chickenbowl Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm gonna be completely honest right now - This one announcement is better than all of the Six Flags 2017 Announcements combined I don't think that opinion is that hot of a take. This year's cap-ex was super weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pryonisys Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 This looks really great, first park to have 2 RMC's, correct? I may need to get down there one day, it looks quite cool, I hope that dispatch times are quick because there are so few seats, that could be a benefit to having the smaller capacity, but it will be interesting to see how the line moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 So finally people will shut up about Knott's or CGA getting one next year now...then again...who are we kidding. Looks intereting. First park with 2 RMCs too. I hope to visit one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm gonna be completely honest right now - This one announcement is better than all of the Six Flags 2017 Announcements combined I was about to agree with you but then I remembered that Six Flags New England is getting Holiday in the Park this year. This looks really great, first park to have 2 RMC's, correct? Unless you want to be uber-technical and argue about Blazing Fury at Dollywood then I think you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Unless you want to be uber-technical and argue about Blazing Fury at Dollywood then I think you're right. What's their second RMC? Seriously, though, how is Blazing Fury an RMC? I'm reading that it was built in 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 For those capacity nay-sayers. Apparently the station will be a conveyor system. (I don't know the credibility of this tweet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djackson Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Unless you want to be uber-technical and argue about Blazing Fury at Dollywood then I think you're right. What's their second RMC? Seriously, though, how is Blazing Fury an RMC? I'm reading that it was built in 1978. I would say because RMC constructed rides but I don't think they were doing that in 1978. Maybe they retracked the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) ^ Interesting. I personally don't want to jump on the "What about capacity?" bandwagon, but a ride like this will certainly require disciplined load/unload procedures, and I have faith that the park wouldn't have chosen this addition without a plan to address the capacity issue. Edited August 3, 2017 by michaellynn4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 What's their second RMC? Lightning Rod Seriously, though, how is Blazing Fury an RMC? I'm reading that it was built in 1978. They ripped out a lot of the track over the last few years and replaced it with new track made by RMC. The drop even has some airtime now... no for real. I prefaced this by saying that you'd have to be uber-technical to count this as an RMC now. I don't want to derail the conversation. I have no idea how much of the track is RMC track, nor do I care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm gonna be completely honest right now - This one announcement is better than all of the Six Flags 2017 Announcements combined I don't think that opinion is that hot of a take. This year's cap-ex was super weak 5 parks will be soaking up the major part of that Cap ex. Everything else will probably be very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yubstep101 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I'm surprised they announced it this early. I was expecting it to be announced on the same date as all the other rides. I still think they should've added it to St. Louis, but Fiesta Texas seems to be one of their emerging parks. In a single decade, they get Iron Rattler, Batman: The Ride, and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 They're getting a bit liberal with the term "stall". I took a look back through the layout looking for a stall ala Twisted Colossus or Goliath, but they're referring to the weird Drachen Fire esque 180* inversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) What's their second RMC? Lightning Rod Seriously, though, how is Blazing Fury an RMC? I'm reading that it was built in 1978. They ripped out a lot of the track over the last few years and replaced it with new track made by RMC. The drop even has some airtime now... no for real. I prefaced this by saying that you'd have to be uber-technical to count this as an RMC now. I don't want to derail the conversation. I have no idea how much of the track is RMC track, nor do I care. If you count that, then you should also count that SFGAm and SFNE have two RMC-tracked coasters, and SFFT will have three. 4D Free Spin track is manufactured by RMC I'm gonna be completely honest right now - This one announcement is better than all of the Six Flags 2017 Announcements combined I don't think that opinion is that hot of a take. This year's cap-ex was super weak 5 parks will be soaking up the major part of that Cap ex. Everything else will probably be very small. I mean the 2017 cap ex when I said "this year," not things getting announced this year. Edited August 3, 2017 by chickenbowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobo Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 For those capacity nay-sayers. Apparently the station will be a conveyor system. (I don't know the credibility of this tweet) 8 person per train even with 3 trains on a conveyor makes it a capacity still low. You still have to have things blocked for safety. Perfect example is Maverick they run 6 trains with 2 loading station and it still has limited capacity that causes major back ups. 3 trains instead of 6, with 8 passengers instead of 16 per train, will make the line backup worse than Maverick. Not to mention were talking CF operations vs SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) So finally people will shut up about Knott's or CGA getting one next year now...then again...who are we kidding. Looks intereting. First park with 2 RMCs too. I hope to visit one day. Except apparently it won't be the only one opening next year... Edited August 3, 2017 by Manic Monte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Well this was incredibly unexpected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideWoodenCoasters Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 For those capacity nay-sayers. Apparently the station will be a conveyor system. (I don't know the credibility of this tweet) Legit. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthur-levine-b7b85548 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailBlazer Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 So finally people will shut up about Knott's or CGA getting one next year now...then again...who are we kidding. Why do you say that? There still may be another one of these popping up elsewhere too. Cedar Fair has applied for trademark for Railblazer, so I'd bet one of their parks will be getting one of these as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 What's their second RMC? Lightning Rod Seriously, though, how is Blazing Fury an RMC? I'm reading that it was built in 1978. They ripped out a lot of the track over the last few years and replaced it with new track made by RMC. The drop even has some airtime now... no for real. I prefaced this by saying that you'd have to be uber-technical to count this as an RMC now. I don't want to derail the conversation. I have no idea how much of the track is RMC track, nor do I care. If you count that, then you should also count that SFGAm and SFNE have two RMC-tracked coasters, and SFFT will have three. 4D Free Spin track is manufactured by RMC I'm gonna be completely honest right now - This one announcement is better than all of the Six Flags 2017 Announcements combined I don't think that opinion is that hot of a take. This year's cap-ex was super weak 5 parks will be soaking up the major part of that Cap ex. Everything else will probably be very small. I mean the 2017 cap ex when I said "this year," not things getting announced this year. Ah, I missed that...sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Cool news about the conveyor system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterburner Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 First an incredibly popular movie, now a first of its kind roller coaster. Wonder Woman's having a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 A conveyor system will keep the loading the trains going out consistently. I'm taking a wild guess this ride will have to have lockers in order to keep it flowing smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 New coaster looks awesome!!! Now we need one on the east coast.... Six Flags America?! Who am I trying to kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideWoodenCoasters Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 A conveyor system will keep the loading the trains going out consistently. I'm taking a wild guess this ride will have to have fluffy, fluffy bunnies filled with medicine and goo in order to keep it flowing smoothly. Yup. Mandatory paid storage (fluffers?) like X2 at SFMM and no seatbelts is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 New coaster looks awesome!!! Now we need one on the east coast.... Six Flags America?! Who am I trying to kid? After SFGAm gets one it'll only be a matter of 15-25 years before it's re-gifted to SFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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