historyfreak92 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Why, I like Full Throttle, & I respect other Amusement Parks without disliking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^Did I say I 'dislike' Full Throttle??? Nope. Try reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Why, I like Full Throttle, & I respect other Amusement Parks without disliking them. Way to put words in people's mouth. IRAT looks amazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^Some people should stay in the games forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Is there anyone else than me that really love the name Iron Rattler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Oh, and can we expect an Iron Horse Bash sometime in the near future??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^I think that would be a good bet! I love Texas, and doing these two parks back to back could be a lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Great, now I have to get to BOTH Texas parks next year to compare the two! Hopefully Colossus is next, because these rides look spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 OK, I love that the drop is going all the way down to the floor of the quarry again and I love that it's taller and steeper than it was before. The original drop had that little wavy thing happening in the middle of it, right around where the top of the cliff is, which made the bottom of the drop mostly invisible until you were halfway down while this (if the video is accurate) looks to put that at the bottom of the drop. THAT should be interesting. I wonder if they'll cover it with a roof like before to prevent the possibility of loose rock ending up on the track. I didn't notice in the video, I was too busy thinking OMG, FULL DROP AGAIN! I admit that putting the barrel roll at the top of the horseshoe turn was a surprise, but in the glimpse we get from the video, it looks like the horseshoe will be a double-down drop again. I'd still love to know what's happening up top where the helix used to be.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrooper Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Did you watch the other video? The barrell roll is actually after the horseshoe turn, going back up the cliff before where the helix used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^ I couldn't get the other video to load, so I haven't seen it yet. Great, now I have to get to BOTH Texas parks next year to compare the two! Hopefully Colossus is next, because these rides look spectacular! Dude. A Colossus makeover would be WICKED. It could go from a racing coaster to a dueling coaster pretty easily. Just add some height to the first drop for lots more speed, and then at the crests of some of the hills you could throw in some high-five elements, or even have the sides switch by having the left side do a quick crossover (like those Intamin hills that lean left, then switch at the top and lean right) while the right side does a barrel roll over the top. On a later hill, they can switch back... or not, and then it would be the world's only möbius track steel coaster - or if SFMM still wants to call it a wood coaster, it would only be the third one of those and easily the largest in the world. Speaking of calling it a wood coaster, did you notice that SFFT stuck with "hybrid" throughout that whole announcement? That's a good thing, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Did you watch the other video? The barrell roll is actually after the horseshoe turn, going back up the cliff before where the helix used to be. Cool.... that's kinda where I thought they'd put it. Dammit, I still can't get that video to work. Is there a full POV anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Looking carefully at the short video, it seems that "what will they do with that area where the helix was" can be answered with "nothing." The cliff drop looks like it will have the turn at the bottom instead of twisting during the drop like before and the tunnel is definitely used again. Hard to tell from the video, but it looks like the final turn might go outside of the station and circle it, rather than buzzing the ride operator like before. No helix, just an airtime hill and a big turn No track near the cliff edge to indicate anything after the turn Gotta love those RMC matchstick supports Look in the background for the finale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This looks insanely good! I want to see the rest of the layout after the inversion! I MUST DO TEXAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Introducing the iRat 2G! Now with orange track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texcoaster Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Introducing the iRat 2G! Now with orange track! I think I'll hold out and wait for the white one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlittle Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 YAY!!! SFFT is so much closer to me and now they will have this beauty. I know we did not get to see the whole ride but from what we saw, it looks really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This is going to be absolutely amazing. There's still a lot left to the imagination right now but at least they've confirmed the height of the drop and the barrel roll going up over the canyon wall. I can't wait until this is all done! I will definitely attend if there is an "Iron Horse Bash" planned in the future for the 2 SF Texas parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock_boehm Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This looks way better than Full Throttle! I think it actually might be better than Outlaw Run (I like this layout better, and seems a little longer). Parks really throw around the "oh we've got a record" a little too much though. Love the logo too...this is gonna be sick! The first drop looks amazing and the Zero-G Roll... I love the top of the quarry section; the tunnel looks awesome. Possibly my most anticipated coaster for next year. 2013 is the year for new coasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Here is a longer video that shows the ride up through the tunnel: Iron Rattler will provide four over-banked turns, the most of any hybrid coaster today, and will be the first to deliver an inverted barrel roll for an awe-inspiring adventure in and around the surrounding 100-ft. quarry wall setting! ... This innovation is so new in the amusement industry; it has only been done once before. I love the press release goes on about how it has more over-banked turns than "any hybrid coaster", before admitting that it is only the second in existence. Edited August 30, 2012 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^I think that would be a good bet! I love Texas, and doing these two parks back to back could be a lot of fun! Looks like I will be "visiting family" in Texas soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^All the parks with Intamin 8-10 inversion coasters have a minimum of 5!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAL Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^^^Me too. 2013 will be the year of the Rocky Mt Rendezvous and a good excuse to check out the Galveston Pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDG Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ^All the parks with Intamin 8-10 inversion coasters have a minimum of 5!!! Those are heartline rolls, not zero-g rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoole Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 God it looks amazing. I can't wait to find out what it actually does after the tunnel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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