Six Flags Fiesta Texas (SFFT) Discussion Thread

I think we are all forgeting something about the brakes being right after the tunnel...looks like we are going to get a nice pop of air at the finish!

Just trying to be positive here...

Supports are in for the first turn at the 108 degree angle. The crane was working on the barrel role.

Some more pics

Overview of work being done, note the track cresting the cliff under the barrel roll

Closeup of 1st overbank

Closer view

Track as it enters 2nd overbank

Wood is in place for the final camelback

No matter how many pics are posted the 1st drop is still an awesome sight

Wow... that looks amazing. I can't wait to find time to go to Texas and ride this beauty.

Damn that first drop is just freakin amazing. Today I got an update email from Six Flags.........

Update: Iron Rattler

Production news about our all-new attraction

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The process has begun for constructing the all-new Iron Rattler. In fact, you may be able to see new pieces of track sticking out above the quarry walls. We’ve started working on key elements that are vital to the construction of this massive 18-story coaster. Here are some highlights from the construction of the new ride.

 

We first selected the contractor who will build the state-of-the-art steel Iron Horse Track. Rocky Mountain Construction Group will establish the foundation and support of the ride. This group also helped design the legendary and award-winning New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas.

 

Construction crews had to disassemble the classic wooden Rattler and remove portions of the original track. Then, using the same wooden substructure, contractors began assembling the new steel track on top of the wooden supports. Builders had to evaluate the old frame structure to determine where to precisely place the new pieces of track so the ride will maintain stability and fly smoothly.

 

Currently, the track is about 35 percent complete. The first visual feature you may notice is the 81-degree, 171-foot-tall lift hill. As the coaster begins to take form, the next element workers will build will be the Zero-G Barrel Roll that flips riders completely upside—the first of any hybrid coaster—and two of the four extreme over-banked turns—the most of any roller coaster in the world—that will extend past the quarry wall.

 

A lot of hard work goes into making the Iron Rattler an intense and extreme experience. As the newest staple of the Six Flags Fiesta Texas skyline, riders will fly through four over-banked turns, a camelback airtime hill, an 81-degree 171-foot near-vertical drop, and a Zero-G Barrel Roll at 70 miles per hour. The new Iron Rattler will be steeper, taller, faster, and smoother than ever before, and truly a record-breaking experience.

 

The new Iron Rattler is moving forward and on schedule for completion in late spring. Are you ready to take on this slithering attraction?

I think this publication is a tad bit behind cause it says that iRat is only about 35% complete but it seems to be a lot further along than that. It also says completion will be late Spring. Hmmm....I'd say at the rate they're going maybe an opening in Mid April??? or Anyone think they my hold out to "late Spring" and do Memorial Day weekend???

Maybe that newsletter was written a while ago, because the trackwork seems to be a little more than 35% complete, but I guess I could be wrong. Either way, it looks incredible!!

Having kept track with intense interest, I remember SFOT advertised NTAG as opening in "late spring," but it really opened in late April. So there is a chance it simply means "not early spring."

Funny how I've been to SFFT, ridden Rattler, and yet still I keep being surprised by just how photogenic this coaster is.

The marketing director stated on 'In the Loop' they were pushing for a big Memorial Day unveiling.

OK TPR, I got the go-ahead from my boss to post these pics, hope you enjoy them........also, as much as I hate to say it, I havent seen any pictures that do this ride justice. You cant capture the pure massiveness of this coaster, unless you're standing right next to it. It's truly amazing!!! Even the guys on the crew comment almost daily about how awesome this thing is gonna be. Coming from people that actually build these rides, as a career, that HAS to tell you something.

from top of the cliff, under the final drop into tunnel

dont need to tell you this location...haha

...from barrel roll at left, this is what replaces the helix

...and so on...

...and so on...

...and so on...

even though this pic doesnt how much detail, its one of my faves

nice pictures

Amazing shots! That first drop looks so wrong for all the right reasons. I have to stop delaying a trip to Texas and try to get down there to try this and NTAG.

thanks for the pictures guys!

I'm way too old to be as giddy as I am right now over this ride

I'm like a little kid on Christmas morning

Man this picture of the drop has such a nice flow to it. Thumbs up to RMC for the great progress. Can't wait to see some more work on this thing. It's going up a lot faster than I expected.

^Yeah, that picture is probably my favorite of the bunch. Man, that first drop is going to be incredible!

^Yeah I can't wait to ride it this summer. I'm wondering how this bank right here will feel since it is facing out but turning in rather than other traditional turns. I've never been on a ride that has done something like that. The only thing similar I can think of is the odd outward turn on Steel Hawg.

THAT FIRST DROP MAKES ME FEEL IMMORTAL! WOW!!!!!!!! cstrfrk67 Thank you for the pictures. The first drop (H#LL the whole ride) slithers back and forth like a real snake.

Wow, unbelievable. I always loved the look of the original drop on the Rattler when it opened with that nasty subtle banking at the bottom. I'm glad they're giving this thing a similar profile.

Wow!!! That drop does look incredible.

Why does that first drop remind me so much of Renegade's?

Yeah, it kind of does!