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I actually agree with many of you talking about how the RMC's are all very similar. And that's fine. There's nothing wrong with building a ton of very similar kick ass rides when most people who ride one will never even know of the other ones. I've been comparing them to the B&M inverts of the 90's. They're all awesome, intense rides, but they all have the same elements just in slightly different orders. I would also love to see some more unique elements in the future from them, but for now I'm quite content with their offerings.

They let you ride twice in a row without leaving your seat to make up for all the previous down time.

Holy crap you nerds are a tough crowd. It looks like a coaster that will make me hoot and holler the entire time I'm on it while simultaneously trying to throw my fat ass as far from the train as possible. I'm so damn sold.

I think people are reading WAAAAAAY too much into the “strikes twice” line. I think they are making some necessary modifications to ensure better operations... threw RMC under the bus a bit by clearly stating they are involved (like the GP would really care? Maybe part of the lawsuit settlement), and will reopen AGAIN (strikes twice) with the same ride experience, but with better reliability. I think people are setting themselves up for disappointment with all these wild “two launch” theories. It’s marketing spun guys. Nothing more.

Happy 2020 y'all!!!! But in all seriousness, i had the pleasure of going to the great state of Texas this past weekend and i had some time to visit Six Flags Fiesta Texas. I haven't been to every Six Flags park, but this one is one of my favorites in terms on scenery, ride selection and theming. Six Flags and theming usually don't go in the same sentence but i love how this park does it's best at separating out rides and themes rather than just placing a new ride in a calling it good (there are some exceptions at this park and I'll get to that later). Well, as usual with my reports...let's get on with the show (and be sure to read the captions!)... Driving around in Texas and I see something peeking out over the quarry wall. What can it be? Oh, it must be a Six Flags park right here in the great state of Texas! After breezing through the temperature checkpoint, no touch bag check, metal detector, COVID swab, and butt probe, i make my way to the front gate with my reservation in hand. Even though Halloween just ended...there is already Christmas decoration up. Last time i was at this park was in 2007. Let's see if anything has changed since then, shall we? Well, Boomerang is still there and unfortunately it's still the first ride you see. Welcome to Six Flags...let's bash your brains in! Remember when i said that this park likes to have theming? Well, this coaster is an exception. It feels like it's just left over from an era that no one cares about but they don't want to remove it because surprisingly, people still ride this thing. Time for some good Dog chasing Bird type rides. The airtime on this ride is nuts! And it's a family coaster? Well done Six Flags! Something seems new since my last visit...you mean there isn't a terrible wooden coaster that wants to punch you in the kidney in this location anymore? Wait...there's theming? Wow! I can't wait to ride this thing! Snake Wranglers! Being from Arizona, we sure could use these guys around every corner. I can't tell you how many snakes I've seen (and even rattlesnakes) since living in Arizona. Iron Rattler sure has one hell of a first drop! I love how it utilizes the Quarry Wall all around the ride. This ride was non stop insane! Diviing, turning, looping, being thrown out of my seat...such a great ride and RMC really knows how to deliver! The one thing I loved about this park was that it seemed liked there were always a couple kiddie rides near the bigger, more thrilling rides. That way, if little ones don't want to ride the more thrilling ride, they can hop on some of these kiddie rides. I think that's a great idea, rather than having ALL kiddie rides in one location and not near the major thrill rides. This ride was supposedly new for this year...unfortunately it was closed for the season when i went. I'd like to see this car and the Snake Wrangler car race. My money is on this guy to win! Looking back at some of the Western area of the park's theming. If you ever make it to Six Flags Fiesta Texas...this picture is a must! Such a great area of the park! Oh and look....theming! ROCKS!!!! And not just any rock...it's a CLIFF ROCK!!! You're welcome for learning some history here on Theme Park Review. They had a mini Bellagio show going on. H....2.....Ho? ..... Oh, i see what they did there....now that is clever marketing. Nice touch! Another great area of the park to cool off during the hot days. When i went it was freezing and only 78 degrees. Coming from Arizona, 78 is cold when it's over 100 degrees 115 days out of the year. Well this looks like fun! Who thinks they can touch the Quarry Wall? This picture gives you a better perspective of how far it actually is from the wall. Still riding this thing, you feel like you're going to hit it. New for this year....The Joker eats you and he ends uppitiest with pink eye. This was noted as the tallest in the world. I went on Wonder Woman at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and CraZanity at Six Flags Magic Mountain when they were the tallest. Is this thing like 5 feet taller? Anyway, this thing was HUGE and you can see it ALL around the park. Once again, right across from Joker's pink eye was another family ride. If people didn't want to ride Joker (or get pink eye) they can tackle all the villains from the DC comics. And speaking of defeated DC villains...it's time to get punched by Superman! This was one of my favorites when i visited in 2007. Sadly, it's definitely got a rattle to it and I could only ride it about 10 times before i was done. NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!! THE BACKSIDE OF SUPERMAN!!!!! Through the trees!!! (Always have to have one of those in my reports...and this is going way back before some of you kids were born!) Super man is still a fun ride. I just hope that I had it on an off day and it's not always rattling and brain destroying. Hey look...a kiddie coaster for the win! Sad and Pathetic Coaster Count going up! Time for lunch. The servers were very nice and the restaurant was very clean and took many precautions in regards to the COVID thing that's going around. My $32 lunch...and that price is not an exaggeration. It was nice seeing some of the characters out and about. They kept their distance but it's still nice to see some entertainers still have a job during this time. Time to head down the street and check out more "City Block" theming. And what better Super Hero theme fits in with a City Block (other than any Marvel related one)...that is the one and only Batman! And i guess he's playing in a movie theater? Sure, why not? Oooo! Controlly thingys that make Super Hero know more than normal people! Hi Jarvis! Oh wait...wrong guy.... Batman has a pretty sweet ride. Although i would hate to have to change those tires. I mean, where would you even have the spare tire? I will be honest...I could not wait to get off this ride. Maybe it's me and my old age, or being in Arizona and not hitting up as many theme parks any more, but this thing nearly made me nauseous. I can deal with rides flipping and looping when i know it's coming, but this thing was out of control and I was ready for it to be done. With that being said, it was still fun, but I've been on it and I don't feel like I need to wait more than 5 minutes to ride another one of these. But the Batman Hustler Entrance??? What is Bruce Wayne doing for his real job now? One second after this phot was taken, someone lost their cell phone. Seriously people...this thing was spinning out of control! But it was a nice addition to the park. I think this is where there used to be an antique car ride there from when i went in 2007, but Batman was a nice upgrade! Looking back after getting off Batman....the Joker was having his last laugh at me. Time for the ride i was most excited about on this trip...Superman Cobra Roll. No seriously, Wonder Woman...my first single rail coaster by RMC. Hi Gal! Fun story...my first ride was unusual. I've never been on one of these and I didn't know that the train doesn't stop in the station. The ride operators were splitting up the cars with people in groups. I was by myself (yes, I was a loner in the Lone Star State) and they sat me in the very back row. Two other large humans sat in the first 2 rows. The train got to a section in the station where it was about to go up the lift hill but then they stop it...the 2 large humans were too large and couldn't fit in the restraints. Instead of putting other people on the ride, they let me go...by myself....in the back row....by myself. AND HOLY HELL this ride kicked my @$$ and whipped me around. After experiencing my first ride by myself, I had to go back on and see if it was just because it was just me in the back or if every ride was that insane..... EVERY RIDE WAS THAT INSANE!!! Seriously, RMC outdid themselves here. This thing is a winner and with so many clones of these rides going up, I'm definitely not sad about that. This ride was the winner of the day! Time to head on down an empty street in Texas the SCREAM! These rides are fun. And with this one launching up and then launching down...it's well worth the 2 minute wait I had. Another fun fact...next to SCREAM! was another couple kiddie rides for the younger folks. In case the little ones didn't like super tall drop rides, they had a couple options right next to SCREAM! Time to head to Ocean front property where there will be great views of the beach and waves.... ...Or just more rides on a fake Boardwalk. But what is that I see in the distance? It's not Scooby Doo?!?!?!?! It's the cheap version of Pirates of the Caribbean where you shoot them and get blasted by cannons and sneak up on Pirates having sex in a bed....you think I'm lying? First off, this high quality realistic Pirate tells you a tale of treachery, debauchery, and scandal (and no...not the election) There's a map to be followed! Follow the Map! Even though you aren't steering your vessel but who's really counting these days? Next is some sort of Haunted Mansion stretching room where the pictures change. And you're off...getting blasted by cannons.... ...and sneaking up on Pirates having sex (and you thought I was kidding!) It really was a fun ride and very different from the Scooby Doo ride that was there when iI was here in 2007. Continuing down the Boardwalk, it's time to meet Tony Hawk....or someone who isn't Tony Hawk but still a skateboarder. Pandemonium (previously Tony Hawk's Big Spin, previously Joker's Revenge, previously a Quarry Wall) These are fun little rides and great for the whole family. I still wonder if they will ever put something larger in the area behind this ride. Time to take a shot of Fireball Whiskey! Heading back from the Boardwalk, the Joker is still laughing at me almost getting nauseous on Batman. Let it go man! Another ride with great theming. You walk into a haunted house and then this creepy ghost (poltergeist) pushes you out the house and takes you through one hell of a mess of track...but then returns you safely because he's a nice ghost. Did I get the theme correct? It really is a mess of track. Next up, my favorite area of the park. Especially during this time of year when the trees are changing (we don't have seasons in Arizona...we have Hot and Cold...there's no Fall or Spring) In this wonderful German town is none other than the GRAND Carousel. It's not Big...it's GRAND! Also, why not get the kids into Beer Steins but cleverly say it's a Kinderstein. Start drinking at a young age. This is a fnun little water ride. And I got absolutely SOAKED on it! Little did I know, that this Dragon was going to be the culprit in my soaking. Yay...it's a fun little water ride. Not a big drop, not that much water...but.... Then this guy decides to spit his nasty spit water all over everyone and it was absolutely drenching! Thanks Dragon...I had wet clothes in my bags on the airplane! Nice little drop near the end. This would seem like the area where you would get wet...but nope! It was the damn Dragon from before! Time to leave this beautifully themed area and head to the best themed area and ride in the entire park..... ...Goliath...oh wait, what? Where the hell is this ride, what is this ride, how does it fit in anywhere? Oh, you mean it's a ride that didn't get destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and it's free so they just decided to put it at the front of the park and copy a sign used at Six Flags Magic Mountain because it looks cool. Ok, that makes title sense! The ride is found in the corner of the front of the park past the lockers...so in other words...h=it's the Goliath of Lockers and Stroller rentals! Although not a parking lot coaster...it's still great to watch from the parking lot. Remember people...when you visit Six Flags DoTheSix!!!!!!! Thanks for reading!

I expected it at this point. Maybe sometime when the world's not going to sh!t.

Goliath at SFGAM was advertising fasted wooden coaster when built and its lift hill is steel

Steel Vengeance is better than Iron Gwazi according to youtubers who haven't ridden either of the two.

(but hell, it's your opinion, and you're welcome to it - but I think most all would disagree. As do you, since you note your opinion "might be unpopular")

I also tend to agree with the sentiment that many RMCs feel similar. However, I have not ridden Steel Vengeance and, obviously, not Iron Gwazi - those could be different animals. But based on my experiences with the smaller-to-medium RMCs (Twisted Timbers, Twisted Cyclone, Wicked Cyclone, Joker, Twisted Colossus), they tend to feel quite similar in style. Based on POVs, I think I would prefer Iron Gwazi over Steel Vengeance. Despite it being shorter, it looks to have a less-repetitive layout. Back-to-back, repetitive ejector pops really don't do much for me. Instead this one just has wacky, awesome elements. That outer-bank over the station looks wild. And that diving roll.... dang. But like always, all judgement reserved until riding. I am still more drawn to VelociCoaster personally. But a Florida trip within the next few years is on my radar now more than ever.

It's been that way since the beginning, they are pretty consistent on their 'style'. Surely, they love their barrel rolls and outward banks. For that reason, it's hard for me to get excited for RMC's honestly. Once you been on a few, they all are pretty much similar in the elements utilized (much like people claim with B&M's for example) and the pacing/forces. Not much changes ride to ride in that regard. All fun rides though, don't get me wrong. I am also surprised for as 'extreme' as they are, they have not pushed into some more unique elements aside from 500 ways to enter or exit a barrel roll. I love the dive loop on SFGAm's Goliath for example, wish they did more larger element stuff. Or longer, sustained airtime moments like that first bunny hill on Storm Chaser (compared to the abrupt ejector hills). I personally think Iron Gwazi looks to be one of the stronger ones layout wise, as the elements are a bit more drawn out and not rapid-fire succession one after another. Steel Vengeance has such a strong first half, but the second half just ruins it for me. This doesn't look like it will have that issue, the ending sequence looks really solid.

Marineland's new ride is up and testing! It looks awesome!

I'm going this Saturday. Hopefully my day's as good as yours. Ha. It's passholder bring a friend free day. I'm getting Platinum Flash Pass. Thanks for writing this up!

Bert, The funhouse was open on Joker. Six Flags did a great job with extra precautions for COVID, but as a whole, it seemed like the state of Texas didn't care too much (plus a lot of people around the park either not wearing masks or wearing them improperly). Six Flags was only letting your party through the funhouse (so I got to go by myself) and the main line was outside...before the funhouse.

I wouldn't think the solution to Lightning Rod's downtime is to complicate the point of failure even more. I saw on a Facebook group (lol) where there's supposedly been blue I-Box track spotted in the woods. Pictures and all. I didn't look at the pictures in depth, but it almost looked legit. From the little attention I paid to the post, the track pieces looked straight. My main apprehension is if they were replacing portions of the track with I-Box track, why the hell would it be blue?

I know the video was overlaid with typical cheesy coaster music, but the lift doesn't seem to be obnoxiously loud like other hybrid conversions. Steel Vengeance is full of a ton of rapid transitions and short bursts of ejector airtime. The whole ride feels like the back half of Storm Chaser to me, to an extent. Iron Gwazi looks like it doesn't have as many of those intense elements. I see a lot of somewhat typical overbanked turns. The shorter ride also makes it less of an endurance challenge. I have a feeling I'll like Iron Gwazi a lot more than Steel Vengeance.