Hey everyone! Here are the timestamps for the topics covered in this video: 0:25 Introduction 1:55 Catch Car System 3:34 Steel Cable System 5:07 Calculating Force & Power 7:45 Hydraulic System 10:58 Braking System
Would it be worth it, to use regenerative braking??? Charge a capacitor, that powers the resetting of the launching system? How much electricity/energy and money could be saved? Great video, thx!
Art of Engineering I was actually working the first day that it opened this year the park and it had 10 roebucks I just kept counting them know I was all the way in the front so yeah.
We live in Sandusky and frequent Cedar Point. Top Thrill is my son's favorite ride (to watch). He is autistic, and is completely infatuated with how this ride works. I just showed him your video and he loves it. It's hard to find ways for him to learn, but you just did it. I can't thank you enough for this video!
This video is a masterclass. This is the first time I've seen someone go into so much detail about the hydraulic launch, yet the first time I've understood how every aspect works with crystal clarity.
This video was super accurate and having worked Top Thrill Dragster as well as Kingda Ka, you taught me even more about the rides I didn’t know before! Great video!! I’m also proud to see my footage in this video! Keep up the great work!
l found this video because it was recommended by you. l guess insider just did one about roller coasters and Ohio. th-cam.com/video/a1mN_6k_0O8/w-d-xo.html
Still these rollercoasters are not as fast or as high as that new one they put up in Harlem NY, that rollercoaster in Harlem shoots you up an abondoned hi rise apartment building about 650 feet high then it comes straight down and does a triple helix in the Bronx.
I've been to Cedar Point at least 10 times, and have never gone on Dragster because it's either broken, or the line is 3 hours long (presumably because it was broken before). Now I know why, very complex system. Thanks, great video!
Keeping my hands up for the entire ride (aside from the launch) has to be one of my proudest achievements when I was a 14 year old kid. Waited almost 2 hours for this ride with my dad, but we got on right after the sunset and the view from the time was spectacular. Most memorable 17 second experience of my life
@@narakmar6666 No it wasn’t. If you’ve ever ridden it you’d know before launching the train rolls back and you can hear the magnets lock in the groove.
@@narakmar6666 they said they always wondered why the train rolls back before launch and I explained why, the video diagram wasn’t reverse the train does move back irl
@Chimera I can believe that. Doesn't help that late 90s and early 2000s electrical systems are often a real nightmare to work on regardless of who made it.
I'm not really big on riding coasters as I have some serious motion sickness...but learning about how they work? That's my shit. I got so excited when you showed the clip of the hydraulics. It blows my mind how humans can make things work with all the detailed parts that go into an experience that ends up being less than 20 seconds. Super cool stuff!
@Charlie W I mean, you’ve probably spent your time learning a wider array of stuff while I’ve chosen specific things to focus on and thus I’ve gained more knowledge during a shorter period of time..
Hey! Great video! Awesome to see more informative content about roller coasters out there. Quick question though: how did you get a Skillshare sponsorship? I thought you couldn't get sponsors without 100k subscribers.
I can't say too much here, but feel free to contact me via e-mail or send me a direct message on Twitter and I'd be happy to provide more details. Generally speaking, there are no minimum requirements for sponsorships.
It's always great to see a channel not 100% dedicated to theme parks talk about coasters and very clearly actually know what they're talking about. Very informative and interesting.
Could you update this video to focus on Top Thrill 2 instead? Or maybe discuss how all different launch systems work instead (magnetic, hydraulic, pneumatic, friction wheel, flywheel and weight drop)
5:21 I will never understand why the US uses a different unit with the name "ton". Like, obviously, 13600kg are 13.6 metric tons, but no, the US needs its own, unique ton.
Another great video.. Cedar Point Intamin years from 2000-07 was the greatest..this explains the down time this ride can unfortunately experience..often because just one of those fins failing
Wonderful video! This entire coaster is an engineering feat, but the feature I love most is the "Fail-Open" pneumatic Eddy brakes. Brilliant, subtle, simple design that can save lives in case of catastrophic failure. Genius.
You sir have an earned an esteemed award, you are part of the underrated TH-camrs that we honestly do not deserve. This work is too good and so incredibly detailed, and also not boring. You have joined the club with other TH-camrs such as Lemino, captain disillusion, internet historian, and a couple others.
You absolutely need more subscribers sir. You go into immense detail that keep things interesting. The amount of dedication to the animation is awesome! Such an over achiever. Amazing.
I only live 3 hours away from cedar point. and seeing this all happen is crazy! i dont like riding roller coasters but i still go from time to time just to watch and enjoy the smaller rides.
Thank you so much for this video. I've been fortunate that I got to operate Top Thrill Dragster for a summer at Cedar Point and I was very into the engineering of the launch system. Since it was so complicated it was very difficult to explain to people how it worked in just a few minutes. This video gives an excellent 100% spot on description of how it works!
I did a project on the hydraulic/pneumatic launch system about 11 years ago in my highschool engineering class, glad to know I was right with my information! I was even pretty close with my diagrams! Great video! Top Thrill is truly an incredible testament to modern-day engineering!
This video is pure gold. Thank you so much for all the effort you put behind the scenes to come up with this exceptional video. I'm aware of the effort because my teammates and I are designing a hydraulic launch system for a theoretical roller coaster as our senior project, and we had to go through a lot of research, we even got a special tour inside one of these hydraulic launch system building for a known ride. Your video is probably one of the best I stumbled across considering most of the information about such a system been kept away from the public. I wish I saw this video a long time ago, but probably I would not have understood what was happening had I not seen those parts in real life! Thank you again.
I love this video. Thanks for making it. From a coaster enthusiast who witnessed the horrible accident on 8/15/2021. I wish someone would make a video reviewing the ODA report released in February 2022. I will ride TTD in 2023! Long live the Strata coasters! Commenting from Kalamazoo Michigan
Great explanation. This is the first source that I've seen that explains what happens inside the hydraulic motors to turn the drum. I've had a basic understanding of the system for a while, but never knew how the energy of the flowing hydraulic fluid was converted to the rotational energy of the drum
This is such a fantastic video. You leave no questions unanswered and the diagrams and explanations you give are clear and concise. This was highly entertaining and informative. I look forward to checking out your other content!
One of my personal favorite rides on the planet and now my favorite video of yours with your ToT video coming in at number two. Can’t wait to see more awesome videos from you to learn more about these complex engineering marvels that make thrill rides possible!
This is great. I learned some of this using kah as our model in physics in high school but I’ve forgotten most of it and it’s good to know how the coasters you want to ride work.
There are more than 2 in the world. Thorpe Park near Heathrow airport has one. called Stealth Done it many times. And the roll back brakes. Well they do not rise as one, but each blade rises as soon as the rear of the train clears it.. Quite fun to watch them when queuing. Thanks for the information about the cable system, and gear box, and hydraulics. Always wanted to do a roll-back!
Well done! Super accurate and informative! Great animations/visual aids! I was prepared to sit through this and go "wrong... false... not quite... incorrect" and instead I was saying "yes! Exactly! Well done! I didn't know that!" Thanks for putting together such a great video!! 10/10!
The tension regulator isn't a spring. After watching your video ( you talk about it at 4:35 ), I actually looked at yesterday when I was there. It has a hydraulic cylinder that has a large hose that is attached to a large hydraulic accumulator.
Yeah... For me that ride would be *_insanely_* fun when it works correctly, but I would probably shit my pants 12 times if I was on there during a rollback
GREAT video and detail about this ride! Would like to see more of the drive running though. TONS of engineering went into the design of this ride and thanks for showing the detail!
Great video! Might use the engineering explanations for a physics project about Xelerator, which is mechanically very similar. It was easy to follow through and understand everything, and was amazing and informative as well! :)
This is one of those rare coaster experiences that stacks up as a good contender with bungee jumping and skydiving when it comes to pure unadulterated adrenaline! I am a licensed skydiver, so I BS you guys not. The launch alone is exquisite! However, I'm not going to lie, the launch on Dodonpa (a compressed air S&S Power launch coaster) in Japan is hands-down the ultimate. It is beyond breath-taking...and very abrasive for the senses. Lol!!! You coaster junkies more than likely already know this, but for those of you that have never seen it in action, TH-cam "Dodonpa theme park review". The TPR channel has some of the best footage out there for this one of a kind ride. The launch is so powerful and abrupt that it actually gives you that lovely stomach drop sensation we have all come to desire!
Excellent video!!! So far I have enjoyed 3 of the videos of yours that I have seen. I like that this video seems a little more technical than the SpaceX landing video, but I still loved that one too. Don’t feel pressured to do your videos a certain way if you don’t want to. Great content and keep up the great work. You have earned a well-deserved subscription.
this is definately on my bucket list along with kingda ka i love flying because of the takeoff so that feeling but even harder sounds like music to my ears
7:53, looks like the exact same thing you’d see on wind turbine test benches. They also have those hydraulic actuators (which were red cylinders) to provide a load to test a companies design to see how it would perform. I saw a 15MW test bench when it was being taken apart and it had 72 of those actuators and you could easily stack around 3 corollas just inside the shaft adapter alone. The 15MW test bench also is driven by a 365 ton planetary gear set, which they had to weld to the cargo ship, because if it shifted at all it would cause the whole cargo ship to sink. Pretty gnarly stuff, I’m really impressed with the fact that we’ve figured stuff like this out. Edit: Looks like the red cylinders here were motors, guess I shoulda watched a little longer before typing lol. But they looked so similar so I thought they were just hydraulic actuators.
Hey everyone! Here are the timestamps for the topics covered in this video:
0:25 Introduction
1:55 Catch Car System
3:34 Steel Cable System
5:07 Calculating Force & Power
7:45 Hydraulic System
10:58 Braking System
Art of Engineering Thanks
Would it be worth it, to use regenerative braking??? Charge a capacitor, that powers the resetting of the launching system? How much electricity/energy and money could be saved?
Great video, thx!
Art of Engineering I was actually working the first day that it opened this year the park and it had 10 roebucks I just kept counting them know I was all the way in the front so yeah.
This was a pretty nice watch, I'm glad it was recommended to me. I'm curious about what happens at the top when the train gets stuck?
Thanks! Do you know the name of the song that starts playing at 1:38 and 3:50?
We live in Sandusky and frequent Cedar Point. Top Thrill is my son's favorite ride (to watch). He is autistic, and is completely infatuated with how this ride works. I just showed him your video and he loves it. It's hard to find ways for him to learn, but you just did it. I can't thank you enough for this video!
rbdono2 your son should watch koaster kids videos if he doesn’t already
This is a fantastic example of how simple TH-cam videos can be really educational.
rbdono2 OH!
IO!
I’m an adult on the spectrum... your son is very lucky to have a supportive parent like you! 🤗
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This video is a masterclass. This is the first time I've seen someone go into so much detail about the hydraulic launch, yet the first time I've understood how every aspect works with crystal clarity.
This video was super accurate and having worked Top Thrill Dragster as well as Kingda Ka, you taught me even more about the rides I didn’t know before! Great video!!
I’m also proud to see my footage in this video! Keep up the great work!
l found this video because it was recommended by you. l guess insider just did one about roller coasters and Ohio. th-cam.com/video/a1mN_6k_0O8/w-d-xo.html
As a former cedar point employee I always wondered why dragster was so unreliable. Now I get it 😂
Still these rollercoasters are not as fast or as high as that new one they put up in Harlem NY, that rollercoaster in Harlem shoots you up an abondoned hi rise apartment building about 650 feet high then it comes straight down and does a triple helix in the Bronx.
@@TheEatmorDininghall What are you on about?
@@TheEatmorDininghall or was that a joke?
I've been to Cedar Point at least 10 times, and have never gone on Dragster because it's either broken, or the line is 3 hours long (presumably because it was broken before). Now I know why, very complex system. Thanks, great video!
Pay for the Fast Lane Pass you will not regret it it's almost like having the park to yourself
U must be going on shitty days. Never go cp on the weekend. Walked on steel vengeance twice yesterday no wait
@@edenpenko1419 I was there on Friday and it wasn’t too bad. Ride Top Thrill Dragster 3 times
@@brown22sugar25 not anymore!
@@edenpenko1419 I was there last Monday and Steel Vengeance was constantly a 1-2 hour wait. Ended up not riding it :(
Keeping my hands up for the entire ride (aside from the launch) has to be one of my proudest achievements when I was a 14 year old kid. Waited almost 2 hours for this ride with my dad, but we got on right after the sunset and the view from the time was spectacular. Most memorable 17 second experience of my life
Ahh I always wondered why it rolled back slightly at the start, very interesting.
It was a video in reversed
@@narakmar6666 No it wasn’t. If you’ve ever ridden it you’d know before launching the train rolls back and you can hear the magnets lock in the groove.
@@pointx171 lol that still doesn't explain why the video was in reverse, does it? XD
@@narakmar6666 because the video is Not in reverse.
@@narakmar6666 they said they always wondered why the train rolls back before launch and I explained why, the video diagram wasn’t reverse the train does move back irl
Seeing all the moving parts involved, I'm now not so surprised that TTD closes as frequently as it does.
I can't believe any park looked at this system and bought the ride.
@Chimera I can believe that. Doesn't help that late 90s and early 2000s electrical systems are often a real nightmare to work on regardless of who made it.
@@sharkheadism it was a record breaking coaster during the coaster wars. that’s why it was purchased.
i could never ride one like this but gosh its prettyy ☺️
Excellent video, as a Ride Control engineer, I love how much details you put into this and how good the animations are. Great work !
I've always wondered how this ride worked, and was pleasantly surprised at the level of detail you provided. Awesome!
Arms down, head back, and hold on
I'm not really big on riding coasters as I have some serious motion sickness...but learning about how they work? That's my shit. I got so excited when you showed the clip of the hydraulics. It blows my mind how humans can make things work with all the detailed parts that go into an experience that ends up being less than 20 seconds. Super cool stuff!
As a coaster enthusiast I know exactly how it works but I still find myself watching these kinds of videos
Literally same
I'm an engineer in this industry and I didn't even know most of this stuff!
@Charlie W I mean, you’ve probably spent your time learning a wider array of stuff while I’ve chosen specific things to focus on and thus I’ve gained more knowledge during a shorter period of time..
@@erikhjortsater5461 Fair point. You never know what people can teach you until you ask them! Keep learning!
@Charlie W ooh yeah! I definitely will! My dream job is within aviation so if I want to get there I’ve no other choice
You've done us coaster enthusiasts proud, AOE! Brings a tear to my eye lmao
Hey, I just wanted to tell you that your videos are actually amazing. I enjoy watching them a lot. Keep on producing such quality videos.
"It is designed to launch a train about every 60 seconds."
When in reality it launches a train about every month of you are lucky
Haha
I took my kids there in 2012. My son and I rode this probably 25 times that day. There just wasn't a crowd and apparently everything worked.
I really enjoy these videos, seeing the math behind coasters and how everything works.
Hey! Great video! Awesome to see more informative content about roller coasters out there. Quick question though: how did you get a Skillshare sponsorship? I thought you couldn't get sponsors without 100k subscribers.
Hi theme park crazy! I’m a huge fan! Can’t wait for your next upload!
he's god that why
I can't say too much here, but feel free to contact me via e-mail or send me a direct message on Twitter and I'd be happy to provide more details. Generally speaking, there are no minimum requirements for sponsorships.
It depends company to company and channel to channel and what they see/ want
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This was the highest quality educational TH-cam video I’ve ever seen. (Even better than Sal Khan :) )
I moved to Florida away from Cedar Point.
When I had my season pass I absolutely loved this ride.
I would love to see a video like that about the „Tower of Terror“ at Disneys Hollywood Studios, since it has such a unique ride system!
He has made one about the Tower of Terror now and it's awesome!
It's always great to see a channel not 100% dedicated to theme parks talk about coasters and very clearly actually know what they're talking about. Very informative and interesting.
These videos are great. I’d never before thought about the amount of power that launch roller coasters need, in comparison to other types of vehicle.
Could you update this video to focus on Top Thrill 2 instead? Or maybe discuss how all different launch systems work instead (magnetic, hydraulic, pneumatic, friction wheel, flywheel and weight drop)
I've been to Cedar Point multiple times and it's kinda sad how little recognition it gets. Really glad to see this video pop up in my recommended!
5:21 I will never understand why the US uses a different unit with the name "ton". Like, obviously, 13600kg are 13.6 metric tons, but no, the US needs its own, unique ton.
America is weird what can I say
As an American Im incredibly used to "ton".
Another great video.. Cedar Point Intamin years from 2000-07 was the greatest..this explains the down time this ride can unfortunately experience..often because just one of those fins failing
ARMS DOWN
HEAD BACK
*VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
WOOOOOOOHHH
Wonderful video! This entire coaster is an engineering feat, but the feature I love most is the "Fail-Open" pneumatic Eddy brakes. Brilliant, subtle, simple design that can save lives in case of catastrophic failure. Genius.
As a mechatronics student and coaster enthusiast, I find this really fascinating
You sir have an earned an esteemed award, you are part of the underrated TH-camrs that we honestly do not deserve. This work is too good and so incredibly detailed, and also not boring. You have joined the club with other TH-camrs such as Lemino, captain disillusion, internet historian, and a couple others.
I love how you explain every single technical detail of the ride. Good job.
You absolutely need more subscribers sir. You go into immense detail that keep things interesting. The amount of dedication to the animation is awesome! Such an over achiever. Amazing.
Best video I've ever seen on how a particular coaster works. Detailed, informative, brilliant. Thanks for creating this.
I only live 3 hours away from cedar point. and seeing this all happen is crazy! i dont like riding roller coasters but i still go from time to time just to watch and enjoy the smaller rides.
Thank you so much for this video. I've been fortunate that I got to operate Top Thrill Dragster for a summer at Cedar Point and I was very into the engineering of the launch system. Since it was so complicated it was very difficult to explain to people how it worked in just a few minutes. This video gives an excellent 100% spot on description of how it works!
such incredible technology and engineering for a roller coaster
and here i am misusing it in planet coaster for the "warp speed blender"
You deserve so much more attention from the TH-cam audience.. awesome video man, love all the details!!
I did a project on the hydraulic/pneumatic launch system about 11 years ago in my highschool engineering class, glad to know I was right with my information! I was even pretty close with my diagrams! Great video! Top Thrill is truly an incredible testament to modern-day engineering!
That's a lot of engineering for our entertainment. Thanks for showing the behind the scenes craftsmanship.
This video is pure gold. Thank you so much for all the effort you put behind the scenes to come up with this exceptional video. I'm aware of the effort because my teammates and I are designing a hydraulic launch system for a theoretical roller coaster as our senior project, and we had to go through a lot of research, we even got a special tour inside one of these hydraulic launch system building for a known ride. Your video is probably one of the best I stumbled across considering most of the information about such a system been kept away from the public. I wish I saw this video a long time ago, but probably I would not have understood what was happening had I not seen those parts in real life! Thank you again.
Very well done. This is an awesome coaster!!
I can't believe that this ride works as well as it does. ( with out break down ). so much has to be perfect for every single launch. mind boggling
I'm saving up my money to do this ride at end of summer. So far Ive done the Leviathan and Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland.
As a coaster enthusiast I thought this was another GP video... Even I learned something new! Great video!
If you pay to enter the park, you're GP
Finally! A full explanation of what’s happening
Everyone else just glances over this stuff which would always leave me wondering how it works
I love this video. Thanks for making it. From a coaster enthusiast who witnessed the horrible accident on 8/15/2021. I wish someone would make a video reviewing the ODA report released in February 2022. I will ride TTD in 2023! Long live the Strata coasters! Commenting from Kalamazoo Michigan
This is a lot more complicated than the dragster I made in minecraft.
Coaster Nate I’d kinda like to see that, it sounds rly cool
Wheres the redstone?
Enjoyed the mathematics showcase in this video. Shows just how usable math is. Great video 👍🏼
Don’t know why this man doesn’t have more than 500k. Quality of the videos are amazing.
Man I've been wondering for YEARS how that giant hydraulic monster worked. Thank you!
I think I learned more things from this video than a single year of school. Everything was explained great! Thx for the amazing video.
Wow that is cool can you do more roller coaster ones
Great explanation. This is the first source that I've seen that explains what happens inside the hydraulic motors to turn the drum. I've had a basic understanding of the system for a while, but never knew how the energy of the flowing hydraulic fluid was converted to the rotational energy of the drum
This is such a fantastic video. You leave no questions unanswered and the diagrams and explanations you give are clear and concise. This was highly entertaining and informative. I look forward to checking out your other content!
Great video Im happy that there are good roller coaster videos by people who don't focus on roller coasters! :)
I was always fascinated by these thrill rides and wanted to know the working behind it. This video really is awesome in explaining the stuff. Thanks
One of my personal favorite rides on the planet and now my favorite video of yours with your ToT video coming in at number two. Can’t wait to see more awesome videos from you to learn more about these complex engineering marvels that make thrill rides possible!
Thanks for the video, as a roller coaster enthusiast I appreciate your clear and detailed explanation about its operation ...
This is great. I learned some of this using kah as our model in physics in high school but I’ve forgotten most of it and it’s good to know how the coasters you want to ride work.
Glad this was in my recommendations, you did an amazing job on this video, keep up the good work man!
There are more than 2 in the world. Thorpe Park near Heathrow airport has one. called Stealth Done it many times. And the roll back brakes. Well they do not rise as one, but each blade rises as soon as the rear of the train clears it.. Quite fun to watch them when queuing. Thanks for the information about the cable system, and gear box, and hydraulics. Always wanted to do a roll-back!
im glad we have such smart people like this, cool video
Wow, you really did your research! this was a very informative and interesting video. Keep up what your doing!
Amazing, easy to understand, and VERY good engineering exposition!
Great vid! I'm obsessed with this thing. I've been to Cedar Point and ridden it 6 times. Want many more!
Now that this design is obsolete, it's nice to have such a thorough permanent record of how it worked.
I watched a ride video on this afterwards, I could tell when it was going to launch just by how the fins moved, great video!
I feel like a scientist now. This was very well explained!
Great Video! This was a really in-depth mechanical explanation done perfectly!
Well done! Super accurate and informative! Great animations/visual aids! I was prepared to sit through this and go "wrong... false... not quite... incorrect" and instead I was saying "yes! Exactly! Well done! I didn't know that!" Thanks for putting together such a great video!! 10/10!
The tension regulator isn't a spring. After watching your video ( you talk about it at 4:35 ), I actually looked at yesterday when I was there. It has a hydraulic cylinder that has a large hose that is attached to a large hydraulic accumulator.
TFW you piss your pants on a piece of amazing human mechanical achievement
Yeah... For me that ride would be *_insanely_* fun when it works correctly, but I would probably shit my pants 12 times if I was on there during a rollback
I think people never know how much this is an engineering marvel.
This ride is by far my favorite ride ever!
GREAT video and detail about this ride! Would like to see more of the drive running though.
TONS of engineering went into the design of this ride and thanks for showing the detail!
I’ve always wondered how the brake fins work! This was a really really well done video. Thank you!
Insanely well made, logical video.
Great video! Might use the engineering explanations for a physics project about Xelerator, which is mechanically very similar. It was easy to follow through and understand everything, and was amazing and informative as well! :)
Fuuuuck yeah! Its about that time! Binge watch every cedar point video in existence!
This is one of those rare coaster experiences that stacks up as a good contender with bungee jumping and skydiving when it comes to pure unadulterated adrenaline! I am a licensed skydiver, so I BS you guys not. The launch alone is exquisite!
However, I'm not going to lie, the launch on Dodonpa (a compressed air S&S Power launch coaster) in Japan is hands-down the ultimate. It is beyond breath-taking...and very abrasive for the senses. Lol!!! You coaster junkies more than likely already know this, but for those of you that have never seen it in action, TH-cam "Dodonpa theme park review". The TPR channel has some of the best footage out there for this one of a kind ride. The launch is so powerful and abrupt that it actually gives you that lovely stomach drop sensation we have all come to desire!
Fantastic video! It was very easy to follow, and had some awesome graphics to go along with it. Keep up the amazing work!
I'd never want to ride one of these but I love learning about them.
This is a very accurate video well done this taught me things i didn't know before and when it comes to coasters that is saying ALOT
very thorough and easy to understand explanation, thanks
Fascinating and informative. I knew the basics about how Intamin's hydraulic launches worked, but this video really taught me a lot of the details
Awesome technical breakdown, thank you!
Excellent video!!! So far I have enjoyed 3 of the videos of yours that I have seen. I like that this video seems a little more technical than the SpaceX landing video, but I still loved that one too. Don’t feel pressured to do your videos a certain way if you don’t want to. Great content and keep up the great work. You have earned a well-deserved subscription.
Great video! I loved hearing about the engineering aspect of the coaster.
RIP to a legend
Excellent video! Thanks for making this
Incredible video!! And also that’s some amazing engineering too
El Toro Ryan mentioned this video, said it was awesome!
Really awesome video, very informative and well paced. Loved it!
"It has stood the test of time" tell that to the maintenance crew. lol
Fantastic job man was a joy to watch. Thank you!
this is definately on my bucket list along with kingda ka
i love flying because of the takeoff so that feeling but even harder sounds like music to my ears
cedar point is my home every summer! ♥ Halloweekends is the best time to come to CP
7:53, looks like the exact same thing you’d see on wind turbine test benches. They also have those hydraulic actuators (which were red cylinders) to provide a load to test a companies design to see how it would perform. I saw a 15MW test bench when it was being taken apart and it had 72 of those actuators and you could easily stack around 3 corollas just inside the shaft adapter alone. The 15MW test bench also is driven by a 365 ton planetary gear set, which they had to weld to the cargo ship, because if it shifted at all it would cause the whole cargo ship to sink. Pretty gnarly stuff, I’m really impressed with the fact that we’ve figured stuff like this out.
Edit: Looks like the red cylinders here were motors, guess I shoulda watched a little longer before typing lol. But they looked so similar so I thought they were just hydraulic actuators.
Those are hydraulic motors yes, but they do have nitrogen accumulators on the floor painted red as well lol
What a good video! Thanks for creating!