Spideyfreak Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Hopefully this will be good news. The track just looks all screwed up in this video:
tiger01 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 What's next? Son of Beast gets a full rocky mountain rehab and reopens?
acq10uaz Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I have heard that Cyclone at SFNE is getting some topper track. We'll see if that happens.
eltoro96 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I have heard that Cyclone at SFNE is getting some topper track. We'll see if that happens. now that would be amazing
daveydo5172 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 What they need to do is get rid of that god awful "helix that lasts forever" and return the first drop to how it was when the ride opened.
jps294 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I went to Fiesta Texas yesturday for Kidzoplis and other changes and I think Kidzoplis looks better than Wiggles ever did!! I even video taped a Six Flags Fiesta Texas 2011 Commercial that was alot better than last years! http://amusementparkauthority.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18733#post18733
MrSum1_55 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 This seems like great news! Although, considering this ride's reputation, I am kind of surprised they did not place the track on the whole ride. I hope Six Flags plans to do this on more of their rides in the future.
astro Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 OMG YESSSS!!!!!!!! I figured it would come eventually but I wasn't to sure. YES(sorry, I guess you can see how excited I am). This might bring this coaster back to its full potential!!!
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I don't know, to me Rattler was almost as boring as it was painful. The layout doesn't make any since at all: It's huge and in a great location but really does nothing at all. I mean, the new track can't hurt anything, but unless the layout is reprofiled (yet again), I can't really see it becoming a great ride.
cal1br3tto Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Sounds like good news! I haven't ridden Rattler but it sounds like a terrible coaster with great potential. I know they may not be likely to make it the amazing coaster it once was, but even small improvements should help the experience!
Hayzle Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Honestly looking at Rattler is it even worth saving? They should just scrap it and start over with a new wooden coaster in that location like Magic Mountain did with Apocanator.
DiSab Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 So Rattler is part RM topper track and the rest is still the wooden track? Is the transition between the track types smooth?
RyanGsatMCO Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Got the pictures today. This turned out to be way harder just because of the area that is was done to. Can't get close to it to get great shots, but with zoom I got enough to see what there is too see! I see you new topper track... why are you so far away! OOOO you are a sexy bolt and cross tie SUPERZOOM! Fancy curves! Going up close up Extream zoom for an EXTREAM transition! Oh and for all those Bi curious coaster lovers... Rattler is cross breeding with steel support tubes too... This was done a few seasons ago.... What a rebel!
downunder Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 I think rehab will do as much for this coaster as it does for Charlie Sheen. I'd love to see the original first drop restored without the titanium shattering roughness. Hoping Texas Giant part 2 is a success, and encourages further projects.
coast4airtime Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 It's good to see that Six Flags is doing this. It's not just this park either. I heard from eye witnesses that crew workers were working on Cyclone at SFNE with this type of track. I wonder what wooden roller coaster on the Six Flags chain will get this treatment next.
megamatt Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 If anything, Dania Beach Hurricane NEEDS this. Its a great ride but its aged very badly... Chunky PTC's haven't helped either. Imagine it with the topper track, and Timberliners.. I hope it doesn't get the Gwazi treatment.. Great new trains and still the crap track.
larrygator Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 If anything, Dania Beach Hurricane NEEDS this. Its a great ride but its aged very badly There are a lot of people that do not share your opinion.
ebl Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Maybe all of this Rocky Mountain work on large, older wooden coasters will drive home the fact that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to wood. Eric
jmicha Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 ^Or more importantly that if you are going to go big, hire a firm that knows what they are doing. I'm excited to see how all these projects work out. I can easily see Son of Beast and Mean Streak getting some form of treatment from Rocky Mountain Coasters. Hopefully the results are as good as they are looking.
Ed Farmer Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Maybe all of this Rocky Mountain work on large, older wooden coasters will drive home the fact that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to wood. Eric Either this, or if you absolutely need to change your park's skyline, go pre-fab.
Skycoastin Steve Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 If anything, Dania Beach Hurricane NEEDS this. Its a great ride but its aged very badly... Chunky PTC's haven't helped either. Imagine it with the topper track, and Timberliners.. I hope it doesn't get the Gwazi treatment.. Great new trains and still the crap track. Rode DBH not two months ago, and while it wasn't silky smooth by any stretch of the imagination, it really wasn't that rough. And the airtime was wicked. They had also done considerable track work, as there was new wood everywhere. I can think of dozens of woodies that could use this treatment before DBH.
ebl Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 ...or if you absolutely need to change your park's skyline, go pre-fab. Or more importantly that if you are going to go big, hire a firm that knows what they are doing. I agree on both counts. El Toro at SFGAd---an Intamin ride---seems to be working out just fine. Haven't had a chance to ride it yet, but it gets great reviews. Eric
tedten Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Just throwing in my 2cents. To me Rattler is every bit worth rehabbing. I rode it for the first times in 2009 and really love it! Yes the helix of doom was very doomy, but I still loved the ride overall. I've been on 140+ coasters 40+ being wooden. It's in my top 10 wooden. I'm not the most well ridden enthusiast, but not the least either. Everyone has varying opinions on coasters and I guess I'm just in the minority on this one.
pianojohn Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 If anything, Dania Beach Hurricane NEEDS this. Its a great ride but its aged very badly... Chunky PTC's haven't helped either. Imagine it with the topper track, and Timberliners.. I hope it doesn't get the Gwazi treatment.. Great new trains and still the crap track. Have you ridden Gwazi with the new trains? Seems kind of unfair to pass judgement on the coaster if you have not ridden it yet. I did and it is worlds better than before. And the track was rehabbed over the last few years.
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