Arrow Dynamics fan Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I thought I would never say this, but I now plan on going back to SFFT (maybe not next year but soon). I can understand why some are concerned about this being painful like Green Lantern, but based on the design I doubt that will be a problem for three reasons: 1. the Intamin model has the track VERY tightly wrapped together especially for transfers; whereas, this appears to permit for more room for transfers. 2. The Zacspins have the problem of leaving one side facing down when they are imbalanced. The Use of magnets should help it to either completely flip or not flip at all. 3. It appears that it may be using Iron Horse track which is about the smoothest in the industry. I am excited for this and if this proves to be a intense and comfortable ride, I hope more are made. I don't understand the disappointment. This is a brand new, unique coaster. This is better than what SFOG is getting and better than what SFOT and SFSTL are getting. SFFT has been treated quite well by the current management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nRoK Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Those that went to the preview said SFFT will be announcing more stuff as time goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 This looks to be a fantastic addition to the park! I can NOT wait to get out there and try it out! This is the 2015 attraction I am most excited about!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 ^^^The drops on Green lantern are very tight, which caused a lot of slamming into the front of the restraint for me, which was painful. For comparison purposes, here are some photos: looser, gentler drops. Should be a ton of fun! Ouch! That first one is a doozy! SOUCE:http://rcdb.com/9519.htm# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richtrav Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Well first off I have to say I was devastated when I found out they're not going to tear down Superman to build Togo's Beehive, but I've gone through all the stages of grief and am at the acceptance phase now. As for the ride itself, I'm on the fence. If, as it looks like from the animation, they have at least one row that is a "non-puking" seat that doesn't spin like a washing machine rinse cycle then I think it'll be pretty fun. But if you get a "surprise" every time you ride and the operator decides to randomly crank it up to vomitron level because, well, you just look like you deserve it then I ain't goin' near it. Speaking of that does anyone have better pics of the displays from tonight's preview? Hopefully they'll have enough sense not to advertise the queue area as "The house Bruce Wayne's parents were knocked off in". Then again if it's air conditioned I don't think the public will mind stepping over a corpse or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The Texas Thrill seekers group went to the preview tonight and posted some photos Here. It appears the new theming is just a few of the buildings. Not all of Rockville like everyone thought. It will have a indoor queue with a story before you get on the coaster. This is refreshing to hear. I was worried about Rockville being over Gotham'd and Poltergeist painted green and purple or blue to become Freeze the Joker's Jinx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidra Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Has anyone heard what the height restriction for this will be? I'm curious because KT helped some of the S&S Engineers see how smaller kids fit in the restraints when we rode the prototype! How tall is KT now? She looks like she's edging up towards 48" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidra Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I like the looks of this new coaster, it looks like a Green Lantern, X2 hybrid. I want to visit SFFT next summer, mostly to hit up Iron Rattler, but this looks fun. They all can't be the 'biggest, tallest, fastest' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil009 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I want to see one of these things actually, like, turning. That's when I'll really be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravity55 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Am I the only one who hopes RMC takes this support structure and starts building bad ass steel coasters from the ground up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Am I the only one who hopes RMC takes this support structure and starts bad A$$ steel coasters from the ground up? The problem is how hard it is to market a full steel sit down looper nowadays. Of course, they would be outstanding and their will be parks to buy it, but not many. Nowadays, their must be some type if gimmick to get crowds in. I wouldn't put it past RMC to come up with a gimmick to sell more coasters, though. A launched RMC would be outstanding, and there's still a large market for launched coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The Texas Thrill seekers group went to the preview tonight and posted some photos Here. It appears the new theming is just a few of the buildings. Not all of Rockville like everyone thought. It will have a indoor queue with a story before you get on the coaster. This is refreshing to hear. I was worried about Rockville being over Gotham'd and Poltergeist painted green and purple or blue to become Freeze the Joker's Jinx. I have this feeling that Rockville will be Gotham'd more than what has been announced so far. Hopefully not though. I don't think I'd like to see Poltergeist turned into Joker's Jinx.......but on the other hand it's Six Flags. I wouldn't be surprised if they did rethemed Poltergeist and used the Joker's Revenge theme again.(again, it's Six Flags) If you're going to do BTR theme, might as well retheme the area to fit. Considering they announced an "Urban Renewal Project" I'm still thinking there will still be more theming than just that Theatre front for the coaster and the Batmobile. Maybe SKC will get a fresh coat of paint for it's 15th birthday. (yes I know SKC is not in Rockville) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopThrill182 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 This looks fun! I, too, was expecting something on a larger scale given all the hype surrounding the announcement, but oh well. I actually really enjoy Green Lantern, so I think this--being that it's supposedly more comfortable and all--should be a blast, too. I'm a little sad to see Rockville reduced, though. On my one and only visit to the park a few years ago, I thought that whole area seemed really cool. Hopefully at least some of Rockville can remain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 That concept for Rockville's re-themeing is just........ hilarious! Excuse me for having a dark sense of humor, but a Bat-Cave or even Gotham in general would have been much better, but hey, at least Six Flags is themeing something. Still, this looks like a great ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, why is Skyscreamer a different color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, why is Skyscreamer a different color? retheme idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 How is that a different color? That's what color it always was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes, why is Skyscreamer a different color? And why is it tilted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 How is that a different color? That's what color it always was. I thought it was more yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Probably the crappy compression on the video frame grab is muddying up the black/yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 The Texas Thrill seekers group went to the preview tonight and posted some photos Here. It appears the new theming is just a few of the buildings. Not all of Rockville like everyone thought. It will have a indoor queue with a story before you get on the coaster. This is refreshing to hear. I was worried about Rockville being over Gotham'd and Poltergeist painted green and purple or blue to become Freeze the Joker's Jinx. I have this feeling that Rockville will be Gotham'd more than what has been announced so far. Hopefully not though. I don't think I'd like to see Poltergeist turned into Joker's Jinx.......but on the other hand it's Six Flags. I wouldn't be surprised if they did rethemed Poltergeist and used the Joker's Revenge theme again.(again, it's Six Flags) If you're going to do BTR theme, might as well retheme the area to fit. Considering they announced an "Urban Renewal Project" I'm still thinking there will still be more theming than just that Theatre front for the coaster and the Batmobile. Maybe SKC will get a fresh coat of paint for it's 15th birthday. (yes I know SKC is not in Rockville) Since B:TR isn't the standard B&M we know they'd probably rename Poltergeist to Mr. Freeze and completely confuse everyone in Texas. You're right about the Gotham theme going past the store front. That entire street up to Rockville high will mostly like be Gotham with Rockville High becoming Gotham City Hall. I would've felt much better about re-theming portions of Spassburg to a D.C. Comic area (since Superman isn't German) and placing the entrance on that side of the tracks. S:KC could use some love. Paint and better maintenance is a dire need. During my last visit on July 26th, my restraint released at the bottom of the lift in the back right seat (not sure which train). Of course the seat belt caught it and it relocked once I pulled it down...I didn't enjoy the ride very much after that. I quietly told the ride op after getting off and they shut down but imagine if that was GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberdyne-systems Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 From SFFT Twitter: "This is interesting.... What do you think? 210.697.5478" #SFFT2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianparkfan Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Am I the only one who hopes RMC takes this support structure and starts bad A$$ steel coasters from the ground up? The problem is how hard it is to market a full steel sit down looper nowadays. Of course, they would be outstanding and their will be parks to buy it, but not many. Nowadays, their must be some type if gimmick to get crowds in. I wouldn't put it past RMC to come up with a gimmick to sell more coasters, though. A launched RMC would be outstanding, and there's still a large market for launched coasters. I understand there's more of a need for 'gimmicks', but I could totally see smaller parks, such as KK getting an RMC steel looper. I believe they'll save the launch idea fora launched woodie, as that could be more marketable. As for this ride, although there's been complaints/worries about there being too much spinning, I personally love that aspect! I've always loved chance zippers/Mondial topscans, and for some reason, this ride gives me that vibe with the motions it goes through. Pretty pumped to see how this turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky dude Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 All right I don't have the pictures up yet. But. I let me just say a few things about 2015. Rockville will still be Rockville. But the ride area of Rockville will look Gotham-ish. Rockville high will remain and have a different show that will be announced later. The 2015 balloon was next to the bridge because that is where the lift hill wil be placed. More later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Are they going to retheme Hustler, or just leave it as is? I could see them doing some sort of Joker theme to it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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