Talk:The Giant Drop
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Manufacturer?
editWhat really is the manufacturer of this ride? It says on other articles such as "Drop tower (ride)" that it's designed and manufactured by "Intamin". The infobox used to have Intamin listed as its manufacturer, but now it's changed to "Ride Trade". So, what is the deal here? Which one is correct?--NJM2010 (talk) 11:20, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
- Ride Trade is a division of Intamin. Since there is no article on Ride Trade, Intamin is better suited to this field. I have changed it back to Intamin. Themeparkgc Talk 23:24, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
Factual Error
editThe article as it stands says that the cars drop "after a short pause". This is not strictly true - the ride never comes to a stop in the air. The motors slow when the car approaches the top of the tower, and from the ground this reduction in speed looks like the car is stationary. However, when on the ride, it is possible to look directly up and see that the car is still moving (albeit slowly) at this point. It continues to lift until the top of the car contacts the disconnect mechanism that drops the passengers from the lifter. The lifter then returns to the base of the tower slowly and reconnects to the car when it reaches the ground. I've therefore removed the offending phrase from the article. Chimpa2 (talk) 15:28, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Move discussion in progress
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There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Giant Drop (Six Flags Great America) which may affect this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. Happily888 (talk) 01:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC)