railsrust Posted March 25, 2013 Posted March 25, 2013 Actually you really didn't feel much in the way of forces during the ride. Those sections where it swayed didn't actually effect the riders in terms of jerkiness. The Rattler was just REALLY rough. Although I gotta say, I always thought the dive into the tunnel was worth it. But I'm from Texas, I can handle rough rides.
narkitty Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^^ I'm with you 100% The view from the top of the lift hill and the tunnel made it worth it for me, too.
Wes Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^ They are definety NOT steel wheels. If you look at the photo below, they are clearly polyurithane wheels. Oh man I didn't see this pic til now...TOTALLY AWESOME.
Meteornotes Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^Yeah, I agree, that train is seriously one of the coolest things ever. dt
TyRush Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^Indeed it is! And isnt the head carved out of wood? That carver should be recognized for making the most epic train ever
jedimaster1227 Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Pretty sure this train gives us the closest thing we'll ever have in regards to the concept of the Laser Snake Horse on Fire.
Wes Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Pretty sure this train gives us the closest thing we'll ever have in regards to the concept of the Laser Snake Horse on Fire. I was just about to say the only way these trains could get better is if the eyes glowed and the mouth shot fire balls.
IronWolfman Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^What is the story on that? Fake rumored name for Diamondback at KI.
Wes Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 ^What is the story on that? Fake rumored name for Diamondback at KI. It wasn't a rumored name, it was a joke that was a combination of all the rumored names, with "on fire" added to the end.
Tmcdllr Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 Actually you really didn't feel much in the way of forces during the ride. Those sections where it swayed didn't actually effect the riders in terms of jerkiness. The Rattler was just REALLY rough. Although I gotta say, I always thought the dive into the tunnel was worth it. But I'm from Texas, I can handle rough rides. Whenever I rode the old Rattler, during the transition from the fan curve to the straight incline up the cliff (where the huge sway happened) I always had to fight from keeping my head from slamming into the passenger next to me. Those new trains do look awesome. Can't wait to see more up close footage of this thing testing! That's exactly what I was talking about, so it DID affect the riders.
Sir Clinksalot Posted March 26, 2013 Posted March 26, 2013 I don't remember the ride moving that much when we were there in 2004. Granted that was 9 years ago.
railsrust Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Post deleted. Edited March 29, 2013 by railsrust
railsrust Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Post deleted. Edited March 29, 2013 by railsrust
ArizonaGuy Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Hopefully there are some more testing videos that pop up soon. SFFT hasn't posted anything on their Facebook page yet.
jray21 Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 They really really really need to have fire on those trains. That alone would give it the title of greatest coaster ever!
TyRush Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 They really really really need to have fire on those trains. That alone would give it the title of greatest coaster ever! That would be totally insanely awesome!
Wes Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 The snake should glow in the dark...would be cool to have the tunnel to light up...
rcjp Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 It would be even cooler if the snake transformed into a real one and bit the riders.
Wes Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Or flew and went to Magic Mountain and burned it down.
TyRush Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Or flew and went to Magic Mountain and burned it down.
Meangreen16 Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 The snake should glow in the dark...would be cool to have the tunnel to light up... A glowing red tunnel at night would be SICK!!!!! OMG! Make this happen SFFT!!!
SFFTfan Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 The blue lights they had shining up on some of the structure of Rattler made it look cool, but they need to add more especially shining up the first drop. And yes, red lights in the tunnel.
Aceattack52 Posted March 30, 2013 Posted March 30, 2013 We have TRAINS! Check out the SFFT for more info: https://www.facebook.com/sixflagsfiestatexas They're perfect! The usual generic, unthemed trains are great and all, these have really blown it away.
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