Outlaw Coaster - Adventureland - No Brakes, Straight Through Station
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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This is probably the oddest roller coaster footage you may ever see - On the day the RCCGB visited Adventureland in 1999, a disgruntled employee wanted to get the sack...and did so by running the Outlaw coaster straight through the station with no brakes, sending it flying through the station, around hairpin bends, and halfway up the lifthill. Apparently the employee (Dennis) managed not only to get the sack, but also added about 5 years wear and tear to the coaster in under an hour. This footage is now legendary, and is something you will probably never see again on any coaster, anywhere. Hold on Tight, and enjoy the ride!
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And then Dennis moved on to run the smiler.
LOL
I remember this day very well, I was on the USA '99 tour, I have my own camcorder footage of the 'through the station' rides, I went on several times. I think the operator guy finished that day, he wanted to go out with a cheer, he'll always be remembered by the coaster club members who enjoyed that rare experiance. I sure remember!
The operator, I well remember, was called Dennis. We had a whip-round for his intentional loss of a job/wage.
Imagine if it was possible to do this on Kingda Ka
LOL
you will kill someone legit
Nicky D literally everyone in that train
@@davidjellis davidjellis: LITERALLY no trims
Umi: desu wa?
Kotori: no really a lack of trim brakes of outlaw will caused gonna crash into the turn after the station?
Umi: wait WHAT KOTORI CHAN!??
davidjellis: that if Dennis a operated outlaw roller coaster with no trim brakes that was too horrible for kotori and umi
Wow. That airtime on those bunny hills look amazing, but those laterals must have been awfully painful.
Not painful...just very intense :-)
davidjellis wild mouse insane?
@@gregorygolub3315 It was like a wild mouse, pretty much. I couldn't stop laughing.
@@davidjellis OH boy that was rough for thrill seekers
@@alphazeroproductions4811 It was amazing though!
The original through the station runs were deliberate by the operator rather than any mechanical failure.
I remember that upon closing, the operator immediately afterwards walked off his job, knowing fully well that he would have been sacked anyway. His name was Dennis, and he couldn't give a rats about his job. We had a whip round for him in appreciation after the four lap/three times trough delight/highlight of the trip (along with a good few others).
Was it reeeaaally that long ago? The last century, indeed. In some ways it feels like yesterday.
@@bodsnvimto I couldn't recall just what happened to Dennis...but his shift that day was legendary! I remember he wanted to walk and decided to let the coaster run straight through - there were club members but also general public on those rides...it's really quite unbelievable..but also amazing it was 23 years ago!
@@davidjellis I was lucky enough to be on the first ride of the morning, when the gen pub were still not allowed in, and more importantly, when we had no idea whatsoever that we were going to hurtle straight through. I remember being slammed into the side (wonderfully so!) at the pre-lift hill bend. Then, when we did the four lapper, it was a complete club takeover, every last seat. Oh happy day but for me tinged with the sadness that it was my penultimate day of the trip. I left you all in Chicago whilst you were going on to the likes of Shivering Timbers and more.
@@bodsnvimto I think it was well into the day when I experienced the straight-through runs...what an amazing experience though...the laterals on that turn into the lifthill was crazy. Yes I vaguely recall you leaving the trip before the end. It was a very good holiday that one...my first ever trip to USA and so many fond memories.
@@davidjellis My memory is a tad foggy but was that also the trip when we did Wild Thing with the brakes off in the pitch black and driving rain, which after a baking day felt quite welcome if a tad painful at those speeds? If so, then that was my other favourite part of the trip.
That was freakin awesome! Ive been there a thousand times and never seen an employee pull that kinda stunt. Anyone remember the super screamer that was on the same street as the gallion...imagine pulling a stunt like that on that old rusty ass ride
I doubt you will ever see this kind of thing again - but wow, what an experience!
I work at adventureland as an assistant in the rides department. I've been assisting on the outlaw all this week and one of my managers told us the story about this guy. I found it hard to believe. The outlaw is a rough ride as it is i could not imagine running it through with no breaks. This is hilarious though and I'm happy i found the video.
Many thanks for the comment - are you able to add anything to the storyline...I am still a little puzzled why he did what he did.
That would most likely explain the roughness...
It truly was hilarious to be on it. I like to separate the ideas of rough and violent, though. The first is a negative, the latter I love. For instance I'm already missing The Ultimate and all but the loop in Son of Beast. But by CCI standards, when running regularly, I'd consider this coaster merely pretty tame, though perhaps it got rougher since? Gimme Boulder Dash, Tonnerre de Zeus, the sadly departed Rampage or esp. Megafobia any day. Even the IMO overrated, over-floaty, not violent enough, Shivering Timbers. And though not CCI, bring back BPB's Wild Mouse, my spine needs to be realigned from the state my last ride altered it.
Going back and watching this again, I'm reminded that I was on the very best ride on this: the first one in which we never expected it and we were slammed sideways into bruises we never expected to get, yet were joyous to experience.
That must have been even more special - being caught off-guard by the first straight-through ride!
It was
@@davidjellis It certainly was. I remember it so well. I was sat with Gareth, one of the longest and most faithful club members.
Arkell or Preece? @@bodsnvimto
@@davidjellis Mr Preece, I can still feel his ribs all but merging with my own (and he'd probably attest vice-versa) from that first post-trim wholly unexpected flying turn.
Love it 🙂@@bodsnvimto
I lost my hat riding this coaster!
but luckily, a passenger behind me caught it.
That was lucky! People lose all sorts of things on coasters...those loose article rules are there for good reason :-)
I'm amazed he was doing this long enough for you to get footage of it on ride twice, as well as a couple times as you were approaching the coaster.
He must have been running it like that for maybe 30-45 minutes
This looks like a ERT (exclusive ride time) coaster club trip . They are for sure all enthusiasts
well for a good few minutes i thought it WAS the Timberwolf! I a haven't ridden that wooden coaster in about 17 years. I worked in the park, at the ride complex closest to the ride, when a girl fell out and died. I was standing at the queue of the ride on the morning after the news broke. All day long I got asked about it and couldn't say a word. I rode it one time after she died, and never ever again. Too jerky. Your videos are like vicarious fun. I can't go on them anymore :-)
Roller coaster 1 had a station break failure! Roller coaster 1 crashed! 6 people died on an accident on roller coaster 1
LOL
I'm not going on Wooden Roller Coaster 1. It isn't safe
Roller Coaster 1 still hasn't been fixed yet. Check your mechanics and consider organizing them better.
I want to get off Roller Coaster 1!
I've been queueing for Wooden Roller Coaster 1 for ages.
I live in iowa haven't ride this but it looks so cool when I watch old videos of this
I guess the bunny hills before the lift during the second time felt like a RMC.
Yes, a bit like that! Was wild.
Happened once on Beast. The park blamed it on "slick brakes" because it had started pouring down while we were on the ride. Hell, even if you ask these days, most employees either don't remember it, or vehemently deny it.
I want to get off Wooden Roller Coaster 3.
I'm guessing it was when Beast still ran skid brakes.
Hi Ruthie - Yes I have ridden that coaster, and there are similarities :-)
Actually, thinking about it, the daughter of the guy that designed the Timberwolf was involved in the design of the Outlaw...so there's a family connection !!
That turn out of the station the 2nd time looked much faster...i bet it had some G=forces to it.
The lateral g-forces were immense! It flew around those curves - an amazing and unforgettable experience!
Roller Coaster 1 has just broken down
What happens when the guy who’s operated the kiddie coaster for years is asked to cover for a day on a big woodie ...? 😆
LOL
They probably did it cuz 1st the ride is short but not too short. 2nd they only have one train on this coaster and 3rd Adventureland doesn’t get crazy attendance. I wish the do this again but probably not
This is USA...the ride would never be allowed to operate like that - I was just lucky to have been there that day!
@davidjellis Oh definitely, Outlaw is a fantastic ride. Very underappreciated IMO. But yeah, my training basically consisted of being told to come to the commissary for my (one fifteen-minute) break and then being led to my first ride, which was Tornado. The guy there gave a basic overview of how to check the lapbars and that was it. And we also got a new ride every week, and if you didn't know how to work the new one, other employees were expected to fill you in.
Glad you liked the park though!
Other enthusiasts: No trims!
Me:
when did someone tell him he was fired it could have taked long before the park notice something was wrong
They turned Outlaw into Outlaw Run!
It's a different ride at a different park
I know I was just making a joke lol
@@Chaos_Lemon I thought you were but wasn't sure :-)
The Whiplash my dude
I can definitely feel the wear now lol
Lucky! That looks 😍😍😍
Ha, I worked here over the summer. I grew up going to Cedar Point, but it's not bad considering it's Iowa. But an employee could never get away with this now, they have ride managers every two feet watching you constantly.
Thanks for sharing your memories - enjoy the videos :-)
Is this really true?! That was the oddest footage I've seen! A coaster going through the same course twice!
it was planned the back story is BS.
That roller coaster has no brakes. Jeeez!
It has brakes - the operator decided to turn them off a bit!
@davidjellis Having worked rides at Adventureland, I can tell you that they have no flipping idea what they are doing. I got no real training and safety standards are incredibly low. They are going to have a major accident someday.
Very interesting that it's even possible to do this manually on a coaster!!
I agree - never seen anything like it before - but wow what an experience it was!
Wish this happened on coasters like Phantoms Revenge or Stele Curtain at Kennywood
Yes, I know there are some classic coasters that still have manual systems, such as the Cyclone in NY. However, if they pulled a stunt like this there, that would have meant instant termination for the employee(s) involved.
Scrat: IT'S A RUNAWAY TRAIN
That looks like so much fun. But at the same time im surprised it didnt destroy the track after the station, those hops and unbanked turn into the lift are not designed for that type of stress.
In the video description it comments that it added about 5 years wear and tear to the coaster in under an hour' - not sure who told me that but I suspect it isn't far from the truth!
Whoops! My bad, it does say that in the original post. Heh Heh, it was two years ago when I last responded to this.
that must have been sweet!
good thing there weren't two trains!
snap! this vid is a fav! that must have pulled not only super lat g's, but probably amazing negative!!!
I love Outlaw, but I'm not sure about riding it over those bunny hops outside the station going that fast!
Omg this happened to me too! I always tell people about it. I thought it was 2001ish but depending on who I went to the park with that time,
my timing could be off lol
I work there and it is all manual because of how old the rollercoaster, so he had complete control on breaking the coaster.
It did happen again. It occurred on the Tornado last year. I'm pretty sure it was equipment failure and not just the operator.
Nic Englin either way, enthusiasts ain’t complaining
I guess this ride op really wanted to go out with a bang.
He sure did - it made for a unique riding session though!
Did tht on the dragon before! Went on a wednsday and they let us go 5 timez in a row(: and on space shot! And splash over!
Whatever happened to the guy who got the sack?
No idea...probably running for next presidency :-)
davidjellis I wanna see that campaign!!! Dennis for president 2020! Promising a brighter future of roller coasters everywhere!
Can they PLEASE do this on Steel Vengeance?
LOL
I can't imagine what would happen to the driver if they did that. Cedar Fair has some of the strictest safety standards ever for ride ops!
why was he mad and wanted to get fired?
No idea to be honest - he just said that when we were there, just before he started running it without braking
get the sack? he wanted to get fired?
Yes, that's what he said!
this video made me lose my crap!!!🤣🤣🤣
I was on the ride many times without the brakes that day, it was fantastic, been back since and it was not the same. Yes it was risky but would do it again
That wouldn't happen as the cars are literally locked to the rails by way of the wheel design. Same reason why the cars don't fly off the track when you crest a hill. However as the poster says the operator probably added more wear and tear than what that section was designed for. More then likely maintenance had to check the track gauge immediately and also if any of the wheels were damaged. And this is outside of the injuries that could have resulted taking unbanked curves at speed.
I wouldn't even pull that stunt! I'd get fired for that!
+Chris Evans That's what the operator wanted to happen here , apparently!
Chris Evans this is how the coaster operates hence Outlaw!
@@davidjellis I'd expect criminal charges, actually.
I couldn't disagree - was still cool to experience though! #rightplacerighttime @@MattMcIrvin
Is this legal safe? I think it is Roller Coaster Cruelty jk, but not going easy on the Ride itself.
It's NOT designed to be run like that, and it would have caused years' worth of wear and tear within an hour - but for a thrill-seeker it was just an amazing experience!
@@davidjellis I would have to agree on it being an amazing experience. It's like how theme parks let people get married on their rides like on Apollo's Chariot one time.
It's nice to do unusual stuff on a roller coaster :-)
I was 2 when this happened holy cow did it scare the crap out of my sister
Now that's what I call a true station fly through. I wonder if there was any legal action taken against the former employee when he got sacked by Adventureland.
So there are four wooden wild mice left in the world and not three? Haha
LOL
If I was the park manager I wouldn't have given a shit.
Oh my god that's so fucking funny
Looks so rough!! I hate wooden coasters!
What I am surprised at is that the main brake run could be defeated. Normally that is controlled by a computer. Granted all coasters are different, but generally the first brake run is computer controlled and is usually 'on' and this bleeds off most of the speed from the train. Then there is another brake which has more manual control (which should normally be 'on')and then finally the station brakes. So if he defeated that computer, I am surprised he didn't get locked up for that stunt.
Surprised I don't here the traditional screaming. Is the ride normally that tame? (It looks like an interesting track layout though). It seems that the riders only made a peep during the station "fly by". Is this a GCI coaster?
Help me out here. I remember being on the midday ride where we went three times through the station, the second semi-braked but the first and third FLYING. But I don't remember that we had exclusive access to more than one group of riders. Obviously (at least so to those of us there) we had an hour to ourselves in the morning but how did we get such a midday ride takeover like this when so many regular punters were around?
I missed the earlier rides including the three circuit ride - I believe someone told me as I was wandering in the park that the coaster was being sent through the station, so I headed straight there to find club members and general public on the train. I thought this video footage was filmed mid-afternoon, although it's 23 years ago so I might be wrong.
@@davidjellis My memories of tis magnificent
@@davidjellis Davey-boy, even though now 60yrs-old, after haven't even ridden a coaster in many years, I still remember the fun our club trips have given me, and I often come back to your great vids. This more than most due to personal great memories. Speaking of which, I've just now remembered how we made it a full club takeover so that the great Dennis did his thing, and that every one of us dropped back to let the gen pub through until it was 100% us lot. And it wasn't a three-run, it was four. Only the third one was heavily(ish ) braked. I was incredibly fortunate enough to have been on this and the aforementioned on this vid side-slamming, thoroughly unexpected first go-through ride of the morn.
Hope you and yours are well mate. Although at my age and state of my back, I'm no longer the coaster fan I was, I'd like to catch up with you and other old mates at, say, a BPB or AT after-event. Stay well, if indeed you already are.
Pleased the video is bringing back fond memories...I don't get to so many coasters these days as Susan has lost a lot of interest, so we are mainly doing cruises...but I am still coaster crazy LOL.
Would be good to meet up if we get a chance of course. I am well thanks, hope you are too. @@bodsnvimto
#therideneverends
Too bad modern coasters cant do this
I don't think any coaster is really designed to do this...but was pleased I had this unique chance to experience it!
What a way to get fired.
The operator at Alpenexpress at europapark does this on every ride.
But that's a powered ride anyway...so the speed is controlled...this is just letting gravity do its thing!
davidjellis It was a joke :/
LOL - humour is often hard to detect in comments without the use of smileys :-)
did the ride op get in trouble for this.
that's pretty cool! we have a big wooden coaster here at Worlds of Fun called the Timber Wolf. these look VERY similar! :-)
Coaster 1 is too intense lmao
LOL - did you realise I played a part in the RCT2 game?
@@davidjellis no I didnt, but I play this game alot and I'm building adventureland lol. But no were you a developer?
@@allenmarvets9717 I provided sound effects for RCT2 and am an Easter Egg (hidden feature) in the game - calling a guest David Ellis makes them think 'and here we are riding ' when riding a roller coaster - it's an in-joke between me and Chris Sawyer :-)
@@davidjellis that's awesome, they should put the scrambler and zipper ride in the game lol , but its a honor to meet you and the game is awesome, are they planning on making any new ones soon
@@allenmarvets9717 I don't know to be honest - only tend to speak with Chris a few times a year and he hasn't been involved in newer versions of the game. I feel very privileged to have been asked by Chris to contribute to the history of this amazing game.
i remember i did that an old man let me do the 2 times b4 the line got some people it was mte and my brother and about 2 other kids, and the ride is self done not by a computer, ive been on this a million times.
LMAO...Could have been dangerous but that's hillarious.
There is only one word to describe that: D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S!
This is a reason why coasters these days are all computer controlled, all the ride operator dose is open/lock the restrains and dispatch the ride car, the rest is computers!
This guy also got sacked from possibly the worlds best job!
it was planed the group asked for a no trim ride so they let them do a fly through..its not that uncommon i got to do that at dorney park on talon and conneaut blue streak two circuits straight fly through no brakes , and at cedar point on mean streak no trims one circuit.
Love to have that happen to me, what was the humps like at speed before the lift hill..?
something sort of like that happened to me on the tornado.
I rode the Outlaw 17 times in a row once (: I got a huge bruise & so did my cousin.
Awesome. We can but hope they do it on Megafobia, haha
Bring in RMC
@davidjellis wasnt it hard to controll the camera?
Great, another station brakes failure.
It wasn't a failure...the operator decided not to use them :-)
That is seriously not cool to be going that fast like that, someone didn't know how to work it and to put the brakes on, luckily no one was injured cause it could of been alot worse then it looked like
The staff member knew what he was doing...as he wanted to get dismissed...it was unlikely to lead to injuries though as there was only one train on the track and the laterals although powerful were bearable
ow
Not to speak of maybe jail time time if someone killed.
iza jelaus
Did he get fired right in front of you guys? Lol
I can't remember exactly what happened to be honest..it was 20 years ago.
davidjellis Lol! But that sure did look like quite fun!
It was amazing!
DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wtf?
That's what drugs do to people.
Who agrees that adventureland needs new coaster they are all boring except the tornado
You got ur wish
that is so dangrous
last time i rode this ride it messed my back up, when is Adventureland going to knock down the outlaw and dragon and put up newer better costers, if they did that they would double their business