![]() Only going from what the rather hard to follow accounts on Themeparkinsider stated. I don't know the workings.Īs for the Williamsgrove story. The scrambler lies in the shadow of wooden coaster tracks. There is just something about that little park. The log flume competes for space with an interactive 3D laser tag game. I have lived no more than an hour from that park (now 20 minutes from that park) all of my life, and I only rode the Cyclone in 2000. I returned two years later to ride Wildcat (and reride Cyclone). There is something scary about that place. ![]() Why be so "gruf" about it? It sounds like the park was cleared of any wrong doing. It is by no means the tallest ride in the park, but Hersheyparks log flume climbs to an impressive 55 feet. However, after reading that article on Williamsgrove from a local source, I think I am going to really reserve my judgement on the Hershey incident. Nope, these types of log flumes have certain fail safes so that if there is a mouth function, the park’s maintenance crew will drain the water from the flume, than evacuate accordingly, also the ride can’t get stuck on the free floating sections, meaning that they will get stuck on the lift hills, which they will then evacuate you down the stairs to the dry ground :). A loose bolt was believed to be the exact cause of the incident according to a park spokesperson. Log In Sign Up Nearby: Get inspired: Top Picks Trending Food Coffee Nightlife Fun Shopping Log Flume. ![]() Other local media may have had stories about Hershey that I missed. On July 23, 2007, five people suffered minor injuries when one of the logs apparently slid backward, colliding with another. Kind of hard to take a post as objective if a park or coaster name is part of the "user name" I gotta start reading the papers and listening to the news more. Ok, just looking at the picture HP has on their site (as I have not been to Hershey) it appears this ride uses the same setup as most other OD shoot the chute's rides.Īs rideman said, when estop is hit, it stops the lift, pumps, station. If the boat had already cleared the lift when estop was hit, figure at most about 20 seconds to splash down. That is not enough time for the flume to drain.but here's the catch.the flume does not drain (unless this model is unlike the majority of others). The ride Tidal Force has a splash area that includes part of the pathway that surrounds it. That is not enough time for the flume to drain. These rides are setup so that the pumps in the station create flow from the pool into the station to move the boat after the splash (turn around before station tires take over) while allowing the necessary level of water in the pool to safely slow the boat. 0 Comments When the ride vehicle comes crashing down there is a huge wave of water that splashes down over some suspecting (and non-suspecting) visitors. 0 Comments These rides are setup so that the pumps in the station create flow from the pool into the station to move the boat after the splash (turn around before station tires take over) while allowing the necessary level of water in the pool to safely slow the boat.
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