Wicker Man - General Discussion - Part Two

[jon81uk]

The worse thing as always with towers is their blatant laying or denying. You ask them on socials and they’ll just say to keep checking the app. When it’s been down for more than a few days they need to be clear and just say it won’t open today, as the management will know full well.

Back 15 years ago before social media, they would put a banner on the website if a ride was down for a couple of days or longer. There shouldn't be any need to check the app or social media, the website should still list significant downtime.

 

[Jonathan]

My theory is they keep having to "harvest" the ride for old wood to sell in the shop, as they keep selling out.

I’d like this theory to be true, as at least this way, the wood being sold is actually from the ride itself, and not just offcuts from its construction.

 

[Connor98]

Apparently, Wickerman is testing this morning.

 

[Skyscraper]

Aaaaand Wicker Man is OPEN!

 

[Danscott22]

Four days again was it down for? Pretty sure that's the same amount as previously.

 

[Swarm Chris]

Have we checked the cycle of the moon? Maybe it's just additional theming around when the ceremony can actually commence?

 

[RicketyCricket]

Wow that was quick. Would have thought it would be down for the season going by the last few pages on here

 

[Mikw]

I think Nemeis was down all day today - so where one door opens another closes

 

[Ethan]

I think Nemeis was down all day today - so where one door opens another closes

At least it's back open today! Nemmy is never usually down for long

 

[Skyscraper]

At least it's back open today! Nemmy is never usually down for long

She is old though

 

[Connor98]

Had a spontaneous visit today with some passholder slots available. Was busier than expected but still managed to do all the coasters once each with 8 on nemesis and 5 on wickerman. There was a decent amount of Downtime though... Oblivion, Rita, Galactica and Nemesis all suffering at some point of the day from what I saw.

 

[Mikw]

On Wicker Man today, queued for about 20 mins, noticed that the lift chain stopped several times, and was restarted again each time - once with a train about three quarters up the lift hill.

 

[Mikw]

On Wicker Man today, queued for about 20 mins, noticed that the lift chain stopped several times, and was restarted again each time - once with a train about three quarters up the lift hill.

Kind of reminded me of Nemesis and The Smiler, with the lift chain only working when it was needed rather than all the time.

Not sure if this is a change or a mechanincal fault.

 

[spinba11]

The chain on nemesis runs all the time.

 

[Matt N]

The chain on nemesis runs all the time.

Does it? I always thought I could hear it starting up and see the motor begin to rotate once a train left the station?

 

[Alsty]

The lift chain on Nemesis runs all the time. It runs at an idle speed when there's no train on the lift. It steps up to a higher speed when a train is dispatched.

 

[Mikw]

The lift chain on Nemesis runs all the time. It runs at an idle speed when there's no train on the lift. It steps up to a higher speed when a train is dispatched.

And the wicker Man's runs constantly, but yesterday afternoon it stopped many times when I was in the queue. Reminded me of Nemesis and The Smiler with their lift chains, where you know a train is coming when you can hear the lift chains

 

[Skyscraper]

And the wicker Man's runs constantly, but yesterday afternoon it stopped many times when I was in the queue. Reminded me of Nemesis and The Smiler with their lift chains, where you know a train is coming when you can hear the lift chains

Spinball's chain also runs constantly, but speeds up when a car is about a quarter up the hill.

 

[Alsty]

And the wicker Man's runs constantly, but yesterday afternoon it stopped many times when I was in the queue. Reminded me of Nemesis and The Smiler with their lift chains, where you know a train is coming when you can hear the lift chains

Did it stop then restart immediately, or did it stop for a while and a member of staff went up the lift for a bit before it restarted?

 

[Mikw]

Did it stop then restart immediately, or did it stop for a while and a member of staff went up the lift for a bit before it restarted?

Stopped for about 30 seconds each time - and once with a train on it