Lareson Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Never been of fan of Six Flag's safety checks. Seemed weird and unnecessary. I never noticed it on my first trip to GrAm, but this year when I went with 2 friends from work, we noticed it immediately. Guess it's because I'm used to the simple clears for Cedar Fair, but the scanning then clearing just seems a bit ridiculous. Then again, we are talking about the company who threatens you with signs like "HIGH VOLTAGE - DO NOT ENTER" even if it's just closing off an area underneath a wooden coaster. Those signs always gives me a feeling of hostility when I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 ^I agree, the visual scan thing looks ridiculous and I don't see it necessarily helping safety. I get what they're going for, it's similar to some of the techniques they teach life guards for scanning the water making sure there's no one drowned! But it's very different and they don't have to put their hand on their head and other silly stuff. I was thinking the same thing. Lifeguards are actually supposed to be constantly scanning their water, yet, they just do a "W" scan, and you can see it by the motion of their head. They don't need to look ridiculous and put their hands way out, or on their foreheads. That's EXACTLY what I was referring to. I do feel it's almost a lawsuit thing, make them look so ridiculous that everyone will know they're doing it. This is what Cedar Fair went to after the Perilous Plunge accident making every ride op say 'Check' loudly so people around would be able to corroborate that someone's bar was checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The epic Iron Rattler's ceremonial golden bolt has been placed and the Iron Rattler's track is now COMPLETE! SFFT Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPmillenia94 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 So the steel plate is done too? Does that mean we will see some test runs soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RN Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The idea of watching the first videos of a test run make me wanna burst!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Yay, track is done! Bring on the testing videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 ^Hold your horses! They still have to build the station.... oh wait. And the Queue Line!... Oh yeah that's right. Yet another reason to love RMC overhauls. A lot of the details are already in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 After hearing reviews on Outlaw Run, this thing will probably kick all kinds of a$$ and even more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBomer Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Here is a video of the golden bolt placing, ready for testing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 ^ This is a very good week. Watching those super-bitchen trains actually running around this completely messed-up course is going to be hardcore awesome. (And thanks to everyone for all the fantastic progress photos! This thread has been full of eye candy for so long!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF3582 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 We drove to San Antonio for spring break. We visited Fiesta Texas on Monday.I have read some comments like "seeing pictures of IRAT does not do it justice". I will agree. It is very impressive. It just "looks" like it should really fly around the tracks. Some of the turns are really tight. The twist of the track going up into the zero G roll are incredibly tight. This should be a monster ride for the park. BTW- Fiesta looks great. New food stands abound. The park was very clean. It was very crowded but we still had a lovely time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jps294 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 A great new video of the new Slingshot by RESRides. [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the New Iron Rattler and your Fiesta Texas Family. Come enjoy the last day of Spring Break today and stay tuned for Iron Rattler Coaster opening event information. From SFFT facebook. I know its not big news but they finally said OPENING event for Iron Rattler I know it still needs to have tests runs but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 I'll be heading down to San Antonio in July. Can't wait to try this baby out!!! Having ridden NTAG, I know IRAT will be awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Fiesta Texas just released their full-length animated POV for Iron Rattler. This will definitely give Outlaw a run for its money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightypotato Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 ... It doesn't look like it gives you any time to breathe or relax. It's just balls to the wall the entire time. After this summer, it looks like RMC will become a major player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intaman Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 This coaster looks awesome. I-Rat and Outlaw Run? This is going to be one incredible coaster summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 That first drop will be epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can't wait to try this and Outlaw run and see how they stack up against each other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHcoasterki Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I can't wait to ride this and NOT compare it to Outlaw Run because they seem like very different rides and there is no point in comparing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meangreen16 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 After seeing NTAG and Outlaw Run I have no doubt iRat will be hauling around the whole track. It's going to be sick! However I heard so news about the Barrel Row with it's design. It's designed so your head stays in the same relative spot so you don't get that whip lash that you get on a lot of rides. It makes it super smooth. I thought that was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narkitty Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I went to the park yesterday, and they had two cars sitting on the track outside of the station. They look BEAUTIFUL in person. The snake head on the front is super impressive. Can't wait to see the whole train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great White Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 ^^ Oh like this! Sorry for the quality. It was taken on my phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I smell a pull through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I went to the park yesterday, and they had two cars sitting on the track outside of the station. They look BEAUTIFUL in person. The snake head on the front is super impressive. Can't wait to see the whole train! 1) Nice hair ^^^ 2) Those trains look great, thanks for the photos Great White! ^^ 3) They look more open than NTAG's trains, freedom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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