Ripsaw ALTON TOWERS Breaks down

[@cav3y]

The ride host did an amazing job of explaining what happened. Is he allowed to explain? No but good on him for explaining without causing panick

[@jackbb3878]

YOOOOOO

[@R3DDVL]

Its generally up to the operator to explain what happened and how they choose to explain what happened. (Im a ride operator)

[@cav3y]

@@R3DDVL im not sure if you work for merlin but at thorpe park we are told not to say anything unless its blatantly obvious to prevent scaring the guests. most of the time we stay as much as we can unless we think that it will cause people to panic

[@ajc4182]

@@cav3y at chessington the reason is not stated either

[@DeMoN7090]

i worked at alton towers during that season and i know the host personally and no we were not allowed to state why the ride has stopped its always a temporary delay

[@arcanekand]

The harnesses have sensors on them which detect if a rider's harness is not latched properly. Which could result in the rider slipping out or the harness coming undone when the rider is upside down. if the harness is not latched properly the sensor sends a signal to the computer which controls the ride to apply the emergency breaks which brings the ride to a sudden stop. When this happens all they usually do is go round and press on the harnesses to make sure they are all securely fastened and restart the ride.

[@DavidPlant1985]

^ Yeah this is likely the real reason for this stoppage. I operated this ride for a few years and it happened a fair bit. Completely safe, as there are two restraints, each have multiple backups, but in an abundance of caution, the ride stops if it is not happy that a restraint is fully closed. You might ask, "Well why did the ride start moving if it wasn't closed?". Well when the ride was stationary, the sensor was saying it was closed. When the weight shifted due to the ride moving, it allowed the harness to move a few millimetres, but that's enough for the ride to think the restraint isn't closed, so it stops.

[@moniquemeyer9958]

That's smart, this makes people feel a bit more safer as well and it can avoid accidents

[@kierj46]

@@moniquemeyer9958 yea but if that was the case the drop tower in Florida cause been handle different and that not coulda been here today

[@JoseAguilar.3.16]

Says the insurance agent that saw this video 😂

[@theendofit]

@Ki_j23 it turns out somone modified that rides safty system to ignore a warning signal so they could alow bigger riders on.every last person involved in that choice should be charged with murder

[@joejones681]

Every time I go on here, someone's harness is never right

[@BantaniumOfficial]

It can't "cut it" anymore! "RIP"saw

[@zizxy9441]

xD

[@jacknorman8680]

😂

[@delilahthesaddemon8804]

This made my day

[@danielledewitt1]

I know this is gone now but, that noise it doesn't sound right.

[@teags7069]

Danielle Dewitt it's the water.. idiot

[@dumbbutagirlboss4839]

Tree Girl no he means every time it changes direction there is a loud click noise

[@danielledewitt1]

Tree Girl No not the water and don't call me an idiot.

[@danielledewitt1]

ThorpePark Review She. My name is Danielle not Daniel. I wasn't referring to the water either I was referring to the nice the ride where the seats are made.

[@teags7069]

Danielle Dewitt Lmao sorry, I don't really remember writing this.

[@gavla-82]

It didn't break down. It did what it was supposed to do and not fling the ride round whilst detecting a safety measure that needed addressing.

[@yogtrash4670]

I got stuck on I think it was rat raft at Gullivers World- as the ride was about to stop to change directions it stopped all together, leaving us all stuck at the top of the ride. About 20 minutes later they got it swinging but we wasn’t allowed off the ride yet. They managed to get it working and said after the next spin they would be able to stop the ride, meaning we had to go to the top again. They spun the ride back to the top and it got jammed again, sat there for another half an hour while they got some people in to fix it. Ended up evacuating the ride and very slowly lowering it. The lowering process took about 20 minutes. So we were stuck for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Rides like these are very unreliable

[@glittergirl3242]

I have been to gulivers before and I have been stuck on the same ride

[@hayley339]

Better than walking around all day

[@ameliadurham8566]

I was in the queue for this when it broke down. However they still opened it again once they did a few test runs to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. I still went on it tho 😐

[@Ryan-rb4xj]

Amelia Durham Yeah it breaks down all the time probably not this exact time.

[@danielledewitt1]

Ryan Not anymore it doesn’t. In fact it doesn’t do anything now.

[@Ryan-rb4xj]

Danielle Dewitt No shit

[@Ryan-rb4xj]

@D and B games Tf

[@Ryan-rb4xj]

@D and B games Twat

[@fastfitness5345]

It constantly breaks down, every time I'm about to go on it it Fing breaks down

[@mobilegamingex5109]

fast fitness probobaly why it shut down

[@ridemadness]

Oliver Fortnite! And more! Reached end of life span.

[@FannyLerouxTime]

From a rides operator (at Camelot theme park, not Alton towers) let me tell you what's going on. The ride is prone to faults, in the end that's why they got rid of the ride, but in this circumstance, you would have to press some kind of reset button over and over until the ride was in a position where guests can be removed. At no points are an guests at risk of anything. Hear them loud clicking noises when it stops? They're called locking pins. They are around 14 inches thick (sometimes thicker depending on the ride) and the noise you hear is them clicking into place. If anyone is in danger the ride will NOT let these be removed incase of further danger. In this case, the riders were removed from the ride, likely the issue was found and the electrics of the ride were reset so it'd be able to open soon, but it's important for all nervous riders to know, the safety systems were in place, the rides operator was in charge at all times and you were ok. Trust us. No harm will come to you while we are under control. (Those wishing to complain about the smiler, that wasn't down to a rides operator, that was the maintenance team and a new style of maintence which the team weren't used to.).

[@Ilikesaucytoes]

I rode ramesis revenge and we got e stopped due to the rider next to me’s harness not being secured and it wasn’t a problem at all

[@FannyLerouxTime]

@PlaneCrazyTutorials yeah, around 3 or 4 years ago now.

[@FannyLerouxTime]

@PlaneCrazyTutorials not the ripsaw no, the flume was the one removed to make way for the wicker Man, ripsaw was next to air and nemesis, last thing I saw the space was being used as some sort of basket ball throwing game.

[@megantaylor7153]

everyone that is moening about it dont sound right! its not meant to! its meant to be a rusty ride they made it to sound and look like that!

[@TekkenBones]

Ripsaw was a cool ride....The way it groaned and squeaked and dumped air. Very characterful. Kinda reminds me of those old 1980's buses that had zero refinement when you rode in them. And you could have just as much fun watching the riders getting soaked, than actually riding it yourself.

[@ireadysucks3026]

@@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits ?

[@cameronoverton7274]

That now freaked me out because they said someone harness loosed. Scared now

[@houndsofroses3727]

But surely it's a good thing that there is a safety feature that means it doesn't work if the harness has not been pulled down hard enough... at least they stopped it before serious damage was caused... look at the smiler... not everyone is so lucky x

[@brocko1663]

@@houndsofroses3727 nobody died on the smiler? Are you stupid or what

[@Hayatichannel]

Really miss this ride

[@yeeehawww4483]

It looks so fun, I defo would’ve gone on it but my first Alton towers experience was in 2020 and this was closed down in 2015 (pretty sure)

[@moniquefiorecna]

It's good that the ride shut down it didn't go any further. It was in the news here where a teenager died from a free fall ride and the harness wasn't secure enough because he was too big for the ride. I wished the ride stopped like this so he would still be alive now

[@dankieran5936]

That Freefall ride's restraints were modified, if they weren't, it would have stopped or in that kid's case not even have started at all!

[@Cold_Frost41]

There’s also a ride called the buzzsaw in Australia

[@yasminstravels8768]

Why did they get rid of it? Does anyone know?

[@JBK123-v4z]

Ripsaw was closed in the 2015 season due to the park's long-term plan. It was replaced by Forbidden Sweep, a small carnival game, for the 2016 season and then was replaced by the temporary ride, Funk 'n' Fly.

[@vholt1000]

We used to have a ride like this in the states. More specifically it was called the thunder hawk and was located in Kansas City, mo. The water thrown at you made you feel like you were being waterboarded. I’m guessing a bunch of guests complained and that’s why they took the water feature out. That’s what happened to WOF in Kansas City area. After many years of the ride operating without the water feature they still took the ride down.

[@scronx]

Gee, people didn't like the feeling of being waterboarded? Finally a few Americans got a hint of what it's like.

[@sharkheadism]

@@scronx Seethe more, foreigner

[@prettycoolmia6478]

i was on th13teen and it broke down

[@crystaldixon6787]

did they get the ride working??? why did it die??

[@dannyholmes9775]

What ever country this video was shot The gentlemen that was speaking i didn't understand a word he was saying .

[@TheDiva4361]

Her: Please bear with us. Me: There's a choice??????

[@sephstar-offical]

2:30 what is he saying? i have autism and find it quite hard to isolate sounds in my head sry

[@sephstar-offical]

tryed turning it up and listening, still cant figure it out :(

[@J3ssAkar1n3ko]

Ripsaw: *breaks down* Also Ripsaw: Thats fine because I'm closing down this year anyway

[@Awesomeash567]

Are we not going to talk about the fact this happened a month before the smiler crash

[@Knight049]

I mean, rides break down all the time... with how common it was with Ripsaw, it probably broke down/stopped running a few times after too

[@alishakaur4725]

this is a common thing with this ride, it’s stops automatically due to a safety measure with the harnesses. that’s why they got rid of it

[@joshuahirst8560]

The second of each month has to be cursed for alton towers

[@trx938]

"Can you cut it"? Means everything

[@Med-earth2024]

"Can you cut it?" I don't think so I can cut it RIP

[@emirlsanchos6302]

Was there testing going on here? Because throughout the slow, measured speeds and the ride operator saying "And again" in-between, it appears some issue is being sorted.

[@stephaniestj5237]

The Chessington WOA equivalent (Rameses Revenge) was always malfunctioning too!

[@jzm5x]

Something much worse happened on RAMESES REVENGE and I have experienced it aswell as a few other times. It was meant to do once of four flip but then it half flipped and we were stuck upside down then it kept screeching. But even worse people were stuck for an hour once. RAMESES REVENGE is completely safe even when it breaks down😀

[@viemity7781]

Wish it was still here :(

[@randomshit3142]

1:58 did u see that girl in the pink coat on the left of the front She looked so mad “Omg” 😅😂🤣

[@katieharley2695]

Can someone explain to me what happend

[@mystel5696]

It still looks very fun.

[@RealHarrisPlays]

This ride has closed at nearly all Merlin attractions

[@sisteele684]

Georgia, I'd say your comment is pathetic. as u can clearly see and hear, the bar is broken. GROW UP!

[@danielledewitt1]

Simon Toft Yeah that’s the noise I was talking about.

[@andioop-102]

What? This is so random what are you talking about?

[@andioop-102]

Who is Georgie?? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ynic0rn]

They all looked bored waiting lol I was on a log flume ride my boat got stuck at the top just before the big drop think the conveyor stopped working 😂

[@Nerdymercedes]

Why am I finally seeing this....

[@amystewart4865]

I went on it in 2004 /5 it's very old

[@sisteele684]

totally agree. it was always my favourite but will never go again after the smiler crash.

[@Georgia9896]

That's pathetic is was a Human error😒

[@sisteele684]

your a joke

[@CurtisW16]

It was human error no matter what the system stopped the ride when the empty car stopped, but the operator over run the governing computer and I'm sure he's been sacked. I feel much sympathy for those involved, but ride accidents are very rare and your much likely to be involved in an accident on the way to the park, likely because humans can easily make errors in cars and rides use governing computers that as far as I know have never caused a ride accident in history of rides

[@twistedcheese1]

if your never going on it because of the crash, you clearly didn't know why it happened

[@danielledewitt1]

Greg Moss I'm going on smiler this year.

[@bcats1309]

I was waiting for the water to spray everybody soaked!!

[@simontay4851]

I went on this ride a few years ago and i got soaking wet. in some places the steel was going rusty. Water and electromechanical rides don't mix.

[@ed6431]

You don't get wet on this ride the fountains are for show - and the 'rust' is a design 🙄

[@mjcamp01]

@@ed6431 you don't now it's been shut, but when it was operating the fountain pressure increases as the gondola went by and depending on the operator you got absolutely soaked

[@ed6431]

@@mjcamp01 went on this many many times - was my favourite ride for a while, you never got wet on ride - also this was debunked in a design video a while back the 'rust' is painted set design

[@mjcamp01]

@@ed6431 I distinctly remember getting soaked, it was the last ride of the day and I drove home for 3 hours half naked

[@GameAintBased]

@@mjcamp01 same it done all the spin stuff then before it came down we was dangled over the fountains and drenched

[@Mitjitsu]

Alton Towers could really do with another permanent flat ride.

[@tiktokmemes70]

What section of the park is this?

[@dawnsherlock7652]

Most likely the dark forest but, it won't be there anymore

[@danielledewitt1]

Dan Winning Nowhere in the park.

[@cantliff9]

@@danielledewitt1 Forbidden Valley it used to be in

[@danielledewitt1]

@@cantliff9 It’s nowhere in the park now though.

[@cantliff9]

@@danielledewitt1 that's why I said it 'used' to be in

[@elganp8669]

This is a thing???

[@houndsofroses3727]

Tbh that guy explaining what has happened was very unprofessional... to say someone's harness is not in place clearly shouts out human error... not something that you should announce to a huge queue of people waiting to get on the ride...

[@dankieran5936]

It was on the cusp, stationary fine, when in motion the extra pressure caused the ride to detect a fault. Not sure how demonstrating knowledge of a ride's mechanisms is unproffesional

[@naomi9627]

that looks fun lol

[@newsallypurpleyt8609]

Interesting vid. It still looks like a cool ride anyways.

[@scriptedradio9707]

When someone weighs 1kg over the limit:

[@ericcarr8634]

Safety works that's a.good.thing

[@byi957]

Ride looks rusty Maintenance required

[@danadoozer9990]

Ha, the only way I could handle this ride is in broken down mode!

[@jacknorman8680]

RIP saw 1997 - 2015

[@alleynealisleem9777]

Oh my GOD 🤣🤪🤣🤣

[@Perich29]

You really rip the ripsaw.

[@gabrysjemiolo921]

This is ramasese revenge from Chessington but ramasese revenge is more fun

[@danielledewitt1]

Gabrys Jemiolo No, this is ripsaw that was at alton towers.

[@donaldgregg9250]

Sometimes amusement parks........aren't so amusing...

[@TheDismissor]

Not too dissimilar to ramases revenge

[@brandondavis7517]

this is why i dont get on rides

[@Knight049]

Sure, that's the reason lmao

[@user-dj5km8qf6o]

This is ramasese revenge at chesington

[@RadagonTheRed]

Such a shit ride. I never got why people liked it.

[@danielledewitt1]

Ginger Ninja Troll alert.

[@afa13829]

That sucks.

[@pnwadventurer9674]

Such weird rides

[@mikedee595]

It was probably because of the rain

[@mallorymcdermott8438]

i hate that ride its so stuppid

[@charlesbland1073]

At least it is slow.

[@iMizzy777]

Return

[@amystewart4865]

I liked every other ride hated this lol

[@hippielewis4768]

Don’t look like much of a ride

[@christarobaina446]

Bruh

[@bryanbree5915]

This looks pretty lame

[@levikitsune3502]

I don't think that's alton towers

[@WillDrew02]

Levi Kitsune it really is 😂

[@danielledewitt1]

Levi Kitsune That was at alton towers. In fact in this video it is alton towers. Why would you think it wasn’t.

[@levikitsune3502]

+Danielle Dewitt I've never seen that ride before and my parents don't know either

[@danielledewitt1]

Levi Kitsune Well I saw it every time I went when it was still there. Your parents should know better than to have a child tell lies. How could your parents not know.

[@aviabyte]

It’s not there anymore