Voltron nevera BREAKDOWN on-ride pov

[@ElToroRyan]

Hi there! This is such a great showcase of the ride’s block zones. Would you mind if I use some of your footage in a video I’m making on Voltron? I’ll provide credit to your channel of course!

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Yh no problem thank you for asking 👍

[@0ne_8ty]

Yay we have learned what the next PRC video is

[@ElliotK0]

I feel like I just got a special sneak peak for one of your videos 😂

[@UK.Thrills]

i’m honestly not surprised he is making a video on this beast of a coaster

[@AMZTJ]

I watch your vids they are cool

[@ManyaMitchell]

I'm so glad to see all the safety checks work 💙💪🏻 well done to all the engineers

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Definitely they do an amazing job!!

[@ManyaMitchell]

@@AdventureTimesUK I can't wait to ride this coaster. I watched it get build and was there just before they finished it (unfortunately I didn't had a say in when we were going to Europapark) but seeing the tracks and watching it being set in place got me so hyped for this. I'll definitely be there next year.

[@RossTurner94]

That roll back though 😆

[@AdventureTimesUK]

I know lucky people 🤣

[@lillekenatnek195]

I was hurt in this breakdown. By the beauty of the ride.

[@AdventureTimesUK]

😂😂

[@Aer0r2]

You can see also the next train coming on track making r e a l l y slow sweet stall moment in the stall loop 😍😉

[@DavesAdventures]

Over 30k view's that's mega impressive Chris and Hayley after next year most probably will never go to much parks as i can't afford to lose my job, Chris I'm now following your Instagram account as well, great pov of Voltron

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Thanks Dave much appreciated, there’s no point losing your job over theme parks just go as and when you can and enjoy them!

[@alexb2914]

"No one was hurt in the breakdown". Quite the opposite. The car in front of you even celebrated it. xD

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Yh I think most people would celebrate but not everyone is a coaster enthusiast 😄

[@schlaubi]

I mean the one train got an extra launch, so now it's a 4 launch coaster

[@alexb2914]

@@schlaubi so if the train stops at the second launch and at the turn table u get a penta launch coaster 🤣

[@schlaubi]

@@alexb2914 yeah ppl probably celebrate even more there

[@AdventureTimesUK]

@schlaubi all enthusiast would definitely 😊

[@albeniso]

The sound when it came back is just kinda comical lmao

[@AdventureTimesUK]

@@albeniso Yh I guess 😂

[@theplanespotter2849]

Voltron is a seriously incredible set of engineering from Mack rides ngl. Its got a really cool feature tho where itll work like Hagrids, but it will auto-relaunch a train if something goes wrong. Once the block or launch infront is clear, itll reset the launch (if theres one) wait a couple seconds then launch the train again. Theres a video circulating on an emergency stop at the turntable section. Its ability to relaunch a train through a block allows it to have such a high capacity. Honestly such a wonderful ride and very well programmed.

[@theplanespotter2849]

Would imagine due to the nature of the roll-back and how unlikely it is or is perceived to be, it's not so equipped to deal with situations like these, therefore needing engineering intervention to get it moving again.

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Totally agree it’s an incredible coaster made by one of the best companies the technology that things thing uses is amazing credit to Mack!!

[@BlueZirnitra]

​@@theplanespotter2849 it's not considered to be unlikely. Rollbacks are designed into these rides from as far away as the earliest hydraulic launchers. They're expected. A cutting edge ride like this is going to have incorporated those understandings and safety precedents in a comprehensive way. Every single launch track on the ride is prepared to deal with a rollback. Their nature vs. variable conditions means they are not infallible so the idea is to normalise these mistakes and make them pass smoothly by design. Older coasters just shut down and get stuck. Leaving you to walk down the lift hill or get craned out of valley. The only delay you're seeing here is down to park safety protocols, they need to document the "fault", check over the rides systems, probably get the thumbs up from a manager to authorise the relaunch.

[@theplanespotter2849]

@@BlueZirnitra that’s exactly my point. Im not denying rollbacks are going to happen or that it’s definetly been factored into the rides design, I’m considering the likelihood of a rollback from that position to make a programmer program a recovery from that position. It’s upset recovery is outstanding. When I say unlikely I mean from the swing launch it’s nearly always gonna make it over the top, and if it doesn’t it’s not been programmed to reset as quickly either on purpose or as a reason to let maintenance come along and sort the issue. Normal block operations on Voltron allow the automatic reset and start up of launches if a train were to stop on one, gravity or ride induced.

[@theplanespotter2849]

And a simple reason for a longer wait on the launch could be to let the launch motors cool, although as we’ve seen here maintenance is pretty on the ball and it launched pretty quickly from stopping.

[@dreams2reality410]

Such a cool video. How early in the day was this and was it cool out? Amazing to see the technology built into the ride to keep everyone safe and allow multiple trains to run at once. Will look forward to EL Toro Ryans next video on this. Thanks for the content. Love the back row POV.

[@AdventureTimesUK]

It was around midday, not particularly cool but they had been having issues all day so I’m guessing it was a known fault. Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@Dee_Coaster_Chic]

AWESOME POV... THANKS FOR SHARING ❤

[@AdventureTimesUK]

No worries thanks for watching 🙏

[@Thepetephilly0466]

This is an incredible coaster!!!

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Certainly is ☺️

[@Atze_S._8392]

Better a break down than something bad happens 😉

[@AdventureTimesUK]

1000%

[@ThorpeJack]

I think this is the first voltron nevera rollback I've ever seen 😂I hope it's not common considering it's not been open for long

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Think it was just an opening day fault 🤞

[@le_blagueur68]

Sadly, it happened for me last wednesday too at the same time on the backwards launch, we was stuck here for 10min.

[@AdventureTimesUK]

@@le_blagueur68 oh dear there obviously still got a few issues hope you got to do the ride without a breakdown

[@jockfl24]

They just had some "extra-weight" on the train that they had to compensate for....not a breakdown...just a rollback for some lucky riders! 🙃

[@TechTomVideo]

why? i would pay for a rollback and the extra launch :)

[@mantaron4429]

Look at 4:37 there is something jumping between the spin table on the left side 😂

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Not sure we see anything

[@biglostboy]

holy shit u are right. what was that?

[@Mike500]

@@biglostboy That's just a little insect flying off, you can see it in the slo-mo... nothing to write alarmed comments over 😅

[@carmenparker1880]

Cool ❤

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Thanks for watching

[@cpincpersonal]

I'm completely confused. I wish someone could explain more clearly what happened here.

[@AdventureTimesUK]

So the train in front of ours rolled back after a launch so our train had to stop on a block section, engineers reset everything re-launched the car in front then our train carried on, in a nut shell

[@Strazman]

It's a good idea to watch some other POV videos of this ride successfully complete its circuit and then come back to this one. That way, you'll see what the ride is *supposed* to do and where exactly this e-stop occurred. From this video's point of view, they stopped just before a turntable element that leads into a complex multi-launch section. Fortunately, the block sectioning and technology of this ride prevented the train (our train - the POV one) from entering the turntable area directly ahead. The turntable takes the incoming train, spins it around 180 degrees and onto a new track, and then launches it backwards a bit, and then launches it forward. In this case, that forward train didn't quite make the hill after its forward launch and ended up back near the turntable. Therefore, the POV train (the one we're on) was successfully brought to a halt by the e-braking system just before the turntable. TL:DR it's a marvel of modern-day engineering and technology, and a concrete example of how coasters today are extremely safe. A lot of this makes much more sense if you watch and/or study up on block braking systems and block sections on coasters.

[@BlueZirnitra]

The coaster has multiple launch sections that propel the train through the next bit of track. These sections double as "block sections" which are zones that only one train can be in at a time. In this case the train didn't get enough power from the launch to make it over the next element and rolled back. This is normal and part of the design as the launch motors are trying to very carefully judge launch power based on the weight of the train, and will sometimes undershoot. But that's fine, because the launch track is also a brake, and stops the train when it reversed back down the track. Our POV train is stopped on our block sections because we are waiting for the section with the rollback incident to be clear! After some checks, the operators let the ride relaunch, and once the next train made it through the next section, our train was allowed to move on and finish the ride!

[@Stoneheach]

Filmed on: Iphone 14 . . . POV filmed on GoPro12.... DUDE Don't give me such heart attacks xD I was ready to rage in the comments 🤣

[@AdventureTimesUK]

Haha sorry just a standard tech stuff we put on all video descriptions. We would never film on ride with our phones that’s crazy 🤪 🤣

[@JazzCoasters]

Ammm... it's not a breakdown, that's just a roll back 😅

[@ShockinSammy]

Ehh, it's a mix. A roll back does not usually take that long to reset.

[@JazzCoasters]

@@ShockinSammy I think working with 7 trains as Voltron do it's normal to take that long with a roll back, coz' they must stop the rest of the trains in the other block sections, that combined with electric charge distribution issue seems the most reasonable explanation because we can see a first launch test before real launch

[@AdventureTimesUK]

for us it was a breakdown, we weren't on the train that rolled back, they struggled to get it going again so turned the ride systems off and restarted we were sat there for around 10-15 minutes, at one point it was looking like we were going to get evacuated however they managed to avoid that. H :)

[@JazzCoasters]

@@AdventureTimesUK Oh, interesting... thank you for clarifying, shit happens on new coasters. Intamin are experts on this stuff 😂😂