Dragster flying over top

If you are watching the Cleveland cam right now, TTD is going very, very fast over the top. It almost seems like its going too fast.

Yesterday some lucky people got some very amazing time at the top. I was sitting behind the tower and watching cars practically stop at the top before going down to the spiral.

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**Vertigo Launches-21**
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Doesn't look like there going that fast o ver the top to me. Just saw a few on the cleveland cam. Just wondering, why can't you see the lights on the tower in the day. You can see them a little at night.

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*** This post was edited by Sean_N 5/9/2004 10:57:44 AM ***

I was there yesterday. The trains were crawling over the top. One lucky group on the green train got two rollbacks in a row.

There sure were alot of rollbacks yesturday. It took me 3 hours just to get into the station and I was on the ramp. I know that the rollbacks were'nt the problem though. It was something else.
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*** This post was edited by TTD 120mph 5/9/2004 11:38:50 AM ***

Woohoo, I just watched 3 trains launch on the cleveland cam in very close intervals and they were flying over too!! Looks like yesterday just had a few minor glitches. Lets hope this can keep it up for the rest of the year!!! Thank you god!! (Dick Kinzel)

PS: If you're wondering why I'm so excited, I've never been on this ride because it was closed the two days I was there in June last year. Well, I'm going three days this year so I'm hopin for plenty of TTDage.

Edit: On a sidenote, it looks like the trains are going in 2-3 min intervals. I recorded these times:
14:19:38
14:21:37

14:48:15
14:51:12
14:53:15

I think these are good times considering they're only running 4(?) trains right now.
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*** This post was edited by MF&WTer 5/9/2004 5:01:50 PM ***

Those opening day rollbacks were why i stayed in line for over 2 hours, missed out on gettin one last year,finally got 1 in! third seat, and in one of those that really came close to making it over, it was neat being towards the front and actually going over and then being pulled back down.i could have swore we made it.

My wife and I got into line about 1:30pm, and rode at 4:00pm, but we also waited for the first car. During that time: 4 rollbacks- which takes at least 10 minutes to set back up (2 by the green train back to back), Magnum stuck on the lift hill for at least a half hour, and the high light of the day- meeting Monty for the first time when there was an electrical problem with the control panal near the exit ramp.

Monty is a really nice and down to earth gentleman. He asked us how long we have been in line, and told us that TTD is not a fan of cold weather. He seemed genuinly concerned of our wait in line, even though we expected it, especially since we waited for the front car.

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Monty said TTD is not a fan of cold weather. What was the weather like today ? I am in Alabama and it was near 90 and humid. I'm thinking of moving to Ohio for the lack of humidity and the abundance of roller coasters.

I've been watching top thrill and it doesn't look that way.

Capacity ran great on Sunday morning.....I waited an hour ......My conclusion is this ride is unpredictable and that is great for suspense.....some trains crept over and others flew over.... I didn't get too much air........One thing for sure is that when they made that move on Sunday and loaded all but the very back..........That first one baaaaaaaarrrrleyy made it over the hat..
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