BREAKING - Steel Curtain CLOSED for the Year!

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Ай бұрын

Today, Kennywood Park has officially announced that Steel Curtain will remain closed for the entire 2024 season. The park has plans to continue working with the ride manufacturer, plus a team of 3rd party engineers to improve Steel Curtain's overall reliability. Will these changes improve operations or could the start of the end for Steel Curtain?
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@jacobsekela8691 Ай бұрын

Cannot imagine how infuriated park officials must be with how much of a mess this coaster has been pretty much since the beginning. Then again, they took a MAJOR risk with S&S, as this is something the manufacturer hasn't done before, so this risk may be coming back and biting them in the rear end. I think these final modifications may be a last hurrah for the coaster - if they don't succeed, I have to imagine that the park may look to tear it down (as devastating as that would be) and start all over again. I've only ridden this once, and that was last May, so I'm glad that I got to experience this coaster.

@EmberMcLain87 Ай бұрын

feels like lightning rod all over again.

@MrCrash-hz8xy Ай бұрын

Yes I agree 100% if the modifications don't succeed I do see kennywood removing the ride

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Yes, its nothing S&S has done before, but they have built some pretty massive coasters, especially over in Asia.

@Wild1995 Ай бұрын

Kennywood gambled and lost with the construction of Steel Curtain. The reliability of this coaster company was horrible. They rolled the dice and lost.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

No more prototypes 😁

@joehung1552 Ай бұрын

When I heard S&S was making it, I knew it would be bad after they had problems with GaleForce.

@ItsSiebay Ай бұрын

S&S has a much better track record with their flat rides

@BassGal92 Ай бұрын

There are rumors that S&S is creating the new Kings Dominion roller coaster. This makes me nervous.

@MrCrash-hz8xy Ай бұрын

@@BassGal92 HUH???? i thought B&M is making that new wing coaster

@Nery_XD-wq6py Ай бұрын

It’ll be The Curtain’s Revenge by the time of reopening

@pladampa Ай бұрын

💯

@XscreamThrills 29 күн бұрын

Inversions removed and more airtime 😎

@OklahomaCoasterFan Ай бұрын

This makes me even more grateful for the experience I had on this August 2, 2022. 2-train ops, 5-minute wait all day, 11 laps, smoothest coaster I've ever ridden, perfect transitions, nice airtime, and it even made me grey out. I'm planning to go back to Kennywood this summer, and I was looking forward to getting back on SC. It's sad that I won't be able to now. At least I still have Phantoms Revenge, Sky Rocket, & Racer.

@fantomfanatic18 Ай бұрын

Should've built a Bengals roller coaster #whodey

@usernamunavailiable Ай бұрын

Hey now, we've had our fair share of failed coasters.. The Bat... Son of Beast..

@pladampa Ай бұрын

💯

@Duelingdragons382 9 күн бұрын

@@usernamunavailiable we don’t talk about son of beast, that name is forbidden in kings island

@jonb7700 6 күн бұрын

A Browns fan simulator coaster was proposed, but market research suggested no one wanted a ride which repeated accelerated you into a brick wall while wearing a bag over your head.

@ytcomment4242 Ай бұрын

Time to bring in Zamperla I guess

@jackschissler255 Ай бұрын

Hold on. They got to make sure their Prize winning refurbishment of TTD goes without a hitch. Don’t want them to get overloaded with happiness

@ThousanWhite Ай бұрын

Good news! I mean if this means long term consistency and reliability, take all the time you need

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Yes, hopefully this will fix the coaster once and for all and it can operate consistently with 2 trains

@themeparkreconnoiter9787 28 күн бұрын

I'm afraid if they can't pull things through like what they're expecting, Kennywood and S&S will have to start over on Steel Curtains, with a new layout, then come up with new designed trains, and a new designed track.

@mulinhuan8410 Ай бұрын

They should get another manufacturer in to remove all the inversions and turn the ride into an airtime machine.

@XscreamThrills 29 күн бұрын

Wonder if Zamperla is up for the challenge 🙃

@roadtripnerd2432 7 күн бұрын

Like what they did with Steel Phantom (now known as phantom's revenge)?

@mulinhuan8410 6 күн бұрын

@@roadtripnerd2432 exactly! that's the point of the joke haha

@roadtripnerd2432 6 күн бұрын

@mulinhuan8410 😆 gonna give it the phantom's revenge treatment

@jpgiles1725 Ай бұрын

With Kennywood being my home park, Steel Curtain has been very frustrating for me over the past 5 years. Phantoms Revenge is still my favorite ride in the park, but I love Steel Curtain. Seeing it down on most of my visits has been irritating to say the least. I really hope they can figure out a solution to the problems it has and find a long term fix. I don't necessarily want to see it go, but if this is how the coaster is going to be on a yearly basis, than maybe it's better to move on. I visit other parks throughout the year and see mostly every other park having all their coasters open at anytime, that just frustrates me more. Either way, I don't have trust with their modification project andi think they're just delaying the inevitable tear down of this ride.

@smk235 Ай бұрын

6 seasons. 2 months late opening during its debut season. 2 seasons as SBNO. 3.5 seasons with regular downtime and frequent 1 train operations. Dragster’s early years were plagued with frequent downtime but this seems so unprecedented. S&S is a C-list manufacturer that specializes is more complementary coasters. It was a record-screeching moment when it was announced in 2018 that they would be the builder, but my expectations were that they would build something underwhelming for a Kennywood. Instead, they gave Kennywood a lemon. What a massive disaster.

@MrCrash-hz8xy Ай бұрын

I'll be playing GTA 6 on PS6 before steel curtain opens up 🤣 kidding... I don't have any doubts about this ride getting fixed! Pretty sure everything will work out just fine! I'm just keeping a positive state of mind

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

You're probably right too! 😆

@BoomerBaskins Ай бұрын

As a Kennywood season pass holder….this is a bummer. Hope they can get it fixed and back up and running because it is a decent coaster.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Its like 2018, 2019 all over again. One ride gets back up and running, only to see another attraction closed for the year

@HockeyGUY66871 Ай бұрын

I think this is gonna do it! Im super excited about this refurbishment. Im guessing the structure gets beefed up alot, i really think this will make it a reliable roller coaster, i cant wait for it to reopen in 2025. This is much needed, talking to my dad, who is a mechanical engineer and works in steel construction for the last 30 years. He told me he would have done this years ago. This is 1000% the right move. Itbwill be a reliable ride when it reopens

@jacksonscott9857 Ай бұрын

I worked at the park last year and maintenance constantly complained about the structure and about how the lift was too steep and would cause a lot of wear and tear.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Interesting, why would the steep lift cause extra wear and tear?

@FAFO4wisdom Ай бұрын

@@XscreamThrills the only thing I could think of is that the train when fully loaded is just too heavy for the the chain lift. Once the train dogs engage with the chain, the train drags the chain back causing the slack to be transfered to a stack of weights which are lifted by chains or cables wrapped around a torque converter shaft. The weights then pull and reverse the rotation adding pressure to the chain pull keeping the train moving. The steep hill coupled with a heavy train could be damaging the torque conversion system or the chain and dogs. 🤷‍♂️

@k9feces Ай бұрын

Steel Curtin with an launch sounds good

@XscreamThrills 29 күн бұрын

Remove chain lift, LSM launch lift 😎

@nevergivingusup Ай бұрын

S&S, the company known for producing rides that turn out to be unreliable. Half of the time. They should stick to building 4D free spins and flat rides until they can somehow improve the reliability of their coaster models.

@EmberMcLain87 Ай бұрын

i hope they can fix it. i hate having this on my wish list of rides and not getting to ride it will sting a bit. well i got 3 more years of wishing to see if i get to ride it.

@Duffster115 Ай бұрын

Yeah while it all sucks, I’ll miss my favorite ride this year, but I am glad there putting in the work to fix the apparent issues so it can be better than ever when it opens back up. To me it’s been pretty good and when it’s open it’s usually open all day for me I got 63 rides on it in 2023. It’s true all parks not just kennywood will close a ride or coaster down for a year or so for refurbishments, rapids at kennywood also technically did, unless missed you mentioning that. I’m still very excited to get back to the park although I’ll Miss this ride I’m still very looking forward to going back, for I know I’ll still have a great time. I can’t wait for the apparent issues it’s been having to be fixed up so it’s the best it’s ever been when it next opens wich I guess will be spring 2025

@keithchristner4522 Ай бұрын

If KW would of just went with B&M, or hell a 10 invert Intamin, they'd already be up on how much they've sunk into this turd. Even a ground up RMC (who's aesthetics would of fit into the park better anyway) would of been a better investment.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Should've gotten a B&M :)

@dubcheck2943 Ай бұрын

The layout does look good fun. Appreciate its a compact coaster but the support structure is busy and messy offride, especially compared to minimal supports on some B&M. Im no engineer so what do i know ;)

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Yeah, its a very weird support structure for sure

@usernamunavailiable Ай бұрын

Looks like a fun coaster. However I did see there is a lawsuit. From some season passholder.. Seriously did they just buy a season pass to ride 1 ride that already had a history of unreliability? As someone who grew up in the backyard of Kings Island. I'll tell you when you have a first of it's kind coaster there's going to be problems. Hopefully they work through them.

@XscreamThrills 29 күн бұрын

The lawsuit sounds pretty silly to me. Amusement parks never guarantee every attraction to be open, plus its not like they have been heavily advertising Steel Curtain in their promos or something.

@bfdifan16 Ай бұрын

I genuinely think that this coaster is not gonna make it to 2030. They have had five years To get their s*** together and get this coaster to operate properly.We're all pretty sick of this thing Be closed constantly. So honestly 2025 is going to be a make it or break it year for this coaster

@mig4868 Ай бұрын

Kennywood has been very patient with S&S for Steel Curtain to STILL not have a healthy season. Cedar Fair would've dropped them by now.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

We assume they have been patient

@Calakapepe Ай бұрын

I would suspect S&S to be most at fault imo.. maye a little of the park just for possibly pushing to hard for so big in a small footprint

@ItsSiebay Ай бұрын

Well this blows. I was hoping to get to Kennywood to ride this…

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Will have to wait until 2025

@bassjasinski Ай бұрын

KW could save some money and drop the NFL licensing deal for the Steelers since they will need it for this coaster 😂

@S.J.C._Entertainment Ай бұрын

Steel curtain lsm launch lift confirmed!!???

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

LOL, that would be hilarious that SC gets a launch lift while LR had to remove it

@timk987 Ай бұрын

Yep, wait a year while observing Top Thrill 2. If all goes well, call in Zamperla for some Lightning trains and the LSM lift. Lighter weight, less moving parts. Then again, RMC could probably use the structure and thread some raptor track through it.

@gplez91 Ай бұрын

I heard they’re going to replace the lift hill with Dragster hydraulic launch.

@tylerrusnak7736 Ай бұрын

Honestly, they should seriously consider scrapping it. It takes up a good chunk of land at the park, and they need all the land they can get. Ive ridden it once over several trips and liked it, but its looking like a money pit and im sure they could get a Rmc smaller coaster in that area, like a monorail or something.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

It would be very expensive to just junk the coaster. They will do what they can to salvage this mess, which is why I think they are dragging out the process.

@tylerrusnak7736 Ай бұрын

@@XscreamThrills but it's just sitting there. It's never open. It's a money pit and the land could be used for better things. It's a fine coaster, but it's been 5 years and they need to move on. Steelers country failed much like the team it's based on.

@mitchellries256 Ай бұрын

So the problem with this ride isn't technical as much as it is structural. Well, that makes sense. After all, what kind of technical problems could come from a roller coaster with a simple chain lift and breaks? Sounds as basic as it gets.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

Exactly, which is why the assumption is structural

@KoasterKid95 Ай бұрын

I predict this will go the way of Drachen Fire. Operate for only a couple seasons, then SBNO for a few, ultimately demolished. I think they should bite the bullet and take it down, buy Leap the Dips from Lakemont and put it on that plot of land.

@XscreamThrills Ай бұрын

I don't think they'll swap Steel Curtain for Leap the dips