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Offline MRHSfalcon

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #25 on: June 28, 2006, 11:51:09 AM »
yes they do run it in the rain i went on it three time after work last night

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #26 on: June 28, 2006, 09:08:56 PM »
When are the season pass exit passes good until?  I'm not sure where mine is at the moment.  Do you just go up the exit with it?  Is there a certain row that they put you in?

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #27 on: June 28, 2006, 09:49:13 PM »
I think June 30th.  I have three of them and trying hard to get to the park before then. Maybe they will extend it since EL Toro was closed?

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #28 on: June 28, 2006, 09:53:25 PM »
the exit passes expire the 30TH  of June . You need to go up a ramp around the back kind of where vipers exit was not the exit for toro because they will only send you around to the other side . At least that is what happened when we went.

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #29 on: June 28, 2006, 10:18:01 PM »
I think June 30th
I have 3 of them and trying hard to get to the park b4 then
Maybe they will extend it since EL Toro was closed  ?

Sorry, called the park, No extensions, GRRR!!!
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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #30 on: June 29, 2006, 07:53:06 AM »
When are the season pass exit passes good until?  I'm not sure where mine is at the moment.  Do you just go up the exit with it?  Is there a certain row that they put you in?

Sue

1. June 30th
 
2. Coastermom is correct,  When walking towards the station stay left and use the Wheelchair access ramp next to  Rolling Thunder's first drop.(Viper's old exit ramp). 

3. Since they only send a certain number of people into the station, I was able to pick any row I wanted. We picked the  back row however , because the ramp leads you right there and it's one of the best seats on the train.

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #31 on: June 29, 2006, 03:35:40 PM »
I just want to update the status of El Toro after getting 4 rides in an hour last night. The crew for that ride is one of the best I have ever seen. They had 2 trains running and there was a 10 minute wait for it and at some points no wait at all. No stacking, the ops were drenched in sweat from running up and down the platform. I just wanted to give a huge thanks and I noticed to the ops at the ride. Amazing.

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #32 on: June 29, 2006, 03:37:01 PM »
Dont be afraid to go to guest relations to give them the credit they deserve!  The main op is of course our own Keenan, for those who dont know him.  I know Diana especially would love it if you all went to guest relations and gave the crew compliments!
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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #33 on: July 03, 2006, 08:51:59 PM »
Rumor has it that Toro along with several other coasters were hit by lightning on Sunday night.  Unfortunately, Toro didn't open today.  I'm not sure what its status is or the other coasters (if any) that were affected.

Anybody there tonight?

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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #34 on: July 03, 2006, 09:00:29 PM »
Hey wade  the same rumor started last weekend also. We were in the park and the power went out there was a really nasty thunder and lighting storm and the same rumor was floating around about toro wonder how true it is ?? And if it really was struck twice??  :D
 

Well if anyone was there and is around to tell if it is open or will open this week let us know.

BTW one more thing if it is WOOD and lighting hit it wouldn't there be some sort of smoke or small fire ? Anything ? just wondering ::)
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Re: El Toro Status - ????
« Reply #35 on: July 03, 2006, 10:55:43 PM »
Not necessarily, sometimes trees that are hit just split right down the center without fire/smoke.
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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #36 on: July 04, 2006, 12:53:21 PM »
I'm sure there are Lightning rods on Toro as with all other tall rides in the park.
I myself haven't seen them but that doesn't mean they aren't there. I wasn't looking for any either

THere are two ways Lightning rods are used either one or a few tall rods or many many small rods I would think Toro would have many small rods as the taller rods would be much more visible.
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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #37 on: July 04, 2006, 01:20:11 PM »
Thanks for that GREAT lightning link!

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #38 on: July 04, 2006, 03:26:30 PM »
FYI - Toro did eventually open late last night.  I'm presuming it therefore ran today as well :)

As for the lightning rods, yes, they all have them - with exception of Ka, I believe they have multiple smaller ones.  The problem is with the computers and sensors.  Apparantly, it wreaks havoc on those systems.  So even though the rod save the structure itself, many other things can be damages.

Kudos to Great Adventure for working ALL DAY on it and still opening it even though the park was closing in just a few hours!

Hopefully somebody that braved the park today can let us know its status.

-Wade (who is getting ready to shut down the pc for another storm lol)

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #39 on: July 04, 2006, 03:44:43 PM »
I'll be there tonight, I will update you guys in the Mobile forums.

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #40 on: July 04, 2006, 04:17:42 PM »
I was there today, just got back. El Toro was running great. The queue was nearly full and got to the station in about an hour. Another half hour wait for the front though.

I must say, when the crew is quick this queue flies. But unfortunately they spend so much time trying to fit the larger guests on the train that it really slows things down. I mean I saw a few instances where they spent at least 5 minutes just trying to get ONE persons restraints closed. While I think this is nice, and I feel for the larger guests, you can't hold up the ride that long.

But there was a handful of times where the train was out of the station so quick that the train coming in the brakes never stopped at all until it was in the station.

EDIT - Forgot to mention, crowds were pretty light/average. The wait for Nitro was only at the stairs so it's about a 5-10 minute wait. Kingda Ka is closed all day.

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #41 on: July 04, 2006, 04:21:10 PM »
Thanks for the update!  This is very good news.

And welcome to udpates ;)

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #42 on: July 04, 2006, 11:56:41 PM »
lightning is very mysterious.  A friend of mine told me her house got struck, but only the appliances on the downstairs circuit breaker were affected.  Only certain rooms were affected, weird stuff.  Id imagine a surge of power going through the rod and into whatever harnesses the original bolt would do some damage to a computer system. 

what i want to know is, why havent they come up with something better already?
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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #43 on: July 05, 2006, 06:49:08 AM »
Why not?  Because if they could have, they would have!  Not all problems can be solved; but many that can remain to be solved.

Remember that story about the head of the patent office in the 18oo's who said they may as well close down the patent office because every useful invention had already been invented?

Now, look at El Toro and Kingda Ka.  Imagine what SFGAd may look like 50 years from now.  I, for one, have no idea.

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #44 on: July 06, 2006, 01:32:11 PM »
El Toro is closed today...

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #45 on: July 06, 2006, 08:01:28 PM »
I rode Toro today so i don't know what your talking about.
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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #46 on: July 06, 2006, 08:31:22 PM »
I rode Toro today so i don't know what your talking about.

Don't you mean:  "I rode Toro today, so it appears you may not know what you are talking about"???

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #47 on: July 06, 2006, 08:35:21 PM »
i've been asking people about el toro and reading the forum.. from what i've found out, the lline can vary from 15 minutes to 2 hours. XD what do you guys think i can expect in about 2 weeks? i wanna go so bad, its killing me.

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #48 on: July 06, 2006, 08:47:48 PM »
It all depends on the day, the weather, the other people who decide to go, maintenance practices we are not privvy to, etc.

Also known as you pays your money and you takes your chances.  NO ONE can predict the park's attendance or crowds in advance.  Now we know that all other things being equal, weekends are usually more crowded....

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Re: El Toro Daily Status...
« Reply #49 on: July 06, 2006, 10:06:07 PM »
El Toro was open for a short period of time today.  When Chuck posted that, it was down for the rest of the night.
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