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Wicker Man - General Discussion - Part Two

I would imagine that the park will be doing everything they can in preparation for Saturday given that they announced the opening date. I still fully expect for the ride to operate, perhaps not at the start of the day though depending on how bad the weather actually is.


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Does anyone know the minimum temperatures and maximum wind speeds the rides can operate in. Actual temp on Saturday dips down to -2 with 40mph gusts midday.
 
Is there such a thing as heated rails? I'm just wondering (if it's not already a thing) if they could run heated wires much like the ones we have in car windscreens under the metal track to help with getting it running on cold days?
 
WickerManiac said:
B&Ms = -5

The Smiler, Wicker Man, TH13TEEN and Rita are 0.
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Really?

Silver star is the worst cold weather performer at EP and that’s their only B&M.

Though a lot of times it’s how you set up the various elements to a ride and you can tune to any weather (oil used, wheel compounds etc).
 
Dave said:
Really?

Silver star is the worst cold weather performer at EP and that’s their only B&M.

Though a lot of times it’s how you set up the various elements to a ride and you can tune to any weather (oil used, wheel compounds etc).
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Yes.

Silver Star is significantly taller which means the top of the lift hill is much colder than ground level.

The B&Ms at Towers, for obvious reasons, do not suffer from this problem.

The restrictions come from B&M - not AT, in the handbook.

:)
 
The TLC twitter page just shared an update indicating that the park will still be open for the weekend which is somewhat reassuring. I really do hope that they get the main rides open as the park will most likely be quite empty aside from the other determined enthusiasts.
 
I think they will make a decision tomorrow. They closed on services day due to the snow and cold temperatures, wouldn't surprise me if they do the same and move opening day to Monday.
 
GaryH said:
I think they will make a decision tomorrow. They closed on services day due to the snow and cold temperatures, wouldn't surprise me if they do the same and move opening day to Monday.
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It would surprise me quite a bit given the promotion for the opening day being for Saturday


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