like it face is gonna fly off[:p]! and the other guy to the right looks cnstipated[xx(]! You guys didnt mention that anywhere so i just added this. LOL[:D] . By their face expressions it looks like its one heck of a ride.[8D]

I got one word for TTD, INSANE!! I was there today and ride, and I have to say it blew me away. It turned out better then I expected. The lines for it were pretty insane themselfs, at one point it was a 7 hr. wait. However they only ran half of what they should. They only ran 3-4 car trains that fit 12 people each.

Full reports coming soon!

Originally posted by shaggszgn

I got one word for TTD, INSANE!! I was there today and ride, and I have to say it blew me away. It turned out better then I expected. The lines for it were pretty insane themselfs, at one point it was a 7 hr. wait. However they only ran half of what they should. They only ran 3-4 car trains that fit 12 people each.

Full reports coming soon!

Lucky you [^] bah, it will probably take years before i can ride anything in the USA [V]

june 6th... that's my ticket. And I will get to ride it at 6:30AM with no wait at all during a morning ERT session. [:)]