Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

[Teebin]

Heard humidity plays a factor.

I am surprised that humidity would be a factor inside the buildings as the AC rips a ton of water out of the air. hmm...

 

[martymcflyy85]

I tried to ride it again yesterday at 3:00 and it was only an a 60 minute wait and they were turning people away.

Why would they turn people away at 3pm?

 

[UNIrd]

Why would they turn people away at 3pm?

I would contact Guest Services. It doesn't make sense that a flagship attraction is down for such a limited time when some people are making the trip/paying a full ticket price/etc.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I am surprised that humidity would be a factor inside the buildings as the AC rips a ton of water out of the air. hmm...

I am too, just saying what I've heard.

 

[Teebin]

I am too, just saying what I've heard.

Perhaps the humidity out of doors where the units are located are the factor? Now that would make sense. Has the massive fog effect in Terminator ever failed? The outside tank for that attraction is the largest of any park that I know of. If one reflects, it is so Cameron.

 

[anihilnation]

Could it perhaps be that the problem is that the fog causes excess humidity?

 

[Shadow Carelli]

Weren't there also supposed to be heat effects too? Or am I mistaken? Because when I rode Wednesday there was no fog, and no water effects.

 

[OrlandoGuy]

Perhaps the humidity out of doors where the units are located are the factor? Now that would make sense. Has the massive fog effect in Terminator ever failed? The outside tank for that attraction is the largest of any park that I know of. If one reflects, it is so Cameron.

Terminator hasn't ever had an issue, long-term, with fog. It goes down every now and then because something is out of synch but for the most part that tank is very reliable.

 

[anihilnation]

When you first fall down and then land, the dragon comes out and breathes fire, there is a fire effect there, but I had it quite a few times that the timing of it was off, the heat would be felt before the dragon came out.

 

[shiekra38]

Terminator hasn't ever had an issue, long-term, with fog. It goes down every now and then because something is out of synch but for the most part that tank is very reliable.

But Terminator's isn't going off every 30 seconds haha

 

[OrlandoGuy]

But Terminator's isn't going off every 30 seconds haha

That's very true lol. I didnt mean to imply one was built better than the other or anything, just saying that it hasn't had any issues, even though it has way more downtime.

 

[boomerthom]

Weren't there also supposed to be heat effects too? Or am I mistaken? Because when I rode Wednesday there was no fog, and no water effects.

A lot of effects are hit and miss.

-The first POV video released suggests two water effects: when "landing" from the freefall, and also from Bill's water spell. I posted about this a while back and no one responded, so I don't know if the first effect is shut off or if the video is misleading. When landing, there does seem to be a bit of a visual water effect on the screen, like water is dripping down the rider's goggles. Anyone know what I mean? A similar effect is used in first-person video games when walking through water, think Bioshock and stuff like that.

-There should be two heat effects: one along with the dragon's fire in the freefall scene and a second when Voldemort conjures the flaming head. Side note - I'm surprised there isn't a constant blast of low-level heat in the climax scene, considering it's a freakin' lava-filled room and everything.

-Three fog effects. One at the physical Thief's Downfall, a second when leaving the first Voldemort scene, and a third covering the KUKA-screen effect.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

A lot of effects are hit and miss.

-The first POV video released suggests two water effects: when "landing" from the freefall, and also from Bill's water spell. I posted about this a while back and no one responded, so I don't know if the first effect is shut off or if the video is misleading. When landing, there does seem to be a bit of a visual water effect on the screen, like water is dripping down the rider's goggles. Anyone know what I mean? A similar effect is used in first-person video games when walking through water, think Bioshock and stuff like that.

-There should be two heat effects: one along with the dragon's fire in the freefall scene and a second when Voldemort conjures the flaming head. Side note - I'm surprised there isn't a constant blast of low-level heat in the climax scene, considering it's a freakin' lava-filled room and everything.

-Three fog effects. One at the physical Thief's Downfall, a second when leaving the first Voldemort scene, and a third covering the KUKA-screen effect.

Yes, very much agree. They need to work one these.

 

[shiekra38]

That's very true lol. I didnt mean to imply one was built better than the other or anything, just saying that it hasn't had any issues, even though it has way more downtime.

Yes I get what you were trying to say...I feel the Gringott's issues are all timing based..if the effect is out of synch it doesn't go off..

Or possibly we just have a bad LN2 machine and water spritzer

 

[Spideyfreak]

It could be a bunch of things. Bad parts, weather, a show controller not sending out cues properly, or even a PLC not reading cues correctly.

If it's taking this long, it's probably some stupid little thing that's hard to replicate, therefore a pain to troubleshoot. I've been there and done that. It can be VERY annoying, especially when you have an Intamin to keep running.

 

[anihilnation]

I think that since all the effects have issues, it almost has to be a programming or sensor issue.

Besides the effects, how has the ride been behaving these last two weeks?

 

[Parkscope Joe]

On 9/29 the ride had a lot of downtime in the morning but was up and working fine later. Rest of our trip it was running well.

 

[Shadow Carelli]

I think that since all the effects have issues, it almost has to be a programming or sensor issue.

Besides the effects, how has the ride been behaving these last two weeks?

The guards told me it was down 3 times this past Wednesday.

 

[anihilnation]

Did it again on Wednesday, posted wait was 75 minutes, I think it ended up being only an hour, but the ride did break down two twice while waiting.

 

[Skubersky]

A lot of effects are hit and miss.

-The first POV video released suggests two water effects: when "landing" from the freefall, and also from Bill's water spell. I posted about this a while back and no one responded, so I don't know if the first effect is shut off or if the video is misleading. When landing, there does seem to be a bit of a visual water effect on the screen, like water is dripping down the rider's goggles. Anyone know what I mean? A similar effect is used in first-person video games when walking through water, think Bioshock and stuff like that.
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I have never experienced a water effect on the landing, only when Bill casts aguamente at the dragon