The harnesses have sensors on them which detect if a rider's harness is not latched properly. Which could result in the rider slipping out or the harness coming undone when the rider is upside down. if the harness is not latched properly the sensor sends a signal to the computer which controls the ride to apply the emergency breaks which brings the ride to a sudden stop. When this happens all they usually do is go round and press on the harnesses to make sure they are all securely fastened and restart the ride.

@DavidPlant1985

3 жыл бұрын

^ Yeah this is likely the real reason for this stoppage. I operated this ride for a few years and it happened a fair bit. Completely safe, as there are two restraints, each have multiple backups, but in an abundance of caution, the ride stops if it is not happy that a restraint is fully closed. You might ask, "Well why did the ride start moving if it wasn't closed?". Well when the ride was stationary, the sensor was saying it was closed. When the weight shifted due to the ride moving, it allowed the harness to move a few millimetres, but that's enough for the ride to think the restraint isn't closed, so it stops.

@moniquemeyer9958

2 жыл бұрын

That's smart, this makes people feel a bit more safer as well and it can avoid accidents

@kierj46

2 жыл бұрын

@@moniquemeyer9958 yea but if that was the case the drop tower in Florida cause been handle different and that not coulda been here today

@JoseAguilar.3.16

2 жыл бұрын

Says the insurance agent that saw this video 😂

@theendofit

2 жыл бұрын

@Ki_j23 it turns out somone modified that rides safty system to ignore a warning signal so they could alow bigger riders on.every last person involved in that choice should be charged with murder

The ride host did an amazing job of explaining what happened. Is he allowed to explain? No but good on him for explaining without causing panick

@jackbb3878

2 жыл бұрын

YOOOOOO

@the_1_who_sails_the_seasto367

2 жыл бұрын

Its generally up to the operator to explain what happened and how they choose to explain what happened. (Im a ride operator)

@cav3y

2 жыл бұрын

@@the_1_who_sails_the_seasto367 im not sure if you work for merlin but at thorpe park we are told not to say anything unless its blatantly obvious to prevent scaring the guests. most of the time we stay as much as we can unless we think that it will cause people to panic

@ajc4182

2 жыл бұрын

@@cav3y at chessington the reason is not stated either

@DeMoN7090

2 жыл бұрын

i worked at alton towers during that season and i know the host personally and no we were not allowed to state why the ride has stopped its always a temporary delay

Every time I go on here, someone's harness is never right

It can't "cut it" anymore! "RIP"saw

@zizxy9441

4 жыл бұрын

xD

@jacknorman8680

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@delilahthesaddemon8804

3 жыл бұрын

This made my day

It didn't break down. It did what it was supposed to do and not fling the ride round whilst detecting a safety measure that needed addressing.

It constantly breaks down, every time I'm about to go on it it Fing breaks down

@mobilegamingex5109

5 жыл бұрын

fast fitness probobaly why it shut down

@ridemadness

4 жыл бұрын

Oliver Fortnite! And more! Reached end of life span.

I got stuck on I think it was rat raft at Gullivers World- as the ride was about to stop to change directions it stopped all together, leaving us all stuck at the top of the ride. About 20 minutes later they got it swinging but we wasn’t allowed off the ride yet. They managed to get it working and said after the next spin they would be able to stop the ride, meaning we had to go to the top again. They spun the ride back to the top and it got jammed again, sat there for another half an hour while they got some people in to fix it. Ended up evacuating the ride and very slowly lowering it. The lowering process took about 20 minutes. So we were stuck for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Rides like these are very unreliable

@glittergirl3242

4 жыл бұрын

I have been to gulivers before and I have been stuck on the same ride

@hayley339

2 жыл бұрын

Better than walking around all day

I know this is gone now but, that noise it doesn't sound right.

@teags7069

7 жыл бұрын

Danielle Dewitt it's the water.. idiot

@dumbbutagirlboss4839

7 жыл бұрын

Tree Girl no he means every time it changes direction there is a loud click noise

@danielledewitt1

7 жыл бұрын

Tree Girl No not the water and don't call me an idiot.

@danielledewitt1

7 жыл бұрын

ThorpePark Review She. My name is Danielle not Daniel. I wasn't referring to the water either I was referring to the nice the ride where the seats are made.

@teags7069

7 жыл бұрын

Danielle Dewitt Lmao sorry, I don't really remember writing this.

I was in the queue for this when it broke down. However they still opened it again once they did a few test runs to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. I still went on it tho 😐

@Ryan-rb4xj

4 жыл бұрын

Amelia Durham Yeah it breaks down all the time probably not this exact time.

@danielledewitt1

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Not anymore it doesn’t. In fact it doesn’t do anything now.

@Ryan-rb4xj

4 жыл бұрын

Danielle Dewitt No shit

@Ryan-rb4xj

3 жыл бұрын

@D and B games Tf

@Ryan-rb4xj

3 жыл бұрын

@D and B games Twat

Ripsaw was a cool ride....The way it groaned and squeaked and dumped air. Very characterful. Kinda reminds me of those old 1980's buses that had zero refinement when you rode in them. And you could have just as much fun watching the riders getting soaked, than actually riding it yourself.

@ireadysucks3026

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits ?

From a rides operator (at Camelot theme park, not Alton towers) let me tell you what's going on. The ride is prone to faults, in the end that's why they got rid of the ride, but in this circumstance, you would have to press some kind of reset button over and over until the ride was in a position where guests can be removed. At no points are an guests at risk of anything. Hear them loud clicking noises when it stops? They're called locking pins. They are around 14 inches thick (sometimes thicker depending on the ride) and the noise you hear is them clicking into place. If anyone is in danger the ride will NOT let these be removed incase of further danger. In this case, the riders were removed from the ride, likely the issue was found and the electrics of the ride were reset so it'd be able to open soon, but it's important for all nervous riders to know, the safety systems were in place, the rides operator was in charge at all times and you were ok. Trust us. No harm will come to you while we are under control. (Those wishing to complain about the smiler, that wasn't down to a rides operator, that was the maintenance team and a new style of maintence which the team weren't used to.).

@user-ic4cy3jy8x

2 жыл бұрын

I rode ramesis revenge and we got e stopped due to the rider next to me’s harness not being secured and it wasn’t a problem at all

@FannyLerouxTime

2 жыл бұрын

@PlaneCrazyTutorials yeah, around 3 or 4 years ago now.

@FannyLerouxTime

2 жыл бұрын

@PlaneCrazyTutorials not the ripsaw no, the flume was the one removed to make way for the wicker Man, ripsaw was next to air and nemesis, last thing I saw the space was being used as some sort of basket ball throwing game.

everyone that is moening about it dont sound right! its not meant to! its meant to be a rusty ride they made it to sound and look like that!

That now freaked me out because they said someone harness loosed. Scared now

@houndsofroses3727

5 жыл бұрын

But surely it's a good thing that there is a safety feature that means it doesn't work if the harness has not been pulled down hard enough... at least they stopped it before serious damage was caused... look at the smiler... not everyone is so lucky x

@brocko1663

2 жыл бұрын

@@houndsofroses3727 nobody died on the smiler? Are you stupid or what

There’s also a ride called the buzzsaw in Australia

Really miss this ride

It looks so fun, I defo would’ve gone on it but my first Alton towers experience was in 2020 and this was closed down in 2015 (pretty sure)

It's good that the ride shut down it didn't go any further. It was in the news here where a teenager died from a free fall ride and the harness wasn't secure enough because he was too big for the ride. I wished the ride stopped like this so he would still be alive now

@dankieran5936

2 жыл бұрын

That Freefall ride's restraints were modified, if they weren't, it would have stopped or in that kid's case not even have started at all!

i was on th13teen and it broke down

Are we not going to talk about the fact this happened a month before the smiler crash

@Knight049

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, rides break down all the time... with how common it was with Ripsaw, it probably broke down/stopped running a few times after too

@alishakaur4725

2 жыл бұрын

this is a common thing with this ride, it’s stops automatically due to a safety measure with the harnesses. that’s why they got rid of it

Her: Please bear with us. Me: There's a choice??????

Ripsaw: *breaks down* Also Ripsaw: Thats fine because I'm closing down this year anyway

"Can you cut it"? Means everything

We used to have a ride like this in the states. More specifically it was called the thunder hawk and was located in Kansas City, mo. The water thrown at you made you feel like you were being waterboarded. I’m guessing a bunch of guests complained and that’s why they took the water feature out. That’s what happened to WOF in Kansas City area. After many years of the ride operating without the water feature they still took the ride down.

@scronx

2 жыл бұрын

Gee, people didn't like the feeling of being waterboarded? Finally a few Americans got a hint of what it's like.

@sharkheadism

2 жыл бұрын

@@scronx Seethe more, foreigner

The second of each month has to be cursed for alton towers

"Can you cut it?" I don't think so I can cut it RIP

It still looks very fun.

did they get the ride working??? why did it die??

The Chessington WOA equivalent (Rameses Revenge) was always malfunctioning too!

Something much worse happened on RAMESES REVENGE and I have experienced it aswell as a few other times. It was meant to do once of four flip but then it half flipped and we were stuck upside down then it kept screeching. But even worse people were stuck for an hour once. RAMESES REVENGE is completely safe even when it breaks down😀

Why am I finally seeing this....

Can someone explain to me what happend

that looks fun lol

Was there testing going on here? Because throughout the slow, measured speeds and the ride operator saying "And again" in-between, it appears some issue is being sorted.

Wish it was still here :(

Interesting vid. It still looks like a cool ride anyways.

This ride has closed at nearly all Merlin attractions

I went on it in 2004 /5 it's very old

Alton Towers could really do with another permanent flat ride.

They all looked bored waiting lol I was on a log flume ride my boat got stuck at the top just before the big drop think the conveyor stopped working 😂

I was waiting for the water to spray everybody soaked!!

What ever country this video was shot The gentlemen that was speaking i didn't understand a word he was saying .

totally agree. it was always my favourite but will never go again after the smiler crash.

@Georgia9896

8 жыл бұрын

That's pathetic is was a Human error😒

@sisteele684

7 жыл бұрын

your a joke

@CurtisW16

7 жыл бұрын

It was human error no matter what the system stopped the ride when the empty car stopped, but the operator over run the governing computer and I'm sure he's been sacked. I feel much sympathy for those involved, but ride accidents are very rare and your much likely to be involved in an accident on the way to the park, likely because humans can easily make errors in cars and rides use governing computers that as far as I know have never caused a ride accident in history of rides

@twistedcheese1

7 жыл бұрын

if your never going on it because of the crash, you clearly didn't know why it happened

@danielledewitt1

7 жыл бұрын

Greg Moss I'm going on smiler this year.

When someone weighs 1kg over the limit:

Safety works that's a.good.thing

RIP saw 1997 - 2015

I went on this ride a few years ago and i got soaking wet. in some places the steel was going rusty. Water and electromechanical rides don't mix.

@ed6431

3 жыл бұрын

You don't get wet on this ride the fountains are for show - and the 'rust' is a design 🙄

@mjcamp01

3 жыл бұрын

@@ed6431 you don't now it's been shut, but when it was operating the fountain pressure increases as the gondola went by and depending on the operator you got absolutely soaked

@ed6431

3 жыл бұрын

@@mjcamp01 went on this many many times - was my favourite ride for a while, you never got wet on ride - also this was debunked in a design video a while back the 'rust' is painted set design

@mjcamp01

3 жыл бұрын

@@ed6431 I distinctly remember getting soaked, it was the last ride of the day and I drove home for 3 hours half naked

@GabosG666

2 жыл бұрын

@@mjcamp01 same it done all the spin stuff then before it came down we was dangled over the fountains and drenched

You really rip the ripsaw.

Well I'm doing that in october

What section of the park is this?

@dawnsherlock7652

4 жыл бұрын

Most likely the dark forest but, it won't be there anymore

@danielledewitt1

4 жыл бұрын

Dan Winning Nowhere in the park.

@cantliff9

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielledewitt1 Forbidden Valley it used to be in

@danielledewitt1

3 жыл бұрын

@@cantliff9 It’s nowhere in the park now though.

@cantliff9

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielledewitt1 that's why I said it 'used' to be in

Not too dissimilar to ramases revenge

Ride looks rusty Maintenance required

Ha, the only way I could handle this ride is in broken down mode!

2:30 what is he saying? i have autism and find it quite hard to isolate sounds in my head sry

@sephstar-offical

2 жыл бұрын

tryed turning it up and listening, still cant figure it out :(

This is a thing???

This is ramasese revenge from Chessington but ramasese revenge is more fun

@danielledewitt1

4 жыл бұрын

Gabrys Jemiolo No, this is ripsaw that was at alton towers.

This is ramasese revenge at chesington

this is why i dont get on rides

@Knight049

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, that's the reason lmao

Oh my GOD 🤣🤪🤣🤣

That sucks.

Tbh that guy explaining what has happened was very unprofessional... to say someone's harness is not in place clearly shouts out human error... not something that you should announce to a huge queue of people waiting to get on the ride...

@dankieran5936

2 жыл бұрын

It was on the cusp, stationary fine, when in motion the extra pressure caused the ride to detect a fault. Not sure how demonstrating knowledge of a ride's mechanisms is unproffesional

Such weird rides

Sometimes amusement parks........aren't so amusing...

Return

At least it is slow.

It was probably because of the rain

Georgia, I'd say your comment is pathetic. as u can clearly see and hear, the bar is broken. GROW UP!

@danielledewitt1

5 жыл бұрын

Simon Toft Yeah that’s the noise I was talking about.

@andioop-102

5 жыл бұрын

What? This is so random what are you talking about?

@andioop-102

5 жыл бұрын

Who is Georgie?? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

1:58 did u see that girl in the pink coat on the left of the front She looked so mad “Omg” 😅😂🤣

Bruh

I liked every other ride hated this lol

Don’t look like much of a ride

i hate that ride its so stuppid

Such a shit ride. I never got why people liked it.

@danielledewitt1

5 жыл бұрын

Ginger Ninja Troll alert.

This looks pretty lame

I don't think that's alton towers

@EverythingWill

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Kitsune it really is 😂

@danielledewitt1

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Kitsune That was at alton towers. In fact in this video it is alton towers. Why would you think it wasn’t.

@levikitsune3502

6 жыл бұрын

+Danielle Dewitt I've never seen that ride before and my parents don't know either

@danielledewitt1

6 жыл бұрын

Levi Kitsune Well I saw it every time I went when it was still there. Your parents should know better than to have a child tell lies. How could your parents not know.

@aviabyte

6 жыл бұрын

It’s not there anymore