Six Flags Fiesta Texas (SFFT) Discussion Thread

[JJLehto]

Beautiful.

All those tiny hills...the airtime is gunna be vicious.

[Meangreen16]

Those pictures are AMAZING!!! I think they should put some theming in the middle of all the bunny hills where the boring old helix was. You can see all the cement slabs that used to hold it all together. Some trees or something up there would be great.

[ArizonaGuy]

Wow!!!! Those overbanked turns look freakin AMAZING!!!! This coaster has come together pretty awesomely. Looks like track work is almost coming to a finish from what we can see. I wonder how tunnel work is going. The dive off the cliff is gonna kick ass!

[GayCoasterGuy]

Incredible! I guess everyone has already made all kinds of guesses and wishes for which coasters will get this treatment next? I mean, other than Colossus.

[ArizonaGuy]

^^

The Boss at SFStL should be next after Colossus but who knows what SF Corp will decide. I do love the Boss' layout so maybe a topper track retrofit would be a better fit than the Iron Horse treatment. In any case I give kudos to Six Flags for doing this to the Texas Giant and the Rattler.

[GayCoasterGuy]

The Boss at SFStL should be next after Colossus but who knows what SF Corp will decide. I do love the Boss' layout so maybe a topper track retrofit would be a better fit than the Iron Horse treatment. In any case I give kudos to Six Flags for doing this to the Texas Giant and the Rattler.

 

I'm tellin ya... I've heard lot's of complaints about the Boss over the past few years, but it was running outstanding during Daredevil Daze in September. I stayed on it for the entire ERT. A local friend was telling me they had just put a ton of work into it. It still has some rough parts here and there (the final helix) but was more ride-able and faster than I remember it in 2000 and 2001.

[John_RN]

The head chopper effect on the double up will be so freaking amazing!!!!!

[ArizonaGuy]

The first overbanked looks so close to the edge of the quarry wall that it's going to give that feeling that you're going to fall right off the side. Geez I can't wait!!!!

[Meangreen16]

those over banked turns are going to be intense. The first one seems a lot bigger then what they appeared in the video!!

Edited February 9, 2013 by Meangreen16

[robbalvey]

^ We are already discussing Outlaw Run in the Silver Dollar City thread: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=162

 

Please continue to discuss Outlaw Run in that thread. Thank you.

 

--Robb

[cmullin]

The first drop and barrel roll on this ride look incredible!

[TyRush]

The first drop and barrel roll on this ride look incredible!

I second that

[CorkscrewFoley]

Steel tracks on wooden frame, I feel like it's the seventies again, except the seventies couldn't have ever imagined doing anything remotely insane (and safely( like this. iRAT looks boiss, and I'm surprised I said that much...C'mon Mean Streak you should be next.

[historyfreak92]

I heard you, mean streak on some parts are rough, & slow, not that I hate it, or anything!

[TyRush]

Steel tracks on wooden frame, I feel like it's the seventies again, except the seventies couldn't have ever imagined doing anything remotely insane (and safely( like this. iRAT looks boiss, and I'm surprised I said that much...C'mon Mean Streak you should be next.

Yes! Mean Streak has got to be next... I mean that thing could be sweet if they Iron Horsed it. And since you could say CP is running out of land, why not just redo a current ride(which sucks). It seems almost scripted already.

 

But this is a SFFT thread not CP, so GO iRat!!!

[boardwalkbullet91507]

I just got back from my Region VII 4A swim meet in San Antonio, however a drive-by near Fiesta Texas was not on the itinerary. I really wanted to see this monster of a coaster up close in person. I'm real happy with the way the coaster is coming out. It looks like construction is moving along quite swiftly. It won't be long until opening day!

 

As for the train design, that rattlesnake head on the front of the front car looks awesome! I'm not big with themed coaster trains, I prefer generic, but it looks awesome! Gerstlauer has done an excellent job so far on IRat and did great on NTAG. This coaster is going to turn out great!

[Atadritaata]

I just got back from my Region VII 4A swim meet in San Antonio, however a drive-by near Fiesta Texas was not on the itinerary. I really wanted to see this monster of a coaster up close in person. I'm real happy with the way the coaster is coming out. It looks like construction is moving along quite swiftly. It won't be long until opening day!

 

As for the train design, that rattlesnake head on the front of the front car looks awesome! I'm not big with themed coaster trains, I prefer generic, but it looks awesome! Gerstlauer has done an excellent job so far on IRat and did great on NTAG. This coaster is going to turn out great!

 

Gerstlaurer??

[Voxelmatic]

^Gerstlauer manufactured the trains of New Texas Giant, and will be doing the same for iRat.

[australianalex]

I wonder if the next I-Box coaster manufactured by RMC will have Gerstlauer trains or if they'll begin using their own trains, as with Outlaw Run.

[Myself]

As long as it's a Six Flags park, they seem pretty satisfied with Gerstlauer's work, so I'd say it depends on whether the next one is indeed for Six Flags.

[boardwalkbullet91507]

I'm think for the future of RMC, they are going to stick with Gerstlauer for Ibox, and RMC trains for Topper mainly because Ibox seems like its for more of a steel coaster experience which uses the polyurethane wheels, and the topper track is for more of a wooden-coaster style coaster. I'm basing my assumptions off of NTAG and IRat being classified as steel and Outlaw Run being classified as wood. But it all depends on what the park wants.

[jfruge]

I was under the distinct impression that the parks had the option to choose which manufacturer provided their trains?

[COASTER FREAK 11]

I wonder if the next I-Box coaster manufactured by RMC will have Gerstlauer trains or if they'll begin using their own trains, as with Outlaw Run.

 

I hope they use their own designed trains. The Gerstlauer ones see to really lag on Texas Giant.

[SharkTums]

^At least they're comfortable and work! I remember a bunch of us REALLY concerned about Gerstlauer Trains on a sort of wooden coaster. I mean, come on, think about the old G-Trains on CCI Woodies!!??

[COASTER FREAK 11]

^ I had blocked that out...thanks for bringing it back....