lorddoonga Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 They are going for a western theme for the ride and I think the colors and and graphics they have chosen work fine. I like burnt orange and Lone Star Texas logos.
fmulder21 Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 I've never been to a theme park outside of texas but those are the best trains i've ever seen!
lorddoonga Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 No visual signs of seat belts. Lap bars only. Great.
asr Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Those trains look great, the best looking PTCs I have ever seen. And if there really aren't seatbelt, they should ride great too
coasterdude5 Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Awesome trains, it'd be cool if they didn't have seatbelts... that would be a nice change.
lorddoonga Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Air time pops are the best! New trains x-tra padded for comfort. What a match lol ! Hey Restoca whats up!
Real Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Why is there a vote? Not going to change the train colors... I like this color. Sometimes the red or blue looks too obnoxious. Plus, it adds a nostalgic feel which is good for some cases, but not for this.
fmulder21 Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Guys it appears this thing has seatbelts....Not my pics taken by "nholt"
quickey Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 I think the trains look pretty good. It is a shame that they have to do yet more work after the delay they had with all the rain. Now I am back in the UK I have to wait until next year to ride it.
fmulder21 Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 I drove by today not that bad traffic, but hard to find parking. The train is still in the front of the ride, very few people out working on it. I saw maybe 4 guys working on the hill where it vallied and 2 guys working on the gate near the drop.
lorddoonga Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Gravity Group designers Mike and Corey shreik frantically, "... this wasn't supposed to happen!" Poor fellas', my heart goes out to the them.
fmulder21 Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 Gravity Group designers Mike and Corey shreik frantically, "... this wasn't supposed to happen!" Poor fellas', my heart goes out to the them. Of course, "this wasn't supposed to happen" comment applies to the ride being open by now Damn RAIN!
lorddoonga Posted August 4, 2007 Posted August 4, 2007 I really liked hearing the train climbing the hill and making the turnaround. It sounded sooooooooo nice and new.
Fisherman Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 We just got back and we ran into Jason and Jason and Christopher...he had his camera so I'm sure he'll post pictures soon. -Derek
coasterphotos Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Actually...I only took a couple photos, not really worth posting as they aren't really anything new. Hopefully testing starts again soon!
Fisherman Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 I'll show a couple we took then... Pretty much the same things Jason showed earlier... Click thumbnails for full-size images... it is a BEAUTIFUL coaster... The little train that couldn't... And look closely in the middle of this photo...I suspect that anti-rollback cog rail thingie is new... -Derek
lorddoonga Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Who wants to join together from the forum and ride together? Select 1st (blue) and 2nd (red) choice. Drawing deadline Sat., Aug 11. 1. ______________ 2. ________________ 3. ______________ 4. ________________ 5. ______________ 6. ________________ 7. ______________ 8. ________________ 9. ______________ 10. _______________ 11. _____________ 12. _______________ 13. _____________ 14. _______________ 15. _____________ 16. _______________ 17. _____________ 18. _______________ 19. _____________ 20. _______________ 21. _____________ 22. lorddoonga______ 23. _____________ 24. lorddoonga______
coasterphotos Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 And look closely in the middle of this photo...I suspect that anti-rollback cog rail thingie is new... -Derek Yeah...there were definitely no anti-rollbacks there on Thursday Kind of looks like it is just laying there though (like you said earlier tonight). I'm guessing they haven't finished installing it yet. Okay...I'll post one photo...a view from the other side of the third hill where you can see the new strip of wood added for the anti-rollbacks (which I didn't notice when I first took the photo)
jmccalip Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 ^I'm confused.... Anyway, I thought the train was supposed to fly over the third hill(watch the video). How could they be so wrong?
coasterphotos Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 It supposedly is supposed to move pretty quick over the third hill...but until the ride gets broken in, it may not. I'm guessing they want to avoid another rollback and having to rent a crane to come lift the train off the track.
lorddoonga Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 I'll show a couple we took then... Pretty much the same things Jason showed earlier... Click thumbnails for full-size images... it is a BEAUTIFUL coaster... -Derek This one of the best photos I've seen taken for a dusk shot! Congrats. I took your photo and auto-balanced the color and sharpened its resolution... oooooooooh maaaaaaaan ... a real beauty indeed.
coasterdude5 Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Yeah, this is without-a-doubt one of the best-looking wooden coasters around. Too bad about the valley though... but it is more common in wooden coasters than steel.
ErinBrookeTX Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 I don't know how reliable this is but while we were eating at salt grass we asked about the rollercoaster and the manager said that they were going to be test running it at 2am after everything closes. They are doing this to prevent bad publicity since the first test run failed and was on the internet. She also stated that they are going to start having advertisement next week. I do not know if this is radio or tv. She stated they plan on test running it 3 straight days and then open it if it goes well. I don't know how valid this is but I thought I would pass it on. When I got there tonight they were not working on it at all. I did not see a single person which I thought was weird. But the train was still sitting on the side walk so I don't know if they will be testing running early this morning like the lady said. I have my doubts. I guess we will find out later.
lorddoonga Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 I don't know how reliable this is but while we were eating at salt grass we asked about the rollercoaster and the manager said that they were going to be test running it at 2am after everything closes. They are doing this to prevent bad publicity since the first test run failed and was on the internet. She also stated that they are going to start having advertisement next week. I do not know if this is radio or tv. She stated they plan on test running it 3 straight days and then open it if it goes well. I don't know how valid this is but I thought I would pass it on. When I got there tonight they were not working on it at all. I did not see a single person which I thought was weird. But the train was still sitting on the side walk so I don't know if they will be testing running early this morning like the lady said. I have my doubts. I guess we will find out later. Makes perfect sense if you ask me. On the day of the test run, one Saltgrass waitress told me that they were hoping to test run it "last night". I see a common thread there. You might be on to something Who wants to go down there right now and meet up to watch if its true?
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