I was at Hershey park at one point and was waiting for row 8 in skyrush when it broke down. Noticed a greasy rag stuck on the wheel assembly on the train on the ready block. Pointed it out to the operator, who pointed it out to the maintenance dude there. He laughed, and went down and grabbed it. Lol. This was at like 3PM so the thing was running like that all day! Got a picture or two of it too! 🤣
Pretty easy to know what park you worked at at this point. Not gonna spoil it for others though. Fun puzzle to figure out. Don't spoil it once you find out. Great video. I just love hearing behind the scenes amusement park stuff. No one is doing it but you. Thank you.
Air gates are a new thing for me, since I haven’t been able to go to an amusement park in quite a few years, even though I love them. They just weren’t a thing yet back in the 70s and 80s when I was going to amusement parks. But I promise, if I ever get to go to an amusement park again, I will stay off the air gates!
As someone with an engineering background who does design work I try not to be the type of engineer that you are referring to.... I have been known to stand in the plant and watch the various people on the line do there job (and yes it originally freaked them out a bit) and encourage them to tell me when I screw up something. Then I try to design around how the more adept workers do their job to make things easier if I can and watch the 'less technically mind' individuals to figure out how to limit the possibilities for unintended assembly orders... most of the time I think I do a pretty good job... but my boss frequently questions the value even when he makes design changes that scuttle my system and leads to hours of rework... but I try
Even in my position. I would tell guys; hey let’s try my way instead of they way you doing it. “It won’t work” they said. Just humor me. Then I’ll leave you alone. It typically worked and we changed the process. But sometimes I was wrong and I dropped my idea like I promised. Got me much further with the crew to show that I can be wrong and they need to tell me when I am
We seem to be on the same wavelength. Almost every time you upload, I'm up at Cedar Point 😂😂 can't wait to watch this tonight! I've been waiting for this one!!!
@@jpgiles1725 I will my friend! Here all weekend to enjoy for my last time until closing weekend! I spoiled myself this August and Semptember (9 visits)
29:21 Talked with someone in maintenance at Oaks recently and Zamperla made the same exact mistake with AtmosFear! They had no jog function or any procedures in place to get the ride down, they just assumed it wouldn't get stuck (real life is often a lot messier than engineers seem to give it credit)
Had one call that ride wouldn't start. Traced wires out for over an hour only to find out the operator was bored in dispatch, twisting the buttons and broke the wires on the contact block. Funny enough, I never saw them at that ride again.
@@ryantheridemechanicI’ve definitely been the irritating story for a ride mechanic because i once ended up telling him something along the lines of “Per the memo we in ride ops got literally yesterday, I’m not allowed to dispatch with you standing there, if you want me to dispatch with you 6 inches from the train get another maintenance guy to push that button because i like my job” The specific memo was something like “even if maintenance instructs you to, do not run your ride any differently than normal, allow maintenance to perform all non-normal operations.”
As someone who works with snap rings a lot, they can be a right bastard to get off. The axles on cars are held in with an external snap ring, and sometimes you can't get it out without a 10 lb sledge.
Ones I always had trouble with was a 110mm internal SS snap ring. Had to get them out of a recess 4in bore by hand because most screw style tools wouldn’t fit.
Ah come on Ryan I loved the stories! It was fun. I always enjoy good real world stories Even at my job you occasionally get to show up the engineers that made the machine. Had my own dumb moment today called the manufacturer and our parts place looking for a part. Then I had a thought did you even check to see if the part was included. Yep, it was felt like an idiot. 🤣
You had me worried for a minute. After the teacup story I was afraid you might be rehashing the one's you've already told. I should know better, your videos never disappoint. I'm pretty sure I figured out which ride it was that had the QC checklist. The second to last story where the track didn't line up: Was that an S&S? It's the one ride there we never hear you talk about.
I’ll probably retreat some stories for sure. I find most new subscribers don’t go backwards through the videos but I try and keep stuff fresh. But there’s only so much I have. Need to jog my memory better. No that ride was not an S&s
800mm gauge, definitely not B&M either. Intamin already leaving long ago. RMC has solid mounting until recently We surprisingly can boil it down to some manufacture. Either it's Gerstlauer or those any family ride manufacture
earlier this summer there was a duck that somehow managed to get itself stuck inside one of the trains of Millennium Force. they had to call a mechanic to free the duck. how do you think that phone call went?
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I was at Hershey park at one point and was waiting for row 8 in skyrush when it broke down. Noticed a greasy rag stuck on the wheel assembly on the train on the ready block. Pointed it out to the operator, who pointed it out to the maintenance dude there. He laughed, and went down and grabbed it. Lol. This was at like 3PM so the thing was running like that all day! Got a picture or two of it too! 🤣
35:19 "We know how to do this stuff, let us do it". Words to live by
Yep!
When we got goliath, we were missing the entire transfer track.😂
Pretty easy to know what park you worked at at this point. Not gonna spoil it for others though. Fun puzzle to figure out. Don't spoil it once you find out. Great video. I just love hearing behind the scenes amusement park stuff. No one is doing it but you. Thank you.
Please spoil it. Save me the work
Not a hard puzzle. Just don’t want people thinking I’m representing that company or park. Thanks for the comment.
@@samich57six flags America
Air gates are a new thing for me, since I haven’t been able to go to an amusement park in quite a few years, even though I love them. They just weren’t a thing yet back in the 70s and 80s when I was going to amusement parks. But I promise, if I ever get to go to an amusement park again, I will stay off the air gates!
That’s why they don’t like capes on rides just Edna mode out here “no capes”
Killin supper hero’s and ride wheels!
Great stories, thank you Ryan! I hope you do more videos in this style, telling stories about certain topics. Also, you have a great sense of humor
Thank you
As someone with an engineering background who does design work I try not to be the type of engineer that you are referring to.... I have been known to stand in the plant and watch the various people on the line do there job (and yes it originally freaked them out a bit) and encourage them to tell me when I screw up something. Then I try to design around how the more adept workers do their job to make things easier if I can and watch the 'less technically mind' individuals to figure out how to limit the possibilities for unintended assembly orders... most of the time I think I do a pretty good job... but my boss frequently questions the value even when he makes design changes that scuttle my system and leads to hours of rework... but I try
Even in my position. I would tell guys; hey let’s try my way instead of they way you doing it. “It won’t work” they said. Just humor me. Then I’ll leave you alone. It typically worked and we changed the process. But sometimes I was wrong and I dropped my idea like I promised. Got me much further with the crew to show that I can be wrong and they need to tell me when I am
We seem to be on the same wavelength. Almost every time you upload, I'm up at Cedar Point 😂😂 can't wait to watch this tonight! I've been waiting for this one!!!
Lucky you! Haven't been to Cedar Point since June. Have fun!
@@jpgiles1725 I will my friend! Here all weekend to enjoy for my last time until closing weekend! I spoiled myself this August and Semptember (9 visits)
29:21 Talked with someone in maintenance at Oaks recently and Zamperla made the same exact mistake with AtmosFear! They had no jog function or any procedures in place to get the ride down, they just assumed it wouldn't get stuck (real life is often a lot messier than engineers seem to give it credit)
@@jacksongrace a lot of people assume that. I’m like TH-cam =Proof! It will get stuck eventually.
That comment about the stators is so true XD.
Sounds like engineers and building architects have alot in common
Had one call that ride wouldn't start. Traced wires out for over an hour only to find out the operator was bored in dispatch, twisting the buttons and broke the wires on the contact block.
Funny enough, I never saw them at that ride again.
I had a horror Storie like that as well. Bored operators are the worst.
@@ryantheridemechanicI’ve definitely been the irritating story for a ride mechanic because i once ended up telling him something along the lines of “Per the memo we in ride ops got literally yesterday, I’m not allowed to dispatch with you standing there, if you want me to dispatch with you 6 inches from the train get another maintenance guy to push that button because i like my job”
The specific memo was something like “even if maintenance instructs you to, do not run your ride any differently than normal, allow maintenance to perform all non-normal operations.”
Loved the video as always! I think you could make a pretty interesting video about fail-safes and redundancies on rides.
Snap rings are such headaches!
As someone who works with snap rings a lot, they can be a right bastard to get off. The axles on cars are held in with an external snap ring, and sometimes you can't get it out without a 10 lb sledge.
Ones I always had trouble with was a 110mm internal SS snap ring. Had to get them out of a recess 4in bore by hand because most screw style tools wouldn’t fit.
Ahhhh thats why theres a hole in the transfer shed on the RMC! That makes a lot of sense
Yep. If we added new supports for a run off track the city wanted a whole new structure permit filed. Um…… no….. and now there’s a hole hahaha!!
Skyline attractions moment
Ah come on Ryan I loved the stories! It was fun. I always enjoy good real world stories Even at my job you occasionally get to show up the engineers that made the machine. Had my own dumb moment today called the manufacturer and our parts place looking for a part. Then I had a thought did you even check to see if the part was included. Yep, it was felt like an idiot. 🤣
Haha! Oh sounds like fun.
Love your videos keep them comming
Thank you
Them damn snap rings lol 😂
But you know what?! They work hahaha!!! Proven!!!
one time our ride went down because the A B switch to our exit gate came off and no one could leave cause we couldn’t unlock it 😂
That’s funny!!
Has it ever happened that the full throttle roller coaster (at six flags magic mountain) got stuck inside the loop?
@@feelfree.1 not that I know of.
A fun video: what we find at infield.
You had me worried for a minute. After the teacup story I was afraid you might be rehashing the one's you've already told. I should know better, your videos never disappoint. I'm pretty sure I figured out which ride it was that had the QC checklist. The second to last story where the track didn't line up: Was that an S&S? It's the one ride there we never hear you talk about.
I’ll probably retreat some stories for sure. I find most new subscribers don’t go backwards through the videos but I try and keep stuff fresh. But there’s only so much I have. Need to jog my memory better. No that ride was not an S&s
800mm gauge, definitely not B&M either. Intamin already leaving long ago. RMC has solid mounting until recently
We surprisingly can boil it down to some manufacture. Either it's Gerstlauer or those any family ride manufacture
earlier this summer there was a duck that somehow managed to get itself stuck inside one of the trains of Millennium Force. they had to call a mechanic to free the duck. how do you think that phone call went?
A lot of people sayin “what?” Then a talk with operations
“That duck was not tall enough and you let him ride anyway?!” Hahaha!!!
@@ryantheridemechanic apparently it took 2 mechanics to free the duck from the train. one on each side according to the pictures I saw
@@dindog22 well yea it was the ducks first Giga coaster as well 😄
nice
Love you, but acrost still isn't a word. Across is what you're looking for.
I’m trying haha! I have a long time to that “t”
Haha, still love your stuff!@@ryantheridemechanic