The long-awaited re-imagining of Cedar Level’s Prime Thrill Dragster curler coaster generally known as Prime Thrill 2 closed indefinitely simply days after it formally opened to the general public.

“Prime Thrill 2 is at the moment experiencing an prolonged closure as Zamperla (the experience’s producer) completes a mechanical modification to the experience’s autos,” mentioned Cedar Level in a Could 12 press launch that was shared with Fox Information Digital.

The park continued, “As soon as the modification is full, Zamperla, the Cedar Level upkeep & operations groups and our third-party experience inspection associate will conduct a radical assessment earlier than approving each the modification and the reopening of the experience.”

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The Sandusky, Ohio-based park mentioned it “can’t but affirm a reopening date.” As a substitute, it will likely be offering updates concerning the curler coaster’s progress, it mentioned.

“We all know our friends are excited to expertise this unimaginable curler coaster, and we share your disappointment that we’re not capable of function it this weekend,” the corporate mentioned.

Roller coaster at Cedar Point

Cedar Level introduced that “Prime Thrill 2” could be closed for repairs only a week after it opened to the general public.  (Artist idea rendering; courtesy Cedar Level)

“We are going to do every part doable to reopen Prime Thrill 2 as quickly as we’re assured we will ship the experience expertise that our friends deserve.”

Cedar Level, and Prime Thrill 2, opened for the season on Could 4, 2024. 

In an official announcement, Cedar Level described Prime Thrill 2 on Aug. 1, 2023 as “the world’s tallest and quickest triple-launch strata curler coaster.” 

“It’s higher that they caught an issue now and work to repair it if it means longevity of the attraction sooner or later.” 

A “strata curler coaster” refers to any curler coaster over 400 ft tall. 

Prime Thrill Dragster, which beforehand held the report for tallest curler coaster, closed after a 2021 incident by which a lady was struck by a “small metallic object” that had come off the experience. 

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Cedar Level introduced in 2022 that Prime Thrill Dragster wouldn’t reopen and would as an alternative be re-imagined into a special attraction: Prime Thrill 2. 

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The 420-foot “high hat” on Prime Thrill Dragster, the earlier iteration of “Prime Thrill 2.” The curler coaster at one level was the world’s tallest earlier than being dethroned by Six Flags Nice Journey’s “Kingda Ka.”  (AP Photograph/Paul M. Walsh, File)

The park constructed a 420-foot “spike” behind Prime Thrill Dragster’s unique 420-foot “high hat” function.

The brand new experience has riders going ahead and backward on the spike earlier than cresting the highest hat. 

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Taylor Bybee and Sarah Anderson, the 2 Virginia-based curler coaster lovers behind the favored YouTube channel “Coaster Studios,” had been capable of experience Prime Thrill 2 on its opening day.

In an e mail to Fox Information Digital, Bybee and Anderson expressed disappointment on the experience’s sudden closure, however mentioned they had been optimistic the experience would re-open with out issues. 

“Now we have nothing however belief within the experience’s producer, Zamperla, to get the problem solved.”

“We’re unhappy to listen to the experience is closed, doubtlessly for an prolonged time period, and really feel for all those that had been planning a visit to Cedar Level to expertise the brand new experience,” Bybee and Anderson mentioned.

The 2 had “a tremendous expertise with Prime Thrill 2,” noting that they “at no time felt unsafe.” 

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“Now we have nothing however belief within the experience’s producer, Zamperla, to get the problem solved,” they mentioned, including that as Prime Thrill 2 is “a prototype experience with brand-new trains and a modification like we have by no means seen earlier than,” typically points could come up.

“There’s a variety of unknowns and a variety of variables,” the pair mentioned. 

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Prime Thrill 2 stored the identical “high hat” construction as its predecessor, Prime Thrill Dragster. However it’s a significantly longer experience. (Artist idea rendering; courtesy Cedar Level.)

“It’s higher that they caught an issue now and work to repair it if it means longevity of the attraction sooner or later.” 

They continued, “We’re assured the groups at Zamperla are working across the clock to discover a answer so the experience will be again open for friends as quickly as doable.”

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The Cedar Truthful, father or mother firm of Cedar Level, operates 17 amusement and water park areas throughout the USA and Canada. 

The corporate introduced a deliberate merger with competing amusement park chain Six Flags in Nov. 2023. 

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