Main terminal building at the northwestern edge of SeaWorld.Tower 1.Turnaround and launching rails.Entrance to cabin storage.View of the acceleration side at the drive station.Manual turnaround.Leaving SeaWorld station.Drive terminal overview.This lift has only two towers.The top of tower 1.Approaching the tension station.Riders do not have any chance to get off here as it is located outside the park.In the turnaround terminal.Counterweight tensioning below.Depression saddles at the return terminal.Tower 2.T1.Unloading area.Lift line overview.Automated cabin launching.Middle section of the ride.VonRoll 101 grip.Return terminal building.Lift overview.
As per the report, I’m sure they have an evacuation plan in place and it includes using San Diego Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team and the San Diego Lifeguards Boats as part of the plan.
Everything I’ve seen indicates this is the original lift. It was built only a couple years after SeaWorld was founded, I find it unlikely that it replaced anything.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-more-than-a-dozen-people-trapped-on-seaworld-ride
I’m surprised the state hasn’t required the park to have an evacuation plan
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As per the report, I’m sure they have an evacuation plan in place and it includes using San Diego Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team and the San Diego Lifeguards Boats as part of the plan.
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She’s back in service after some overhaul and repairs it seems.
https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2019/09/18/seaworld-san-diegos-gondola-ride-reopens-after-7-months-of-repairs/
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If you did not know, this lift replaced a pulse gondola. I do not know the company.
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Chances are that gondola was built by Hopkins. Hopkins built a lot of amusement park lifts.
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Von Roll
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Oh, so they replaced a Von Roll gondola with another one.
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Was it a different capacity or something? I wouldn’t see a reason to replace it unless it was that old or that they just modernized it.
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Everything I’ve seen indicates this is the original lift. It was built only a couple years after SeaWorld was founded, I find it unlikely that it replaced anything.
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