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Titan @ SFOT!

Found the travel channel coming in from a work out .... AND .... ICW is ON !!!! .... God is good, that's EXACTLY what I wanted to see!

Grrr ... we're not getting the Travel Channel here for some reason. Can you get season one on DVD yet?

Nice! Do you coaster addicts normally head to the park alone? Feels strange, but oh so fun!! LOL Funny you asked cause usually I don't head to the park alone however, I have no problem going to an amusement park alone. I work in office that is less than a mile away from SFoT and well my apt when you look out my bedroom window you see Titan, Shockwave, and Superman which is too much temptation for a enthusiast. It was never premeditated for me to live and work so close to the park but It just happen to be where I ended up. Living so close to the park in a tourist spot feels like the park really is your backyard, so its super convienant when you have a season pass to just walk or drive to the park. So going along isn't an issue. But on busy days its not cool, especially waiting in line. So the best way to answer that is yes on weekdays and slow days. No on Saturdays on busy days. In fact thinking right now since Im off so I want to go hop on a ride. I totally hear you. Live life and have fun! I've done it a few times last season since I had a pass and close myself . My buds says their bodies can't take the G's these days , headache city afterwards. The day's I went same experience minus TSS. Here's hoping to a great space filler in the old Flashback and center space. Smiiiler Smiiiler Smiiiiler !!!!

As of now, I would still have to give it to SFOT's Titan. From beginning to the end. MAD FUN

Nice! Do you coaster addicts normally head to the park alone? Feels strange, but oh so fun!! LOL

Night shot with my GS2 ... sorry its a little blurry, it didn't want to focus. Phone Shot!

Great video ! You captured the beauty of SFOT. I tried to get a night shot, and forgot to do the video. Also, I saw the Smiler video. How likely do you guys think that SFOT would get something like that in the Flashback and shopping center space?

^ My thoughts exactly?

No light show on this addition to the skyline?

I was driving home from work and saw a hint of a light show on the TX Skyscreamer. The chairs were flashing was all for now. Cool though. On the way to work traffic almost made me late for looking at the ride in action this morning ... looked VERY fun but scary! Just like everyone else, that is truly one ride that makes me nervous. Being swung around THAT HIGH on chains?

Forget yesterday ... more like this morning! I was on 360 headed to work and saw the tall crane, on the way home I saw a red tower close to the same height as Mr Freeze I was shocked at how high it was so fast and that they've attached the rotating structure already. AMAZING!

Those are great pics ! Galveston needed something like this ... the Houston area period! Are they ever going to bring a theme park back to Houston? I'm still shocked that Astroworld closed down. I'll definitely have to visit the next time I'm in the Houston area.

Being that it's a Hybrid roller coaster, why don't we just keep it in that category? Isn't it the first hybrid? What is California Screamin'?

Is it just me or was that brake run higher on the Old Giant .... i'm going to miss that drop. Everything else is definitely a BEAST!

Great Pics ... I have yet to set foot in Florida. Busch Gardens is combined with two of my loves ... animals and roller coasters. I need to come check it out !! A guaranteed good time!

Woo Hoo ... new vid of a full train test run on Facebook ! It looks so fun.

Thanks for the video of the TG construction. It's time to get a Season Pass this year. Does anyone know when they're going to add the other trains?

That is a great shot with the Oil Derrick in the background !! How are people getting back there to get these shots? Employees? Construction crew?

In that top pick, the 3rd turn, is that enough room to get through? I'm sure they know what they're doing ... it looks awful tight!! I can't wait as well !!

Great idea ! I do miss the cave, and all the people in that house on the mine train before that drop ... lol. I remember the spindle top, i was terrified to ride it as a child ... but it looked fun. I miss the Spinnaker as well ... SFOT is still cool, but it has lost alot of its charm over the years.

Greetings TPR, My mother decided to call me Marcus one beautiful spring morning back in '75. She decided to raise me in the great city of Fort Worth, TX. If you didn't know that's the city 30 minutes west of Dallas (hence D/FW) with the quaint skyline and county seat of Tarrant County (the county where the Beautiful Cowboy Stadium now sits waiting on my Dallas Cowboys to do something). Yeah there! Down the street from that beautiful stadium mentioned in those parenthesis stands my home park SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS! Yes this is where my love of roller coasters began, once my friends peeled me off the pole I was wrapped around and holding on for dear life! Those double loops on the Shock Wave frightened me! After the back to back ride, I was hooked! Oooon to the Flashback I yelled! Six Flags was also my first job! I've visited Six Flags Fiesta Texas several times, shout out to Superman there! Six Flag's Astroworld (RIP) in Houston was a park I visited several times. Out of state, I've had the pleasure to visit Six Flags Over Georgia (just for the Batman, there's a story behind that) And Easter day of '08 I FINALLY made it to LA and visited Six Flags Magic Mountain ... where was everyone? We walked on every ride !! Thanks !!

WOW !!!! Those are excellent pics! At first when Six Flags announced they were remodeling the Giant, my first impression was that's all we get for a 50th anniversary? And we're the first Six Flags? Seeing all the additions, and a much smoother ride seems to be a worthwhile investment indeed ! I was working at SFOT when the Texas Giant first opened. There were lines for days! Looks like that's about to happen again. Season Pass here I come !