I got stuck on this ride on the part where the whole platform drops about 10 feet in a dark cave. All the lights went off and it became completely still and silent. It took just a little too long. No one was too worried until some of the people in our car mentioned they were just on the ride and it didn’t do this. That’s when the panic set in. After screaming help for a long couple of minutes the ride finally resumed. Turns out that when a guest with a disability gets on the ride they just stop the whole thing. I mean, accessibility is cool and all, but they could have made an announcement.
I was thinking about how unpleasant it would be to get stuck in that drop track block zone when he mentioned it. Your description is just about what I expected. And yes it would be damn smart of them to put a system in to let passengers knw what is happening.
Same thing happened to us a couple weeks ago on our third ride of the day. I knew it wasn’t right. I freaked out so hard internally I became silent and kinda saw my life flash before my eyes 🤣
Sadly PA systems are not common on rides. There are a few rides that have them. But it should be more commonplace. Modern Coasters aren't going to have a catastrophic failure of that nature. Back in the 90's, I was in a real panic situation years ago on a coaster ride in Oklahoma. The ride came to a stop and didn't resume into the station, also for whatever reason they couldn't get the safety restraints to release. We were baking in the hot sun for hours. After several techs tried to fix the problem. A guy in a suit I guess a big wig from the park who knows and a really fat-looking guy came out, I don't know what the hell he did but he spent 30 mins on it got the restraints to release and the brakes released. That night in the hotel my arms were totally burnt my face was burnt and my neck. It took a while for the PTSD to wear off before I got on another coaster.
Cool fact. When I was a senior in high school.. my physics class did a workbook to calculate the physics for all the rides at 6 Flags Atlanta. When we were finished, we got to go to Six Flags and ride all the rides for free. They had a day where only schools math or science teams were allowed to enter the park. It was the BEST time I've ever had in an amusement park. There were literally no lines.. it almost felt like my team had the whole park to ourselves.
@@nthgth no it was just something special our Physics teacher found out that 6 Flags does, or did.. I dont know if they still have that. Prob not with Covid going on
Fulton County/Centennial High School alumna checking in: We had Six Flags Physics Day for juniors and seniors back in the early 00s, physics was never my favorite class but I loved Physics Day. Good to see that it continues! Six Flags Over Georgia has a sign up for schools on their website as of December 2021.
My brother and I had a problem with that. I could make the light turn green for like a fraction of a second and they said that wasn't long enough. My brother (martial artist and football player) couldn't make the light turn green. Sorry that you had issues too, but I'm glad that my brother and I weren't the only ones that felt this way.
I literally waited 2 hours in line only to be told that I couldn’t ride. I’m not that large, I wear L-XL clothing. I see many people around the park much bigger than I am. I was clearly upset and crying the kid who had just told me I couldn’t ride then asked my boyfriend if he wanted to ride. Universal needs some empathy training for their employees. I love the park and I’m a annual pass holder so to be be just thrown to the side because of my size sucked.
I like how you made sure to emphasize--twice--that it was never dangerous, but rather that in order to guarantee safety, it had to shut down disappointingly often.
That's not what I was told. Universal staff claimed that the ride was so damn complex that they had to keep running empty cars around to find even the tiniest problem. I got sick of the waiting (waited about 3 hours and the stupid line didn't move more than a foot. I gave up and left. I doubt it was worth waiting hours and hours for it.
@@largol33t1 Both statements are true. They had to run the empty cars to find the problems in order to ensure there were no safety issues for actual passengers, and because it was so complex, they had to shut it down and do that disappointingly often. It's extremely frustrating, but good to see that they are prioritising safety.
I love how your videos always ensure safety. I’ve ridden this coaster four times, three of which were perfect circuits with no stops. The one time I got stopped was in arguably the worst area, right after the drop track, we sat in the dark silence for almost 10 minutes and people were afraid that another train was gonna come and fall on top of us. Several other riders and I tried to convince them that was impossible and we were completely safe with the knowledge I learned from THIS video!
This just happened to me. Everyone was so scared another car would fall onto us even though there are so many failsafes. Fortunately, it kept going again after a couple mins
SAME! I got stuck right after the drop and I kept hearing the people above us screaming and getting closer and it was my second time riding it, so I recognized it was sitting there too long. That gave me more fear than the entire ride itself 😭 I thought "oh welp, I'm going to be in a top 10 roller coaster deaths video now"
Does universal let you ride it again if you have a bad experience like that while riding? It would suck to wait for 2 hours to then have your ride disrupted by reliability
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It really is that bad. Went to Universal in January and ran to Hagrid's at "rope drop". The damn thing wasn't ready and it had been built months ago. They kept saying they were having problems and kept running empty cars around and around. After about two hours I gave up and left the line. It needs to be torn down and replaced with something that actually works. I predict it'll be nothing but a massive headache for Universal in the next year or two.
@@largol33t1 Being fair Pandemic gave it some time to smooth out those rougher edges, and now it’s running everyday with few delays. Saying that it should be scrapped entirely is very extremist stance considering the amount of time it’s down for now.
largol33t1 spending millions of dollars on a roller coaster than immediately spending Illinois of dollars to get rid of said roller coaster seems like a fantastic financial decision
Oh wow, this video took me by surprise. I commissioned this roller coaster with Universal as a Technician. Watching your video was an absolute blast from the past for me, but I did notice several instances where the information you're presenting isn't completely correct. Please consider this comment less a critique and more of someone pulling back the veil and giving a bit more insight. Operationally a headache is absolutely underselling the technical difficulties the attraction has faced and continues to face. You might find this to be surprising but most of the issues that the venue faced at opening were not mechanical failures, but actually electrical. One thing I noticed you didn't really talk about was how the track itself incorporates a metric ton of sensors of varying types and functionality. These sensors were actually a huge source of the venue's unreliability in the early days of operation. They're checking things like position of trains, speed of trains, state of track switches, position of the brake fins, and so on. They're honestly the single most safety critical element of the attraction, but we ran into numerous headaches caused by defective or damaged sensors in combination with programming that hadn't been fully optimized. If a single sensor fails to respond in time or doesn't read correctly, the Ride's control system will stop the attraction for the safety and wellbeing of our guests. Depending on the issue, a physical repair would be required, though a few did allow us to simply acknowledge the fault had occurred and recover. I do want to stress that we always took notice of it when we acknowledged it because a repeat occurrence would be a sign of a failing or faulty sensor that needed to be addressed ASAP. Optimization of the code governing these sensors has led to some major improvements overall, making the system operate in a far more stable way that has reduced the need for a lot of downtime unless immediate repairs are needed. The second major cause of technical issues is in the friction wheel system that you pointed out is used for braking and for moving things along as a low speed. This is technically true, but the friction wheels out in the track also serve as a speed stabilizer for trains entering into the LSMs for the launch zones. It's hard to really see when you're zipping along the ride but the motors actually move at a fairly high rate of speed as a train approaches. Depending on the weight of the train, some trains need a small boost and others need to slow down a bit so that the LSMs can accelerate them to the proper rate of speed in time. The tires themselves were not the best choices, if I'm being fully honest. They were never intended for this sort of application and would routinely go flat due to severe wear and tear or their inner tube rupturing from stress. The loss of a single friction wheel is a HUGE deal when the system is keeping an eye out for delays of up to 1/100th of a second. Unfortunately, it would take the better part of 2 years before the issue of the tires themselves would be properly addressed and I can confirm that Intamin has actually changed their standards as a result of the issues Hagrids has had to deal with. For the Buss Bar system, this is where I need to correct the record a bit. You might be surprised to hear this but both the long buss bar section you come into in the Waiting Zone and the smaller buss bar section in the station are supplying power to the vehicle. It's hard to see in the video but the buss bar consists of 6 rails in both the long and short segment. There actually used to be a similar section of buss rail located in the drop tower that we removed due to it being too redundant. The real reason for the left and right sections of track is because the internal capacitors are not linked to the entire system. The longer section of buss rail is powering the onboard lighting and audio while the shorter section is powering the onboard computers that are communicating with the Ride Control system. The charging system is intended to operate as a "Top Up" system while in regular operation, so if a train loses complete power, it takes about 3 cycles for everything to come back online. I realize that probably sounds scary but the computer side of the system actually lasts MUCH longer and recovers much quicker than the audio/lights due to the lower demands. I've been away from that attraction for about a year now but I do believe the computer had an onboard battery backup for emergency purposes, so the system was able to stay online for up to 8 hours without a recharge, with the capacitor system acting as a pseudo charging system for the batteries. You're 100% correct about the limitation on the trains. Currently 9 trains is the venue sweet spot for operation, which was the result of a large overhaul of the coding controlling the timing for trains around the track as well as the speed of the load belt. If Operations is 100% on their A-Game and guests present limited issued, the venue can safely operate with 10, but the likelihood of more than 10 trains being in operation is little more than a pipe dream. You did hit the nail on the head that adding additional trains would increase the speed at which guests would need to be loaded, verified, and dispatched, which makes for an extremely frantic situation. The real limiter here is the speed of the load belt. In the low speed configuration (for 6-8 trains) the belt travels at 1ft per second. In High speed (for 8-10 trains), it moves at 2ft per second. In order to get beyond that, the belt would need to move at a 3ft a second, which is honestly too severe for the vast majority of people to simply walk onto from a fixed platform. It would result in significant accidents without overhauling the loading belt design to incorporate what is known as a "Feeder" belt that runs at a lower speed. Forbidden Journey uses this sort of setup (just as an example). This is almost outright off the table, so 10 trains are the absolute best you'll see for the foreseeable future. It has nothing to do with what anyone wants. It's purely a matter of safety. I can also confirm that 12 trains were only ever put on the track to test the full braking capabilities of the block zones. I can also tell you you're 100% correct about the operating capabilities with the drop tower. At least as I understood it as a grunt on the ground, the opening date for Hagrids actually had nothing to do with the lore. That was just an honest to goodness coincidence (or a very persuasive member of the Creative team, I've heard it both ways). The 3rd week of June is Universal's "Peak Week", where we essentially hit capacity with the most regularity. It falls after most schools let out for the Summer and June and July are some of the busiest months for international travel. Our goal is always to have as close to 100% uptime as possible from the start of the 2nd week of June through roughly the end of September to accommodate the extremely high demand we see. The only other time of the year that gets close is November thru January which is our notorious Christmas Season Peak. All in all, your video is absolutely incredible, and I wish I could have caught it at release. If I can pull back the curtain for your or anyone in the comments, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to tell you what I can.
I got stuck on the bottom of the drop in December 2019. Despite my knowledge of break runs and LIMs 100% thought that the next train was going to fall backwards on top of us. After getting off the people operating the ride were like “want to ride again” and I was like “is it going to do that again??” And they were like “probably not.” Anyways I got to ride it twice so that was nice
Same thing happened to us a few weeks ago! 3 of us had full blown panic attacks, especially because the ride sounds like it’s still running. It was terrifying! Lucky you got to just ride it again! We didn’t get that offer lol
@@PeaceMeBish Dang, you're lucky. I only got to ride it once. The weather was so bad that it was shut down most of the time I was there. It was raining so hard that you could barely tell that Sinbad's fountain was spewing water, and the road from Jurassic World to Harry Potter World was a small pond.
Dude, as a newbie as an embedded systems programmer, hats off to all of the engineers who made this ride. Not gonna lie, working on these kinds of rides would be really cool IMO.
@@shawnspencer8766 I'm more interested in helping writing and building the embedded real-time software in these rides, to be honest. Seems like it would be a cool job.
@@Thorhian PLCs and embedded realtime are deeply related fields even if the interfaces are fairly different. If you haven't checked out queuing theory (be able to think about how many cars are running at once or how many people can be expected to ride) or TLA+ (help verify that the ride remains safe even though the possible interactions are very complex), it seems like they would be very useful for roller coaster design.
right like rollercoasters really are engineering at it's funnest. like this isn't a slant at Engineering as im in school for it right now but roller-coaster use base level Engineering to an insane degree. components of force, mechanics of materials and much more like its just a really fun problem to work through
I had no idea the coaster was so unreliable. I went last week and waited about 55 minutes and got on the ride with no problem. It was really enjoyable, but kinda intense for someone like me who doesn’t do coasters all that often.
@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Just did it today. It has some backwards sections, which made a person in my group feel woozy. I didn't mind it personally. It also gets REALLY fast at certain sections, but it feels smooth and there aren't any "stomach drops" as I call it.
@@breew1702 but you literally c a n t control when you sneeze. It’s not like, “I’ve been waiting in line for 2 hours and I’m getting bored. Guess I’ll sneeze now.” And what if you’ve been waiting for hours but there’s something in the line you’re allergic to?
Just looking at the block zone diagram, I’m floored at how there’s a group of people out there that had the brain to safely design something so complex.
Thanks for taking a chance on me and providing my first opportunity to "officially" caption a video. It was an excellent learning experience and gave me a greater appreciation for how much work you put into even the smallest details. I'm excited for every new upload! 😁🍍
It’s honestly amazing that this rollercoaster functions at all with how complex it is. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the experience and forget how much really goes into these rides. This video was a fantastic example of that and I really appreciate all the thought and planning that went into it.
Meh roller coasters haven’t changed much over the years besides more audio and visual experiences along side the use of electromagnets to speed up the bikes in this case they just require more power tracks haven’t changed besides materials
It's quite the risk that Intamin and Universal Parks and Resorts took with this ride~ Intamin is already known for taking huge risks with their roller coasters, but I think this was their most technologically riskiest ride to date. I got to commend both Universal and Intamin for putting so much time, work, and detail into the ride. And even though it was really unreliable in its early years, it's amazing just how Intamin and Universal were able to figure out most of the kinks and are still trying to improve the capacity to this day, I believe.
I rode this the day it opened. I finally got on at 11:30 pm and they were still running it for the people behind us in line. I have to give Universal props for staying open so late to accommodate all the people who waited all day to ride through the breakdowns.
WARNING: A heads up to anyone with thick thighs. The safety bar is a lap bar in both the Gringots and Hagrid rides. If the bar cannot go down far enough you can’t ride the ride. I strongly suggest trying out seat by the entrance to make sure the bar can go down. The continuous loading station doesn’t allow for many tries to get this done.
@@heffe4257 even if you are healthy weight, if you don’t have the correct body proportions you still won’t fit. Next time read the full post. I’ve seen healthy weight girls that are “well endowed” not fit, and men with muscular pecs and arms not fit. Weight is not always the issue.
Well done man, the time you put into these videos is absolutely insane. Brilliant content, I learned a ton and gained a lot of new respect for this ride.
i went to universal last summer and used my handicap pass as my own “express pass” and rode this ride 7 times that day. the ride kept stopping midway through every time i rode it, and the operators let all the riders stuck in the cart ride it again immediately. it was a pretty epic experience. and total props to the operators, letting all the riders get on again with no wait!
Thank you all for the overwhelming support with this video! Just a quick update, the ride has been updated so that it can operate with 8 trains and a single drop track if necessary. Also as crazy as the ride may sound, it is still perfectly safe!!!
@@lindacalderon6417 Intamin just has a lot of confidence in their rides, but underdeliver for capacity. I appreciate their design risks, but sometimes they go a bit too far :D B&M pretty much has a perfect theoretical capacity for their rides, but Intamin doesn't even come close sometimes. However, that being said, you can't blame Intamin for taking all these technological risks~
This ride was probably the most interesting to watch post opening. I immediately knew that there was going to be some issues with how complex the ride is, but some of the nonintentional downtimes were hilariously accurate to how Hagrid acts and does things. I remember some of the downtimes were attributed to a swarm of bees overtaking the ride area. This situation was complicated to deal with because bees are considered a protected species in Florida so they couldn't kill them off and instead had to collect and relocate them. I don't remember if there were any other ones where mother nature was causing issues, but this one was by far the funniest outside the osprey constantly nesting on top of the new velociraptor coaster.
This takes me back to my little sister and I getting slammed by a swarm of bees while on the first row of rip ride rockit! Felt like a bunch of rocks pelted us bc we were going so fast. My dad, who is allergic to bees, was thankfully in the second row. Didn’t realize I had bees all in my shirt until we got to the exit. We told some staff what happened/showed them the bees and they shuffled us to first aid. We were staying on-site so fast passes weren’t something they could offer, so they ended up giving us a pass to tour parts of the Hogwarts queue that people usually don’t see. One of my wilder Universal experiences!
9:16 "most rides are designed not to roll backwards, but on hagrid's, that was designed straight into the ride, because why not." actually when me and my family rode this ride the most notable part that my family kept talking about was the roll backwards. it was so unexpected and exciting, it really made the ride.
@@Jacqueline888 I think I might have as well. I rode it so many times. I don’t know what era you got to ride them, but hopefully it was when the two coasters were choreographed to have three near-head on collisions , Hence the name “dueling dragons.” Something happened that caused them to stop running the coasters synchronized like that. But they really were incredible.
SAME! My first trip there was 5 years ago, and I rode fire and ice once each. My second trip was the year after for my birthday, and I rode both twice that time with my mother in law (my fiance at the time can't ride anything with loops), and the staff let me jump line all 4 times (mother in law told staff that her son and I were newly engaged, and that it was my bday, so they spoiled us).
If anyone hasn’t gone, I highly suggest going if you can, it’s really fucking good. At least watch the first movie before going if you haven’t seen them. You’ll get largely a lot of the theming just from the first movie. Butter beer is delicious btw.
I roll my eyes at idiots that consume anything with a brand on it, but when it comes to HP, I’m an absolute loser and lack shame when I go to the parks.
Had the chance to ride it last week and it was amazing. Got very curious about how the hell they were making it safe to make a car go backwards without crashing with other cars. You explained perfectly and made me happier now to experience this again now knowing how it works.
Roller coasters 70 years ago: train 1 fails, train 2 smashes into it and explodes, rollercoasters now: large person gets off too quick, entire ride stops
Hmm ... don't think I've ever heard of a coaster train exploding - even in a movie! However, I could see one catching fire if the on-board capacitors got shorted out.
It’s not necessarily due to poor design, it’s for safety. We’re doing bigger, bolder, and more complicated rides, and certain safety measures have to be in place, ones they didn’t need back then.
I'd recommend checking with the same guys who came up with the names "Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum," and "Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain." Seems like a common theme among these kinds of rides.
5:29 wow that really surprised me. During covid my husband and I went to universal for our honeymoon and didn’t even know that the Hagrid ride was there at first, Every time we walked by there was a huge line down hogsmeade with barriers and workers would be holding signed with “line starts here” wait times, or sometimes the line would be straight up closed to more people. It constantly was going down while we were there, to the point it seemed like it was a theatrical play or something that had specific times that you could go to. Eventually we found out it was a new roller coaster, and just happened to be walking by right as they reopened the ride. We only had like a half an hour to fourty five minute wait (normally the wait had been like 4-6 hours) and the ride went down once while we were in line. When we got to ride it, it wasn’t the fourteen passenger car like you showed in the video. Instead we had one car, that only fit just the two of us. It was amazing getting to ride solely as the only couple on the coaster and was a great way to end our trip. Super freaky though being the only people you can even see on the ride.
I was there last week, and we went on hagrids right after they added another train and cycled through. The timing still wasn't right though, and after our train dropped from the devils snare into the screwts, our ride actually paused to wait for another train to go by, and we got to see the track switch, before our bikes started up again, the block system is really a work of art.
There is a brake section just before the switch track part which will stop the train should the track not switch in time, its a fail-safe, so I wouldn't worry too much.
It's similar with day to day train operation. Green light would not be given until the switch is in safe position. The train may approach the junction at speed, but when the red light goes off the train engineer must stop. Similar thing but happened automagically here.
I was thinking the same thing - no need for it to be that complicated, it could still be a great ride without some of the track changes/drops. Better that it just works
The nitty-gritty of how this coaster works is impressive and kind of interesting, from a logistics and engineering POV. Hats off to the engineers who designed it! Hats off to all coaster designers!
@@calw2939 I used to work the ride, and yes, you do! You kind of lose your balance, as your brain tries to "counter" the movement of the ground. It's a very odd feeling, but it goes away after a few minutes.
I imagine it’s like a boat. Whenever I get off a boat, I feel like I’m still on it while walking on solid ground. But it goes away after a few minutes.
Christ this ride is complicated. So many technical parts to go wrong. The brake fins on Stealth still jam and cause issues. As this ride ages, reliablity could be massive problem again.
Well I doubt it would be a big issue as all the components that may fault electronically or mechanically probably have a service life and get replaced to prevent future issues. And all the things that don't get replaced probably have strict inspections. They have a huge budget for keeping rides up to date. Unlike small amusement parks that will have a ride down for a couple weeks.
As someone who waited over 13 hours on opening day for this ride and heard all the times the ride shut down just in that one day, it's awesome to be able to see the explanation for all of it - just makes me appreciate the ride even more!
@@KrissyMeow I only had to wait 1-2 hours and that was almost too much for me! Overall amazing ride, but wow it stopped so many times when I went for grad bash. Definitely wasn't expecting the drop part either. Loved the props so much
i thought i would watch like, five minutes of this video bc of my adhd, but your videos are so PERFECTLY TIMED. you dont sit too long on a topic, and you're extremely informative in a short manner, like a teacher. i genuinely appreciate it!
This, as well as your other problematic roller coaster videos, are the most incredibly well researched coaster content I've ever seen. You have a hell of a quality product here, sir. Well done.
I can remember dueling dragons being a really fun ride, especially if you waited for the front seats. When they would come directly at each other and watch the terrified faces on other coaster
We went on this last month and had to stop on a block zone during the course - they let us ride it again immediately! I have a greater appreciation for the ride after watching this.
I had something pretty funny happen while I was waiting in line for this ride It was a long wait, and maybe at least one-fifth or one-fourth of the way into the ride’s queue, a dude in the line stood up and said quite loudly, “alright, everybody, I’ve been waiting for the Hagrid ride for too long, I shall go now, have a great day… and it’s gonna rain anyways…”. And then he left. Lol, I’ve never had that happen in an attraction’s queue before. But this ride was phenomenal, definitely one of the best and most stunning theme park attractions in the world, and I rode it at night time, which honestly made the experience better. Also, it never rained that day xD
Aside from being mind blown by the amount of engineering difficulties throughout this ride, I’m equally mind blown by how well you put this video together. Great Work!
This was fascinating! My company actually rented half of Harry Potter World for an evening a couple of years ago, and I rode that thing like 5 times in a row without needing to queue up. It was an amazing ride (that I had never heard of before)! I had no idea there was so much engineering going into it!!
That ride was problematic as well it seemed. I went when I was younger and it was stopped a few times as we waited and when we finally got on, it just pulled out of the station then just stopped and was shutdown for the day. Wish I had the chance to go
this ride was probably my favorite BUT is definitely not for someone (like me) who gets motion sickness. the ride went smoothly until the end when we were pulling into the loading station to get off where the ride dead stopped due to errors for a good 15 minutes. universal staff was really good about it and gave everyone express passes.
You know you're a fan of the channel when you hear the words, "for those of you who aren't familiar" and you already know that a definition of block zones is coming...lol
I love that too! Saying something like “where the Fluffy animatronic comes into view” would be reasonable, but it’s sweet that he says, “where the guests see Fluffy.” :)
Throughout my life I have learned three things: 1) The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell 2) Epstein didnt kill himself 3) A block is a section of track that only one train may occupy at a time
@@graysonk95 coorection: Hyper- a full circuit roller coaster over 200 feet in height but less than 300 feet, or containing a drop over between 200 and 300 feet in height
the opening date should've been september 1st. it would've been perfect since that's the day that students arrive at hogwarts plus they would've had time to fix the rides major issues.
i imagine there’s strong incentive to open during summertime as that’s the busiest season already. while opening the ride in september would draw in more people than normal for the season, i imagine a lot of people would be disappointed that they couldn’t go right away. since most people schedule around their kids’ school
i rode this twice in late 2021 and i didn’t have any issues nor were there any closures. they really got it together and now it’s a smooth ride that is probably my favorite coaster
You know you're getting older when you start to appreciate the ambition Universal Creative and Intamin had in making the complexities of this ride a reality even more than the level of theming and immersion offered by the ride experience itself.
I used to work in costuming for universal so I was on the back side of this ride all the time, the thing that’s just as unreliable as the ride is the elevator in the back stages 🤣
Spent all day trying to get in the online que for this last Christmas, and finally was able to secure a night ride as my first ride. I was bummed about the loss of Dragon Challenge, but this is definitely a worthy successor.
This is a classic example of maintenance complexity. I've been a software engineer for many (many) years and have seen this systematic problem countless times. The solution in this case is often to reduce the complexity by ironically adding more complexity. There is little difference between this and factory automation, except there is no obvious speed buffer, which I believe is the issue at play. Adding features to minutely adjust the speed of trains is probably already in place. Doing so is complicated. However, isolating these complex subsystems is the key, which given the scale, this, too, is probably already in place. The timing constraints simply seem too tight.
I have been seeing this in my recommended feed and kept saying "Yeah, I know that would be extremely fascinating, but I just don't feel like watching a 30 minute video right now". Finally I have decided to dive in, and I know I will be in for a treat with Ryan!
I rode it a week ago, and its legit one of the best rides I've ever ridden. Its pure joy. I'm 280Lbs, and I had no issues (luckily). I was also lucky to be on the front car, and riding it at night for the first time. Suuuper blast!
Hagrids was basiccally the prototype for all these Switch track coasters that Intamin has been coming up with. they do it super complicated the first time. so they can do the single track flawlessly... I see you Intamin >.>
@@nathonizamboni875 They were probably referring to upcoming Intamin coasters that will also use the "swing launch," like Pantheon & that one at Parc Asterix.
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan But the train isn't on the spike when the track switches; in fact, it's moving away from the switch track, at a very low speed, and sitting on a launch track set up to launch it farther from the switch track. That's what makes Hagrid's's special; if the switch track fails, there's a lot more complexity required to keep the ride safe.
@@A.F.Whitepigeon True that~ Intamin really thinks implement a lot of different safety methods, but at the cost of using so much technology that the ride goes down.
I’m studying engineering, and these videos are really cool to listen to. As someone who’s into some very niche topics, it’s nice to hear you speak so passionately about yours! These videos make me feel a little more confident to share my interests, thank you :)
As someone who has been on every ride and coaster in Orlando dozens of times as well as was a ride operator I think this was an absolutely perfect video. Very well explained with care for guests and employees. You sir, have a new fan and follower! 12/10. About to go binge the rest of your videos
at one point you mentioned sensors, located in or near the track braking mechanisms, Space Mountain uses the same technology but if a rider loses a hat, the hat will inadvertently fall into the brake mechanisms thereby triggering a sensor, the computer now believes there may be two trains (too close to each other) & the ride would automatically E-Stop. this happened 3 times a day with no exaggeration. it was a pain Everytime because we would have to run track and reset all of Space Mountain.
this is absolutely amazing. the sheer volume of moving parts that can cause a shut down or fault is mind blowing. i am terrified of coasters, but this channel makes me feel better about riding ngl.
They should have had an "official" open date and an actual open date a week or so earlier to work out the bumps before the big crowd. If you went early and it worked then that would be a bonus; if not, then no big deal. I had a boss that recommended that kind of thing to a guy he was training to open a delivery restaurant. He ignored his advice and pissed off his first customers when all his new staff couldn't handle the initial rush during the advertised "grand opening."
Yeah, they should have tried that. The word would have gotten out immediately, but it would still take a few days for coaster fans to flock to the park
It's incredible how far Intamin pushes technology, while making their rollercoasters relatively reliable. There are some manufacturers more reliable than Intamin, but most of them aren't as innovative as Intamin, while Intamin is hitting the right spots with their ideas. Thank you for this video!
I wouldn’t use relatively reliable. Their biggest issue is the lack of reliability. They are the most innovative but not balanced not at all. The only reason they become reliable-ish is because parks later fix the rides....if possible.Often at reduce capacity and higher cost.
@@jonathandpg6115 That's why I called them relatively reliable. Of course Intamin rides are famous for their downtimes, especially early during their lifetime, but compared to other manufacturers trying to push the boundries, it is still impressive. For example, Ring Racer, which was meant to be the worlds fastest rollercoaster at some point, was just operating for a couple of days and is SBNO since. At it never reached the desired speed.TTD, Kingda Ka and Formula Rossa are still operating and are easily rideable.
They actually implemented scales on the trains so they can calculate the speed and run time of each train to aply the perfect buffer per train to prevent cascading. Sorce: me an engineer at bosch designing the sensors
@@h.r.9563 When as the operator of the ride, you dont see the proper train weight, you know to stop the cars and stop loading passengers because it would be obvious that the weight sensors have failed.
*Source but honestly I think people should really start sources on their comments when they said something that is a supposed fact about soemthing, thank you for that
@@rand0mpers0n79 Hello fellow Random Person! Agreed but... "me an Engineer"? I understand that Engineers focus on more on math than grammar. Still, that's somewhat disconcerting.
I LOVE studying themed rides. I'm skeptical how 'themed' a plain roller coaster could be. So when a friend said this was her new favorite ride I had to check it out. ... This ride looks amazing! I neeeeeed to ride it.
Its definitely one of the most themed coasters out there. The most unique aspect of the theming is that the coaster advances the plot in a straightforward way.
Hmm... on the one hand, I see the cleverness of relying on the ride operators to check the restraints, but on the other hand I'd still prefer a dual layer safety system (operator checks AND a sensor) over one that can fail due to human error with no backup. More moving parts for potential errors and shutdowns, yes, but to my mind the added safety would be worth it.
I agree wholeheartedly. I could have died as a child on a drop tower at Six Flags Fiesta Texas because the operator didn’t make sure my restraints were properly fastened (luckily my dad used to work at the original Six Flags and screamed at the operator until she hit the button to stop the ride and bring us back down, but that didn’t happen until we were at least 25 feet in the air). A sensor system could save lives.
@@PhoenixFireKMS same happened to my cousin. They checked us all but my cousins restraint went up for some reason and my parent yelled at someone to get them to fix it before we went up luckily. It's scary! Like human error just happens . Maybe you don't push down enough, maybe you are sleep deprived, maybe your brain slipped. It just happens and it's wild there is no safety backup for a ride this intense
It was built so they could get a ton of people riding it at the same time and move the line...but consequently it just made it almost impossible to actually move a line lol
The first time I went on Hagrid's our ride vehicle stopped after the drop tower and we were stuck in the dark with eerie music and sounds playing from the top half of the drop tower. We were prob stuck there for three minutes. At the time I thought it broke but now that I think about it, the trains were probably backed up and that was just the closest block zone
If the ride can only run with 6 trains when there is one drop track, and run a maximum of 12 trains when their is 2 drop tracks. What is the maximum capacity per hour if it had 5 drop tracks but only one train would be allowed in the station at any given time?
There's something poetic about a ride themed on Hagrid that can fault if a large person gets on it
Bloody muggles need proper leviosa.
I went for my birthday 3 years ago and I didn’t fit 🥲
@@eleanorshellstrop39 lol
@@eleanorshellstrop39 lol didnt it open in 2019
@@EllaMBV lol 2016
I got stuck on this ride on the part where the whole platform drops about 10 feet in a dark cave. All the lights went off and it became completely still and silent. It took just a little too long. No one was too worried until some of the people in our car mentioned they were just on the ride and it didn’t do this. That’s when the panic set in. After screaming help for a long couple of minutes the ride finally resumed. Turns out that when a guest with a disability gets on the ride they just stop the whole thing. I mean, accessibility is cool and all, but they could have made an announcement.
I was thinking about how unpleasant it would be to get stuck in that drop track block zone when he mentioned it. Your description is just about what I expected. And yes it would be damn smart of them to put a system in to let passengers knw what is happening.
Same thing happened to me when I went this summer. I was scared shitless.
Same thing happened to us a couple weeks ago on our third ride of the day. I knew it wasn’t right. I freaked out so hard internally I became silent and kinda saw my life flash before my eyes 🤣
@@sg7014 I CANT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I literally thought I was going to die.
Sadly PA systems are not common on rides. There are a few rides that have them. But it should be more commonplace. Modern Coasters aren't going to have a catastrophic failure of that nature. Back in the 90's, I was in a real panic situation years ago on a coaster ride in Oklahoma. The ride came to a stop and didn't resume into the station, also for whatever reason they couldn't get the safety restraints to release. We were baking in the hot sun for hours. After several techs tried to fix the problem. A guy in a suit I guess a big wig from the park who knows and a really fat-looking guy came out, I don't know what the hell he did but he spent 30 mins on it got the restraints to release and the brakes released. That night in the hotel my arms were totally burnt my face was burnt and my neck. It took a while for the PTSD to wear off before I got on another coaster.
Cool fact. When I was a senior in high school.. my physics class did a workbook to calculate the physics for all the rides at 6 Flags Atlanta. When we were finished, we got to go to Six Flags and ride all the rides for free. They had a day where only schools math or science teams were allowed to enter the park. It was the BEST time I've ever had in an amusement park. There were literally no lines.. it almost felt like my team had the whole park to ourselves.
That's freaking awesome man! Both of those things. Did that count as a senior class trip?
@@nthgth no it was just something special our Physics teacher found out that 6 Flags does, or did.. I dont know if they still have that. Prob not with Covid going on
They didn't have roller coasters back then
My junior physics class did that at Knotts Berry Farm!
Fulton County/Centennial High School alumna checking in: We had Six Flags Physics Day for juniors and seniors back in the early 00s, physics was never my favorite class but I loved Physics Day. Good to see that it continues! Six Flags Over Georgia has a sign up for schools on their website as of December 2021.
It's ironic that. A large person stepping on the station platform causes the ride to break down considering hagrid is a giant
My brother and I had a problem with that. I could make the light turn green for like a fraction of a second and they said that wasn't long enough. My brother (martial artist and football player) couldn't make the light turn green. Sorry that you had issues too, but I'm glad that my brother and I weren't the only ones that felt this way.
Frank Dufek half giant*
I literally waited 2 hours in line only to be told that I couldn’t ride. I’m not that large, I wear L-XL clothing. I see many people around the park much bigger than I am. I was clearly upset and crying the kid who had just told me I couldn’t ride then asked my boyfriend if he wanted to ride. Universal needs some empathy training for their employees. I love the park and I’m a annual pass holder so to be be just thrown to the side because of my size sucked.
Julia Estep they weren’t empathetic when my brother and I werent able to fit. They were just like “yeah it’s red, you cant ride.”
Also “a large person having trouble getting in the train” 😂
I like how you made sure to emphasize--twice--that it was never dangerous, but rather that in order to guarantee safety, it had to shut down disappointingly often.
Yeah I'm so glad he did that lol because I'm really scared of rollarcoasters and I've been trying to get better so I'm glad it's still safe
That's not what I was told. Universal staff claimed that the ride was so damn complex that they had to keep running empty cars around to find even the tiniest problem. I got sick of the waiting (waited about 3 hours and the stupid line didn't move more than a foot. I gave up and left. I doubt it was worth waiting hours and hours for it.
@@largol33t1 Both statements are true. They had to run the empty cars to find the problems in order to ensure there were no safety issues for actual passengers, and because it was so complex, they had to shut it down and do that disappointingly often. It's extremely frustrating, but good to see that they are prioritising safety.
I hear malfunctioning sensors one too many times and multiple trains and I’m good. Don’t ever need to ride it haha
@@ej5538 Yeah it seems like way too much trouble to go through for a ride
I love how your videos always ensure safety. I’ve ridden this coaster four times, three of which were perfect circuits with no stops. The one time I got stopped was in arguably the worst area, right after the drop track, we sat in the dark silence for almost 10 minutes and people were afraid that another train was gonna come and fall on top of us. Several other riders and I tried to convince them that was impossible and we were completely safe with the knowledge I learned from THIS video!
same exact thing happened to me
I like to picture that you somehow watched the video while stuck and sitting on the coaster while people quietly watched over your shoulder
This just happened to me. Everyone was so scared another car would fall onto us even though there are so many failsafes. Fortunately, it kept going again after a couple mins
SAME! I got stuck right after the drop and I kept hearing the people above us screaming and getting closer and it was my second time riding it, so I recognized it was sitting there too long. That gave me more fear than the entire ride itself 😭 I thought "oh welp, I'm going to be in a top 10 roller coaster deaths video now"
Does universal let you ride it again if you have a bad experience like that while riding? It would suck to wait for 2 hours to then have your ride disrupted by reliability
This wasn’t a UA-cam video. This was a college course in rollercoasters. I’m now a proud graduate of Rollercoaster University.
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Don't you have to pass @Coaster College first?
yes and im your colleague
But it's viewable on UA-cam, therefore it is a youtube video.
*Listens to 7 minute explanation of the engineering gymnastics behind this coaster*
Well dang no wonder it never works.
It really is that bad. Went to Universal in January and ran to Hagrid's at "rope drop". The damn thing wasn't ready and it had been built months ago. They kept saying they were having problems and kept running empty cars around and around. After about two hours I gave up and left the line. It needs to be torn down and replaced with something that actually works. I predict it'll be nothing but a massive headache for Universal in the next year or two.
@@largol33t1 Being fair Pandemic gave it some time to smooth out those rougher edges, and now it’s running everyday with few delays. Saying that it should be scrapped entirely is very extremist stance considering the amount of time it’s down for now.
largol33t1 spending millions of dollars on a roller coaster than immediately spending Illinois of dollars to get rid of said roller coaster seems like a fantastic financial decision
@@largol33t1 lol no. its like you didnt see the video!
@@largol33t1 It runs a lot smoother now and is far more reliable. I went to Universal in November 2020 and rode it 3 times with no issues.
Oh wow, this video took me by surprise.
I commissioned this roller coaster with Universal as a Technician. Watching your video was an absolute blast from the past for me, but I did notice several instances where the information you're presenting isn't completely correct. Please consider this comment less a critique and more of someone pulling back the veil and giving a bit more insight.
Operationally a headache is absolutely underselling the technical difficulties the attraction has faced and continues to face. You might find this to be surprising but most of the issues that the venue faced at opening were not mechanical failures, but actually electrical. One thing I noticed you didn't really talk about was how the track itself incorporates a metric ton of sensors of varying types and functionality. These sensors were actually a huge source of the venue's unreliability in the early days of operation. They're checking things like position of trains, speed of trains, state of track switches, position of the brake fins, and so on. They're honestly the single most safety critical element of the attraction, but we ran into numerous headaches caused by defective or damaged sensors in combination with programming that hadn't been fully optimized. If a single sensor fails to respond in time or doesn't read correctly, the Ride's control system will stop the attraction for the safety and wellbeing of our guests. Depending on the issue, a physical repair would be required, though a few did allow us to simply acknowledge the fault had occurred and recover. I do want to stress that we always took notice of it when we acknowledged it because a repeat occurrence would be a sign of a failing or faulty sensor that needed to be addressed ASAP. Optimization of the code governing these sensors has led to some major improvements overall, making the system operate in a far more stable way that has reduced the need for a lot of downtime unless immediate repairs are needed.
The second major cause of technical issues is in the friction wheel system that you pointed out is used for braking and for moving things along as a low speed. This is technically true, but the friction wheels out in the track also serve as a speed stabilizer for trains entering into the LSMs for the launch zones. It's hard to really see when you're zipping along the ride but the motors actually move at a fairly high rate of speed as a train approaches. Depending on the weight of the train, some trains need a small boost and others need to slow down a bit so that the LSMs can accelerate them to the proper rate of speed in time. The tires themselves were not the best choices, if I'm being fully honest. They were never intended for this sort of application and would routinely go flat due to severe wear and tear or their inner tube rupturing from stress. The loss of a single friction wheel is a HUGE deal when the system is keeping an eye out for delays of up to 1/100th of a second. Unfortunately, it would take the better part of 2 years before the issue of the tires themselves would be properly addressed and I can confirm that Intamin has actually changed their standards as a result of the issues Hagrids has had to deal with.
For the Buss Bar system, this is where I need to correct the record a bit. You might be surprised to hear this but both the long buss bar section you come into in the Waiting Zone and the smaller buss bar section in the station are supplying power to the vehicle. It's hard to see in the video but the buss bar consists of 6 rails in both the long and short segment. There actually used to be a similar section of buss rail located in the drop tower that we removed due to it being too redundant. The real reason for the left and right sections of track is because the internal capacitors are not linked to the entire system. The longer section of buss rail is powering the onboard lighting and audio while the shorter section is powering the onboard computers that are communicating with the Ride Control system. The charging system is intended to operate as a "Top Up" system while in regular operation, so if a train loses complete power, it takes about 3 cycles for everything to come back online. I realize that probably sounds scary but the computer side of the system actually lasts MUCH longer and recovers much quicker than the audio/lights due to the lower demands. I've been away from that attraction for about a year now but I do believe the computer had an onboard battery backup for emergency purposes, so the system was able to stay online for up to 8 hours without a recharge, with the capacitor system acting as a pseudo charging system for the batteries.
You're 100% correct about the limitation on the trains. Currently 9 trains is the venue sweet spot for operation, which was the result of a large overhaul of the coding controlling the timing for trains around the track as well as the speed of the load belt. If Operations is 100% on their A-Game and guests present limited issued, the venue can safely operate with 10, but the likelihood of more than 10 trains being in operation is little more than a pipe dream. You did hit the nail on the head that adding additional trains would increase the speed at which guests would need to be loaded, verified, and dispatched, which makes for an extremely frantic situation. The real limiter here is the speed of the load belt. In the low speed configuration (for 6-8 trains) the belt travels at 1ft per second. In High speed (for 8-10 trains), it moves at 2ft per second. In order to get beyond that, the belt would need to move at a 3ft a second, which is honestly too severe for the vast majority of people to simply walk onto from a fixed platform. It would result in significant accidents without overhauling the loading belt design to incorporate what is known as a "Feeder" belt that runs at a lower speed. Forbidden Journey uses this sort of setup (just as an example). This is almost outright off the table, so 10 trains are the absolute best you'll see for the foreseeable future. It has nothing to do with what anyone wants. It's purely a matter of safety. I can also confirm that 12 trains were only ever put on the track to test the full braking capabilities of the block zones. I can also tell you you're 100% correct about the operating capabilities with the drop tower.
At least as I understood it as a grunt on the ground, the opening date for Hagrids actually had nothing to do with the lore. That was just an honest to goodness coincidence (or a very persuasive member of the Creative team, I've heard it both ways). The 3rd week of June is Universal's "Peak Week", where we essentially hit capacity with the most regularity. It falls after most schools let out for the Summer and June and July are some of the busiest months for international travel. Our goal is always to have as close to 100% uptime as possible from the start of the 2nd week of June through roughly the end of September to accommodate the extremely high demand we see. The only other time of the year that gets close is November thru January which is our notorious Christmas Season Peak.
All in all, your video is absolutely incredible, and I wish I could have caught it at release. If I can pull back the curtain for your or anyone in the comments, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to tell you what I can.
I got stuck on the bottom of the drop in December 2019. Despite my knowledge of break runs and LIMs 100% thought that the next train was going to fall backwards on top of us. After getting off the people operating the ride were like “want to ride again” and I was like “is it going to do that again??” And they were like “probably not.” Anyways I got to ride it twice so that was nice
Same thing happened to us a few weeks ago! 3 of us had full blown panic attacks, especially because the ride sounds like it’s still running. It was terrifying! Lucky you got to just ride it again! We didn’t get that offer lol
I rode it twice in Oct 2019 and had no issues, although it was constantly shut down or had reduced hours while we were there.
@@PeaceMeBish Dang, you're lucky. I only got to ride it once. The weather was so bad that it was shut down most of the time I was there. It was raining so hard that you could barely tell that Sinbad's fountain was spewing water, and the road from Jurassic World to Harry Potter World was a small pond.
I’d be scared still. The smiler smashed a few people even with Break runs and Lims
the exact same thing happened to us, it was great
Dude, as a newbie as an embedded systems programmer, hats off to all of the engineers who made this ride. Not gonna lie, working on these kinds of rides would be really cool IMO.
You should get into it man! I work on these ride PLC's daily, you get to see a lot of cool stuff.
@@shawnspencer8766 I'm more interested in helping writing and building the embedded real-time software in these rides, to be honest. Seems like it would be a cool job.
@@Thorhian PLCs and embedded realtime are deeply related fields even if the interfaces are fairly different. If you haven't checked out queuing theory (be able to think about how many cars are running at once or how many people can be expected to ride) or TLA+ (help verify that the ride remains safe even though the possible interactions are very complex), it seems like they would be very useful for roller coaster design.
right like rollercoasters really are engineering at it's funnest. like this isn't a slant at Engineering as im in school for it right now but roller-coaster use base level Engineering to an insane degree. components of force, mechanics of materials and much more like its just a really fun problem to work through
@@shawnspencer8766 How do you even get into this type of work?
The irony of the ride opening on the anniversary of possibly the worst day of hagrid’s life and it having multiple issues running 😅
Being a ride operator for this beast sounds STRESSFUL. I’d bet they put the seasoned operators on this one
This thing would make running hulk feel like I’m running the tea cups
Being on a moving platform for hours on end just sounds so unpleasant.
Ah, yes garlic Parmesan seasoned employee
i live in orlando and they hire people with 0 experience to operate this lol
@@daniellekilburn5332 Trial by fire being informative and pleasant with 24 seconds to load a row. LOL
Well I’ve never been an engineer but I can only imagine the mental breakdowns of the people who made this ride possible. Incredible work
I had no idea the coaster was so unreliable. I went last week and waited about 55 minutes and got on the ride with no problem. It was really enjoyable, but kinda intense for someone like me who doesn’t do coasters all that often.
Question: any upside-down sections??
@@outzymes3636 I don’t think so!
@@cookieaddictions thank you, I went before for a week but it was either down or the line was too long, so I didn't get a chance to ride it.
@@outzymes3636 Nope, you don't go upside down at all, but it's quite fast, and it's a lot of fun, just don't eat before going on it though.
@@rhaenyralikesyoutube6289 Just did it today. It has some backwards sections, which made a person in my group feel woozy. I didn't mind it personally. It also gets REALLY fast at certain sections, but it feels smooth and there aren't any "stomach drops" as I call it.
“If someone sneezes in line, this may cause the whole ride to shut down.”
Hahaha
@@mieeuhh there is no more mask policy tho, it’s only Disney now.
You still gotta follow it. Its a privage corporation. They can make their own rules. If you can't follow the rules....just dont go
@@breew1702 but you literally c a n t control when you sneeze. It’s not like, “I’ve been waiting in line for 2 hours and I’m getting bored. Guess I’ll sneeze now.” And what if you’ve been waiting for hours but there’s something in the line you’re allergic to?
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Just looking at the block zone diagram, I’m floored at how there’s a group of people out there that had the brain to safely design something so complex.
You should watch his space mountain video
Those people just played too much roller coaster tycoon 😂
@@cinnalion I think they played the exact right amount
Complex things aren't always better. Complex = higher chance of failure and more maintenance required.
Thanks for taking a chance on me and providing my first opportunity to "officially" caption a video. It was an excellent learning experience and gave me a greater appreciation for how much work you put into even the smallest details. I'm excited for every new upload! 😁🍍
It’s honestly amazing that this rollercoaster functions at all with how complex it is. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the experience and forget how much really goes into these rides. This video was a fantastic example of that and I really appreciate all the thought and planning that went into it.
You’re 😍
Meh roller coasters haven’t changed much over the years besides more audio and visual experiences along side the use of electromagnets to speed up the bikes in this case they just require more power tracks haven’t changed besides materials
It's quite the risk that Intamin and Universal Parks and Resorts took with this ride~ Intamin is already known for taking huge risks with their roller coasters, but I think this was their most technologically riskiest ride to date. I got to commend both Universal and Intamin for putting so much time, work, and detail into the ride. And even though it was really unreliable in its early years, it's amazing just how Intamin and Universal were able to figure out most of the kinks and are still trying to improve the capacity to this day, I believe.
That's the whole idea of the ride is it not !
I rode this the day it opened. I finally got on at 11:30 pm and they were still running it for the people behind us in line. I have to give Universal props for staying open so late to accommodate all the people who waited all day to ride through the breakdowns.
Yeah, that's awesome of the people of Universal. 🤍
WARNING: A heads up to anyone with thick thighs. The safety bar is a lap bar in both the Gringots and Hagrid rides. If the bar cannot go down far enough you can’t ride the ride. I strongly suggest trying out seat by the entrance to make sure the bar can go down. The continuous loading station doesn’t allow for many tries to get this done.
Basically don't be disgustingly fat 🤣🤣💯🤮🤮🤷
@@mikeg7411 it’s not about being fat. You can have thick thighs for many reasons. Maybe you should work on not being rude, thick headed, and obtuse.
Here’s an idea. People should lose weight and be healthy and then they can ride every ride.
@@heffe4257 well, people can lose weight, but you'll never stop being and insufferable @9y9i
@@heffe4257 even if you are healthy weight, if you don’t have the correct body proportions you still won’t fit. Next time read the full post.
I’ve seen healthy weight girls that are “well endowed” not fit, and men with muscular pecs and arms not fit.
Weight is not always the issue.
Well done man, the time you put into these videos is absolutely insane. Brilliant content, I learned a ton and gained a lot of new respect for this ride.
Coaster Studios Thanks Taylor!
How long did it take you to get a ride after it first opened Taylor?
Where did he say that?
I know absolutely nothing about how roller coasters work, but the way you’re explaining this is so interesting that i’m fully invested
I find my self longing for a break in his talking, just a little one.
@@patrikpass2962 you
i went to universal last summer and used my handicap pass as my own “express pass” and rode this ride 7 times that day. the ride kept stopping midway through every time i rode it, and the operators let all the riders stuck in the cart ride it again immediately. it was a pretty epic experience. and total props to the operators, letting all the riders get on again with no wait!
Thank you all for the overwhelming support with this video! Just a quick update, the ride has been updated so that it can operate with 8 trains and a single drop track if necessary. Also as crazy as the ride may sound, it is still perfectly safe!!!
Hey why don't you book a discovery flight for aerobatics?
Hello! Ive been watching your channel for a while now and on Friday and Saturday I will be at great adventure. I was wondering If you may be there?
@@MyOpinionDoesntCount Yeah and the manufacturer keeps over promising. Why do these amusement parks keep believing them?
@@lindacalderon6417 Intamin just has a lot of confidence in their rides, but underdeliver for capacity. I appreciate their design risks, but sometimes they go a bit too far :D B&M pretty much has a perfect theoretical capacity for their rides, but Intamin doesn't even come close sometimes. However, that being said, you can't blame Intamin for taking all these technological risks~
The amount of technology involved makes sense this was a nightmare to get it completely dialed in to avoid faults.
This ride was probably the most interesting to watch post opening. I immediately knew that there was going to be some issues with how complex the ride is, but some of the nonintentional downtimes were hilariously accurate to how Hagrid acts and does things. I remember some of the downtimes were attributed to a swarm of bees overtaking the ride area. This situation was complicated to deal with because bees are considered a protected species in Florida so they couldn't kill them off and instead had to collect and relocate them. I don't remember if there were any other ones where mother nature was causing issues, but this one was by far the funniest outside the osprey constantly nesting on top of the new velociraptor coaster.
Wait... there was an osprey nesting on the Velocicoaster
The ride was shut down due to a swarm of bees? That's amazing XD
This takes me back to my little sister and I getting slammed by a swarm of bees while on the first row of rip ride rockit! Felt like a bunch of rocks pelted us bc we were going so fast. My dad, who is allergic to bees, was thankfully in the second row. Didn’t realize I had bees all in my shirt until we got to the exit. We told some staff what happened/showed them the bees and they shuffled us to first aid. We were staying on-site so fast passes weren’t something they could offer, so they ended up giving us a pass to tour parts of the Hogwarts queue that people usually don’t see. One of my wilder Universal experiences!
9:16 "most rides are designed not to roll backwards, but on hagrid's, that was designed straight into the ride, because why not."
actually when me and my family rode this ride the most notable part that my family kept talking about was the roll backwards. it was so unexpected and exciting, it really made the ride.
Dueling dragons was one of the greatest rides I’ve ever experienced. I was fortunate to be able to ride fire and ice many times.
Definitely. A coaster like that should be in every park
I liked it until I hit my leg with something during one of the loops
i got stuck on it lol
@@Jacqueline888 I think I might have as well. I rode it so many times. I don’t know what era you got to ride them, but hopefully it was when the two coasters were choreographed to have three near-head on collisions , Hence the name “dueling dragons.” Something happened that caused them to stop running the coasters synchronized like that. But they really were incredible.
SAME! My first trip there was 5 years ago, and I rode fire and ice once each. My second trip was the year after for my birthday, and I rode both twice that time with my mother in law (my fiance at the time can't ride anything with loops), and the staff let me jump line all 4 times (mother in law told staff that her son and I were newly engaged, and that it was my bday, so they spoiled us).
All the Harry Potter stuff was a great move from Universal, they struck a goldmine by getting that license.
Throwback to the demented cartoon movie
If anyone hasn’t gone, I highly suggest going if you can, it’s really fucking good. At least watch the first movie before going if you haven’t seen them. You’ll get largely a lot of the theming just from the first movie.
Butter beer is delicious btw.
I roll my eyes at idiots that consume anything with a brand on it, but when it comes to HP, I’m an absolute loser and lack shame when I go to the parks.
@@24fretsoffury agreed the butterbeer was really good, and tho i havent done this one the other two was great.
Seeing the hundreds and thousands of wand boxes all stacked up shows that it’s a license to print money. It’s crazy!
Had the chance to ride it last week and it was amazing. Got very curious about how the hell they were making it safe to make a car go backwards without crashing with other cars. You explained perfectly and made me happier now to experience this again now knowing how it works.
Roller coasters 70 years ago: train 1 fails, train 2 smashes into it and explodes, rollercoasters now: large person gets off too quick, entire ride stops
Hmm ... don't think I've ever heard of a coaster train exploding - even in a movie! However, I could see one catching fire if the on-board capacitors got shorted out.
@@viddork you obviously didn't play roller coaster tycoon the same way i did...
@@SineN0mine3
A fact which I now deeply regret.
It’s not necessarily due to poor design, it’s for safety. We’re doing bigger, bolder, and more complicated rides, and certain safety measures have to be in place, ones they didn’t need back then.
rollercoasters 100 years ago: lmao good luck, y’all don’t need safety restraints just hold on
"Hagrid's computer" are two words I never thought I'd hear said together.
I’m glad I have heard it though
Hagrid finds Harry Potter fanfiction online and immediately quits his job at Hogwarts to go live as a hermit in the Alps
Yer a software wizard, Harry
Wonder what OS he uses
Software will get to the point soon (and arguably already is at the point) where you wont be able to distinguish software from magic!
as a florida resident, can confirm these launches are awesome to ride, and having 7 of them on hagrids made it one of my favorite rides
Those employees are getting some serious cardio, I hope there's a spot for them to stand off to the side.
There is a little platform next to the conveyor belt that they can stand on when they’re not seating guests
Standing creates more stress on your body over long periods than walking, so it might actually be better.
i was there about a week ago and asked them about this because i was curious, they walk an average of 9.4 miles a day because of it lol
Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. What was Universal even on when they came up with that name?
Someone’s butterbeer definitely got spiked
name is supposed to be like HAGRIDS (magical creature) MOTORBIKE ADVENTURE
They thought MDMA was spelled HMCMA and that would have been a pretty epic acronym for a magical ride...
Mind eraser
I'd recommend checking with the same guys who came up with the names "Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum," and "Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain." Seems like a common theme among these kinds of rides.
5:29 wow that really surprised me. During covid my husband and I went to universal for our honeymoon and didn’t even know that the Hagrid ride was there at first, Every time we walked by there was a huge line down hogsmeade with barriers and workers would be holding signed with “line starts here” wait times, or sometimes the line would be straight up closed to more people. It constantly was going down while we were there, to the point it seemed like it was a theatrical play or something that had specific times that you could go to. Eventually we found out it was a new roller coaster, and just happened to be walking by right as they reopened the ride. We only had like a half an hour to fourty five minute wait (normally the wait had been like 4-6 hours) and the ride went down once while we were in line. When we got to ride it, it wasn’t the fourteen passenger car like you showed in the video. Instead we had one car, that only fit just the two of us. It was amazing getting to ride solely as the only couple on the coaster and was a great way to end our trip. Super freaky though being the only people you can even see on the ride.
The fact that this ride works as well as it does is impressive AF...
That "switch track" part where the ride never actually stops gives me so much anxiety
I was there last week, and we went on hagrids right after they added another train and cycled through. The timing still wasn't right though, and after our train dropped from the devils snare into the screwts, our ride actually paused to wait for another train to go by, and we got to see the track switch, before our bikes started up again, the block system is really a work of art.
I'm trying to get over my fear of roller coasters/heights and my bf coaxed me to get on Hagrid's. That switch track nearly made me piss myself
There is a brake section just before the switch track part which will stop the train should the track not switch in time, its a fail-safe, so I wouldn't worry too much.
oh my god same. hagrids was my first roller coaster and i think i sht my pants 💅💅
It's similar with day to day train operation. Green light would not be given until the switch is in safe position. The train may approach the junction at speed, but when the red light goes off the train engineer must stop. Similar thing but happened automagically here.
I’ve been on this coaster once, easily the best one I’ve ever been on. The drop is so unexpected, it’s amazing!
Remember when The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man was considered to be a complicated ride?
The Daily Bugle remembers.
It still is, mostly because of the innovative squooshing 3D effect.
@@HigherQualityUploads I mean mechanically.
That ride is amazing!
That menace is still at large
i got stuck on that ride 😪😪
In short....this ride is what we call. Over-engineered.
Totally! They could essentially avoid most of the downtime by getting rid of all the safety.
Read Michael taylors comment...LOL! Former 6 flags ride op.
@@jpadila7 Ah yeah... people dying surely reduces the downtime. And full operation.
I was thinking the same thing - no need for it to be that complicated, it could still be a great ride without some of the track changes/drops. Better that it just works
Better than underengineered, I guess.
The nitty-gritty of how this coaster works is impressive and kind of interesting, from a logistics and engineering POV. Hats off to the engineers who designed it! Hats off to all coaster designers!
12:41 imagine working on that station. It’s like being on a slow treadmill all damn day
I wonder if when you end your shift you get a weird nausea standing on the solid ground for a few minutes afterwards.
I was thinking that too lol
@@calw2939 I used to work the ride, and yes, you do! You kind of lose your balance, as your brain tries to "counter" the movement of the ground. It's a very odd feeling, but it goes away after a few minutes.
I imagine it’s like a boat. Whenever I get off a boat, I feel like I’m still on it while walking on solid ground. But it goes away after a few minutes.
@@baileyy1909 your daily step count must have been crazy!
Christ this ride is complicated. So many technical parts to go wrong. The brake fins on Stealth still jam and cause issues. As this ride ages, reliablity could be massive problem again.
Unoriginal pfp
They basically wanted an outdoor dark ride. They succeeded I suppose, but at the cost of reliability.
Well I doubt it would be a big issue as all the components that may fault electronically or mechanically probably have a service life and get replaced to prevent future issues. And all the things that don't get replaced probably have strict inspections. They have a huge budget for keeping rides up to date. Unlike small amusement parks that will have a ride down for a couple weeks.
As someone who waited over 13 hours on opening day for this ride and heard all the times the ride shut down just in that one day, it's awesome to be able to see the explanation for all of it - just makes me appreciate the ride even more!
13 hours is nuts. I did about 3 and it was too much and never again. The ride is great but it isn't worth more than a few hours wait.
@@KrissyMeow I only had to wait 1-2 hours and that was almost too much for me! Overall amazing ride, but wow it stopped so many times when I went for grad bash. Definitely wasn't expecting the drop part either. Loved the props so much
We were there opening day too! Got there at 7am and waited 8 hours. The constant breakdowns were no joke and I also believe it rained a bit that day.
i thought i would watch like, five minutes of this video bc of my adhd, but your videos are so PERFECTLY TIMED. you dont sit too long on a topic, and you're extremely informative in a short manner, like a teacher. i genuinely appreciate it!
This, as well as your other problematic roller coaster videos, are the most incredibly well researched coaster content I've ever seen.
You have a hell of a quality product here, sir. Well done.
I dig this channel too, didn’t expect to find you here!
@@RhythmGameAddict
The 128 upvotes killed my anonymity!
@@Turkeyslam You'll take your 169th upvote and you'll LIKE IT.
@@gfox9295 I did, actually
I can remember dueling dragons being a really fun ride, especially if you waited for the front seats. When they would come directly at each other and watch the terrified faces on other coaster
I remember dueling dragons for having basically no line when I went there (I don’t remember when but they were not running them at the same time then)
We went on this last month and had to stop on a block zone during the course - they let us ride it again immediately! I have a greater appreciation for the ride after watching this.
The quote "the more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain" seems to apply perfectly.
I had something pretty funny happen while I was waiting in line for this ride
It was a long wait, and maybe at least one-fifth or one-fourth of the way into the ride’s queue, a dude in the line stood up and said quite loudly, “alright, everybody, I’ve been waiting for the Hagrid ride for too long, I shall go now, have a great day… and it’s gonna rain anyways…”. And then he left.
Lol, I’ve never had that happen in an attraction’s queue before. But this ride was phenomenal, definitely one of the best and most stunning theme park attractions in the world, and I rode it at night time, which honestly made the experience better. Also, it never rained that day xD
Aside from being mind blown by the amount of engineering difficulties throughout this ride, I’m equally mind blown by how well you put this video together. Great Work!
I recommend going on this at night because it is so much more thrilling
This was fascinating! My company actually rented half of Harry Potter World for an evening a couple of years ago, and I rode that thing like 5 times in a row without needing to queue up. It was an amazing ride (that I had never heard of before)! I had no idea there was so much engineering going into it!!
what company? comcast?
@@claytons7319 im curious as well. that is awesome
As soon as I was tall enough they announce that they were closing dueling dragons I’ve wanted to ride that since I was 5 and never got too😔
Lol it’s okay! I didn’t either and I was tall enough was scared to ride it and I’m 23
I feel like this new ride is so much better tbh
That ride was problematic as well it seemed. I went when I was younger and it was stopped a few times as we waited and when we finally got on, it just pulled out of the station then just stopped and was shutdown for the day. Wish I had the chance to go
it wasn’t that good
You didn’t miss much honestly.
How tf did they get so many replicas of my bike in such good quality?
Wizards, naturally. Thumpin good ones at that
Ain't your bike made of polygons?
They're just that good.
Magic?
Muggles can make things happen on their own sometimes
this ride was probably my favorite BUT is definitely not for someone (like me) who gets motion sickness. the ride went smoothly until the end when we were pulling into the loading station to get off where the ride dead stopped due to errors for a good 15 minutes. universal staff was really good about it and gave everyone express passes.
"We need a name complicated enough to fit how complicated the ride is."
You know you're a fan of the channel when you hear the words, "for those of you who aren't familiar" and you already know that a definition of block zones is coming...lol
Hagrids is my favorite roller coaster of all time! As a massive potter head it’s simply magical to me
Good job Ryan. Your work doesn’t go unnoticed 👍🏻
Bandstand is a coaster enthusiast 🤔
Good to see you here
Lol your everywhere
You need to stop bro
@@HieronymousLex Sure thing
I like how this guy always talks about Hagrid's as if guests are ACTUALLY riding on his motorcycle into the forbidden forest
They are though?
I love that too! Saying something like “where the Fluffy animatronic comes into view” would be reasonable, but it’s sweet that he says, “where the guests see Fluffy.” :)
Whatever the issues, when you come off this ride for the first time, you have the biggest grin on your face!
Throughout my life I have learned three things:
1) The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
2) Epstein didnt kill himself
3) A block is a section of track that only one train may occupy at a time
And #3 is the one I'm most likely to use in my daily life and (hopefully) career
Technology Connections?
4) Hyper, meaning high.
-emia, meaning presence in blood. ☝️
@@graysonk95 #5 -ology meaning study of and -itis meaning inflammation.
@@graysonk95 coorection: Hyper- a full circuit roller coaster over 200 feet in height but less than 300 feet, or containing a drop over between 200 and 300 feet in height
the opening date should've been september 1st. it would've been perfect since that's the day that students arrive at hogwarts plus they would've had time to fix the rides major issues.
Then I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy the ride
i imagine there’s strong incentive to open during summertime as that’s the busiest season already. while opening the ride in september would draw in more people than normal for the season, i imagine a lot of people would be disappointed that they couldn’t go right away. since most people schedule around their kids’ school
i rode this twice in late 2021 and i didn’t have any issues nor were there any closures. they really got it together and now it’s a smooth ride that is probably my favorite coaster
You know you're getting older when you start to appreciate the ambition Universal Creative and Intamin had in making the complexities of this ride a reality even more than the level of theming and immersion offered by the ride experience itself.
couldnt have said it better myself
I used to work in costuming for universal so I was on the back side of this ride all the time, the thing that’s just as unreliable as the ride is the elevator in the back stages 🤣
Spent all day trying to get in the online que for this last Christmas, and finally was able to secure a night ride as my first ride. I was bummed about the loss of Dragon Challenge, but this is definitely a worthy successor.
This is a classic example of maintenance complexity. I've been a software engineer for many (many) years and have seen this systematic problem countless times. The solution in this case is often to reduce the complexity by ironically adding more complexity.
There is little difference between this and factory automation, except there is no obvious speed buffer, which I believe is the issue at play.
Adding features to minutely adjust the speed of trains is probably already in place. Doing so is complicated. However, isolating these complex subsystems is the key, which given the scale, this, too, is probably already in place.
The timing constraints simply seem too tight.
I have been seeing this in my recommended feed and kept saying "Yeah, I know that would be extremely fascinating, but I just don't feel like watching a 30 minute video right now". Finally I have decided to dive in, and I know I will be in for a treat with Ryan!
This video showed me how awesome this ride truly is I’ve never seen anything like it
I just got home from my trip to Universal. Rode hagrids 8 times, didn’t have any issues.
I just got to my hotel. I rode it once and it is my favorite ride ever. No issues at all.
It's been two years, they probably have worked out some of the issues
It’s been well over 2 years lol of course it’s gonna run better
I rode it once in November 2019 after a 3 hour wait haha. Its good they worked it out
@@frameturtle I remember it being so cool when I first rode it. I had to wait six hours to get on it because it was a month after it opened lol
This is a GREAT ride now. Barely ever down, and the theming is unreal.
Just got back yesterday from Orlando, the ride is running great and I didn’t notice any shutdowns. I was able to ride twice.
ElToroRyan should rename himself as “BlockSectionRyan”. I think he gets excited more when he goes into talking about Block Sections 😂
I bet his first coaster on RCT2 was all block sections. LOL!
"Without going into much detail..."
Our lie detectors determined that was a lie.
I rode it a week ago, and its legit one of the best rides I've ever ridden. Its pure joy. I'm 280Lbs, and I had no issues (luckily). I was also lucky to be on the front car, and riding it at night for the first time. Suuuper blast!
This is the advantage that intamin has with parks: they will do literally anything
@@jaystarr6571 Whether it works well or not.
@@billkeithchannel underrated comment.
Hagrids was basiccally the prototype for all these Switch track coasters that Intamin has been coming up with. they do it super complicated the first time. so they can do the single track flawlessly... I see you Intamin >.>
More like the culmination. Plenty of other coasters with these features, but this is just above and beyond.
@@nathonizamboni875 They were probably referring to upcoming Intamin coasters that will also use the "swing launch," like Pantheon & that one at Parc Asterix.
@@A.F.Whitepigeon Don't forget Soaring with Dragon, which is one of the newer Intamin launch coasters in China that also have it~
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan But the train isn't on the spike when the track switches; in fact, it's moving away from the switch track, at a very low speed, and sitting on a launch track set up to launch it farther from the switch track. That's what makes Hagrid's's special; if the switch track fails, there's a lot more complexity required to keep the ride safe.
@@A.F.Whitepigeon True that~ Intamin really thinks implement a lot of different safety methods, but at the cost of using so much technology that the ride goes down.
All that complexity makes it the best ride experience ever. That’s the whole point.
With it being so complex, I'm curious how the reliability ages. Seems like a maintenance nightmare with all the moving parts and sensors.
I’m studying engineering, and these videos are really cool to listen to. As someone who’s into some very niche topics, it’s nice to hear you speak so passionately about yours! These videos make me feel a little more confident to share my interests, thank you :)
As someone who has been on every ride and coaster in Orlando dozens of times as well as was a ride operator I think this was an absolutely perfect video. Very well explained with care for guests and employees. You sir, have a new fan and follower! 12/10. About to go binge the rest of your videos
at one point you mentioned sensors, located in or near the track braking mechanisms, Space Mountain uses
the same technology but if a rider loses a hat, the hat
will inadvertently fall into the brake mechanisms thereby triggering a sensor, the computer now believes there may be two trains (too close to each other) & the ride would automatically E-Stop. this happened 3 times a day with
no exaggeration. it was a pain Everytime because we would have to run track and reset all of Space Mountain.
So what you’re saying is to finally get to ride space mountain with lights on I should hope to see people with hats in front of me
@@cellyfam1781 I have a video of it on my channel lol
Maybe a no hat policy for the ride?
I mean, I wouldn't want to ride a coaster where one of the brake mechanisms had a foreign object (such as a hat) in it.
this is absolutely amazing. the sheer volume of moving parts that can cause a shut down or fault is mind blowing. i am terrified of coasters, but this channel makes me feel better about riding ngl.
They should have had an "official" open date and an actual open date a week or so earlier to work out the bumps before the big crowd. If you went early and it worked then that would be a bonus; if not, then no big deal. I had a boss that recommended that kind of thing to a guy he was training to open a delivery restaurant. He ignored his advice and pissed off his first customers when all his new staff couldn't handle the initial rush during the advertised "grand opening."
Yeah, they should have tried that. The word would have gotten out immediately, but it would still take a few days for coaster fans to flock to the park
It's incredible how far Intamin pushes technology, while making their rollercoasters relatively reliable. There are some manufacturers more reliable than Intamin, but most of them aren't as innovative as Intamin, while Intamin is hitting the right spots with their ideas. Thank you for this video!
I wouldn’t use relatively reliable. Their biggest issue is the lack of reliability. They are the most innovative but not balanced not at all. The only reason they become reliable-ish is because parks later fix the rides....if possible.Often at reduce capacity and higher cost.
@@jonathandpg6115 That's why I called them relatively reliable. Of course Intamin rides are famous for their downtimes, especially early during their lifetime, but compared to other manufacturers trying to push the boundries, it is still impressive. For example, Ring Racer, which was meant to be the worlds fastest rollercoaster at some point, was just operating for a couple of days and is SBNO since. At it never reached the desired speed.TTD, Kingda Ka and Formula Rossa are still operating and are easily rideable.
They actually implemented scales on the trains so they can calculate the speed and run time of each train to aply the perfect buffer per train to prevent cascading.
Sorce: me an engineer at bosch designing the sensors
Not to sound like an old man complaining about power windows in the 80-90s, but it just sounds like one more (of a million more) thing to break. LOL
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When as the operator of the ride, you dont see the proper train weight, you know to stop the cars and stop loading passengers because it would be obvious that the weight sensors have failed.
*Source but honestly I think people should really start sources on their comments when they said something that is a supposed fact about soemthing, thank you for that
@@rand0mpers0n79 Hello fellow Random Person!
Agreed but... "me an Engineer"? I understand that Engineers focus on more on math than grammar. Still, that's somewhat disconcerting.
@@RandomPerson-nd2ey indeed, I'm just thankful that there was even the attempt of a source of any kind. Also hell yeah, random people unite!
I always like when roller coasters have multiple coasters in motion. It’s so fun to watch off ride and on ride!
I LOVE studying themed rides. I'm skeptical how 'themed' a plain roller coaster could be. So when a friend said this was her new favorite ride I had to check it out. ... This ride looks amazing! I neeeeeed to ride it.
Its definitely one of the most themed coasters out there. The most unique aspect of the theming is that the coaster advances the plot in a straightforward way.
Hmm... on the one hand, I see the cleverness of relying on the ride operators to check the restraints, but on the other hand I'd still prefer a dual layer safety system (operator checks AND a sensor) over one that can fail due to human error with no backup. More moving parts for potential errors and shutdowns, yes, but to my mind the added safety would be worth it.
I agree! It’s phenomenal that with all the tech on this ride, the SAFETY RESTRAINTS are confirmed by humans!!! 😱
Ah yes all of the human error that occurs when confronted by the difficult task of pulling a lap bar up
I agree wholeheartedly. I could have died as a child on a drop tower at Six Flags Fiesta Texas because the operator didn’t make sure my restraints were properly fastened (luckily my dad used to work at the original Six Flags and screamed at the operator until she hit the button to stop the ride and bring us back down, but that didn’t happen until we were at least 25 feet in the air). A sensor system could save lives.
@@PhoenixFireKMS same happened to my cousin. They checked us all but my cousins restraint went up for some reason and my parent yelled at someone to get them to fix it before we went up luckily. It's scary! Like human error just happens . Maybe you don't push down enough, maybe you are sleep deprived, maybe your brain slipped. It just happens and it's wild there is no safety backup for a ride this intense
It was built so they could get a ton of people riding it at the same time and move the line...but consequently it just made it almost impossible to actually move a line lol
Yeah, it sounds like the designers didn't account for human error much.
I have had entire years of school that passed on less information than this video. Very well done good sir!
Dang I wish I had ryan’s block zone tutorials back when I was a kid playing RCT 3. . . I had no clue what the block brakes did lmao
hahaha i was literally thinking the same thing
Damnit this hurts deep.
The first time I went on Hagrid's our ride vehicle stopped after the drop tower and we were stuck in the dark with eerie music and sounds playing from the top half of the drop tower. We were prob stuck there for three minutes. At the time I thought it broke but now that I think about it, the trains were probably backed up and that was just the closest block zone
This ride is like a math problem.
If the ride can only run with 6 trains when there is one drop track, and run a maximum of 12 trains when their is 2 drop tracks. What is the maximum capacity per hour if it had 5 drop tracks but only one train would be allowed in the station at any given time?
Yes
Chuckey Chort12 well if I’m correct, there would be 30 trains per hour
Chuckey Chort12 I don’t know how to solve the rest of the problem tho
It's a math problem only the maintenance team can solve~
The name should be shortened down to Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure
juki0h tuki - *that feeling when you thought that’s what it was called 😶
The computer's AI would be the _magical creature._
No
How about just The HagHog?
@@MFP0666 I don't know what that mess is, but I like it LUL
I hope this gets space made for it in Hollywood soon. Because this is a roller coaster I'm actually excited about
Please never stop explaining the block zones, even if I know what they are, I love listening to how the different coaster block brakes work!