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It was running when we got there at around 2pm, and decided to make it the last ride of the night, but when we got to the gate at the end of the bridge at around 7pm, we were told it was down for wind and it'd been closed for about an hour. I was just curious because I know with the old trains the cut-off was 35mph winds. I guess they're just a little more protective over the new investment.

Does anyone know what the wind speed cut-off for X is? I know what it was with the old trains, but I went to the park Sunday to see it closed for wind...but Riddler's, Scream, and Tatsu were running, which get halted at much lower wind...do the new trains play a factor in this?

Revolution, by Arrested Development

As sad as it is to say, Knott's still pulls it off. (Sigh) ^^I agree with you with the location in the location scenario. Santa Monica's pier gets way more business after dark then it would during the day. I mean that pier by itself is iconic enough to where I'm sure it does very well. Now being on the west coast I could understand if you put a $400 million park in San Dimas That might not due to well either, yet the L.A. area gets a decent amount of tourism.

I'm looking forward to this ride and I know that it's going to deliver a lot of happy riders, but I'm still a little anxious to see how it is maintained and operated in the seasons to come.

I hope there not doing what Knott's does with Silver Bullet's Overbank "Six and a half inversions". Marketing. They know how to move tickets but know nothing about rides.

^I don't know about that...I mean KK has alot less competition in it's market, so If both parks got axed. I'd see it happening to America first.

I don't know why a ride that is nowhere near completion is catching so much critisizm. As for the brake zone before the dip and the in-line twist: I'm not sure if if the brake section behind the transfer block is completed yet, but we all know that B&M splits their main brake into two sections:A safety brake and a service brake. This mid-course brake to me appears to be the safety brake of the main brake. If this is indeed the safety brake, it wouldn't speed up dispatch intervals, as the service brake (2nd set of brakes) would have to be clear in order for the next train to drop off the lift. I think it was set up this way to conserve space and keep the brake run from taking up too much space.

It'll Be a cheap way of improving the park, and if SFA ever does close, they can simply just relocate it again, a la B:TR in New Orleans. What this park needs as of 3-4 years ago is a decent B&M.

Viper at SFMM...I think I was about 9 or 10 at the time.

^Six Flags will be lucky if they can keep the parks they have by next year.

^Funny you should metion that: In my final days as a ride op at Knott's, Sidewinder was under construction. I thought it was funny that guests ask if "The New ride" will open today when there are huge gaps of track missing, no trains on site, and an array of workers bolting things together. Never gets old to me.

The parking privilige is valid at any Six Flags park for the 2009 season.

I've yet to visit Orlando but it seems like it's set. I mean with IOA, USF, The Disney parks, and BGT it seems like their are nice concetraion of parks with a robust variety. What is a thrill park in that area going to offer that wouldn't be repetative in the other parks? Manta is a great addition to the area. I'm sure that with some type of combo pass exists (a la the Hollywood City Pass we have in L.A.) to let you visit a good deal of each park in the area. There is no need for a thrill park in this sector. Besides, I'm pretty sure Six Flags Over Georgia makes a good deal of money in the Southeast region.

SFA better hope for Led Zep...

^Tatsu is at a 45 degree angle, I think what makes Tatsu significantly longer is the second corksrew and turnaround in to main brake.

Don't let the height fool you. Keep in mind that from it's entrance to the ground Tatsu's pretzel loop is a 124' drop, (which is the only spot on the ride it actually hits 62 mph).

^Ninja is an extremely underrated ride.

Silver Bullet's Zero-G roll is right over the Wild West Stunt show, and the only distraction it causes are visual and peopl on the train screaming.

^That's what the creep mode on the lift is for.

^You make nothing but sense and I agree. Most of us (me especially) may not be executives or consultants in the amusement industry, but follow it well enough to know what works, and what doesn't work. I'm going to school for business administration, and I know what you can do set yourself up for failure. The execs at HRP did just that, and we all saw it coming. Where's the wrong in that?

A mid course does seem pointless seeing how this ride is shorter than Tatsu.

^Comparing Vekoma flyers to B&M aren't the fairest comparison. I tend to like both, but you can't compare the two or prefer one over the other. It's like comparing an Invert to an SLC, the same by design but different by experience. The pretzel loop inversion is one of the best out there, but every other element on a flyer is pretty much a standard B&M manuver.

It looks like a fun ride. I predict however, that this ride will steal absolutely no thunder from Tatsu.

Went to see Steel Panther on Sunset about two Mondays ago.