Coasterbill Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 As Coasterbill at TPR put it in his TR today, TTD is "the 420ft tower of downtime." TTD notoriously has pretty bad reliability. It is generally a complaint you hear for TTD moreso than KK. Also, TTD is much more prone to rollbacks than KK, where it is a pretty rare occurrence. I do agree about capacity, though. Zumanjaro really killed KK's capacity. LOL. I'm famous. In all seriousness I honestly have no idea which of the 2 rides is more reliable. It's rare to go to either park and have either ride closed for an entire day (unless it's down for weather / wind which is more of an issue at Cedar Point) but they both go down a lot throughout the course of an average day. Dragster breaks down MUCH more frequently than Kingda Ka but Dragster also runs 2 load stations, 2 unload stations and 5 trains with spectacular dispatch times / much shorter launch intervals. Kingda Ka only uses 1 load / unload station and runs between 1-3 trains on any given day. Dragster breaks down more frequently, but it would be a miracle if that weren't the case since it has so many more opportunities to break down since it sends so many more trains per hour. I really don't have a strong preference between Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster but I also only ride either ride in the front row because I absolutely love them in that seat. I'm sure if I rode Kingda Ka elsewhere then I'd feel differently but I don't really have any issues with roughness in row 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 That's good to hear you tried it, did you like the coaster? It's amazing what Knoebels gets away with (and I like the park for that). No gates, no seatbelts on Phoenix and Twister or most other flat rides and ride operators not even checking to make sure the belts are buckled. It's good. I've always known there was no reason to not ride it but I had to talk myself into it anyway. I almost walked away when I put my things in a locker. The nerves only lasted until I was queued up for the launch. Unlike when I rode Storm Runner at Hershey I did keep my head back so no concussion. Storm Runner is obviously much smaller but I like that there are some more elements after the tall hill and not just the single camel hump. There is a lot of wasted kinetic energy that could have been used to extend the experience. So I guess the short answer is,love the speed but wish the ride was longer. if it was a Ka/Nitro hybrid it would be the best coaster ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 After all of this time I took my first ride on Ka today. wearing a tie??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 LOL Yes. Every third thirsday of the month I have to go to Delaware for a meeting. On the way backto the office in Lakewood I have to drive passed the Great Adventure exit so I take a detor for an hour and get in as many coasters as I can. I think this is the 3rd or 4th year. I will go again on August 17th if I'm not traveling someplace else for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted July 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2017 HA work pit stop at GA. Epic. Surprised they let you ride with a tie and didn't cry that it might whip someone in the face lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansHockey Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 I usually wait for row 1 as well but if the line is really long I'll just go to row 2 and don't find it to be rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted July 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yeah, it deff seems the further back you go the rough it gets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Drama Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Honestly there's hardly any laterals any way. It wouldn't make a difference to me... EDIT: The restraints I''m talking about. Edited October 1, 2019 by Llama Drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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