PURE Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Its kind of odd how everyones saying X was running well the last couple days before it went down. When I went to visit about a week before it closed my buddy said he had the worst ride on X he'd ever remembered. And we were in row 5. Of course he was on the outside, but even I haven't seen anyone get tossed like he did. I think the lighter, better designed trains will be fine. Perhaps we'll get lucky and they'll ride even better. Lighter weight makes a big difference when it comes to shaking the track and train roughness at high stress points. *crossing fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 From Screamscape.com Park News - (12/6/07) Screamscape has heard that a contract with a demolition company has been signed for the destruction of Flashback. Look for it to vanish in the next couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 ^Boooooo! Wonder if it'll be trash or if it'll sit in the junkyard for a year or two. I like the Colossus retracking ideas. Getting the double down back and all that crazy stuff. I think Colossus' layout is not that bad a coaster, its just really worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I think that they should probably get an intamin pre-fab to replace colossus, but with the same layout. It's to photographic to get a new design ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMountainMan Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hey I'm just wondering, but did anyone else hear the rumor that Batman got a new train? Or am I just missing something... ^And I too noticed the difference in the ride from even the summer. I was actually surprised at how I really didn't get thrown around at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vedved82491 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hey I'm just wondering, but did anyone else hear the rumor that Batman got a new train? Or am I just missing something... ^And I too noticed the difference in the ride from even the summer. I was actually surprised at how I really didn't get thrown around at all! I haven't heard such rumor, but who knows. As for the roughness, that really WOULD suck if the new trains were worse then the (now) previous trains which allegedly (on my behalf) ran smoother than usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Batman usually has one train down for rehab at the beginning of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arez55 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Batman did get a new train. At first I thought it was a train fresh out of a thorough rehab, but later a mechanic confirmed that the train was brand new from B&M. The new train is great, I didn't head bang once. -Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 In case no one remembers...this is what Flashback looks like when it runs. R.I.P (rest in pieces) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 ^ I don't remember Bugs Bunny standing next to the lift, though. Anyway, Flashback's demise is approaching. I wonder if they'll carefully dismantle it or give it the same kind that the freefall ride at SFoT got. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It has been years, but this is what Flashback looks like with a train on it. Interesting side note: When I worked for Six Flags corp. office back in the 90's Gary Story wanted to relocate Flashback to Elitch Gardens as part of the re-branding of the park to Six Flags Elitch Gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 "Gary Story wanted to relocate Flashback to Elitch Gardens" (montezooma) I wish he would have. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trcg721 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 The Batman Train looks so awesome and right now the other train is in rehab. Lets just hope Batman Crew can take good care of the new train. Some of my co workers have noticed some stuff getting repainted such as handrails at Sandblasters and a few other place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 There isn't a new train at Batman. The one you saw has just been rehabbed really well, and the ride ops have been keeping up on the daily cleaning. You can start to see a lot of areas of improvement in the park at other coasters as well; clean queue lines, clean trains, lots of foliage getting raked up. Honestly, there's a lot of work going on around the park as of late, a lot of little things are getting worked on and it shows. Its just a matter of time before the GP starts noticing and bringing in bigger attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 In case no one remembers...this is what Flashback looks like when it runs. Thanks montezooma! BEAUTIFUL!! It may have been a rattling deathtrap, but it was one of a kind. "Whaaaaa this ride is too rough, I bit my lip, my vertebrae have been reduced to liquid." It's a horrible shame to see a unique ride be brought down, and to stand in the shadows and weep as the masses shake their pitchforks and torches and shriek in their madness for a lynching. Maybe they'll melt it down and build some flats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamjar Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Flashback is up for sale with a GIB on this site www.irmpri.com/product.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acero Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I think those listings have been there for a while. If Flashback doesn't get a buyer (very likely), it will probably be sold for scrap metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 ^ I bet some European park is going to get Flashback and they will say "Try our new EXTREME THRILLER. For thrill seekers only!" And at SFMM it was a crap coaster! Can't believe it's Intanim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acero Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 That would be awful (as in a wasted investment), but still amusing - not the attraction, but the fact that it was bought - at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Can't believe it's Intanim. Technically it's a Giovanola. Intamin just brokered the deal. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Although the track is of the 80's Intamin type that was carried over to B&M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Although the track is of the 80's Intamin type that was carried over to B&M. No it's not. That "track type" you speak of were all Giovanola rides. Intamin had nothing to do with it other than contracting with Giovanola to build the ride. I'm sure these are all the coasters you're thinking of....all Giovanola built and brokered by Intamin before Giovanola split off on their own: http://www.rcdb.com/id128.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id53.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id189.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id814.htm Which also shares the track style of these coasters: http://www.rcdb.com/id615.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id1169.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id742.htm I don't know exactly what the relationship between the Giovanola track style and the B&M track style is, but all I know based on the dates of when the first Giovanola coasters appeared versus the first B&Ms it would seem that Giovanola was using it first. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I've heard that B&M actually has to license that track style design from Giovanola. I believe Giovanola still fabricates the european B&M coasters as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 From what I have heard, once the deconstruction crew comes in, Flashback will be scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 May it rest in pieces. Or melted for further use. Sad to see it go, really. The way I see it, the more coasters to ride, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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