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^So we are confirming no actual Icon this year?

^^Ha, I didn't even think about the Revolution OTSR's versus this with lap bar only! Guess they'll have to come up with a new excuse for why it has OTSR's on it!

So are the trains three car versions of the Sky Rocket trains? Or does it look like anything has been changed on them?

^KT has already picked out some Tombstones to put on our lawn!

^I had to read that several times as well!

^I'm sure all of the construction also plays a part, but it's just too obvious that Howl o Scream did it last year and it went over great and now Universal picks it up this year as well.

It really is a good addition for this park.

^I think that would be a good bet! I love Texas, and doing these two parks back to back could be a lot of fun!

^Some people should stay in the games forum!

^Did I say I 'dislike' Full Throttle??? Nope. Try reading.

^I disagree, remember they used to do a big parade for JUST Halloween Horror Nights...heck I rode on a float! They still had scare zones with that parade...I really feel like this is a knee jerk reaction to BGT.

Well I guess this confirms no Star Flyer for them this year! Must be a bummer for the park as they went through all of the steps to get it approved and everything. I'm assuming Texas is getting the one they were supposed to get?

This looks better than Full Throttle!

^Thanks for coming back and reporting on how everything worked out.

I look forward to getting Chris Fourmont on a 400' Star Flyer! There will be SOOOOO much weeping!!!!

It's certainly interesting and says a lot when all of a sudden we've got Universal taking a cue from Busch Gardens in regard to a Halloween Event!

Yeah, I'm glad you all agree with the 'largest' claim as well as the impossibility to having both on that inversion at the same time. So are we thinking two or three trains?

From all of the press releases and fact sheets I see nothing about where it is going in the park. Hopefully Brad can let us know!

Tampa.

I'll believe it when I see it. From the video it looks like an extremely tight window to make that ever happen, if even possible at all. In fact, thinking about it more, won't the first train have to clear the top hat and hit a sensor to confirm before they launch the second train?

I'm assuming when they say the 'fastest looping coaster' they mean literally the fastest coaster that has a real loop? Because unless I'm totally off base, there are other coasters that go upside down that go faster than 70mph. Heck, Six Flags even announced another coaster today that goes 70mph and has an inversion!!! (Iron Rattler) Didn't Alpengeist claim 70mph at one point?

There are a lot worse parks out there than SFOT. You could be near SFA!!!! A star flyer is a decent addition and it's not like SFOT has ever really suffered in the rides or getting new stuff department.

^They also have been one of the Six Flags parks that never really embraced Social Media and the fans as much as some of the other parks. That could also be the reason for no 'teasers'.

^^The announcements all start at 10am Eastern Time. We'll be posting live updates here, on the Theme Park Review Facebook page and tweeting! So as long as you follow us somewhere you'll know what's going on as it happens!

I wonder if we'll see any of the newer Millennium Flyer trains on this like in Europe which allow for a lower height restriction in certain seats.