Did Deja Vu at SFOG crash?
Allen Ayers
have received several interesting email tonight saying that the SFOG
Deja Vu derailed on a test run earlier this week and was very badly
damaged. I've also seen several people talking about on some message
boards out there. I had been under the impression that the ride was not
testing due to problems with it's wheels. I was not sure if I should
post this, but I had half a dozen emails telling me about it. Can
anybody confirm (or hopefully dismiss) this rumor?
Allen
Sdbaker99
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Déją Vu accident at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
5/26/01
Déją Vu at SFOG has suffered a serious setback. During testing the train was
seriously damaged when the pulley cart derailed on the tower. This accident
will most likely add to the delay of the grand opening of all three Déją Vu'sto
open this summer.
Psyclone70
know what this means though.
Chris Johson
Psycl...@aol.com
Josh
track in the station house and both wheels looked fine on top of each
tower.. A couple of the ride operators said they are suppose to begin
testing this week and they are hoping to have it open this coming weekend.
I asked a couple of the operators about the crash and they said they hadn't
heard anything about it so I don't think this really happened.
~Josh
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> http://www.geocities.com/ultimatethrillparks/index.htm
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> Déjà Vu accident at Six Flags Over Georgia
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> Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
> 5/26/01
> Déjà Vu at SFOG has suffered a serious setback. During testing the train
was
> seriously damaged when the pulley cart derailed on the tower. This
accident
> will most likely add to the delay of the grand opening of all three Déjà
Robert Ulrich
time to post:
>I went to Six Flags over Georgia on Memorial Day and the train was on the
>track in the station house and both wheels looked fine on top of each
>tower.. A couple of the ride operators said they are suppose to begin
>testing this week and they are hoping to have it open this coming weekend.
>I asked a couple of the operators about the crash and they said they hadn't
>heard anything about it so I don't think this really happened.
Then why was the car and carrier set off in the parking lot as shown
in the photo below?
http://www.meritusllc.com/RMU/new2001/mvc581f.jpg
The rest of the train was in the queue house, but this car and carrier
were mysteriously on the perimeter of the staging area.
RU
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Josh
read. If the damage that had been reported then the wheel on the second
tower looks fine. There may have been a minor accident but not as bad as
what was reported.
~Josh
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Robb Alvey
>read. If the damage that had been reported then the wheel on the second
>tower looks fine. There may have been a minor accident but not as bad as
>what was reported.
>
> ~Josh
Does it really come as any surprise to anyone that Vekoma is having problems
getting Déją vu working? Think about the last 2 'production model' rides they
did. Their first Invertigo, Hangover, took an extra year before it opened when
they tried to use LIMS to get the train up the tower. And look at how much
extra time they spent with Stealth at PGA. Didn't they go back and redesign
the trains and restraints at least once, possible twice? From what I
understand, the Deja Vu's are pretty much prototypes, in the sense that there
wasn't a full-scale version built at Vekoma before SF purchased the idea. Just
like Invertigo and Stealth. It would not surprise me to see these rides closed
throughout most of the summer.
If I remember correctly, Stealth had completed construction around June or July
of '99, but really wasn't ready for the public until at least 8 or 9 months
after that. During the Fall Con in '99, they were still having problems with
the trains, and there wasn't even one on site. It was back at Vekoma being
redesigned.
I think it's only ironic that the ride is called "Deja Vu" since the problems
they seem to be having on these rides is reminiscent of all the other Vekoma
production models! =)
--Robb
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mamoosh
was never scheduled to open until 2000...March, I believe. PGA PR Rep
Derek H told us they built it early to work out the kinks. It seemed
to be a good idea. Maybe SF can learn something from that experience?
Nah...
Matthew
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Robb Alvey
>was never scheduled to open until 2000...March, I believe. PGA PR Rep
>Derek H told us they built it early to work out the kinks. It seemed
>to be a good idea. Maybe SF can learn something from that experience?
>Nah...
Exactly! I'm sure both PGA and Vekoma needed the extra time to get it ready.
I know this is one of the reasons why Vekoma built it so early. It's not like
Vekoma has the track record that B&M does when they build new products. Both
Oblivion and Medusa opened on time with little problems if I recall.
Regveg29
but nothing serious. I actually enjoyed being stuck on the brake for 20 mins,
in the cold April rain.....with no coat......or hat.....or gloves....you get
the idea. As if that was not bad enough, we got stuck again on the brake run!
More sitting in the rain! FUN!!
LOL!
