Friday, December 4, 2009

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Perspective from Friend

My classmate rode Rockit in September and he said it is his favorite ride in USF. Last Thanksgiving, he rode it again, but there were technical difficulties with the ride, so he decided to go (he still deems it his favorite ride). It was a 2 and a half long wait and then the ride broke down. Yeah, it happens to some rides that just opened (namely first-of-its-kind types). During their first few weeks, for example, Spider-Man and Revenge of the Mummy had a plethora of technical difficulties as well. Still... I have been hearing stuff such as:

1. The moving walkway has not been working since the ride opened.
2. There have been recent breakdowns with the ride involving music, LEDs, etc.
3. Rough trains have been reported on the coaster as seen in this video posted by dshaytes:



4. Express is not open yet (and might not until next year).
5. I don't know what happened to the CityWalk entrance, but I don't think it is open yet.
6. It valleyed two times after it opened.
7. It did not open during HHN.

Hopefully, they will solve 1-6 (which will automatically solve 7) soon. In the meantime, the coaster is still open (and got its final train last month).

Stay tuned!

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