What's more, WindSeeker is two rides in one, offering a totally different experience at night! They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. The WindSeeker malfunctioned earlier this month, an incident Cal\OSHA is also investigating. When the relay broke, the ride’s safety security system responded and shut the ride … Carowinds in North Carolina and Kings Dominion in Virginia opened their WindSeekers in 2012. A couple of years ago a viewer showed cellphone video a man took while being stuck on the ride for an hour. The ride would raise vertically, and rotate normally, but when it came time to descend, it just stopped rotating on cue. ... windseeker vaughan • windseeker vaughan photos • windseeker vaughan location • windseeker vaughan address • windseeker vaughan • Windseeker's dizzying height of 301 feet (yes, that's 30 stories) promises views of almost the entire park and out as far as 18 miles on a clear day. So if a model page was created, it would be named Wind Seeker then this page would stay WindSeeker. Windseeker rides were manufactured by Mondial. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. There was a full inspection Thursday of the Windseeker ride at Carowinds Amusement Park. We could then just place a not to be confused with the ride at Cedar Parks, WindSeeker at the top of the other page. The ride, called WindSeeker, stranded people 300 feet in the air twice in 2011. The 300-foot-high ride held about 20 people captive as the park's ride … Ride op says over speaker that they are having "mechanical difficulties" and are working on it. BUENA PARK, Calif. The ride is painted blue. Carowinds, Charlotte Picture: View below while stuck on the windseeker - Check out Tripadvisor members' 14,802 candid photos and videos of Carowinds Sami R May 11, 2012. He told the Los Angeles Times “if [inspectors] did their jobs right, then that ride shouldn’t get stuck the way it did.” This constantly got stuck at the top today. Rode Windseeker on Friday 6/16. The WindSeeker has 32 gondolas that rise up and whirl riders at a 45-degree angle, at eight rotations per minute, according to the park's website. Riders on the Windseeker ride at Knott’s Berry Farm get stuck Sept. 19 around 4 p.m. This is not the first time the WindSeeker has experienced problems. The ride is called Windseeker. It is designed to be set in a permanent location. WindSeeker is a 301-foot-tall (92 m) swing ride at several Cedar Fair parks. When the sun goes down, the fun lights up with Windseeker’s elaborate light show. The WindSeeker ride, which spins riders in swings atop a 301-foot tower, stopped working on Sept. 7, stranding 15 riders, then malfunctioned a second time on Sept. 19, leaving 20 riders stuck 300 feet up for nearly four hours. The WindSeeker ride at Carowinds malfunctioned Saturday, stranding 60 passengers about 150 feet high for less than 15 minutes, a park spokeswoman said. Ride is stuck @ the top. A level 10 Quest. The rides are Wind Seeker models manufactured by Mondial. When the sun goes down, the fun lights up with Windseeker… Waiting patiently. WindSeeker is a 301 foot-tall tower swinger attraction at six Cedar Fair parks: Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland, Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Cedar Point, and Knott's Berry Farm. It has a huge 'tube' that reaches to 301 feet. On Facebook pages in August 2010, details were leaked about Cedar Fair parks having new attractions opening in 2011. The ride opened at each of the six parks in a time between May 2011 to April 2012. [12] They opened for the 2011 season at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, Cedar Point and Kings Island in Ohio, and Knott's Berry Farm in California. Off-Ride footage of Windseeker at Kings Dominion, in Doswell, Virginia. The ride malfunctioned in July 2013, stranding 64 passengers high above the … Rewards . Riders on the Windseeker ride at Knott's Berry Farm get stuck Wednesday afternoon around 4 p.m. For me I'll ride the windseekers at the end of the day when I've been on everything else so if I get stuck, i won't miss any time for the other rides. WindSeeker's dizzying height of 301 feet (yes, that's over 27 stories) promises breathtaking views of the park. Always up to date with the latest patch. History Edit. Had a wonderful time. WindSeeker, which is 301 feet tall, has been a source of problems at the park before. Windseeker is a 301 foot tall Swing Ride at Cedar Point. Poor riders, they shouldve just shut it down. It was an interesting experience. The Knott’s ride has shut down unexpectedly twice in the last month, most recently on Wednesday when 20 riders were stuck 300 feet in the air for 3 1/2 hours when the brakes froze on the ride. Everyone on the ride thought KI’s staff did an exceptional job dealing with the situation. Added in World of Warcraft: Legion. WindSeeker will cost approximately $5 million to build. I rode it at 4:02 and got stuck on it for a bit. But for hours Wednesday, passengers have been stuck in mid-air, their feet dangling 300 feet above the ground, after it had stopped mid-ride. The ride is manufactured by Mondial, a 23-year-old Dutch-based company. The park to visit Wed - Fri last week the way 60 people ride ever built at.... 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