After
Air was closed all day on Monday we decided to visit the park on Tuesday,
just four days into the new season and guess what? The ride was not
working at optimal, several small faults and delays eventually caused
one station to go out of operation.
This
was the main problem of the day, a broken bar which is part of the
trains tilting mechanism pictured by Christopher H.
Air
operatives tell guests that Air is not open.
The
queue racks are empty
No train
in sight.
The
area is developing, with bark chippings put down.
The
entrance courtyard empty.
Engineers
work hard to resolve the problems.
The
area around Air is empty.
No
one to be seen.
The
all of a sudden a train is at the bottom of the lift hill, but its not
moving.
Crowds
gather for the re-opening.
The
first train on the track since early in the morning.
Still
no riders though.
Riders
finally back on Air at the end of the day
The
barrel roll.
Turns
out the problem in the right hand station was that a piece of the lifting
bar snapped off, seen here on the floor.
Its
up and running again.
Queues
build up
Not
again!
Oh
no! it's stuck again : staff members go to comfort the stuck riders.
And
one train was stuck just as it left the station.
An
engineer / consign worker on top of the station track trying to sort things
out.
Help!
Help!!!
After much advice from John Wardley and the engineers the ride opened
again using one station for about 30minutes.
A
look at the moving model in the air shop.
Merchandising
ATAF
merchandise
Mugs,
hats and t-shirts
The
area is still being transformed.
The
Edge games unit.
The
new Nemesis nosh.
The
ride was closed for most of the day. Lets hope they sort things out!
