Space Mountain breaking down

HockeyMouse · 04-29-2007, 11:44 PM

Yesterday me, my brother and a few friends went to Disneyland (for free :D). We were waiting in line for Space mountain and when we got to the end of the old hallway we heard that the ride broke down followed by the work lights kicking on. It was down for about 10 minutes, maybe 15. Just before the park was closing (an hour or less) Space Mountain was down again roughly the same length of time. Does anyone know what was going on with Space Mountain last night? 4/28

PeoplemoverMatt · 04-30-2007, 12:07 AM

Most common reason for Space breaking down is a delay in dispatching a rocket out of load/unload. If it takes too long, the ride will shut itself down for safety purposes. A short time to come back online is a good indication that that was the reason.

-- PMM

Taxx · 04-30-2007, 02:49 AM

I thought one of the reasons they did the huge rebuild was to stop that from happening?

damxcnsxcn · 05-01-2007, 12:16 AM

For the most part,no. The real reason is that during a morning routine check up, mechanics found cracks in the track...a derailment waiting to happen. Hence the ride being closed for a couple of years and the entire track being replaced. Any ride you go on does the same thing. Indy, Matterhorn, Roger Rabbit. All those rides must be dispatched in a certain amount of time or else a potentially dangerous back up may happen when all block brakes have been used which is why the ride shuts itself down. PHEW

BCC · 05-01-2007, 06:02 PM

I have a question about break downs? The CM's that guard the entrance when the ride is broken. Do they really know what's going on inside the ride? Or are they just as clueless as we are?

So... can any CM's that are on here clear this up? If you are allowed.

ryguy222 · 05-01-2007, 08:08 PM

^Well they know its closed thus the reason they won't let you in! Anytime a ride is closed they don't know why. Sometimes the mechanics fixing it don't know why. And if there are mechainics, its usually not a dispatch issue, because the CM's probably know how to restart the ride systems. They tell cm's what the problem is so they know how approximately how long it will be down, so people know when to come back. If it is a dispatch probably, it usually is 15-30 minutes until its back up, now BTMRR is a whole different story. I don't think they ever have problems with dispatch, but sometimes the lift hills break down. Whenever BTMRR is broken down i can see a train with people stuck on the 2nd lift (the one with the goat and the dynamite) and in that case its usually closed for a few hours. As for SM it usually has a few closures per day, but there short.

PeoplemoverMatt · 05-01-2007, 10:37 PM

CMs are told not to tell guests any reason for breakdown or any timetable for reopening.

-- PMM

ryguy222 · 05-04-2007, 07:06 PM

^hmm, because we asked CM's at BTMRR how long till it re-opened, they said it may open in 2 hours but it was just a guess.

PeoplemoverMatt · 05-04-2007, 07:08 PM

That doesn't mean all CMs necessarily follow it or are even aware that guessing like that isn't good.

-- PMM

uscfan7690 · 05-04-2007, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeoplemoverMatt

CMs are told not to tell guests any reason for breakdown or any timetable for reopening.

-- PMM

Lol, tell that to Matterhorn CMs

PeoplemoverMatt · 05-04-2007, 10:41 PM

^ Yeah, that kinda shows why they aren't supposed to say anything. They'll say 'ride opens in 10 minutes' ... 10 minutes later 'ride will open in 10 minutes folks, thanks for your patience' ... 10 minutes later 'we'll have the ride open very soon' ...

-- PMM

Hyperion 77 · 05-08-2007, 10:26 PM

It could have been some idiot who stood up.. XP
Survaylence cameras see it, safety features kick in.

ryguy222 · 05-09-2007, 03:19 PM

Well its almost impossible to do, as they check your restraints, and they are locked as soon as you leave the boarding platform, plus its kinda hard to stand with all the G- forces pushing you down.

04-29-2007, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
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04-30-2007, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	Most common reason for Space breaking down is a delay in dispatching a rocket out of load/unload. If it takes too long, the ride will shut itself down for safety purposes. A short time to come back online is a good indication that that was the reason. -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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damxcnsxcn People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pasadena, California Posts: 140	For the most part,no. The real reason is that during a morning routine check up, mechanics found cracks in the track...a derailment waiting to happen. Hence the ride being closed for a couple of years and the entire track being replaced. Any ride you go on does the same thing. Indy, Matterhorn, Roger Rabbit. All those rides must be dispatched in a certain amount of time or else a potentially dangerous back up may happen when all block brakes have been used which is why the ride shuts itself down. PHEW __________________ http://www.visionsfantastic.com/foru...hp?userid=3616
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BCC People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,404 Images: 13	I have a question about break downs? The CM's that guard the entrance when the ride is broken. Do they really know what's going on inside the ride? Or are they just as clueless as we are? So... can any CM's that are on here clear this up? If you are allowed. __________________ I am the first guest to break the 400,000 mark. I am the 3rd guest to break 500,000. Highest score on TSMM (BCC) 547,400 (528,300) (EJC) 551,200 Achieved Midway Insaniasm for the month of: August(425,400) September(411,200) October (407,100) November (441,100) May (434,400)July 2009 (528,300) August 2009 (547,400) September 2009 (545,300) 500,000 : 41 Check out my Toy Story Mania 500,000 run! Twitter! I mentally correct every spelling and grammar error you make and wish you paid more attention in school. I don't think there's anything else that gets under my skin other than spelling and grammar errors. My Countdown Counting down to: The timer hitting zero 4057 days 11 hours 17 minutes
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05-01-2007, 08:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
ryguy222 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,562	^Well they know its closed thus the reason they won't let you in! Anytime a ride is closed they don't know why. Sometimes the mechanics fixing it don't know why. And if there are mechainics, its usually not a dispatch issue, because the CM's probably know how to restart the ride systems. They tell cm's what the problem is so they know how approximately how long it will be down, so people know when to come back. If it is a dispatch probably, it usually is 15-30 minutes until its back up, now BTMRR is a whole different story. I don't think they ever have problems with dispatch, but sometimes the lift hills break down. Whenever BTMRR is broken down i can see a train with people stuck on the 2nd lift (the one with the goat and the dynamite) and in that case its usually closed for a few hours. As for SM it usually has a few closures per day, but there short. __________________ -Ryguy222 Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: The New Year! 40 days 11 hours 17 minutes
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PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	CMs are told not to tell guests any reason for breakdown or any timetable for reopening. -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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05-04-2007, 07:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
ryguy222 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,562	^hmm, because we asked CM's at BTMRR how long till it re-opened, they said it may open in 2 hours but it was just a guess. __________________ -Ryguy222 Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: The New Year! 40 days 11 hours 17 minutes
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05-04-2007, 07:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	That doesn't mean all CMs necessarily follow it or are even aware that guessing like that isn't good. -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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05-04-2007, 10:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	^ Yeah, that kinda shows why they aren't supposed to say anything. They'll say 'ride opens in 10 minutes' ... 10 minutes later 'ride will open in 10 minutes folks, thanks for your patience' ... 10 minutes later 'we'll have the ride open very soon' ... -- PMM __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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05-08-2007, 10:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hyperion 77 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In My Imagination! Posts: 49	It could have been some idiot who stood up.. XP Survaylence cameras see it, safety features kick in. __________________ Next Disneyland Trip scheduled: May 25 "To all who worked at this happy place, THANK YOU. Disneyland is Indeed your land." -Matt Ouimet, paraphrasing Walt Disney's Opening day speech
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05-09-2007, 03:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
ryguy222 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,562	Well its almost impossible to do, as they check your restraints, and they are locked as soon as you leave the boarding platform, plus its kinda hard to stand with all the G- forces pushing you down. __________________ -Ryguy222 Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: The New Year! 40 days 11 hours 17 minutes
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