They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. I don’t know if it was a malfunction or if Knotts just didn’t realize how bad the winds get. Sigh. [71] Tom Sherer of the Sandusky Register praised Cedar Point's WindSeeker for having one of the best views of the park[72] and commented that it "isn't as extreme as a lot of people fear, unless you're afraid of heights. It was exciting seeing it built. I'm amazed. [18] The rides remained closed through the remainder of the 2012 season at the five seasonal parks but reopened at all parks in 2013, excluding Knott's Berry Farm's version which was relocated to Worlds of Fun.[19][20]. WindSeeker at Cedar Point remained closed until the cause of the accident was found and fixed. People on the Windseeker ride at Knott’s Berry Farm are stuck a few hundred feet off the ground Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Buena Park, Calif. They play 18 different tracks, among which are Hedwig's theme from the Harry Potter films, the theme songs from E.T., Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Superman, and songs from Flight of the Valkyries. 1.3k. [28] Work began almost immediately after this announcement. Yes it is true! The plan was to remove Sky Cabin due to its age and it constantly having mechanical problems at the time. A breakdown of the structure of WindSeeker at. [29], Kings Island's WindSeeker was originally scheduled to be the first to open, on April 30, 2011,[30] but the opening was delayed because of bad weather[31] and eventually took place on the morning of June 21, 2011. After three months of delays, Knott's Berry Farm opened their WindSeeker installation in Mid-August. It actually still operates at Valleyfair in Minnesota, it being broken wasn't the main problem. [20] On September 7, the ride stalled for nearly three hours, and on September 19, it stalled again at the top of the tower for three and a half hours. The company said that until the review concludes, none of the rides would operate again. This monster tower ride will swing 64 rides at a time 301 feet above the ground. A brake malfunction caused Knott’s Berry Farm’s WindSeeker ride to shut down suddenly Wednesday, leaving riders dangling for hours. [74] Another reviewer called the view from Knott's Berry Farm's version "simply breathtaking" and urged readers to "get a ride on it as soon as you can". Members. The ride held about 20 people in suspended above ground as the park's ride maintenance crews worked to get the passengers down_the riders were brought down a couple hours later and the park closed. [64] Members of the general public have also applauded the addition. When the swings reached the top of the tower, the seats began swinging and hitting each other. Both incidents prompted Cedar Fair to close all other WindSeekers until an internal investigation is completed. I didn’t feel like the seats swung at all. [45] The first WindSeeker tower piece was installed there on January 20, 2012, and at Carowinds on January 23, 2012. [11][17] In late 2011, Fast Lane became available on the Knott's Berry Farm WindSeeker. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. There is no seat belt across the rider's lap, but there is one from the seat to the restraint bar in case the lock on the restraint bar fails. 5. … [10] It was the first WindSeeker to use the Fast Lane program. The 301-foot-tall (92 m) center tower is made up of eight parts. Therefore, hydraulic dampers not included in the original design were added to all four WindSeekers to reduce this rocking. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. ", Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania), Knott's Soak City (San Diego and Palm Springs), Knott's Berry Farm's Wild West Stunt show, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WindSeeker&oldid=1007188230, Articles with dead external links from May 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from June 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The Grand World Exposition of 1890 (1981–2009, 2019–), This page was last edited on 16 February 2021, at 22:07. Even though getting stuck on an amusement park ride like the WindSeeker seems like a freak event, this is the second problem Knott’s Berry Farm has had with the ride since it opened less than a month ago. It had been closed for at least half a year, if not a full year. The WindSeeker at Canada's Wonderland was the first to be completed and thus the first to be tested. Knotts Berry Farm with a wonderful vaction for the Hafezi famil. People on the Windseeker ride at Knott's Berry Farm are stuck a few hundred feet off the ground Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Buena Park, Calif. The three-minute ride features 32 suspended twin seats (64 seats altogether) spinning around a central tower. WindSeeker was designed and manufactured by Mondial, a company based in the Netherlands that has been creating thrill rides for the amusement park industry since 1987. [49][50] Nevertheless, there were still incidents: on June 14, 2011, the swings on Cedar Point's WindSeeker began to sway in different directions, and some seats almost collided with each other. Online. He felt the ride cycle might be too short for the type of ride, particularly the time spent at the top. A restraint bar is fixed over the rider's lap to keep them firmly in their seat. In another case at the same installation, riders were stuck at the top of the WindSeeker tower for 20 minutes when the swings did not come down. The first of an estimated 17 people trapped on a Knott’s Berry Farm Ride for more than five hours was safely lowered to the ground via harness with a firefighter Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. [19][20] The Knott's Berry Farm installation remained closed for 11 months until it was announced it would be relocated to Worlds of Fun. It is not an experience most ask for but for 20 thrill seekers at Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California sitting 300 feet in the air for 4 hours was what they got. Besides frequent maintenance issues, it's reputation would never recover from the incidents where it got stuck for hours. [32] On May 24, 2011, after problems were discovered during testing, Canada's Wonderland announced on their Facebook page that it would open to the public later that day,[33] but it was quickly closed again when further mechanical problems were discovered. Because the electrical cables had been damaged, Cedar Point employees had to manually bring down the gondola. More posts from the KnottsBerryFarm community, A subreddit dedicated to Knott's Berry Farm and Soak City Water park located in Buena Park, CA. "Windseeker" at Southern California's Knott's Berry Farm amusement park stalls, leaves patrons dangling for second time this month; No one hurt Windseeker towers over Knott's Berry Farm. At the beginning of October 2011, the hydraulic dampers used on the Knott's Berry Farm model were added to reduce the amount of swing movement even more. It kept getting stuck. In the middle of the structure there are wheels that allow the swings to rotate as they go up and down the tower. WindSeeker is a 301-foot-tall (92 m) swing ride at several Cedar Fair parks. [68] The tower at Knott's had no lights at the top. "[73] He criticized the name WindSeeker, pointing out that the ride closes in high winds. I don't remember how long. Seriously, this shouldn't recieve this much attention. [25][26][27] Construction was scheduled to begin around the same time at Knott's Berry Farm, where the Sky Cabin observation tower was to be removed to make way for it. Knott's Berry Farm has just announced Windseeker for 2011. Rather than white, blue, and green on the tower, Knott's adopted a color scheme using orange, purple, and yellow to reflect the Spanish California theme of the Fiesta Village section of the park. [13] They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. A lighting package was installed on all four WindSeekers,[14] consisting of strips of LED lights mounted on the arms that support the swings and (except at Knott's Berry Farm[15]) colored floodlights to illuminate towers from above. Carowinds in North Carolina and Kings Dominion in Virginia opened their WindSeekers in 2012. ... then that ride shouldn’t get stuck the way it did,” Dills said. Imagine if they went through with that.. we'd be out TWO rides! Passengers dangling in air as Knott's WindSeeker breaks down. One of the times it was stuck at the top for around 3 hrs! Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park in Buena Park, California that is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.Since the theme park was purchased by Cedar Fair, the number of people who visited the park has increased. [70] Los Angeles Times blogger Brady MacDonald complimented the "impressive nighttime spectacular from anywhere in the park". The state Division Occupational Safety and Health has grounded Knott’s Berry Farm’s thrill ride WindSeeker indefinitely while they review the incident. WindSeeker (known as SteelHawk at Worlds of Fun) is a 301-foot-tall (92 m) swing ride at several Cedar Fair parks. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. [1] From May 24 to mid-June 2011, the ride was intermittently closed because of a variety of problems, most of which have since been resolved. Knott's Berry Farm officials confirm they plan to take down WindSeeker in January 2014. Different dampers on two WindSeekers: Cedar Point's former hydraulic dampers (left) and Kings Island's long-rod dampers (right), which are used on all models in the 2012 season. Both my grandmother and my father know about Windseeker being stuck and I didn't even tell them. The WindSeeker at Canada's Wonderland was the first to be completed and thus the first to be tested. The ride held about 20 people in suspended above ground as the park's ride maintenance crews worked to get the passengers down_the riders were brought down a couple hours later and the park closed. Attached to the tower and gondola are a set of electrical cables that are located inside a plastic casing and are secured by two side panels to prevent the cables from moving around. So the compromise was to remove a restaurant in Fiesta Village and squeeze Windseeker in right next to Jaguar. The plastic casing began to be ripped apart as well as the cables causing the ride to come to a complete stop just over halfway up the tower. [36] Also, instead of there being the red "UFO" on the top of the tower, original promotional materials show that a large purple "K" was to be placed on the top of the ride. [12], On their Facebook pages throughout August 2010, several Cedar Fair amusement parks hinted frequently at a new ride to be opened in 2011. The four WindSeekers opened in 2011 are based on the same prototype design by Dutch amusement ride manufacturer Mondial Rides. They opened for the 2011 season at Canada’s Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott’s Berry Farm in … [44] Much like El Dorado, WindSeeker would sit in the same former spot as Hypersonic XLC. Krosnick pointed out that, because of the location of the ride beside Lake Erie and the hot summers, the lights on the ride attract massive "clouds" of bugs. [42][43] The WindSeekers at Carowinds and Kings Dominion will have the same appearance as those at Canada's Wonderland, Cedar Point, and Kings Island and are expected to open in 2012. The same reviewer, however, also criticized the choice of music, suggesting that the park should have used "themes from more 'southwestern' films" to fit with the overall theme of the Fiesta Village area. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. Starting in 1920, farmer Walter Knott and his family developed their Buena Park … [54] Since these incidents, ride operations are suspended during high winds or heavy rain. On August 24, 2010, Canada’s Wonderland, Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Knott’s Berry Farm all announced that they would be adding a Mondial WindSeeker Kings Island, to open sometime in spring 2011. I just googled it there, looks like it also got stuck at least once while at that park as well, edit: looks like it's been stalled several times while at wof.. i wonder if there truly is something wrong that no one has been able to find. Riders were stuck on the ride for over an hour and no one was injured. This sub is not affiliated with Knott's or Cedar Fair Parks, Press J to jump to the feed. One of the times it was stuck at the top for around 3 hrs! Honestly my theory. The gondola remains at the top of the tower for just over a minute before starting its descent and immediately beginning to slow down. They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. [58], During the 2012 season, all of the WindSeekers except Kings Island's experienced incidents in which the ride stopped, stranding riders in the air. Different WindSeeker signs (Knott's on left and Kings Island's on right). ", "State shuts Knott's ride for investigation", "WindSeeker JBL Speakers at Canada's Wonderland", "In The Parks – Knott's opens Windseeker, Disneyland and DCA, Universal", "Canada's Wonderland WindSeeker at Night", "Review: WindSeeker soars at Knott's Berry Farm after flight delays", "Cedar Point's New WindSeeker Swing Ride Opens for the Summer! People on the Windseeker ride at Knott's Berry Farm are stuck a few hundred feet off the ground Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Buena Park, Calif. [55][56][57] The ride reopened on June 5, 2012. The gondola is raised and lowered by cables linking the gondola structure to four sets of yellow wheels, each attached to a different section of the steel platform at the top of the tower. The ride, called WindSeeker, stranded people 300 feet in the air twice in 2011. The Windseeker attraction at Southern California's Knott's Berry Farm. At Kings Dominion, El Dorado was removed at the end of the 2011 season to make room for WindSeeker. The review applauded "the inclusion of on-ride audio and such an exemplary lighting package", commenting that it was "more than anyone expected or could've asked for". Still glad I got to ride it once; it was pretty fun. I remember it was in like September of 2012, a group of people got stuck on it for five hours and it wasn’t the first time. [38], Throughout August 2011, the Carowinds web site had six different QR codes, each of which led the user to a website giving a clue as to what the 2012 attraction might be. [24] On January 7, 2011, however, it was announced that their WindSeeker would not replace Sky Cabin but instead be located in the Fiesta Village section of the park. [26], The WindSeeker at Canada's Wonderland was originally scheduled to open on May 8, 2011, one week after that of Kings Island. 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[16] The second WindSeeker was opened to the public at Cedar Point on June 14, 2011,[6] the third on June 21, 2011, at Kings Island,[10] the fourth in mid-August 2011 at Knott's Berry Farm,[11][17] the fifth WindSeeker to open was Carowinds' model which soft-opened on March 30, 2012[4] and officially opened to the public on March 31, 2012[5] and the latest one to open was the sixth WindSeeker at Kings Dominion which officially opened to the public on April 6, 2012. On top of the eighth tower piece, there is a steel platform where workers and mechanics can observe the operation of the ride and perform maintenance. [9], On August 30, 2013, Worlds of Fun announced that they would be adding SteelHawk, the relocated WindSeeker from Knott's Berry Farm. [5] Kings Dominion officially opened their model on April 6, 2012. My guess is people might have sued, or they just shut it down for obvious reasons. [40] On August 24, 2011, it was officially announced that Carowinds would receive the fifth WindSeeker,[2][41] and on September 1, 2011, Kings Dominion officially announced that the sixth would open at the park in 2012.
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