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This year, T-Express in Everland has been announced to be closed for 5 months this winter.
This is the announcement of Everland official.
Translation:
Everland Facility Closure Announcement
Dear guests
T-Express will newly born.
It will come back in April 2024
T Express
Ride Closure: November 20th 2023 ~ Planned to open April 2024
We apologize for having inconvenience, and we will try our best to provide the best service.
Thank you.
SOURCE: https://www.everland.com/everland/announcement/CNT-171450AD-4169-41B2-9E48-45BB37FA7281/01
Normally, the ride closes on winter maintenance for only 1.5 months. Early January to mid-February.
But, this year, the ride will be closed for much longer.
This video, from "Titanam", one of Everland's official YouTube, mentioned the reason.
Video Translation
T Express closes in Nov, 20th?
I was working harder than anyone today,
when I saw Everland homepage, there is a notice of T-Express closure.
Until next April?
I was suspicious and headed to Everland.
Q. Is T-Express really not operating?
A. Yes.
To check if it's real, I met a pro (manager) who works for T-Express safety.
Why does T Express close for so long time?
There are total 2 sections on T-Express
We are preparing to newly improve the rail on the first section for guest to ride smoother and more fun.
The ride is in extended closure to be more fun.
Dear T Express, thank you for giving fun as Everland's top attraction. Thanks to you, we got lots of subscribers.
I hope you have some rest and return with change next year.
The term "newly improve the rail", can mean retracking. If it is true, it will retrack only the first half of the ride (El Toro part)
There's a rumor Samsung (Who owns Everland) will contract Intamin, or it will contract another manufacturer to make it hybrid. Still, which manufacturer will do the retracking work is NOT open to the public. No press release has been released yet.
This year, T Express had many issues.
The smoothness of the ride became really rougher on some of the parts.
It's told that some of the track has cracks on it, and it impacted rider safety.
As an annual passholder on Everland, I had chance to ride it more than 30 times.
But it was rougher than 5 years ago, and some of the part have even jackhammering.
For my experience, after the first airtime hill, entering the S-curve, it was really rough, and I felt jackhammering.
While entering the S curve after the first airtime, I felt the track and train bang, and it impacted my body.
Also, my friend had his bone impacted at the part.
This video talks about many of the problems T-Express has.
Translation
How will Everland T-Express be renewed?
The most popular ride in Everland, T-Express will be in extended closure from Nov, 20th to next April.
You can find in Everland homepage that T-Express will newly born and return in April 2024.
It is much longer than normal year's winter maintenance closure, and it will not be operating for 5 months, which means renewal.
* T-Express has normally in winter maintenance in January to February, about 2 mo.
In the safety inspection that took place in 2023, there was a rumor that T-Express is in a bad condition, due to the crack in some of the track, and it impacted the ride vehicle. (and there are more issues.)
As such, T-Express in 2023 has the worst smoothness since opening with strong vibration and jackhammering, criticized by many parkgoers and passholders.
Also, the ride cannot run 3 trains, and now running 2 trains max with the way the trains impacts the track at least.
(Max 2 trains, after the first train ends coasting the track, than the next train can dispatch. No flush system (riders entering and exiting simultaneously))
Then how will it be renewed?
T Express is the only wooden coaster in Korea for 16 years since the opening in March 2008.
As T-Express is almost in the end of its lifespan, the supplement work with steel track, or replacing the old cracked track with a new one, "retracking" work can be progressed.
If this work is done, it can be no longer woodie, and can become the first and only hybrid coaster in Korea.
If it is converted to the hybrid, I hope it will provide much smoother ride experience, and high thrill.
I hope the ride turns much cooler!
This year, maybe due to the safety inspection, the ride cannot run 3 trains whole year.
It ran max 2, and the train was always stacked behind the station, which means huge capacity drop.
(3 train: 1080+ PPH, 2 train on normal days: about 720PPH, 2 train on busy days: about 800PPH,
now with 2 trains with train always stacking: 600 PPH or less)
So, the wait time skyrocketed to 3 or 4 hours.
I've translated and sent information to ElToroRyan, and he analyzed about it with a video.
As Everland will get visitors drop when T-Express closes for maintenance, it seems like it was delayed a lot.
Now, the closure announcement came out just 2 weeks before closure, and I am not ready to accept it.
I hope the ride gets its track retracked, and even get a new shiny Intamin trains, with individual seat control system.
As a passholder of the park, I will post many photos when the progress started
If there is a press release, I will share here ASAP.
Any discussion welcome.
This year, T-Express in Everland has been announced to be closed for 5 months this winter.
This is the announcement of Everland official.
Translation:
Everland Facility Closure Announcement
Dear guests
T-Express will newly born.
It will come back in April 2024
T Express
Ride Closure: November 20th 2023 ~ Planned to open April 2024
We apologize for having inconvenience, and we will try our best to provide the best service.
Thank you.
SOURCE: https://www.everland.com/everland/announcement/CNT-171450AD-4169-41B2-9E48-45BB37FA7281/01
Normally, the ride closes on winter maintenance for only 1.5 months. Early January to mid-February.
But, this year, the ride will be closed for much longer.
Video Translation
T Express closes in Nov, 20th?
I was working harder than anyone today,
when I saw Everland homepage, there is a notice of T-Express closure.
Until next April?
I was suspicious and headed to Everland.
Q. Is T-Express really not operating?
A. Yes.
To check if it's real, I met a pro (manager) who works for T-Express safety.
Why does T Express close for so long time?
There are total 2 sections on T-Express
We are preparing to newly improve the rail on the first section for guest to ride smoother and more fun.
The ride is in extended closure to be more fun.
Dear T Express, thank you for giving fun as Everland's top attraction. Thanks to you, we got lots of subscribers.
I hope you have some rest and return with change next year.
The term "newly improve the rail", can mean retracking. If it is true, it will retrack only the first half of the ride (El Toro part)
There's a rumor Samsung (Who owns Everland) will contract Intamin, or it will contract another manufacturer to make it hybrid. Still, which manufacturer will do the retracking work is NOT open to the public. No press release has been released yet.
This year, T Express had many issues.
The smoothness of the ride became really rougher on some of the parts.
It's told that some of the track has cracks on it, and it impacted rider safety.
As an annual passholder on Everland, I had chance to ride it more than 30 times.
But it was rougher than 5 years ago, and some of the part have even jackhammering.
For my experience, after the first airtime hill, entering the S-curve, it was really rough, and I felt jackhammering.
While entering the S curve after the first airtime, I felt the track and train bang, and it impacted my body.
Also, my friend had his bone impacted at the part.
This video talks about many of the problems T-Express has.
How will Everland T-Express be renewed?
The most popular ride in Everland, T-Express will be in extended closure from Nov, 20th to next April.
You can find in Everland homepage that T-Express will newly born and return in April 2024.
It is much longer than normal year's winter maintenance closure, and it will not be operating for 5 months, which means renewal.
* T-Express has normally in winter maintenance in January to February, about 2 mo.
In the safety inspection that took place in 2023, there was a rumor that T-Express is in a bad condition, due to the crack in some of the track, and it impacted the ride vehicle. (and there are more issues.)
As such, T-Express in 2023 has the worst smoothness since opening with strong vibration and jackhammering, criticized by many parkgoers and passholders.
Also, the ride cannot run 3 trains, and now running 2 trains max with the way the trains impacts the track at least.
(Max 2 trains, after the first train ends coasting the track, than the next train can dispatch. No flush system (riders entering and exiting simultaneously))
Then how will it be renewed?
T Express is the only wooden coaster in Korea for 16 years since the opening in March 2008.
As T-Express is almost in the end of its lifespan, the supplement work with steel track, or replacing the old cracked track with a new one, "retracking" work can be progressed.
If this work is done, it can be no longer woodie, and can become the first and only hybrid coaster in Korea.
If it is converted to the hybrid, I hope it will provide much smoother ride experience, and high thrill.
I hope the ride turns much cooler!
This year, maybe due to the safety inspection, the ride cannot run 3 trains whole year.
It ran max 2, and the train was always stacked behind the station, which means huge capacity drop.
(3 train: 1080+ PPH, 2 train on normal days: about 720PPH, 2 train on busy days: about 800PPH,
now with 2 trains with train always stacking: 600 PPH or less)
So, the wait time skyrocketed to 3 or 4 hours.
I've translated and sent information to ElToroRyan, and he analyzed about it with a video.
As Everland will get visitors drop when T-Express closes for maintenance, it seems like it was delayed a lot.
Now, the closure announcement came out just 2 weeks before closure, and I am not ready to accept it.
I hope the ride gets its track retracked, and even get a new shiny Intamin trains, with individual seat control system.
As a passholder of the park, I will post many photos when the progress started
If there is a press release, I will share here ASAP.
Any discussion welcome.
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