gafreak Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 my son is young and always likes to see what # car we get on the sky ride, i dont think ive ever seen the #13. Does anyone know if there is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasmspiritblue Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Im don't think it does maybe they don't have one because of bad luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I am not too sure if there is one today, but there use to be a car #13! It is the right most car with the blue roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasmspiritblue Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Were the towers blue there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 look how many cars are on the line at once, the stations must have been super hard to work back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 If you look at some of the early photos of the World's fair, sometimes they're only 10 feet apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 If you look at some of the early photos of the World's fair, sometimes they're only 10 feet apart. This is one of my favorite pictures of our Skyride when it was at the NY World's Fair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasmspiritblue Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Look at the car #99 how many do we have now like 40 something or less! And how can you work that fast? Edited April 26, 2012 by gasmspiritblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Is it even safe on such a loose cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmanrobinchiller Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 This is one of my favorite pictures of our Skyride when it was at the NY World's Fair! Lol I remember seeing this photo. I wonder how the rope sustained all the weight my gosh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAFanatic Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I miss those old cars. I think they looked much better than the triangular-shaped ones we have now. I hated that "Delta Airlines" paint job though. I miss a lot of things in that picture; the old Sky Ride cars, the Teepee, the TREES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I would say we should have a Skyway restoration (like the Carousel) but we just had the cars repainted so maybe its not so necessary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 did GAcoasters car turn out to be one from ga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Did you bring that down to Florida with you, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yep, it's here in the garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'FormerRideOp Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Lol I remember seeing this photo. I wonder how the rope sustained all the weight my gosh! Believe it or not, the amount of tension on the cable is no where near it's capacity. The weight of the cars is counter-balanced with a huge weight at one of the station ends (in the fort at GA.) The cable can support an incredible amount of weight... something like five times the amount it was tasked when I worked there back in the 80's. Someone asked "How do you work that fast???" We had a lot more employees on rides back in the 80's... many more than the park puts out there now. This is why lines went fast, crowds were happier and employees had a much better time. We worked out butts off, but had a great time doing so! Cars flew into the station and had to be "caught" every 20-25 seconds... You had one catcher, one loader and one dispatcher per side, per station. it could be done with two, but three was the norm. Mine Train for example, used to run three trains with a train being dispatched every 45 seconds like clockwork! It required a person to work the "chain" to let exactly 28 people into the station and measure small guests, another person to "usher" them into the stalls (no waiting for front seat back then...) Three people on the unloading side (one person to lock & unlock the first car and handle the spiel over the PA system, one person to handle cars 2 and 3, and the third person handled cars 4 and 5.) You also had an operator, and an extra person who would either sweep queue lines or provide breaks for others. It was very fast paced, but boy did the time pass quickly!!! We also never got out on time - especially after concerts!! Today, the ride is "computerized" and can't handle a three train operation. There are no employees on the loading side, and only two or three on the unloading side (including the operator.) Eliminating all of the staff certainly cuts payroll, but it also increases the work-load for those remaining, as well as wait times for guests... Sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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