Zem Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That sucks that they aren't lengthening the layout at all. Seems like they would have even more speed to work with after the tunnel with the smoother track and all the changes. Wish they had added in another element or two but oh well. It's still going to be an awesome ride though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Lol. I guess according to your picture of the first drop they're gonna have to move Goliath too. Oh yeh and according to some other pics previously posted, Gully Washer has been removed. Oh yeh, several trees in the video are out of place too so I guess they're going to be moved around too. so yes, you've made your point perfectly clear. From this picture SFFT has posted onto Facebook you can see the removed track along the station and supports. And according to the picture it looks like the track from the tunnel will just go to the station and not do a lower helix since it looks like it will just decline to the station from the tunnel and because the track used to never declined right there. So what part of the ride isn't changing??? Most, if not every element of this coaster is being changed. I guess we'll just have to wait for them to take down the rest of that helix they're planning not to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFFTfan Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Lift hill topped off today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Holy mother of crackwhores that's awesome!!! Thanks for the updates!!! Edited December 12, 2012 by ArizonaGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperLover Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I wonder if the trains are going to look as cool as they do in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RN Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 AWESOME!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narkitty Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Drive by the park on 1604 today. Rattler lift hill is completely topped off and the actual drop looks about 1/4 of the way tracked. The angle looks steeper than I thought it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArundelHigh Coasters Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Drive by the park on 1604 today. Rattler lift hill is completely topped off and the actual drop looks about 1/4 of the way tracked. The angle looks steeper than I thought it would. That's great news!, can't wait to see how it turns out when it's all ready!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Drive by the park on 1604 today. Rattler lift hill is completely topped off and the actual drop looks about 1/4 of the way tracked. The angle looks steeper than I thought it would. Awesome news! Can't wait to see some pics. I'll be driving into San Antonio for the Holidays so I can't wait to see what gets done between now and then. Thanks again for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Can't wait for a pic update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Lift hill picture from SFFT Facebook page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Really looking forward to riding this. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstrfrk67 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 hmmmm........at the current rate of progress, might it be possible for an opening day ride? If the weather holds like it has been, I see it as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zentanker Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 hmmmm........at the current rate of progress, might it be possible for an opening day ride? If the weather holds like it has been, I see it as possible. Judging by the construction rate, I'd say it's certainly PHYSICALLY possible. But once it's actually put together, who knows how much testing and tweaking goes into it before they'll actually let anyone ride it? I have a feeling anyone who shows up on opening day is going to be disappointed- they'll see a big, beautiful Iron Rattler fully built and idle, or perhaps running empty trains. I also suspect they'll want to have a grand opening totally separate from opening day even if it is ready. I'd certainly like to be wrong though. The sooner the better, I'm ready two months ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I wouldn't hold my breath for iRat to open on opening day. The last coaster they were able to open on opening day was SKC but that was back in 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jps294 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 From SFFT Facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Funny how you can see some of the old and some of the new track in the same picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Now that's a lift hill! Really excited to ride this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 ^For real...maybe it's just the angle, but it looks like a giga-lift in that photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 (edited) ^^ That lift looks awesome! Edited December 19, 2012 by ArizonaGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RN Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Nice!!! I believe you can also see the wood supports for the double up after the first drop. Yay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 ^^ Yup!!! I also like the fact that you can see where still taking apart the bottom of the first drop. With as much work that has been done there still seems like a lot of work to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 WOW! So pumped for the Texas/Midwest trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFFTfan Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I finally got a chance to stop by La Cantera with my DSLR today. The structure and track work make it appear taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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