Yesterday, I’ve have got invited to TEA’s industry meeting. And met bunch of universal creatives and engineers friend from ush, WDI peoples. There was lots of important and unexpected discussions I have engaged, heard some interesting stories. I’ll post things I heard as time goes on.
Regarding F&F, an engineer who is currently working on the ride confirmed to me that the cracked screen shield glass was caused by an external impact, not by a structural issue. In other words, the structure is stable, with no problems related to bending or shear forces. The most likely cause is that someone accidentally dropped an object, such as a phone, onto the glass, causing it to crack. The damaged glass is being replaced, and the ride is still expected to open according to the planned schedule.
Many of creatives and USH relative members in that event already rode F&F. They mention that the ride has really interesting forces and backward launch and rotation inversion moment. But many of them still have preferred velocicoaster yet mention that the ride is arguably the best coaster in california.