Ace Of Spades Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 That tower would easily be the best, most ominous looking of the bunch that SF have been installing lately...if it wasn't for that ridiculous looking topper globe. I mean, I know they all have them, but it clashes horribly with the awesome color scheme this one got.
vacoaster09 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 It looks like its the 150 ft version and not 200ft
ArizonaGuy Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 I agree.....doesn't look like 200ft to me. The quarry walls are anywhere from 60-90 ft high depending what area of the park you're on. Oh well.....hopefully there is a Rattler remake in the cards for SFFT soon.
Me007gold Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 It looks like its the 150 ft version and not 200ft It dose seem closer to 150 then 200. Here are some terrible photos for comparison
RyanGsatMCO Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 The second to last photo above should help a bit. The Superman Loop is 145ft off the ground... Now the grade is about 30ft lover there, but the SkyScreamer is quite the ways away in the back ground. That being said since the tower appears almost the height of the loop I would say yes it is 200ft. Ryan
jps294 Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Went to the park today (April 1, 2012)... Here are my low quality pictures! For more pictures go to Amusement Park Authority!
jps294 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Screamscape Reports: (4/12/12) I’m happy to report that I’ve been sent a confirmation regarding the true height of the Sky Screamer at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. I’ve been told that the tower is exactly 199 feet tall, just under the park’s 200 ft height limit. While the Scream tower appears to be taller, Scream is said to only be 185 feet tall, but the terrain is a bit higher in that section of the park by comparison, giving it the illusion of being a taller structure. For those wanting to know the breakdown… the ground level piece is 22 ft, each of the four tower sections are 39 ft tall, then a top tower section that is 12 ft and finally the ‘crown’ on top is 9 ft. I knew the park had a height limit, since they never had anything that tall before... So I guess you have it, SkyScreamer is bigger than Scream!
ArizonaGuy Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Eh....I don't know about that. I'd love to know the source of Screamscape because as we all know, their information may not always be accurate. I hate to be a Debbie Downer but without Screamscape citing it's source, it's still hearsay in my book........but it still looks pretty tall to me just not convinced it's 200ft (199ft) as claimed. In any case, I just saw a couple of new pics of Sky Screamer on the SFFT Facebook page and it looks awesome. Very nice addition to the parks skyline. Edited April 14, 2012 by ArizonaGuy
coasterfreak101 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah, I just rode the 90-footer at Coney Island, and just by comparison that really doesn't look twice as tall... I mean, if the park says it's 200 feet tall, then it is. But I was under the impression that SFFT and SFGAdv switched their models, with SFFT now getting the 140-footer and SFGAdv getting the taller one.
vacoaster09 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 After seeing that picture above I am convinced that it is 200ft. (or 199 as scream scape reports). That Quarry Wall creates such a perspective differential. SFFT has always been a park that has interested me. I love the uniquness of that Quarry and I want to visit this park one day. I'll probably wait till Rattler reopens next year.... I have feeling it will be the surprise hit coaster in the U.S. for 2013 when it opens next year I can't wait.
ArizonaGuy Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 So does anyone know if the Sky Screamer rides have a similar type of lighting system for night time operation like the Windseeker type swing rides? I assume that they don't but I was just curious. The Cedar Point Windseeker looks awesome at night.
jps294 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 So does anyone know if the Sky Screamer rides have a similar type of lighting system for night time operation like the Windseeker type swing rides? I assume that they don't but I was just curious. The Cedar Point Windseeker looks awesome at night. I guess it will have a lighting system like the other 2... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfKz4AHDmy8
ArizonaGuy Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 Cool deal. Thanks for posting the video. Looks pretty good to me. Here's another picture of Sky Screamer from SFFT Facebook page.
texcoaster Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 I wonder if the GP will be confused about Sky Screamer & Scream!, the names are very similar. They could've changed Sky Screamer's name to something else. I like SkyScreamer name. The General public is stupid, I heard people say they just rode Mr. Freeze at Fiesta Texas. SkyScreamer was the name of the first gen drop tower at Astroworld. Since most park-loving Houstonians head to SFFT now, that should make the confusion even worse. SFFT: come ride the new SkyScreamer! GP from Houston: Hooray! I wondered what happened to it! Wait... that's not the SkyScreamer, that's the Gunslinger on a stick! Anyway, the Astroworld version had a story to go with the name: The SkyScreamer is a bat-like winged creature that swoops down from the sky and picks up unsuspecting people, takes them high into the air, and then with a siren-like WHOOP WHOOP, he drops them. The SkyScreamer drop tower had a whoop-whoop siren that sounded before the cars dropped. On opening day, they sold foam visors that said SkyScreamer across the bill. There were eyes that stuck out above the bill and bat-like black wings that stuck out from the sides.
jps294 Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Yes the GP from Houston is bad... On April 1 I walking past these people that were saying lets go ride Bamboo Chute over there! Talking about Bugs' White Water Rapids!
ArizonaGuy Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 LMAO!!!! I haven't heard that reference in a long time.
Me007gold Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 Looks like Skyscreamer is testing. Drove by the park today, and the "carriage" was at the top of the tower, didnt see it spinning but I could have missed it.
jps294 Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 From the construction page on main website! Looking up inside the tower...
Me007gold Posted May 1, 2012 Posted May 1, 2012 Skyscreamer IS testing, drove by the park this evening, and it was spinning. Looks like its going to be a heck of a ride.
jps294 Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Look at what I just found!! Can't wait to ride it next Saturday!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5UGilrkbrg
BaMiTsPaT Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 The views from this ride are incredible! I love when it spins over the rock wall near Superman.
galindoverhere Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 That looks really insane near the rock wall! I've riddeen the SFDK version, but by the looks of it, SFDK's version looks nothing ompared to this! I really need to get back to SFFT even though it looks like not much has changed since my first visit to SFFT in 2010.
Intimidator305 Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 I like that this SkyScreamer doesn't have a tacky color scheme like the others. I actually like the way this one looks.
ArizonaGuy Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 So far it looks like the perfect attraction for SFFT. Can't wait to see more pics/videos when the ride opens next week.
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